Renewal of License, Inactive License, and Reactivation of License

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the obligation of licensees for renewal of their licenses. (1) Renewal of License. (A) The required renewal information, renewal fee, and information related to the behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst’s practice and demographics for the purpose of collecting workforce data shall be submitted prior to the expiration date of the license. (B) Failure of a licensee to receive the notice to renew the license shall not excuse the licensee from the requirement of section 337.320, RSMo, to renew the license. (C) Any licensee who fails to renew the license within the sixty- (60-) day period set forth in section 337.320.3., RSMo, shall not perform any act for which a license is required. (D) Any licensed behavior analyst who fails to renew his/ her license by October 31 of each odd-numbered year or any assistant behavior analyst who fails to renew his/her license by November 30 of each odd-numbered year and, within two (2) years of the registration renewal date, wishes to restore his/her license, shall— 1. Submit a completed renewal application; 2. Pay the renewal fee and delinquent fee; and 3. Submit proof, if requested, of active certification and fulfillment of all requirements for renewal and recertification with the certifying entity as defined pursuant to 20 CSR 20631.010. (2) Inactive License. (A) Licensees who request to be classified as inactive pursuant to section 337.320.7., RSMo, shall— 1. Submit a completed application on a form provided by the board; and 2. Pay the inactive renewal fee as provided in 20 CSR 20631.015. (B) Holders of an inactive license need not complete the continuing education requirement pursuant to section 337.320.7., RSMo. (C) Holders of an Inactive License. 1. Failure of a licensee to receive the notice and application to renew the inactive license shall not excuse the licensee from the requirement of section 337.315, RSMo, to renew the license. 2. Any licensee who fails to renew the inactive license within the sixty- (60-) day period set forth in section 337.320.3., RSMo, cannot practice, and the license shall lapse. (3) Reactivation of License. (A) Individuals who request to reactivate the inactive license shall— 1. Submit a completed application on a form provided by the board; 2. Pay the reactivation fee as provided in 20 CSR 2063-1.015; and 3. Submit proof of current certification from a certifying entity as established in 20 CSR 2063-1.010. AUTHORITY: sections 324.001, 337.050, and 337.320, RSMo Supp. 2022.* Original rule filed Nov. 30, 2010, effective May 30, 2011. Amended: Filed Oct. 27, 2020, effective April 30, 2021. Amended: Filed Oct. 3, 2022, effective March 30, 2023. *Original authority: 324.001, RSMo 2008, amended 2009, 2016, 2018; 337.050, RSMo 1977, amended 1981, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000; and 337.320, RSMo 2010, amended 2018.