ARM 24.119.420. INACTIVE LICENSE -- CONVERSION TO ACTIVE

(1) Licenses of speech-language pathologists and audiologists, speech-language pathology and audiology assistants, and occupational therapists may be placed on inactive status by paying the appropriate fee and: (a) indicating inactive status on the renewal form; or (b) informing the board in writing or e-mail. (2) Inactive licensees shall: (a) renew annually; and (b) inform the board of all address/contact changes. (3) Inactive status licensees may not practice in Montana. (4) To convert from inactive to active, a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensee or assistant must submit: (a) documentation demonstrating completion of half the continuing education hours required in ARM 24.119.2101 for each year or portion of a year on inactive status; (b) license verification from all jurisdictions where the licensee held a license while inactive, including a detailed explanation of all pending or final discipline imposed; and (c) satisfactory evidence the applicant was not out of active practice for more than five years. (5) To convert from inactive to active, an occupational therapist licensee must demonstrate: (a) full-time practice of occupational therapy in another state and completion of continuing education for each year of inactive status that is substantially equivalent to Montana’s; (b) completion of a minimum of six hours of continuing education within the six months prior to converting to active status if the licensee has not practiced occupational therapy for more than two years; or (c) repassage of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy examination.