Restoration of expired license: Required submissions with application; notification of owed debt; extension for completion of or waiver from requirements of continuing education; hearing for restoration under certain circumstances.

1. An application for restoration of an expired license must be completed on a form supplied by the Board and submitted to the Board within 2 years after the date on which the license expired. 2. In addition to the requirements set forth in NRS 641B.290 and except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, an application for restoration of an expired license must be accompanied by: (a) Two sets of completed fingerprint cards; (b) Written authorization for the Board to forward those cards to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report; (c) The amount of the fees charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the handling of the fingerprint cards and issuance of the report of criminal history; (d) Evidence of the completion of all past continuing education hours; and (e) Evidence that: (1) The appropriate examination for licensure was passed by the applicant; or (2) The licensee has maintained an equivalent license from another state in good standing. 3. If the State Controller has notified the Board pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 353C.1965 that the applicant owes a debt to an agency which has been assigned to the State Controller for collection pursuant to NRS 353C.195 , the Board will not restore the applicant’s expired license unless the Board receives notification from the State Controller that the applicant has: (a) Satisfied the debt; (b) Entered into an agreement for the payment of the debt pursuant to NRS 353C.130 ; or (c) Demonstrated that the debt is not valid. 4. After receiving an application for restoration of an expired license, the Board may: (a) Grant an extension of not more than 6 months for the completion of past continuing education hours; and (b) For good cause, waive the requirements of subsection 2 regarding the continuing education hours required pursuant to NAC 641B.187 . 5. If the applicant has been the subject of a disciplinary action by the Board or any other licensing agency in this State or any other jurisdiction, the Board may hold a hearing on an application for the restoration of an expired license to consider, without limitation: (a) The possible refusal to restore the expired license; and (b) The restoration of the expired license and the imposition of disciplinary action.