Retirement And Reactivation Of Certificate Or License

(1) Once a certified professional counselor or associate counselor obtains the status of licensed professional counselor, his certification will be automatically administratively retired by the board office. (2) A person who holds a current certificate or license and does not plan to practice in Tennessee and who does not intend to use the title “certified professional counselor” or “licensed professional counselor” may apply to convert an active certificate or license to inactive (“retired”) status. An individual who holds a retired certificate or license will not be required to pay the renewal fee. (3) A person who holds an active certificate or license may apply for retired status in the following manner: (a) Obtain from, complete and submit to the board’s administrative office an affidavit of retirement form. (b) Submit any documentation which may be required to the board’s administrative office. (4) Certification or licensure holders whose certificate or license has been retired may reenter active status by doing the following: (a) Submit a written request to the board’s administrative office for certification or licensure reactivation; GENERAL RULES GOVERNING PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS CHAPTER 0450-01 (b) Pay the licensure or certificate renewal fee and state regulatory fee as provided in rule 0450-01-.06 and if retirement was pursuant to rule 0450-01-.09, and reactivation was requested prior to the expiration of one year from the date of retirement, the board may require payment of the late renewal fee, past due renewal fees, and state regulatory fees as provided in rule 0450-01-.06; and (c) Comply with the continuing education provisions of rule 0450-01-.12 applicable to reactivation of retired license or certificate. (5) Certification or licensure reactivation applications shall be treated as certification or licensure applications and review and decisions shall be governed by rule 0450-01-.05.