1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department of health and senior services and the department of commerce and insurance shall require every health-related professional licensing board to establish a procedure to ensure any member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty who, at the time of activation, was a member in good standing with any professional licensing body in this state and was licensed or certified to engage in his or her profession or vocation in this state shall be kept in good standing by the professional licensing body with which he or she is licensed or certified.

2. While a licensee or certificate holder is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the license or certificate referenced in subsection 1 of this section shall be renewed without:

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(1) The payment of dues or fees;

(2) Obtaining continuing education credits when:

(a) Circumstances associated with military duty prevent obtaining such training and a waiver request has been submitted to the appropriate licensing body; or

(b) The military member, while on active duty, performs the licensed or certified occupation as part of his or her military duties as annotated in Defense Department Form 214 (DD 214); or

(c) Performing any other act typically required for the renewal of the license or certificate.

3. The license or certificate issued under this section shall be continued as long as the licensee or certificate holder is a member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty and for a period of at least six months after being released from active duty.