(1) A voluntarily inactive licensee may elect to renew as inactive every two years by submitting a request to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), satisfying the required continuing education, and submitting the fee established in Rule 61J2-1.011, Florida Administrative Code.
    (2) A renewal notice will be sent to the licensee’s address of record. If a licensee does not elect to renew, the status automatically shall revert to involuntarily inactive.
    (3) An involuntarily inactive licensee may renew by submitting a request to the DBPR, complying with Rule 61J2-3.010, Florida Administrative Code, and submitting the current renewal fee in addition to any applicable late fee as established in Rule 61J2-1.011, Florida Administrative Code. When the total period of involuntary inactivity exceeds 2 years, the license shall automatically expire per Section 475.183(2), Florida Statutes. Ninety days prior to the expiration, the DBPR shall give notice to the involuntarily inactive licensee.
Specific Authority 475.05, 475.183 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 475.183. History-New 11-12-81, Formerly 21V-1.14, Amended 10-13-88, 6-28-93, Formerly 21V-1.014, Amended 10-25-98, 8-8-02, 10-8-08.