NRS638.127. Renewal of license; penalty for delinquency; examination before renewal; limitation on issuance of license by reciprocity.

      1.  On or before November 15 of each year, the Executive Director shall mail to each person licensed under the provisions of this chapter an application form for renewal of the license.

      2.  Each applicant for renewal must complete the form and return it to the Executive Director, accompanied by all information required to complete the renewal, the renewal fee and full payment of all fines which the applicant owes to the Board, on or before January 1 of each year. Each application for renewal must be signed by the applicant. The renewal fee for licensees and persons on inactive status must be in an amount determined by the Board.

      3.  Upon receipt of the application and all required information and payment of the renewal fee and all fines owed, the Board shall issue to that person a certificate of renewal.

      4.  Any person who fails to renew a license on or before March 1 of each year forfeits the license.

      5.  When a person has forfeited his or her license in the manner provided in subsection 4, the Board may reinstate the license and issue a certificate of renewal upon receipt of all information required to complete the renewal and payment of:

      (a) The renewal fee;

      (b) All fines owed; and

      (c) A delinquency penalty of $50 for each month or fraction thereof the license was not renewed after January 1.

      6.  If a licensee does not practice for more than 12 consecutive months, the Board may require the licensee to take an examination to determine his or her competency before renewing the license.

      7.  If a licensee does not renew his or her license and is licensed to practice in another state or territory of the United States, the Board may not issue the licensee a license to practice in the State by reciprocity. Such a licensee must reinstate the license in the manner prescribed by the Board.

      (Added to NRS by 1960, 414; A 1975, 1151; 1981, 55; 1985, 1254; 1989, 538; 1991, 2069; 1995, 1682; 1997, 2147; 2003, 1225; 2005, 2746, 2807)