32-1825. Renewal of licenses; continuing
medical education; failure to renew; penalty; reinstatement;
waiver of continuing medical education
A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, each licensee shall renew the license
every other year on or before January 1 on an application form approved by the board. At
least sixty days before that renewal date the executive director shall notify each
licensee of this requirement. The executive director shall send this notification by
first class mail to the licensee at the licensee's address.
B. With the application prescribed pursuant to subsection A of this section, the
licensee shall furnish to the executive director a statement of having attended before
the license renewal date educational programs, approved by the board, totaling at least
twenty clock hours during each of the two preceding years, and a statement that the
licensee reported any conduct that may constitute unprofessional conduct in this state or
elsewhere. The application must also include the prescribed renewal fee. The executive
director shall then issue a renewal receipt to the licensee. The board may require a
licensee to submit documentation of continuing medical education.
C. The board shall not renew the license of a licensee who does not fully document
the licensee's compliance with the continuing education requirements of subsection B of
this section unless that person receives a waiver of those requirements. The board may
waive the continuing education requirements of subsection B of this section for a
particular period if it is satisfied that the licensee's noncompliance was due to the
licensee's disability, military service or absence from the United States or to other
circumstances beyond the control of the licensee. If a licensee fails to attend the
required number of clock hours for reasons other than those specified in this subsection,
the board may grant an extension until May 1 of that year for the licensee to comply.
D. Unless the board grants an extension pursuant to subsection C of this section, a
licensee who fails to renew the license within thirty days after the renewal date shall
pay a penalty fee and a reimbursement fee in addition to the prescribed renewal fee.
Except as provided in sections 32-3202 and 32-4301, a license expires if a person does
not renew the license within four months after the renewal date. A person who practices
osteopathic medicine after that time is in violation of this chapter. A person whose
license expires may reapply for a license pursuant to this chapter.
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