Renewal of Licensure

(a)At the time of renewal of licensure, the Board shall require the licensee to demonstrate to its satisfaction his or her continuing qualification for licensure. The application form for license re-registration shall be designed to require the licensee to update and/or add to the information in the Board’s file relating to the licensee and his or her professional activity. It shall also require the licensee to report to the Board the following information:

(1)Any action taken against the licensee by:

(A)any jurisdiction or authority, United States or foreign, that licenses or authorizes the practice of an allied health profession;

(B)any peer review body;

(C)any health care organization;

(D)any professional society or association,

(E)any law enforcement agency;

(F)any court; and

(G)any governmental agency for acts or conduct similar to acts or conducts described in the Allied Health Practice Act as grounds for disciplinary action.

(2)Any adverse judgment, settlement or award against the licensee arising from a professional liability claim.

(3)The licensee’s voluntary surrender of or voluntary limitation on any license or authorization to practice an allied health profession in any jurisdiction, including military, public health and foreign.

(4)Any denial to the licensee of a license or authorization to practice an allied health profession by any jurisdiction, including military, public health and foreign.

(5)The licensee’s voluntary resignation from the staff of any professional organization or voluntary limitation of his or her staff privileges at such an organization, if that action occurred while the licensee was under formal or informal investigation by the organization or a committee hereof for any reason related to possible professional incompetence, unprofessional conduct, or mental or physical impairment.

(6)The licensee’s voluntary resignation or withdrawal from a national, state, or county professional society, association or organization, if that action occurred while the licensee was under formal or informal investigation or review by that body for any reason related to possible professional incompetence, unprofessional conduct, or mental or physical impairment.

(7)Whether the licensee has abused or has been addicted to or treated for addiction to alcohol or any chemical substance during the registration period.

(8)Whether the licensee has had any physical injury or disease, or mental illness within the registration period that affected or interrupted his or her practice of an allied health profession. CH. 12 MEDICAL PRACTICES - PART I

(9)The licensee’s completion of continuing education or other forms of professional maintenance and/or evaluation, including certification or re-certification, within the registration period.

(b)The Board shall be authorized, at its discretion, to require continuing education for license reregistration and to require documentation of that education. The Board shall require continuing education credits in early childhood development and literacy as prescribed by the Board and that conforms with the Department of Public Health and Social Services regulations.

(c)The licensee shall be required to sign the application form for license re-registration and have it notarized. Failure to report fully and correctly shall be grounds for disciplinary action by the Board.

(d)The Board shall be directed to establish an effective system for reviewing re-registration forms. It shall also be authorized to initiate investigations and/or disciplinary proceedings based on information submitted by licensees for license re-registration.