Virginia Law

A. Regulants must not practice with an expired license, certificate, or registration. The following timeframes will determine the required fees for renewal based on the date the fee is received in the board's office:

1. If the renewal fee is received by the board by the expiration date of the license, certificate, or registration, no additional fee will be required to renew.

2. If the renewal fee is not received by the board within 30 days following the expiration date of the license or certificate, a $50 late fee will be required in addition to the renewal fee. For renewal of a business entity registration, a $50 late renewal fee will be required in addition to the renewal fee.

3. If the renewal fee and applicable late fee are not received by the board within six months following the expiration date of the license, certificate, or registration, the reinstatement fee will be required pursuant to 18VAC10-20-680.

B. Upon receipt of the required fee, licenses, certificates, and registrations not currently sanctioned by the board will be renewed for a two-year period from the previous expiration date.

C. The board may deny renewal of a license, certificate, or registration for the same reasons as it may refuse initial licensure, certification, or registration or for the same reasons that it may discipline a regulant for noncompliance with the requirements contained in this chapter. The regulant has the right to request further review of any such action by the board under the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).

D. By submitting the renewal fee, the regulant is certifying continued compliance with this chapter.

E. Failure to receive a renewal notice will not relieve the regulant of the responsibility to renew. In the absence of a renewal notice, the regulant may submit a copy of the license, certificate, or registration with the required fee for renewal.

F. A license, certificate, or registration that is renewed will be regarded as having been current without interruption and under the authority of the board.

G. Failure to pay any monetary penalty, reimbursement of cost, or other fee assessed by consent order or final order will result in a delay or withholding of services provided by the department, such as, but not limited to, renewal, reinstatement, or processing a new application.