(1) The failure of any licensee to elect active or inactive status before the license expires shall cause the license to become delinquent.
    (2) Once the license becomes delinquent, the delinquent licensee must affirmatively apply for active or inactive status during the biennium in which the license becomes delinquent. Failure by the delinquent licensee to renew before the expiration of the biennium shall render the license null and void without further action by the Board or the Department.
    (3) The delinquent licensee who applies for active or inactive license status shall:
    (a) Submit to the Board a written request for either active status or inactive status;
    (b) If active is requested, demonstrate compliance with the continuing education requirements for each year, or part thereof, the license is delinquent as set forth in Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B12-15.001;
    (c) Pay to the Board the delinquent fee as set forth in Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B12-11.0095;
    (d) Pay to the Board either the active status or inactive status renewal fee; and,
    (e) If applicable, pay to the Board the change of status fee as set forth in Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B12-11.0105
Rulemaking Authority 456.036 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 456.036. History-New 9-30-02, Amended 9-4-05.