37-51-310. Renewal. (1) License fees are due and payable for the ensuing licensure period at a time prescribed by department rule. Failure to remit renewal fees before the expiration date of the licensure period, except as provided in 37-1-138, automatically cancels the license, but otherwise the license remains in effect continuously from the date of issuance unless suspended or revoked by the board for just cause.
     (2) A licensee who allows the license to lapse by failing to remit the fees before the expiration date may have the license reinstated by the board by:
     (a) within 45 days after the expiration date, providing a satisfactory explanation to the board for the licensee's failure to renew the license; and
     (b) paying the current renewal fee prescribed by the board.
     (3) The board may also charge a late fee equal to twice the current renewal fee, but not less than $100, to a licensee who does not renew the license as required by subsection (1).
     (4) A licensee shall submit proof of completion of continuing education within the time and in the manner required by the board. Except as provided in 37-1-138, if a licensee fails to submit the proof, the board shall notify the licensee of the failure and provide the licensee the opportunity to present to the board the reasons for the failure. Subject to 37-1-138, upon failure of the licensee to show good cause for failing to submit timely proof of completion of continuing education, the board may suspend the individual's license. After suspension, the licensee is entitled to a hearing on the suspension in accordance with the provisions of chapter 1, part 3, of this title and the contested case provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.

     History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 250, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 185, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 533, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-1934(3); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 275, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 306, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 492, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 170, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 271, L. 2003.