61-30.302 Inactive, Active Status.

(1) A licensee may request during the renewal period to place his or her license in an inactive status by making a request in writing and remitting the required fees to the department.

(2) Licensees who wish to convert an active status license to an inactive status license during the renewal period must remit the following fees with their request to activate their license:

(a) Change of Status: Set to Inactive fee of $100.00;

(b) Unlicensed Activity fee of $5.00.

(3) A licensee may apply to the department at a time other than during the renewal period, to change the status of their license by submitting form #DBPR HI 0402, “Change of Status Application,” effective July 2012, adopted and incorporated herein by reference, which may be obtained by contacting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0783, or at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03266. The licensee must remit the following fees to the department and comply with the continuing education requirements of Section 468.8316, F.S.:

(a) For licensees applying to change their licensure status from active to inactive, pay Change of Status: Set to Inactive fee of $100.00;

(b) For licensees applying to change their licensure status from inactive to active, pay Change of Status: Set to Active fee of $200.00.

Rulemaking Authority 455.2035, 468.8317, 468.8325 FS. Law Implemented 455.271, 445.2281, 468.8317 FS. History‒New 10-22-13.