§3561. License renewal requirements

            A.(1) Each license shall be renewed annually, on or before its expiration date by submitting a renewal application form, payment of the renewal fee specified in R.S. 37:3562, and providing evidence that the licensee has completed continuing education requirements, as established by rule of the board.

            (2)(a) Beginning with the renewal cycle of April 1, 2022, any excess continuing education credits may be applied to the following year only after a licensee has satisfied the license renewal requirements.

            (b) The board may require any renewing applicant licensed prior to April 1, 2022, to submit to a state and federal background check as described in R.S. 37:3555(A)(14). In order to renew, an applicant shall not have pled guilty to or been convicted of any sex-related crime, crime of violence, or crime related to the practice of massage therapy.

            B. Any license not renewed on or before its expiration date shall expire and all rights and privileges under the license shall cease.

            C. A person whose license has expired and who has ceased activities as a massage therapist for less than twenty-four consecutive months may have his license reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee and the late fee specified in R.S. 37:3562, upon submission of a renewal application form and providing evidence satisfactory to the board that he has fulfilled continuing education requirements and passed the examination provided for in R.S. 37:3557.

            D. A licensee who chooses to adopt inactive status and cease activities as a massage therapist may submit an affidavit, along with the specified fee in R.S. 37:3562 to apply for inactive status as required by rule of the board. If the licensee does not request to be placed on inactive status, his license shall expire if not timely renewed.

            E. If a licensee does not apply for inactive status and does not renew his license for a period of more than twenty-four consecutive months, the license shall be considered to have lapsed. The licensee shall submit a new application which complies with all of the current requirements of this Chapter and the rules of the board as appropriate, including twenty-four hours of continuing education, and shall pay the licensure application fee, the original professional license fee, and any other fees applicable to a new application.

            Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2021, No. 324, §2, eff. June 14, 2021; Acts 2024, No. 779, §1, eff. June 21, 2024.