Sec. 14. (a) In each even-numbered year, the Indiana professional licensing agency shall issue a ninety (90) day notice of expiration and a license renewal application in accordance with IC 25-1-2-6 to each optometrist licensed in Indiana. The application shall be mailed to the last known address of the optometrist.
(b) The payment of the renewal fee must be made on or before the date established by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4. Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), the applicant's license expires and becomes invalid if the applicant has not paid the renewal fee by the date established by the licensing agency.
(c) The license shall be reinstated by the board not later than three (3) years after its expiration if the applicant for reinstatement meets the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6(c).
(d) Reinstatement of an expired license after the expiration of the three (3) year period provided in subsection (c) is dependent upon the applicant satisfying the requirements for reinstatement under IC 25-1-8-6(d).
(e) The board may classify a license as inactive if the board receives written notification from a licensee stating that the licensee will not maintain an office or practice optometry in Indiana. The renewal fee for an inactive license is one-half (1/2) the license renewal fee set by the board under section 1 of this chapter.
(f) The holder of an inactive license is not required to fulfill continuing education requirements set by the board. The board may issue a license to the holder of an inactive license if the applicant:
(1) pays the renewal fee set by the board under section 1 of this chapter;
(2) pays the reinstatement fee set by the board under section 1 of this chapter; and
(3) subject to IC 25-1-4-3, attests that the applicant obtained the continuing education required by the board under section 1 of this chapter for each year, or portion of a year during which the applicant's license has been classified as inactive.
Formerly: Acts 1907, c.187, s.16; Acts 1925, c.193, s.1; Acts 1929, c.45, s.2; Acts 1935, c.38, s.9; Acts 1972, P.L.187, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.258, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.34; Acts 1981, P.L.229, SEC.1; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.181; P.L.169-1985, SEC.82; P.L.149-1987, SEC.70; P.L.48-1991, SEC.43; P.L.269-2001, SEC.24; P.L.1-2006, SEC.459; P.L.105-2008, SEC.45; P.L.177-2015, SEC.62.
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