(a) All persons who are licensed to practice social work shall renew their licenses as follows:

(1) Biennial licensure renewal fees in an amount established by the board shall accompany each renewal application;

(2) If any holder of a license fails to renew the license within sixty (60) days of expiration, the license of the person shall be automatically revoked without further notice or hearing unless specifically requested; and

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the division of health related boards, with the approval of the commissioner, shall establish a system of license renewals at alternative intervals that will allow for the distribution of the license workload as uniformly as is practicable throughout the calendar year. Licenses issued under the alternative method are valid for twenty-four (24) months, and shall expire on the last day of the last month of the license period. However, during a transition period, or at any time thereafter when the board determines that the volume of work for any given interval is unduly burdensome or costly, either the licenses or renewals, or both of them, may be issued for terms of not less than six (6) months nor more than eighteen (18) months. The fee imposed for any license under the alternative interval method for a period of other than twenty-four (24) months shall be proportionate to the biennial fee and modified in no other manner, except that the proportional fee shall be rounded off to the nearest quarter of a dollar (25¢). No renewal application will be accepted after the last day of the month following the license expiration date under the alternative method authorized in this subdivision (a)(3).

(b) In accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, the board shall promulgate rules to establish continuing education requirements for persons seeking renewal of social work licenses.