1. (a) If a license lapses for any reason, the lapsed license holder is prohibited under AS 08.72.110 from the practice of optometry in Alaska until the license is reinstated by the board.

2. (b) A license that has been lapsed for less than two years will be reinstated by the board upon submission of

   1. (1) the required fee established in 12 AAC 02.300; and
   2. (2) evidence that all continuing education requirements of 12 AAC 48.200 - 12 AAC 48.220 have been met.

3. (c) A license that has been lapsed for two years but less than five years will, in the board's discretion, be reinstated, if the applicant submits

   1. (1) a new, completed application as required by 12 AAC 48.011;
   2. (2) the required fee established in 12 AAC 02.300 for the entire period the license has been lapsed;
   3. (3) evidence of completion of all continuing education requirements in 12 AAC 48.200 - 12 AAC 48.220 that would have been required to maintain a current license for the entire period the license has been lapsed;
   4. (4) a statement of the dates and places of employment after the license lapsed;
   5. (5) verification of all optometry licenses held in other states, if any, for the entire period the Alaska license has been lapsed, and a signed statement from a licensing official from each of those states which verifies that no restrictions have been placed on the license and that no disciplinary sanctions have been taken against the licensee; and
   6. (6) repealed 11/15/2023.
4. (d) In accordance with AS 08.01.100(d), a license that has been lapsed for five years or more is considered permanently lapsed, and the former licensee must apply for a new license under AS 08.72 and this chapter.

(Eff. 2/10/83, Register 85; am 2/26/89, Register 109; am 4/11/2008, Register 186; am 8/7/2021, Register 239; am 11/15/2023, Register 248)