(a)

1. (1) A licensee:

   1. (A) Must renew their license annually; and
   2. (B) Is responsible for renewing before the expiration date.
2. (2) All licenses issued as of January 1, 2021, will have a renewal date of December 1 of each year.
3. (3) All licenses issued after January 1, 2021, will have a renewal date of one (1) year from the date of issuance.

(b) Licensees applying for renewal shall submit:

1. (1) A completed renewal application;
2. (2) The renewal fee; and

3. (3)

   1. (A) Documentation showing completion of at least twelve (12) clock hours per renewal period of continuing education.
   2. (B) All continuing education hours must:

(i) Be in compliance with continuing professional education activities approved by CDR; or

1. (ii) Be volunteer services provided under the Volunteer Health Care Act, Arkansas Code § 20-8-801 et seq.

   1. (c) Continuing education extension request.
2. (1) The one-year completion period for continuing education requirements may be extended on an individual basis if the board determines a licensee’s circumstances prevented him or her from timely completing the requirement.
3. (2) The request must be in writing with adequate documentation of the circumstances that prevented the licensee from completing the requirement.
4. (3) The request must be submitted at least twenty (20) days prior to the expiration date of the license.
5. (4) If the board grants an extension, the time for completion will not exceed ninety (90) days past the expiration date of the license.

6. (5) All hours obtained during the extension period will only be applied towards the twelve (12) hours required for the renewal period in which the extension was requested and not towards the next renewal period’s twelve-hour requirement.

   1. (d)
7. (1) The board shall mail a notice for renewal of a license to each person sixty (60) days prior to the renewal date.
8. (2) The renewal notice shall be mailed to the most recent address of the person as it appears on the record of the board or emailed.

9. (3) The renewal notice shall include the:

   1. (A) Expiration date of the license;
   2. (B) Amount of the renewal fee due; and
   3. (C) License renewal form.

(f) Late renewal requirements.

1. (1) If a licensee fails to renew his or her license within the sixty-day period, the license shall lapse the last day of the month of the renewal date.

2. (2) If the renewal license has expired for no more than ninety (90) days, the licensee may renew the license by paying the board:

   1. (A) The required renewal fee; and
   2. (B) A penalty in an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the renewal fee.

3. (3) If the renewal license has expired for more than ninety (90) days but less than one (1) year, the licensee may renew the license by paying the board:

   1. (A) The required renewal fee; and
   2. (B) A penalty in an amount equal to the renewal fee.
4. (4) If a license has been expired one (1) year or more, the license shall not be renewed, but a new license may be obtained by applying to the board as a new licensee.

5. (5) If a license has expired, before renewal a licensee must submit to the board an attestation that the licensee:

   1. (A) Has not practiced in dietetics since the day that the license lapsed; and
   2. (B) Will not practice dietetics until the license is approved for renewal by the board.

(g) Expiration of license.

1. (1) A person whose license has expired may not use the title or represent or imply that he or she has the title of “licensed dietitian” or “provisional licensed dietitian” or use the letters “LD” or “PLD” and may not use any facsimile of those titles in any manner.
2. (2) A person whose license has expired must return to the board his or her license certificate and license identification card within thirty (30) days of notification by the board.