- (a) The license is lapsed if not renewed or placed in an inactive status by the expiration date.
- (b) Failure to receive the renewal notice at the last address of record at the Arkansas State Board of Nursing office shall not relieve the licensee of the responsibility for renewing the license by the expiration date.
(c) Any licensee whose license has lapsed shall submit to the board:
- (1) A completed board renewal application form; and
- (2) The renewal fee and the reinstatement fee.
- (d) Fees are nonrefundable.
(e) Any person practicing as a registered nurse practitioner during the time his or her license has lapsed shall be:
- (1) Considered an illegal practitioner; and
- (2) Subjected to the penalties provided for violation of the Nurse Practice Act.