(a) Individuals who have inactive status and who are seeking reactivation of a license shall, prior to engaging in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology in the State of Arkansas, satisfy the following requirements:
- (1) Submit a written letter of request for reactivation;
(2)
- (A) Furnish evidence of completion of the number of hours of acceptable continuing professional education computed by multiplying ten (10) times the number of years the licensee has held an inactive or invalid license, not to exceed fifty (50) hours, or, if dually licensed, fifteen (15) hours times the number of years the licensee held an inactive license, not to exceed seventy-five (75) hours.
- (B) At least half of the hours must be in Content I;
- (3) Pay appropriate fees stated in 17 CAR § 180-404; and
(4)
- (A) Submit a letter of good standing from any other jurisdiction in which the individual has been practicing while on inactive status.
- (B) The Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology may verify an applicant’s standing online or via telephone.
- (b) An individual who meets the conditions established in Arkansas Code § 17-1-107 and can demonstrate that the individual passed the applicable examination or examinations with scores sufficient for licensure at the time the individual's initial license was issued shall not be required to retake the examination or examinations in order to be licensed.