1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual who:

   1. (1) submits an application for certification or registration under this article; and

   2. (2) fails to meet the applicable requirements for the certification or registration not later than one (1) year after the date on which the individual submitted the application described in subdivision (1);

      forfeits the individual's application.

2. (b) The commission may, for good cause, extend the validity of an individual's application described in subsection (a) for not more than thirty (30) days.
3. (c) An application submitted by an individual after the individual forfeits an application under subsection (a) is considered a new application.

As added by P.L.143-2025, SEC.24.