1. 1. The Board shall adopt regulations prescribing the period for which a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is valid. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 640A.170 and 640A.172, the period must be not less than 1 year.
2. 2. The Board may adopt regulations prescribing the manner in which a license issued pursuant to this chapter must be renewed, which may include requirements for continuing education. Such requirements for continuing education may require a licensee to take and pass the examination approved by the Board pursuant to NRS 640A.150 at intervals set by the Board.
3. 3. The Board may adopt regulations providing for the late renewal of a license and the reinstatement of an expired license, except that the Board may not renew or reinstate a license if 5 years have passed since its expiration.

4. 4. The Board may, at the request of a person licensed pursuant to this chapter, place the license on inactive status if the person:

   1. (a) Does not practice occupational therapy, or represent that the person is authorized to practice occupational therapy, in this State; and
   2. (b) Satisfies any requirements for continuing education established by the Board.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 990; A 2013, 279; 2023, 438)