Expired License

“Expired” means the license is not active anymore. This is not derogatory or bad, just not in use anymore. For licenses with derogatory actions we use “Disciplinary Action”.

You have a few options to make your license “Expired”:

1. Email:You can email Sergei Maxfield to request that your license be moved to “Expired” status.
2. Mail: You can mail in your renewal notice with a note stating that you do not wish to renew your license.

If your license has been expired for less than a year, follow these steps to renew:

1. Grace Period: There is a 30-day grace period after your license expiration date. The $25 delinquent fee applies after this period.
2. Required Documents:
   • The renewal form
   • The renewal fee
   • The delinquent fee ($25)
   • A statement of services (see below)
3. Continuing Education:
   • If expired for more than 90 days, you will need to submit evidence of 30 hours of CE.
4. Statement of Services:
   • The statement of services needs to confirm if you have been providing services with an expired NC license. This can be:
     • Emailed to Sergei Maxfield
     • Written and mailed along with your renewal form and payment to:
       NCBOESLPA
       PO Box 16885
       Greensboro, NC 27416-0885
5. Delinquency: If you are delinquent two or more times within five years, your renewal requires board approval. See February 7, 2020 announcement for additional information.

To reinstate your license after more than a year, refer to the document on the Special Circumstances Applicants page.

After your license expires, you will receive a final courtesy renewal notice mailed to the address on file. Also, you will receive an emailed notice confirming your license is expired and is no longer valid. As a quick reminder, you are responsible for ensuring the Board has your current contact info.

Important Reminders:

§ 90-299. Licensee to notify Board of place of practice.
(a) A person who holds a license or registration with the Board shall notify the Board in writing of the address of the place or places where he or she engages or intends to engage in the practice of speech and language pathology or audiology.
(b) The Board shall keep a record of the places of practice of licensees and registered assistants.
(c) Any notice required to be given by the Board to a licensee or registered assistant may be given by mailing it to him or her at the address of the last place of practice of which he or she has notified the Board. (1975, c. 773, s. 1; 2023-129, s. 12.1(g).)

§ 90-300. Renewal of licenses.
A licensee shall annually pay to the Board a fee in an amount established by the General Assembly for a renewal of his license. A 30-day grace period shall be allowed after expiration of a license during which the license may be renewed on payment of a fee in an amount established by the General Assembly. The Board may suspend the license of any person who fails to renew his license before the expiration of the 30-day grace period. After expiration of the grace period, the Board may renew such a license upon the payment of a fee in an amount established by the General Assembly. No person who applies for renewal whose license was suspended for failure to renew shall be required to submit to any examination as a condition of renewal. (1975, c. 773, s. 1.)

If a licensee does not renew by the expiration date, there is a 30-day grace period applies. After the 30-day grace period the $25 delinquent fee applies.

To renew an expired license you will need to submit:

1. The renewal form
2. The renewal fee
3. The delinquent fee
4. A Statement of Services (see below)

Statement of Services:
• The statement of services needs to confirm if you have been providing services with an expired NC license. This can be:
  • Emailed to Sergei Maxfield
  • Written and mailed along with your renewal form and payment to:
    NCBOESLPA
    PO Box 16885
    Greensboro, NC 27416-0885

If you provided services with an expired NC license, you will need to submit a statement explaining why. The Board will review it at the next monthly board meeting. Your license will not be renewed until your statement has been reviewed.