“Expired” means the license is not active anymore. This is not derogatory or bad, just not in use anymore. For licenses with derogatory actions on their license we use “Disciplinary Action”.
If it has been less than ninety-days you will need to submit evidence of thirty (30) hours of your most recently completed CE. The documentation must be official.
If a licensee is delinquent two or more times in five years, the renewal is taken to the monthly board meeting for approval before the license will be renewed. For additional information please view the announcement made February 7, 2020. A list of board meeting dates is available under Board Information.
Please view the following document available on our Special Circumstances Applicants page.
You will receive a courtesy renewal notice mailed to the address on file with the Board, and you will be notified when your license is expired and will be suspended for non-renewal. It is the responsibility of the licensee to ensure the Board has your up-to-date contact information so you may receive correspondence from the Board office. Notices are sent as a courtesy it is the responsibility of the licensee to ensure their license is renewed in a timely manner to ensure there is no lapse of licensure.
If you are unsure of your licenses expiration date give the office a call.
Please remember: § 90-299. Licensee to notify Board of place of practice.
(a) A person who holds a license shall notify the Board in writing of the address of the place or places where he 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.
(c) Any notice required to be given by the Board to a licensee may be given by mailing it to him at the address of the last place of practice of which he has notified the Board. (1975, c. 773, s. 1.) § 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.)
You will need to provide a statement for why you were providing services in NC with an expired NC license. This will be taken to the monthly board meeting for review. Your license will not be renewed until the Board has reviewed the statement.