Inactive status - License reinstatement.

20-02-01-04.3. Inactive status - License reinstatement. Upon payment of the fee determined by the board, a dentist may place the dentist's license on inactive status. A dentist on inactive status is excused from continuing education requirements other than as set forth in this section. Inactive status must be renewed annually by completing the inactive status renewal application and paying the inactive status renewal fee. A dentist on inactive status may not practice in North Dakota. Only licensees in inactive status may apply for licensure reinstatement. To reinstate a license on inactive status, the dentist shall apply on the form as prescribed by the board, pay a reinstatement fee, and meet all of the following requirements: 1. The applicant has passed a clinical competency examination administered by a dental testing service, approved by the board in section 20-02-01-03.1, within five years of application or provides evidence of the clinical practice of dentistry within the previous five years. The board may waive this requirement at the board's discretion. 2. The applicant has passed the board-administered written examination on the laws and rules governing the practice of dentistry in this state within two years of application. 3. The applicant has completed thirty-two hours of continuing education in accordance with section 20-02-01-06 within two years of application. 4. The applicant successfully has completed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation course within two years of application. 5. Grounds for denial of the application under North Dakota Century Code section 43-28-18 do not exist. History: Effective April 1, 2006; amended effective January 1, 2011; July 1, 2017; July 1, 2022; October 1, 2024; April 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 43-28-06 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-28-17