Code of Colorado Regulations
700 - Department of Regulatory Agencies
744 - Division of Professions and Occupations - Board of Addiction Counselor Examiners
4 CCR 744-1 - BOARD OF ADDICTION COUNSELOR EXAMINERS RULES
Section 4 CCR 744-1.9 - RENEWAL OF LICENSE (C.R.S. section 12-245-205(3))

A. Failure to Receive Renewal Notice.

Failure to receive notice for renewal of a license or certificate from the Board does not excuse a certified or licensed addiction counselor from the requirement for renewal under the Act and this Rule.

B. Grace period.

Certified and licensed addiction counselors shall have a sixty-day grace period after the expiration of his or her license or certificate to renew such license or certificate without the imposition of a disciplinary sanction for practicing on an expired license or certificate. During this grace period a delinquency fee will be charged for late renewals. A certified or licensed addiction counselor who does not renew his or her license or certificate within the sixty-day grace period shall be treated as having an expired license or certificate and shall be ineligible to practice until such a license or certificate is reinstated.

C. Continuing Professional Competence.

Pursuant to section 12-245-806, C.R.S., and Rule 1.19 , licensed addiction counselors and certified addiction counselors demonstrate continuing professional competence in order to renew.

D. Military Active Duty.

Addiction counselors may be exempt from licensing requirements as provided in section 12-20-302, C.R.S.