An individual who wants to renew his/her water operator
license must request renewal as specified in 179 NAC 10-007.03. To qualify for
reinstatement, the applicant must first meet the requirements for each renewal
period. If a license has expired or been on inactive status, the individual
must re-take and re-pass the examination in order to have a license reinstated
if:
1. The license has been expired or
on inactive status for a period of two or more years; or
2. The individual did not meet the
requirements for continuing competency before each renewal period.
007.01 Renewal Periods
After December 31, 2011, all licenses will expire on
December 31 of odd-numbered years.
007.02 Renewal Notice
At least 30 days before the expiration of a credential, the
Department will notify each credential holder at the last known address of
record. The renewal notice will include:
1. The type of credential;
2. The credential number;
3. The expiration date;
4. Continuing competency requirements for
renewal;
5. The amount of the
renewal fee; and
6. Information on
how to request renewal and how to place a credential on inactive
status.
007.03 Renewal
Procedures
007.04 Waivers for
Military Service
A credential holder who has served in the regular armed
forces of the United States during part of the credentialing period immediately
preceding the renewal date, or is actively engaged in military service as
defined in 179 NAC
10-002, is not required to pay the
renewal fee or to meet the continuing competency requirements if acceptable
documentation is submitted to the Department. The individual must document
his/her military service by submitting to the Department:
1. Military identification proving that s/he
is in active service;
2. Military
orders; or
3. A letter from his/her
Commanding Officer indicating that s/he is on active duty.
Upon receipt of acceptable documentation, the Department will
waive the fee and the continuing competency requirements and renew the
credential. The credential will remain active until the next renewal
period.
007.05
Waiver of Continuing Competency Requirements
The Department waives continuing competency requirements for
individuals who were first credentialed within the 12-month period immediately
preceding the renewal date.
007.06 Department Review
The Department will act within 150 days upon all completed
applications for renewal.
10-007.06A
False Information: The Department may refuse to renew
a credential for falsification of any information submitted for renewal of a
credential. The refusal will be made according to 184 NAC 1, the Department's
Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings.
007.07 Address Information
Each credential holder must notify the Department of any
change to the address of record.
007.08 Expiration of a Credential
A credential expires if a credential holder fails to:
1. Notify the Department that s/he wants to
place his/her credential on inactive status upon its expiration;
2. Meet the requirements for renewal on or
before the date of expiration of his/her credential; or
3. Otherwise fails to renew his/her
credential.
10-007.08A
Failure to Renew: A credential automatically expires
without further notice or opportunity for hearing if a credential holder fails
by the expiration date of the credential to either:
1. Submit documentation of continuing
competency; or
2. Pay the required
renewal fee.
10-007.08B
Failure to Meet Continuing Competency Requirements:
The Department will refuse to renew a credential, after notice and opportunity
for hearing, if a credential holder fails to meet the continuing competency
requirements for renewal by the expiration date of the credential.
10-007.08C
Right to
Practice: When an individual's credential expires, the right to
represent him/herself as a credential holder and to practice as a licensed
water operator terminates.
10-007.08D
Practice After
Expiration: An individual who practices as a licensed operator
after expiration of his/her credential is subject to assessment of an
administrative penalty under 179 NAC
10-011 or such other action as
provided in the statutes and regulations governing the credential.
10-007.08E
Reinstatement of an
Expired Credential: If a credential holder wants to resume
practice as a licensed water operator after failing to renew his/her credential
by the expiration date, s/he must apply to the Department for reinstatement and
meet the requirements specified in 179 NAC 10-007 and
10-010.
007.09 Inactive Status
When an individual wants to have his/her credential placed
on inactive status, s/he must notify the Department in writing. There is no fee
to have a credential placed on inactive status.
10-007.09A
Request for Inactive
Status: When the Department has received notification that an
individual wants to have his/her credential placed on inactive status, the
Department will notify the credential holder in writing of the acceptance or
denial of the request.
10-007.09B
Placement on Inactive Status: When an individual's
credential is placed on inactive status, the credential holder must not engage
in practice as a licensed operator, but may represent him/herself as having an
inactive credential.
10-007.09C
Return to Active Status: A credential may remain on
inactive status for an indefinite period of time. An individual who wants to
have his/her credential returned to active status must apply to the Department
for reinstatement and meet the requirements specified in 179 NAC 10-007 and
10-010.
