Section 1400.70  Restoration

a)         A person seeking restoration of a license which has lapsed or been on inactive status for less than  5 years shall have it restored upon payment of the required fees specified in Section 1400.75 of this Part.

b)         A person seeking restoration of his/her license which has lapsed or been on inactive status for more than five years shall file a completed application, on forms supplied by the Department, with the required fee set forth in Section 1400.75 of this Part.  The applicant shall also be required to either:

1)         Submit certification of current licensure from another jurisdiction and verification of active practice in that jurisdiction; or

2)         Submit proof of one year of study completed within the past  5 years in an approved educational program in accordance with Section 1400.20 of this Part; or

3)         Submit verification of six months of full-time supervised experience, as described in Section 1400.30(a) of this Part; or

4)         Pass the examination as set forth in Section 1400.50 of this Part.

c)         When the accuracy of any submitted documentation, or the relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is questioned by the Department, because of discrepancies or conflicts in information, the need for further clarification, and/or missing information, the person seeking restoration of his license will be requested to:

1)         provide such information as may be necessary; and/or

2)         explain such relevance or sufficiency during an oral interview; or

3)         appear for additional oral interview(s) before the Board when the information available to the Board is insufficient to evaluate the individual's current competency to practice under the Act.  Upon the recommendation of the Board and approval of the Director, an applicant shall have his license restored.

(Source:  Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 15240, effective November 17, 1997)