Licensure or registration Licenses, certifications and registrations issued pursuant to this chapter may be renewed up to 90 days after the date of expiration upon payment of a late fee in addition to the renewal fee. Any person who submits an application for renewal more than 90 days after the license renewal date is subject to all requirements governing new applicants under this chapter, except that the board may in its discretion, giving due consideration to the protection of the public, waive examination if that renewal application is made within 2 years from the date of that expiration or if the applicant is a registered inactive alcohol and drug counselor. The board is responsible for mailing notification of the date of expiration of a license or a certificate of registration to any licensed alcohol and drug counselor, or inactive alcohol and drug counselor or registered alcohol and drug counselor not later than 30 days prior to the date of expiration.

Sec. 22. 32 MRSA §§6219-A and 6219-B are enacted to read:

§6219-A.__Continuing education

1.__Requirements.__The board may adopt continuing education requirements and approve programs and courses by rule.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

2.__Program approval.__Each application for approval of a continuing education program or course must be submitted according to the guidelines prescribed by rule, together with the required fee under section 6215.__The fee is retained whether or not the application is approved.

3.__Core requirement.__The board may establish a core educational requirement for each license type under this chapter.

§6219-B.__Inactive license status