4984.  (a) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no more
than 24 months after the issue date.  The expiration date of the
original license shall be set by the board.
   (b) To renew an unexpired license, the licensee, on or before the
expiration date of the license, shall do all of the following:
   (1) Apply for a renewal on a form prescribed by the board.
   (2) Pay a two-year renewal fee prescribed by the board.
   (3) Certify compliance with the continuing education requirements
set forth in Section 4980.54.
   (4) Notify the board whether he or she has been convicted, as
defined in Section 490, of a misdemeanor or felony, or whether any
disciplinary action has been taken by any regulatory or licensing
board in this or any other state, subsequent to the licensee's last
renewal.



4984.1.  A license that has expired may be renewed at any time
within five years after its expiration on filing an application for
renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of the renewal
fee in effect on the last regular renewal date.  If the license is
renewed after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent
to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this
chapter.



4984.2.  A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be
renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not
entitle the licensee, while it remains suspended and until it is
reinstated, to engage in the activity to  which the license relates,
or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or
judgment by which it was suspended.



4984.3.  A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in
this article, but it may not be renewed.  If it is reinstated after
its expiration, the licensee shall, as a condition precedent to its
reinstatement, pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the
renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the
date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any,
accrued at the time of its revocation.



4984.4.  A license that is not renewed within five years after its
expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued
thereafter, but the licensee may apply for and obtain a new license
if:
   (a) No fact, circumstance, or condition exists that, if the
license were issued, would justify its revocation or suspension.
   (b) He or she pays the fees that would be required if he or she
were applying for a license for the first time.
   (c) He or she takes and passes the current licensing examinations.



4984.5.  The board shall report each month to the Controller the
amount and source of all revenue received pursuant to this chapter
and at the same time pay the entire amount thereof into the State
Treasury for credit to the Behavioral Sciences Fund.




4984.6.  (a) The Behavioral Sciences Fund is continuously
appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Board of
Behavioral Sciences for carrying out and enforcing the provisions of
this chapter.
   (b) The board shall keep any records as will reasonably ensure
that funds expended in the administration of each licensing or
registration category shall bear a reasonable relation to the revenue
derived from each category, and shall so notify the department no
later than May 31 of each year.
   (c) Surpluses, if any, may be used in such a way so as to bear a
reasonable relation to the revenue derived from each category, and
may include, but not be limited to, expenditures for education and
research related to each of the licensing or registration categories.



4984.7.  The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter that
relate to licensing of persons to engage in the business of marriage,
family and child counseling is that established by the following
schedule:
   (a) The fee for applications for examination received on or after
January 1, 1987, shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
   (b) The fee for issuance of the initial license shall be a maximum
of one hundred eighty dollars ($180).
   (c) For those persons whose license expires on or after January 1,
1996, the renewal fee shall be a maximum of one hundred eighty
dollars ($180).
   (d) The delinquency fee shall be ninety dollars ($90).  Any person
who permits his or her license to become delinquent may have it
restored only upon the payment of all fees that he or she would have
paid if the license had not become delinquent, plus the payment of
any and all outstanding delinquency fees.
   (e) For those persons registering as interns on or after January
1, 1996, the registration fee shall be ninety dollars ($90).
   (f) For those persons whose registration as an intern expires on
or after January 1, 1996, the renewal fee shall be seventy-five
dollars ($75).
   (g) The written examination fee shall be one hundred dollars
($100).  After successfully passing the written examination, each
applicant for oral examination shall submit two hundred dollars
($200).  Applicants failing to appear for any examination, once
having been scheduled, shall forfeit any examination fees paid.
   (h) An applicant who fails any written or oral examination may
within one year from the notification date of that failure, retake
the examination as regularly scheduled without further application
upon payment of one hundred dollars ($100) for the written
reexamination and two hundred dollars ($200) for the oral
reexamination.  Thereafter, the applicant shall not be eligible for
further examination until he or she files a new application, meets
all current requirements, and pays all fees required.  Persons
failing to appear for the reexamination, once having been scheduled,
shall forfeit any reexamination fees paid.
   (i) The fee for rescoring a written examination shall be twenty
dollars ($20).  The fee for appeal of an oral examination shall be
one hundred dollars ($100).
   (j) The fee for issuance of any replacement registration, license,
or certificate shall be twenty dollars ($20).
   (k) The fee for issuance of a certificate or letter of good
standing shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
   With regard to all license, examination, and other fees, the board
shall establish fee amounts at or below the maximum amounts
specified in this chapter.



4984.8.  A licensed marriage, family and child counselor may apply
to the board to request that his or her license be placed on inactive
status.  Licensees who hold an inactive license shall pay a biennial
fee of half of the active renewal fee.  Licensees holding an
inactive license shall be exempt from continuing education
requirements specified in Section 4980.54, but shall otherwise be
subject to this chapter and shall not engage in the practice of
marriage, family and child counseling in this state.  Licensees on
inactive status who have not committed any acts or crimes
constituting grounds for denial of licensure and have completed any
required continuing education equivalent to that required for a
single renewal period may, upon their request, have their license to
practice marriage, family and child counseling placed on active
status.  Licensees requesting their license be placed on active
status at any time between a renewal cycle shall pay the remaining
half of their renewal fee.



4984.9.  A licensee or registrant shall give written notice to the
board of a name change within 30 days after each change, giving both
the old and new names.  A copy of the legal document authorizing the
name change, such as a court order or marriage certificate, shall be
submitted with the notice.