.08 Expiration and Renewal of Certification.

A. Expiration. Unless renewed for an additional 2-year term, and except as otherwise provided in this regulation, a certificate expires in accordance with the following schedule:

(1) The certificate of a certificate holder with an odd-numbered birth year expires on the 28th day of the certificate holder’s birth month in an odd-numbered year; and

(2) The certificate of a certificate holder with an even-numbered birth year expires on the 28th day of the certificate holder’s birth month in an even-numbered year.

B. Unless an initial certificate is issued pursuant to Regulation .07C of this chapter, an initial dialysis technician certificate shall not expire within 180 days of the date of issuance.

C. Certificate Holder Responsibility.

(1) It is the responsibility of the certificate holder to:

(a) Be aware of the expiration date of the certificate; and

(b) Renew the certificate before it expires.

(2) Failure of a certificate holder to receive the renewal notice sent by the Board does not relieve the certificate holder of the responsibility to renew a certificate before it expires.

D. Renewal Requirements.

(1) The Board shall renew a certificate if the certificate holder:

(a) Is otherwise entitled to be certified;

(b) Submits a complete application for renewal on the form required by the Board;

(c) Pays the renewal fee to the Board;

(d) Provides satisfactory evidence, as required by the Board, of:

(i) 16 hours of active practice as a dialysis technician, for monetary compensation, in the last 24 months immediately preceding the date of expiration;

(ii) Three hours of continuing education approved by the Board; and

(iii) Except as provided in §D(3) of this regulation, an active national certification.

(2) If a renewal applicant cannot meet the requirements of §D(1)(d)(i)—(ii) of this regulation, the applicant shall re-take a Board-approved dialysis technician training program.

(3) If a renewal applicant is not yet eligible for a national certification before the first renewal, the applicant:

(a) May renew the certificate; and

(b) Shall submit evidence of an active national certification at the next renewal.

E. National Certification.

(1) A dialysis technician shall not practice on an expired national certification.

(2) The dialysis technician shall submit a record of a renewed national certification to the Board if the national certification expires before renewal.

F. Continuing Education Courses. The Board may review and approve continuing education courses that provide didactic instruction in the principles and applications of dialysis.