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a) Any of the boards within the department may establish, by regulation, a system for a retired category of licensure for persons who are not actively engaged in the practice of their profession or vocation. (

b) The regulation shall contain the following:

(1) A retired license shall be issued to a person with either an active license or an inactive license that was not placed on inactive status for disciplinary reasons.

(2) The holder of a retired license issued pursuant to this

section shall not engage in any activity for which a license is required, unless the board, by regulation, specifies the criteria for a retired licensee to practice his or her profession or vocation.

(3) The holder of a retired license shall not be required to renew that license.

(4) The board shall establish an appropriate application fee for a retired license to cover the reasonable regulatory cost of issuing a retired license.

(5) In order for the holder of a retired license issued pursuant to this

section to restore his or her license to an active status, the holder of that license shall meet all the following: (

A) Pay a fee established by statute or regulation. (

B) Certify, in a manner satisfactory to the board, that he or she has not committed

an act or crime constituting grounds for denial of licensure. (

C) Comply with the fingerprint submission requirements established by regulation. (

D) If the board requires completion of continuing education for renewal of an active license, complete continuing education equivalent to that required for renewal of an active license, unless a different requirement is specified by the board. (

E) Complete any other requirements as specified by the board by regulation. (

c) A board may upon its own determination, and shall upon receipt of a complaint from any person, investigate the actions of any licensee, including a person with a license that either restricts or prohibits the practice of that person in his or her profession or vocation, including, but not limited to, a license that is retired, inactive, canceled, revoked, or suspended. (

d) Subdivisions (

a) and (

b) shall not apply to a board that has other statutory authority to establish a retired license.