During Inactive status, you may not use the respective credential but may reactivate your certification anytime during the 3-year Inactive status period, as soon as you meet all of the established renewal eligibility requirements.
Practice hours and CERPs must be accrued within a 3-year period with a portion of the practice hours accrued in the most recent year preceding reactivation. To calculate, count back three years from the date you submit your active status renewal application.
For example, Mary's certification is due to expire on October 31, 2021. She applies for Inactive status, which begins November 1, 2021. She completes several CE courses and acquires the needed CERPs by April 15, 2022, and would now like to reactivate. If she applies for certification renewal on April 30, 2022, all eligible CERPs and practice hours would need to have been completed during the 3-year period of May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022.
When moving from Inactive status to active status, your new 3-year certification period begins on the first day of the month following the date your renewal application is submitted.
You may not hold Inactive status for two consecutive renewal periods.