Covid-19 Renewal Extensions

COVID-19 Known Renewal Extensions

The following licensing authorities have issued renewal extensions for one or more professions. Because of the fluidity of the situation, this may not be an exhaustive list. Always refer to the primary source directly for confirmation.

State	Board [Link]	Explanation
Alabama	Alabama Board of Nursing	Advanced practice nurses must continue to maintain current certification from their national certifying body; however, they have 15 days from the expiration date of the current certification to provide evidence of recertification.
Alaska	Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles	The following changes are in effect until June 30th, 2020: Noncommercial and commercial driver licenses that expire during the pandemic period may be extended for six months.
Arizona	Arizona Department of Transportation	Renewal of standard driver licenses that have an expiration date between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 has been extended by one year from their original expiration date. This does not apply to commercial licenses.
California	California Department of Motor Vehicles	The expiration date for noncommercial licenses for drivers age 70 and over, set to expire between March and December 2020 has been extended by one year. Noncommercial licenses for drivers age 69 and younger, set to expire between March and July 2020 are now valid through July 31, 2020. All commercial licenses set to expire between March and September 2020 are now valid through September 30, 2020.
California	California Department of Public Health	A CNA whose certification expired within the previous 2 years, or whose certification will expire during the state of emergency, may work as a CNA for the duration of the declared emergency without renewal. Only those CNAs with a status of "active" or "employable during state of emergency" or who have a copy of their certificate that has been expired within the previous 2 years may be employed.
California	California Emergency Medical Services Authority	All EMTs, AEMTs or paramedics expirations for March, April, May, and June have been extended to July 31, 2020.
California	California Fire & Life Safety	For expired cards and new hires, expiration dates will be extended by 180 days from March 1, 2020.
California	California Medical Board	For individuals whose active or current licenses expire between March 31, 2020, and October 31, 2020, the Director temporarily waives: 1. any statutory or regulatory requirement that individuals renewing a license pursuant to Division 2 of the Code take and pass an examination in order to renew a license; and, 2. any statutory or regulatory requirement that an individual renewing a license pursuant to Division 2 of the Code complete, or demonstrate compliance with, any continuing education requirements in order to renew a license.
Colorado	Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies	A provider with an expired or lapsed license, registration, or certification may operate within a 60 day grace period without being subject to penalties or fines.
Connecticut	Connecticut State Department of Public Health	For those whose license was active on or after March 30, 2020, your license will not expire during the COVID-19 civil preparedness emergency. You will be able to renew your license at any time now and during the six-month period following the date of the resumption of the renewal requirements.
Delaware	Delaware Division of Public Health	All physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, physician assistants, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, practical nurses, professional nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, and nursing assistants who have held an active Delaware license or certification within the last five years, which is now inactive, expired, or lapsed, may provide healthcare services in Delaware, so long as that license was active and in good standing for the duration of the five-year period prior to the date it went inactive, expired, or lapsed.
District of Colombia	Board of Nursing	The 2020 renewal cycle will run from June 8, 2020 through August 30, 2020. The late renewal period will run August 31, 2020 through October 31, 2020. The Board will be exclusively accepting renewals via the online renewal system.
Florida	Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel	State Surgeon General Dr. Scott A. Rivkees issued an Emergency Order extending the licensure renewal expiration date until November 30, 2020 for any health care practitioner with licensure renewal deadlines between August 31, 2020 and October 31, 2020.
Florida	Department of Health	Any upcoming licensure renewal deadlines for any professional license issued by the Department or a Department Board or council are extended to June 30, 2021.
Florida	Emergency Medical Services	The licensure expiration date for Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics with renewal deadlines of December 1, 2020 has been extended until June 1, 2021.
Georgia	Georgia Composite Medical Board	The Georgia Composite Medical Board is authorized to grant temporary licenses to physicians who apply for a temporary medical license and are currently licensed as a physician in good standing by equivalent boards in other states to assist with the needs of this public health emergency.
Idaho	Idaho State Board of Medicine	For all medical licenses expiring on June 30, 2020, the expiration date has been extended to October 31, 2020.
Illinois	The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation	The expiration date for any professional licenses issued by the Department has been extended to December 31, 2021, with the exception of Respiratory Care Practitioners and Dieticians/Nutritionists whose license expiration has been extended to February 28, 2022.
Illinois	Department of Motor Vehicles	The expiration dates for driver’s licenses and ID cards will be extended until June 1, 2021. This extension also includes those who have February, March, April, and May 2021 expiration dates.
Indiana	Indiana Board of Nursing	The following license types have an additional 30 days to renew their license: Registered Nurses, Registered Nurses - Compact, Advance Practice Registered Nurses, APRN - Compact RNs, Nurse Midwives, and Nurse Midwives - Compact RNs. The new expiration date for these license types will be Nov. 30th, 2021. Furthermore, any affiliated Controlled Substance Registrations for these providers will also be granted an additional 30 days to renew.
Iowa	Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators	Licensees have until June 30, 2021 to complete the continuing education required for license renewal for any license set to expire in 2020.
Iowa	Various Iowa Boards	All license renewals requirements and deadlines are temporarily suspended during the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency.
Kansas	All Kansas Boards	Licenses, certifications, and registrations in good standing as of 3/12/2020 that are due to expire during the State of Disaster Emergency shall remain valid until 90 days following the termination of the State of Disaster Emergency. Also, licensing authorities are required to extend the deadlines for continuing education requirements until 90 days after the end of the State of Disaster Emergency.
Maine	Various Maine Boards	All licenses that come up for renewal during the time of the public health emergency will have 30 days after the emergency ends to renew their license.
Maryland	All Maryland Boards, excluding Maryland State Board of Nursing	All permits, licenses, registrations, and other governmental authorizations have been extended until after the state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency has ended.
Maryland	Maryland State Board of Nursing	All licenses and certificates that would otherwise expire prior to August 15, 2021 are extended until 11:59 p.m. on August 15, 2021.
Massachusetts	Department of Public Health	The licenses of physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, emergency medical technicians, social workers, and psychologists are extended until December 31, 2022.
Michigan	Michigan Department of Health & Human Services	As of April 8, 2020, all provider licenses set to expire beginning March 10, 2020, through the end of the declared states of emergency and disaster, are extended until 6 months after the end of the declared states of emergency and disaster.
Missouri	Missouri State Board of Nursing	Unexpired, temporary permits have been extended an additional six (6) months for nurses.
Nevada	All Nevada Boards	All licenses and permits issued by the State of Nevada, Boards, Commissions, Agencies, or political subdivisions of the State of Nevada that expire or are set to expire during the period the Declaration of Emergency dated March 12, 2020 is in effect shall be extended for a period of 90 days from the current expiration date, or 90 days from the date the state of emergency declared on March 12, 2020 is terminated, whichever is later.
New Jersey	New Jersey Board of Emergency Medical Services	Valid certifications held by EMTs, EMT-Paramedics, Mobile Intensive Care Nurses, and Air Medical Crewmembers due to expire on June 30, 2020 will be extended until Aug 31, 2020.
New Jersey	New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs	The DCA extends deadlines for licenses by 30, 60, or 90 days depending on the profession.
New Jersey	New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission	The renewal deadline has been extended for the following documents: All standard driver licenses (including permits), standard non-driver IDs, vehicle registrations, inspections, and temporary tags. If expiring between March 1 and May 31, the deadline has been extended to September 30. If expiring between June 1 and August 31, the deadline has been extended to December 31.
New York	New York State Department of Motor Vehicles	All driver licenses, non-driver identification cards, and vehicle registrations that expired March 1, 2020 or after and vehicle inspections that expired March 31 or after continue to be extended by Executive Order. In addition, the federal REAL ID enforcement deadline has been extended until October 1, 2021.
New York	New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services	All credentials, including CASAC-T's that were scheduled to expire from March 17, 2020 until March 7, 2021, will have their expiration date extended to March 8, 2021.
North Carolina	North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists	The Board will extend the grace period for permanent licenses 90 days past the expiration date shown on license and in the licensee search, enabling permanent licensees to practice 90 days past their expiration date.
Ohio	Various Ohio Boards	Medical Board licensees who have licenses set to expire during the period of emergency (March 9, 2020 – April 1, 2021) now have until July 1, 2021 to renew their license.
Oklahoma	All Oklahoma Boards	All occupational licenses issued by any agency, board or commission of the State of Oklahoma that expire during this emergency, will now expire 14 days following the termination of this emergency order.
Oregon	Oregon Board of Nursing	The OSBN is deferring license renewals, pending a decision by the Governor to end the emergency declaration. Deferrals are applicable to licenses that were active as of March 24, 2020. Deferred licenses will appear as “Active" on the OSBN License Verification System, but expiration dates will remain the same.
Oregon	Oregon Board of Pharmacy	All Pharmacy Technician (PT) licenses with an expiration date of June 6, 2020 will be extended until December 31, 2020.
Oregon	Oregon Board of Physical Therapy	All licenses currently set to expire March 31, 2020 will be automatically extended to expire May 31, 2020.
Oregon	Oregon Building Codes Division	The renewal deadline for licenses that were due to renew between April 1, 2020 and December 1, 2020, has been extended until January 15, 2021.
Oregon	Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles	Oregon residents with a vehicle registration, permit or driver license that expires between Nov. 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021, have up to three months after their expiration date to renew
Pennsylvania	Department of Health	The renewal deadline for licenses under the State Board of Medicine and the Graduate Medical Trainee has been extended from June 30, 2020, to Sept. 28, 2020. The renewal deadline for licenses under the State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, and Prescriptive Authority will be extended from April 30, 2020, to July 29, 2020. The Practical Nurse license renewal will be extended from June 30, 2020, to Sept. 28, 2020. The renewal deadline for licenses under the State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, the nursing home administrator will be extended from June 30, 2020, to Sept. 28, 2020.
Pennsylvania	The Department of State	Registered Nurses, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs) and Certified Nurse Specialists (CNS) can continue to care for patients if their licenses are currently "in renewal" and set to expire on April 30, 2020. These licenses will be extended for an additional three months until July 31, 2020.
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation	For driver licenses, photo ID cards, and learner's permits scheduled to expire between March 16, 2020, and July 31, 2020, the expiration date is now extended until July 31, 2020.
South Carolina	South Carolina Board of Nursing	The renewal deadlines for licenses, registrations, and permits scheduled to renew during the months of April, May, June, July, and August will be extended to September 30, 2020.
South Carolina	Labor Licensing Regulation	For licenses, registrations, and permits scheduled to renew during the months of April, May, June, July, and August, the renewal deadline is extended to September 30, 2020. Additionally, continuing education requirements may be obtained throughout the entirety of this extended renewal period.
South Dakota	South Dakota Department of Public Safety	All South Dakota driver licenses (including CDLs) and ID cards that expired on or after March 13, 2020 are automatically extended through December 30, 2020.
Tennessee	Various Tennessee Boards	The renewal deadline for healthcare licenses, certificates, and registrations has been extended until August 31, 2020.
Tennessee	Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security	All Class D, M, PD, PM and ID licenses set to expire between March 12, 2020, and June 29, 2020, will be delayed to expire November 15, 2020. This does not apply to an individual with a Class X license.
Texas	Texas Board of Nursing	Governor Abbott has extended the licensure renewal expiration date until September 30, 2020. Nurses may continue to work in their present capacity until midnight on September 30, 2020.
Texas	Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation	All TDLR licensees with a renewable license that expired on or after August 1, 2020 and before or on September 18, 2021 will be considered to hold an emergency license valid for up to 120 days after their expiration date.
Texas	Texas Department of Public Safety	If your Texas DL/CDL/ID/EIC card expires on or after March 13, 2020, it will remain valid for 60 days after which time DPS issues public notice that the extension period for the State of Disaster Declaration related to COVID-19 has been lifted.
Texas	State Board of Plumbing	All licenses/registrations expiring on March 31, 2020 through May 31, 2020 will have their expiration dates extended due to potential challenges meeting their CPE course requirements.
Texas	Texas Medical Board	Physicians, Physicians Assistants, Medical Physicists, Medical Radiologic Technologists, Perfusionists, Respiratory Care Practitioners, Surgical Assistants, and those on the Non-Certified Radiologic Technician Registry whose current permit expires February 28, 2020 - June 30, 2020 will automatically be extended through August 31, 2020.
Washington	Washington State Department of Health	Health professional licenses that expire on September 30, 2020, and are in the renewal process, will be considered by the department as active until October 16, 2020.
Washington	Washington State Department of Licensing	Expiration dates will be extended 90 days for those whose driver's license expired after March 1, those whose licenses have not been renewed, and those who will expire through June 30.
West Virginia	West Virginia Board of Medicine	The renewal deadline of all licenses, permits, registrations, and authorizations that are scheduled to expire between now and June 30th has been extended until 4:30 pm EDT on September 30, 2020.
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services	A temporary interstate license, or any otherwise valid healthcare provider license that expires during the emergency declaration, shall remain valid for 30 after the conclusion of the emergency declaration.
Wyoming	Wyoming Board of Medicine	The current expiration date of licensees will be extended from June 30, 2020, to September 30, 2020. Licensed physicians will need to renew their licenses on or before 5:00 pm, September 30, 2020.
-	ABRET Neurodiagnostic Credentialing and Accreditation	The current recertification deadline of December 31, 2020, is extended to April 30, 2021. Additionally, all certifications with an expiration date of December 31, 2020, will remain valid through April 30, 2021.
-	Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics	Membership renewal has been extended through June 30, 2020. In addition, CDR will be holding off invoicing registration maintenance fee until mid-July.
-	American Academy of Pediatrics	For those individuals whose NRP expiration date falls in March, April, May, June, or July of 2020, the AAP recommends that employers and regulatory bodies extend recognition of an NRP card beyond its renewal date, for up to 120 days. However, it is ultimately up to the discretion of employers and regulatory bodies who require current NRP Cards to consider allowing extensions during this time.
-	American Association of Critical Care Nurses	All AACN certificants may request a one-time three-month extension, which would change their certification expiration date, allowing an additional 90 days to complete renewal eligibility requirements. This does not apply to nurses who hold Inactive status. Non-APRN certificants have a grace period that allows them to renew up to 90 days after their scheduled renewal date. However, if a nurse is unable to complete required CERPs or practice hours before their expiration date, they may request a three-month extension.
-	The American Association of Medical Assistants	For those with certifications that were already extended and those with certifications expiring December 31, 2020, through May 31, 2021, the renewal deadline will be extended to June 30, 2021.
-	American Heart Association	AHA Provider and Instructor cards that expired in March, April, May, and June 2020 can renew their card for up to 120 days from the recommended “Renew By” date on their card.
-	American Medical Technologists	AMT will honor extension requests from those individuals whose current application or certification is set to expire on any date in November or December 2020, or January 2021 by extending the renewal deadline to March 1, 2021.
-	American Nurses Credentialing Center	Clinicians who have not yet applied for recertification and have a recertification date from March 1 - July 1, 2020 the expiration date will automatically extend to July 31, 2020.
-	American Red Cross	American Red Cross is offering a free, online-only 120 day certification extension course, enabling certificate holders to extend any base level certifications that expire between March 30, 2020 - September 30, 2020 that were acquired through instructor-led or blended learning classes taught in the community, full service, or AP/LTP channels. This extension does not apply to Instructor certifications, instructor trainer certifications, online only classes or the recently released provisional certifications.
-	American Registry of Radiologic Technologists	ARRT will temporarily extend deadlines for several of its requirements. Information as it applies to individuals is noted within their online account.
-	Certification Board for Infection Control and Epidemiology	CBIC will be granting all 2020 recertifying candidates a 90-day extension. The new recertifying deadlines are as follows: For those who opt to recertify by examination, the examination must be completed by March 31, 2021. However, the recertification examination must still be purchased by November 30, 2020. For those who opt to recertify by continuing education, the IPUs portfolio must be submitted by January 31, 2021.
-	Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution	The review period of recertification applications has been extended 60 days. During this period, certifications will remain active.
-	Emergency Nurses Association	For providers with licensure that expires between March 31 and July 31, ENA has extended their provider status through August 31.
-	International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management	Certifications due to renew on June 30, 2020 will be given an extension until July 30, 2020.
-	National Association of EMT Education	All certifications with an expiration date of March 31, 2020 will remain valid until June 30, 2020. Additionally, for Registrants due to recertify March 31, 2020 Distributive Education (DE) limitations will be removed.
-	National Association of Healthcare Access Management	The CHAM recertification period has been extended to July 31, 2020.
-	National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy	All certificants due to renew in 2020 will retain their active OTR or COTA certification until the new deadline, May 31, 2020.
-	National Board for Nutrition Support Certification	All CNSC currently certified clinicians (no lapse in certification) whose certification expires July 1, 2020 and who have signed up to recertify during the April 25 – May 9 testing period will have their certification extended for one year and you will not be required to recertify until spring 2021.
-	National Board for Respiratory Care	All credentials expiring this year, beginning March 31, 2020, will be automatically updated to reflect a new expiration date of December 31, 2020.
-	National Board for Certification & Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists	The renewal deadline for credentials due to expire this year will be extended by four months, from July 31 to November 30, 2020.
-	National Board of Surgical Technology & Surgical Assisting	The grace period for recertifications has been extended from the usual 90 days to 180 days through December 31, 2021. The NBSTSA will also continue to waive the usual $75 late recertification application fee during that time.
-	National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians	All certification-related deadlines, including the course eligibility and examination validity, for all candidates with a course completion date between March 1, 2018 and August 31, 2020 have been extended for 30 months. For example, a course completion date of July 2018 will be valid through January 2021.
-	Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board	The 2020 recertification deadline has been extended through September 30, 2020.
-	Pharmacy Technician Certification Board	The recertification deadlines for CPhTs and CSPTs who have March 31, April 30, and May 31 expiration dates have been extended by 60 days.
-	Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board	For currently certified nurses with a credential expiration of March through November 2020, the expiration date has been extended to December 31, 2020.

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The Georgia Composite Medical Board is authorized to grant temporary licenses to physicians who apply for a temporary medical license and are currently licensed as a physician in good standing by equivalent boards in other states to assist with the needs of this public health emergency.

For all medical licenses expiring on June 30, 2020, the expiration date has been extended to October 31, 2020.

The expiration date for any professional licenses issued by the Department has been extended to December 31, 2021, with the exception of Respiratory Care Practitioners and Dieticians/Nutritionists whose license expiration has been extended to February 28, 2022.

The expiration dates for driver’s licenses and ID cards will be extended until June 1, 2021. This extension also includes those who have February, March, April, and May 2021 expiration dates.

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