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The ARCB Board of Directors is
always looking for ways to serve our certificants more effectively.
In light of, and in response to, some recent inquiries regarding
inactive status and lapsed fees the following updates in policy will
take effect January 2007.
Lapsed Fee
The new policy for those whose
annual fee has lapsed is to allow a one year grace period in which
to re-instate without loss of certification. The certificant must
pay the previous and current year's annual fees to reinstate.
Inactivity longer than a year requires re-testing of the written and
practical (with no new study guide sent). This eliminates the
problem of meeting continuing education requirements and is less
expensive for the certificant than paying all back fees and taking
courses to earn continuing education units as well.
Inactive Status
For a certificant who, because of
some kind of hardship, cannot send in the full Annual Fee but does
not wish to be dropped as a certificant, upon written request and
making out an application, a certificant may apply for inactive
status by:
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Paying $30 per year
for no more than two years, and commit to
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Pay at the time of
reinstatement to Active Status, the balance of current and/or lapsed
fees due, and
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Demonstrate CE requirements have
been met during the lapsed period prior to reinstatement.
For those certificants who have not
sent in the annual fee and have not communicated with the ARCB or
whose Lapsed Fee status has run out, the Reinstatement Policy is:
Pay the balance of current
and/or lapsed fees due during the lapsed period.
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For up to 24 months, bring the
annual and lapsed fees current and provide documentation to confirm Continuing Education status.
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Over 24 months, retest by paying
the current testing fee and taking the written and practical portions (no documentations required).
Note: Benefits are suspended
during both the Inactive or Lapsed Fee period.
EFFECTIVE JANUARY
2007
Due to rising costs ARCB must
reluctantly raise its annual fee to $55. Testing fees barely cover
the cost of testing and that too
will be increased to $295.00 effective January 2007. The entire testing fee
is due at the time of application which should be mailed to the ARCB office at least 60 days prior
to the test date you have chosen. Your annual fee goes to support office
expenses, maintain referral listing, web site and updates, publishing and
mailing the newsletter, legislative activities and test development.
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