Due for license renewal -- Suspend or renew?

[DrDudeMD]

My NY license is due for renewal by September. I've already gotten the letter asking me to pay my dues.

I am practicing in another state (which I already have an active license for). NY gives me the option to turn my license into inactive status once this registration period lapses. I won't be practicing in NY for the next year or two. Is there any drawbacks with putting my license into active status? I know it would be much worse to have my license expire without doing anything. Just wondering what your experiences have been.

Thanks!

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[gutonc]

Inactive status means that you still pay most/all (varies by state) the money but don't have to do anything else to keep your license. If you have a plan to practice in NY in the next 5 years or so, then put it into inactive status. If you don't have a plan to move back to or practice in NY in the foreseeable future, then just let it go. You'll be able to get a license there in the future if you need to...it will just be from ground zero again.

 

[tkim]

http://www.op.nysed.gov/help.htm#status

Status:

• Individuals: To practice within New York State, a professional must be licensed and REGISTERED. When a professional informs the Department at the time of reregistration that he or she will not be practicing in New York, the record is marked INACTIVE as of the start of the next registration period. If a registration has lapsed without explanation, the record is marked NOT REGISTERED. If the Department has received reliable notice of the death of a licensee, that record is marked DECEASED. If the license is rescinded due to an error in issuing the license, the record is marked LICENSE RESCINDED. If the license is currently suspended, revoked, or has been surrendered pursuant to disciplinary action, the record is marked LICENSE SUSPENDED, LICENSE REVOKED, or LICENSE SURRENDERED.

Has not cost me anything to be listed as INACTIVE, and better than it being listed as NOT REGISTERED when it comes to applying for privileges, and also to reactivate it. If I wanted to, I could reactivate the license rather than applying for licensure again, which is far easier and requires less paperwork.

 

[DrDudeMD]

Is there any limit to how long one can stay as inactive?


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[tkim]

Is there any limit to how long one can stay as inactive?


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Six years and counting.

 

[jdh71]

I would renew. You never know. Having a license that is active in another state gives you room to make moves if your current gig ever gives you a six month notice or you want to leave. I've never given one up. I make enough money to keep them all. And it's a ticket to **** you land if I ever need it.

 

[tkim]

I would renew. You never know. Having a license that is active in another state gives you room to make moves if your current gig ever gives you a six month notice or you want to leave. I've never given one up. I make enough money to keep them all. And it's a ticket to **** you land if I ever need it.

Being inactive is not the same as letting it lapse. Reactivating a NYS license from inactive is easy and takes less time than credentialing and privileges. Had I kept my NYS license for the past 6 years I would have been out $735 x 6 = $4410 for nothing. There is no time saved by having an active license versus reactivating an inactive license when the rate limiting step is privileges and credentialing, but a huge loss of money.

 

[jdh71]

Being inactive is not the same as letting it lapse. Reactivating a NYS license from inactive is easy and takes less time than credentialing and privileges. Had I kept my NYS license for the past 6 years I would have been out $735 x 6 = $4410 for nothing. There is no time saved by having an active license versus reactivating an inactive license when the rate limiting step is privileges and credentialing, but a huge loss of money.

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[tkim]

Good for you??

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[jdh71]

Nah, no cookies needed. The snark was filling enough.

Anything to help out. 🙂

 

[Raryn]

Doesn't look like there is any downside for suspending it in NY.

On the other hand, making your license inactive in CA is completely stupid. You still have to pay full price, only thing that changes is you don't have to submit your CME to the CA board.

Still not sure of what I'm going to do with my CA license during my out of state fellowship. Odds are decent enough I'll come back, so I'll probably spend the $800 for the two years, but it's a pain.

 

[gutonc]

Doesn't look like there is any downside for suspending it in NY.

On the other hand, making your license inactive in CA is completely stupid. You still have to pay full price, only thing that changes is you don't have to submit your CME to the CA board.

Still not sure of what I'm going to do with my CA license during my out of state fellowship. Odds are decent enough I'll come back, so I'll probably spend the $800 for the two years, but it's a pain.

Many states work this way. If you're relatively sure that you will go back, keep it active (or on inactive status to avoid the CME issue). $800 is a small price to pay to not have to deal with the BS later.