Well I stumbled upon this bit of info last night and have been completely messed up since then. I completely forgot about the NBRC, never see them, hear about them etc…none of my coworkers fell into the 2002 category because they all finished earlier so they weren’t aware to remind me. I worked in Home Health, Sleep and IDTF since graduating. So I don’t even use the skills needed to pass the boards again. NC will decide Oct 13 what they will do if your credentials expired and my NC license is good til March 2012. Unfortunately my NBRC expired Aug 2010. So I missed the new 6 month window.

I am sick to my stomach thinking about retaking the exams but I really like my job. It isn’t so much the money to retake the exams but the mental exhaustion of studying and trying to pass the boards. IF I want to keep my current job I have to have my RRT. 190+150 reapp fee for CRT and then 390+300 reapp fee RRTs. BUT IF I wait til 2 yrs lapse I can just start over again like a new grad if they haven’t changed the rules and only pay the $190 and $390. Makes no sense.

I got pregnant 2 weeks after my Clin Sims and then moved to another state 6 months later. I failed to notify the NBRC- again out of sight out of mind and kept up my CEU’s for my NC state license. I failed to notice any articles from the AARC about it and since none of my coworkers had to worry about it… here I am. The NBRC was aware I moved because I had to pay a FEE to them so I could get licensed in the state of NC so it wouldn’t have been that hard to find me…

I would like to know why it is only 2002 grads and not EVERY credentialed therapist that is required to pay the $$ and submit CEU’s. Seems unfair. It should be across the board for active therapists if they are going to do something.

I feel so defeated. I busted my butt for that degree/passing the 3 exams to get to this point. I feel like I wasted 2 yrs of my life.

I would have been more than willing to pay my fees and submit my ceu’s had I known.

I wonder how many people since this has been instated have fallen into this hole???