(1) An inactive status license does not entitle the holder to practice as a licensed social worker in the state of Montana. Upon application and payment of the appropriate fee, the board may reactivate an inactive license if the applicant does each of the following:

(a) signifies to the board in writing that, upon issuance of the active license, the applicant intends to be an active practitioner in the state of Montana; and

(b) presents satisfactory evidence that the applicant has not been out of active practice for more than five years; and that the applicant has attended 20 hours of continuing education per year of inactive status with a maximum of 40 hours of continuing education which comply with the continuing education rules of the board, and is approved by the board. The continuing education hours must have been acquired within the 24 months immediately preceding application to reactivate; and

(c) submits certification from the social work licensing body of all jurisdictions where the applicant is licensed or has practiced, that the applicant is in good standing and has not had any disciplinary action taken against the applicant's license, or if the applicant is not in good standing by that jurisdiction, an explanation of the nature of the violation(s) resulting in that status, including the extent of the disciplinary treatment imposed.