Voluntarily Retired Status

A voluntarily retired license is intended for those persons who have no intention of practicing in Minnesota any longer.  There is no fee required and there is no requirement for continuing education.  However, making this choice must be considered carefully, since, if the Doctor of Chiropractic changes their mind, there may be significant cost and continuing education requirements for reinstatement.  A few examples include:

• All interim renewal fees and all interim CE are required
• Or, if the licensee is retired for more than five years and not practicing elsewhere, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Part IV Practical Examination is required in place of the interim CE
• If the license is retired for more than one year, a fingerprint based Criminal Background Check (CBC) is required

A review of the MN Rule 2500.2100 and the reinstatement provisions in MN Rule 2500.2110 is essential to considering this choice.  See also the CBC tab for more information.

Applications for Voluntarily Retired status may be submitted to the Board at any time of the year.  If you are seeking to change status at the end of the year, and prior to the renewal of your license - you must submit your application for Voluntarily Retired status at least 2 weeks in advance of December 31, to allow time for the Board to process and approve it. Applications received after December 31 will still be processed but will be on an expired non-renewed license and will have already incurred late renewal penalties.  These penalties are payable upon the reinstatement of your license.  
  

Before December 31 (if current on renewed)	January 1 to February 28 (if not renewed)*
Submit Application for Voluntarily Retired status 2 weeks prior to December 31. (30-days preferred) A late renewal fee has been avoided.  If you later reinstate, interim  renewal fees and CE will be due, but NO late penalties.	Your license is now expired and late renewal penalties have been incurred.  You may still submit the voluntarily retired application; but if you later reinstate, interim renewal fees, late fees, and CE will be assessed.

*NOTE: A non-renewed license will be Board Terminated on March 1.  Applications to Voluntarily Retire postmarked March 1 or later will require that the licensee first reinstate to an Active status by bringing their license current on renewals, penalties, and continuing education.  In other words, a license cannot change directly from Board Terminated to Voluntarily Retired.

• Application for Voluntarily Retired status
• Application to Reinstate from Voluntarily Retired
• Reinstatement Fee is $100, in addition to fees required per MN Rule 2500.2110

2500.2100    Voluntarily Retired License 
2500.2110    Reinstatement of Voluntarily Retired License 
2500.1110    License Termination Procedure (note option to voluntarily retire)

An application to go Voluntarily Retired may be submitted any time of the year.  However, if it is just prior to the renewal of your license, you are strongly encouraged to submit it at least 2 weeks in advance of December 31, to allow time for the Board to process and approve it.  Applications received after December 31 will still be processed but will be on an expired non-renewed license and will have already incurred late renewal penalties.  These penalties are payable upon the reinstatement of your license.

CE is not required for Minnesota within the effective year of your Voluntarily Retirement.  For example if your application for Voluntarily Retirement is approved in 2021, you do not need to show Minnesota CE for 2021. However if, at some future date, you wish to reinstate your Minnesota license to an Active status - you will then be asked to show continuing education hours according to MN Rule 2500.2110.  You must retain your 2021 CE documentation for this possible event.

No.  Once you voluntarily retire, you have said "goodbye" to Minnesota, and will no longer need to renew your license on an annual basis.  However if, at some future date, you wish to reinstate your Minnesota license to an Active status - you will then be required to pay interim renewal fees according to MN Rule 2500.2110.

You are not authorized to practice in Minnesota on a Voluntarily Retired license.  To practice in Minnesota, you must first reinstate your license to Active status.  Please visit the license reinstatement page for more information.  NOTE: There are some very specific exemptions to the licensure requirement in MN Statute 148.105, subd2.