Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0090-01-.15 - MILITARY APPLICANTS
(1) An applicant
for certification, licensure, or registration meeting the requirements of
T.C.A. §
4-3-1304(d)(1)
may:
(a) Be issued a certification, license,
or registration upon application and payment of all fees required for the
issuance of such certification, license, or registration, if, in the opinion of
the Commissioner, the requirements for certification, licensure, or
registration of such other state are substantially equivalent to that required
in Tennessee; or
(b) Be issued a
temporary permit as described herein if the Commissioner determines that the
applicant's certification, license, or registration does not meet the
requirements for substantial equivalency, but that the applicant could perform
additional acts, including, but not limited to, education, training, or
experience, in order to meet the requirements for the certification, license,
or registration to be substantially equivalent. The Commissioner may issue a
temporary permit upon application and payment of all fees required for issuance
of a regular certification, license, or registration of the same type which
shall allow such person to perform services as if fully certified, licensed, or
registered for a set period of time that is determined to be sufficient by the
Commissioner for the applicant to complete such requirements.
1. After completing those additional
requirements and providing the Commissioner with sufficient proof thereof as
may be required, a full certification, license, or registration shall be issued
to the applicant with an issuance date of the original issuance of the
temporary permit and an expiration date as if the full certification, license,
or registration had been issued at that time.
2. A temporary permit shall be issued for a
period no longer than the length of a renewal cycle for a full certification,
license, or registration of the same type.
3. A temporary permit shall expire upon the
date set by the Commissioner and shall not be subject to renewal except through
the completion of the requirements for substantial equivalency as required by
the Commissioner or by an extension of time granted for good cause by the
Commissioner.
4. Should an
extension to a temporary permit cause the permit to be in effect longer than
the renewal cycle of a full certification, license, or registration, then the
holder of the temporary permit shall file a renewal application with such
documentation and fees, including completion of continuing education, as are
required by the Commissioner for all other renewals of a full certification,
license, or registration of the same type.
(c) Military education, training, or
experience completed by a person described at T.C.A. §
4-3-1304(d)(1)(B)(ii)(a)-(c)
shall be accepted toward the qualifications, in whole or in part, to receive
any certification, license, or registration issued by the Commissioner if such
military education, training, or experience is determined by the Commissioner
to be substantially equivalent to the education, training, or experience
required for the issuance of such certification, license, or
registration.
(2) Any
certificate holder, licensee, or registrant who is a member of the National
Guard or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States called to
active duty whose certification, license, or registration expires during the
period of activation shall be eligible to be renewed upon the certificate
holder, licensee, or registrant being released from active duty without:
(a) Payment of late fees or other penalties;
or
(b) Obtaining continuing
education credits when:
1. Circumstances
associated with the person's military duty prevented the obtaining of
continuing education credits and a waiver request has been submitted to the
Commissioner; or
2. The person
performs the certification, licensed, or registered occupation as part of such
person's military duties and provides documentation sufficient to demonstrate
such to Commissioner.
(3) The certification, license, or
registration shall be eligible for renewal pursuant to Paragraph (2) for six
(6) months from the person's release from active duty.
(4) Any person renewing under Paragraph (2)
shall provide the Commissioner such supporting documentation evidencing
activation as may be required by the Commissioner prior to the renewal of any
certification, license, or registration license pursuant to Paragraph
(2).
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-1304(d)(1) and 62-32-307(g).
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