R4-6-306. Application for a Temporary License

A. To be eligible for a temporary license, an applicant shall: 1. Have submitted an application for a temporary license using a form approved by the Board and paid the fee required under R4-6-215, and 2. Be one of the following: a. Applying for a license by endorsement or universal recognition; b. Applying for a license by examination, not currently licensed, registered, or certified by a state behavioral health regulatory entity, or c. Applying for a license by examination and currently licensed, registered, or certified by another state behavioral health regulatory entity. B. An individual is not eligible for a temporary license if the individual: 1. Is the subject of a complaint pending before any state behavioral health regulatory entity, 2. Has had a license or certificate to practice a health care profession suspended or revoked by any state regulatory entity, 3. Has a criminal history or history of disciplinary action by a state behavioral health regulatory entity unless the Board determines the history is not of sufficient seriousness to merit disciplinary action, or 4. Has been previously denied a license by the Board. C. The Board shall not issue a temporary license to an applicant until the Board completes a background investigation and resolves any issue identified to the Board’s satisfaction. D. A temporary license issued to an applicant expires one year after issuance by the Board. E. A temporary license issued to an applicant who has not previously passed the required examination for licensure expires immediately if the temporary licensee: 1. Fails to take the required examination by the expiration date of the temporary license; or 2. Fails to pass the required examination by the expiration date of the authorization to test. F. A temporary licensee shall provide written notice and return the temporary license to the Board if the temporary licensee fails the required examination. G. An applicant who is issued a temporary license shall practice as a behavioral health professional only under direct supervision. The temporary license may contain restrictions the Board deems appropriate. H. The Board shall issue a temporary license only in the same discipline for which application is made under subsection (A). I. The Board shall not extend the time of a temporary license or grant an additional temporary license based on the application submitted under subsection (A). J. A temporary licensee is subject to disciplinary action by the Board under A.R.S. § 32-3281. A temporary license may be summarily revoked without a hearing under A.R.S. § 32- 3279(C)(4). K. If a temporary licensee withdraws the license application submitted under R4-6-301 for a license by examination or R4-6- 304 for a license by endorsement or universal recognition, the temporary license expires. L. Work experience hours, clinical supervision hours, and continuing education hours may be accumulated while the temporary license is active.