Military Applications - Spouses - Expedited Registration

(1) An applicant for registration meeting the requirements of T.C.A. § 4-3-1304(d)(1) may: REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES CHAPTER 0120-01 (a) Be issued a certificate of registration upon application and payment of all fees required for the issuance of such registration if, in the opinion of the Board, the requirements for licensure of such other state are substantially equivalent to that required in Tennessee; or (b) Be issued a temporary permit as described herein if the Board determines that the applicant’s 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 certificate of registration to be substantially equivalent. The Board may issue a temporary permit upon application and payment of all fees required for issuance of a regular certificate of registration of the same type which shall allow such person to perform services as if fully registered for a set period of time that is determined to be sufficient by the Board for the applicant to complete such requirements. 1. After completing those additional requirements and providing the Board with sufficient proof thereof as may be required, a full certificate of registration shall be issued to the applicant with an issuance date of the date of the original issuance of the temporary permit and an expiration date as if the full certificate of registration had been issued at that time, provided that the applicant is otherwise qualified. 2. A temporary permit shall be issued for a period no longer than the length of a renewal cycle for a full certificate of registration of the same type. 3. A temporary permit shall expire upon the date set by the Board and shall not be subject to renewal except through the completion of the requirements for substantial equivalency as required by the Board or by an extension of time granted for good cause by the Board. 4. Should an extension to a temporary permit cause the permit to be in effect longer than the renewal cycle of a full certificate of 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 Board for all other renewals of a full certificate of registration of the same type. (2) 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 certificate of registration issued by the Board if such military education, training, or experience is determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the education, training, or experience required for the issuance of such certificate of registration. (3) (a) Any 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 registration expires during the period of activation shall be eligible to be renewed upon the registrant being released from active duty without: 1. Payment of late fees or other penalties; or 2. Obtaining continuing education credits when: (i) Circumstances associated with the person’s military duty prevented the obtaining of continuing education credits and a waiver request has been submitted to the Board; or REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES CHAPTER 0120-01 (ii) The person performs the registered occupation as part of such person’s military duties and provides documentation sufficient to demonstrate such to the Board. (b) The certificate of registration or permit shall be eligible for renewal pursuant to this paragraph for six (6) months from the person’s release from active duty. (c) Any person renewing under this paragraph shall provide the Board such supporting documentation evidencing activation as may be required by the Board prior to renewal of any certificate of registration pursuant to this paragraph.