Temporary License

(1) The Board may issue a temporary license to an applicant for licensure as a Psychologist who has completed the academic course work and training required for the license sought. If the applicant is seeking HSP designation, the qualifying internship and year of post-internship, postdoctoral supervised experience must be completed. The Board shall designate a current Board member or qualified person to review applications and approve, deny or defer them to a quorum of the Board for consideration. (2) Temporary license for unlicensed applicants. (a) The temporary license will allow the applicant to perform the functions specified in T.C.A. § 63-11-203 for which the applicant is seeking licensure only under qualified supervision. (b) The temporary license shall become invalid for the following reasons: 1. Failure of the written examination. 2. Failure to take the written examination within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the issuance of the temporary license: 3. Failure of the second (2nd) ethics and jurisprudence examination. 4. Expiration of the twelve (12) month period established by law. (c) When the temporary license becomes invalid for any reason or expires, it must be returned to the Board office within ten (10) days. The supervisor shall be responsible for monitoring this requirement and the Board will notify the supervisor when the temporary license becomes invalid. (d) An application for a temporary license will be considered only when the application is completed and the applicant is approved by the Board to be scheduled for an initial written examination. (e) When an applicant is applying for a temporary license, successful completion of an academic course of study must be verified in one (1) of two (2) ways: 1. By an official transcript verifying the date upon which the degree was conferred. 2. By a formal written statement bearing the official seal of the educational institution from the registrar attesting to the completion of all educational requirements. (f) A licensed Senior Psychological Examiner or a licensed Psychological Examiner applying at the Psychologist level may be granted a temporary license without regard to the results of earlier written examinations taken at the Psychological Examiner level. (3) Temporary license for applicants licensed in other jurisdictions. (a) A temporary license may be issued to a Psychologist licensed in another jurisdiction who has been in the continuous practice of psychology in good standing and who is not the subject of a current investigation (if such information is discloseable) or litigation for criminal, professional practice or ethical violations. RULES GOVERNING PSYCHOLOGISTS CHAPTER 1180-02 (b) Such Psychologist licensed in another jurisdiction must meet the educational requirements for licensure as a Psychologist in Tennessee and have passed the EPPP with a score as required by Rule 1180-02-.04. If the Psychologist is seeking HSP designation he/she must have completed a qualifying internship and a year of post- internship, postdoctoral supervised experience or be listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. (c) The temporary license will allow the applicant to perform the functions specified in T.C.A. § 63-11-203 under the qualified supervision of a Psychologist licensed in Tennessee. If seeking HSP designation, supervision must be provided by a Tennessee licensed Psychologist with HSP designation. (d) The temporary license becomes invalid upon failure of the second (2nd) ethics and jurisprudence examination. (e) The temporary license becomes invalid upon the expiration of the twelve (12) month period. (f) A Psychologist licensed in another jurisdiction can apply to the Board for authorization to perform functions listed in T.C.A. § 63-11-203 for a period not to exceed twelve (12) days within a one (1) year period. A written request for authorization must include the reason for the authorization, the dates of these activities, and the name of the supervising Tennessee Psychologist. A letter from the supervising Psychologist and a verification of a valid license in good standing must also be submitted. The Board shall designate a current Board member or qualified person to review the authorization request and approve, deny or defer such request to a quorum of the Board for consideration. (4) All applicants for temporary licensure shall cause to be submitted to the Board’s administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the Board’s licensure application materials, the result of a criminal background check.