Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A.
To be eligible for a temporary license, an applicant shall:
1. Have applied under
R4-6-301
for a license by examination or
R4-6-304
for a license by endorsement,
2.
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
3. Be one of the following:
a. Applying for a license by
endorsement;
b. Applying for a
license by examination, not currently licensed or certified by a state
behavioral health regulatory entity, and:
i.
Within 12 months after obtaining a degree from the education program on which
the applicant is relying to meet licensing requirements,
ii. Has completed all licensure requirements
except passing the required examination, and
iii. Has not previously taken the required
examination; or
c.
Applying for a license by examination and currently licensed 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. A
temporary license issued to an applicant expires one year after issuance by the
Board.
D. 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. Takes but fails the required
examination.
E. A
temporary licensee shall provide written notice and return the temporary
license to the Board if the temporary licensee fails the required examination.
F.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 as to time, place, and supervision
that the Board deems appropriate.
G. The Board shall issue a temporary license
only in the same discipline for which application is made under subsection (A).
H. 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).
I.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).
J. If the Board
denies a license by examination or endorsement to a temporary licensee, the
temporary licensee shall return the temporary license to the Board within five
days of receiving the Board's notice of the denial.
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, the temporary license
expires.
