Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-6-306

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R4-6-306 - Application for a Temporary License

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.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-6-306

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2700, effective July 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2713, effective June 27, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2630, effective 11/1/2015. Amended by exempt rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 3238, effective 11/1/2016. Amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 3369, effective 1/12/2019.