Section 0780-02-16-.08 - EXPEDITED APPLICATIONS AND ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE(1) An applicant for certification meeting the requirements of T.C.A. § 4-3-1304(d)(1) may:(a) Be issued a certification upon application and payment of all fees required for the issuance of such certification if, in the opinion of the State Fire Marshal, or designee, the requirements for certification of such other state are substantially equivalent to that required in Tennessee; or(b) Be issued a temporary certification as described herein if the State Fire Marshal, or designee, determines that the applicant's certification 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 certification to be substantially equivalent. The State Fire Marshal's Office may issue a temporary certification upon application and payment of all fees required for issuance of a regular certification of the same type which shall allow such person to perform services as if fully certified for a set period of time that is determined to be sufficient by the State Fire Marshal, or designee, for the applicant to complete such requirements.(i) After completing those additional requirements and providing the State Fire Marshal's Office with sufficient proof thereof as may be required, a full certification shall be issued to the applicant with an issuance date of the date of the original issuance of the temporary certification and an expiration date as if the full certification had been issued at that time.(ii) A temporary certification shall be issued for a period no longer than the length of a renewal cycle for a full certification of the same type.(iii) A temporary certification shall expire upon the date set by the State Fire Marshal's Office and shall not be subject to renewal except through the completion of the requirements for substantial equivalency as required by the State Fire Marshal, or designee, or by an extension of time granted for good cause by the State Fire Marshal, or designee.(iv) Should an extension to a temporary certification cause the temporary certification to be in effect longer than the renewal cycle of a full certification, then the holder of the temporary certification shall file a renewal application with such documentation and fees, including completion of continuing education, as are required by the State Fire Marshal, or designee, for all other renewals of a full certification 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 certification issued by the State Fire Marshal's Office if such military education, training, or experience is determined by the State Fire Marshal, or designee, to be substantially equivalent to the education, training, or experience required for the issuance of such certification.(3) Any certified inspector 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 certification expires during the period of activation shall be eligible to be renewed upon the inspector being released from active duty without payment of late fees or other penalties. (a) The certification shall be eligible for renewal pursuant to this subsection for six (6) months from the person's release from active duty.(b) Any person renewing under this subsection shall provide the State Fire Marshal's Office such supporting documentation evidencing activation as may be required by the State Fire Marshal's Office prior to renewal of any certification pursuant to this chapter.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-16-.08
Original rule filed December 19, 2017; effective 3/19/2018.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-1304(d)(1), 8-120-118, 68-102-113, 68-120-106, 68-120-113, and 68-120-118.