Section 1330-01-.14 - TEMPORARY LICENSE(1)(a) A temporary license is available for applicants who have filed their application with the Board office, and whose application file includes all the documentation required by rule 1330-01-.05, except for proof of their examination passage, and who are otherwise qualified for licensure. A temporary license can be issued not to exceed a cumulative period of six (6) months. 1. An applicant for temporary license as a registered respiratory therapist shall submit proof of successful completion of a program accredited by the American Medical Association Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) in collaboration with the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE) or their successor organizations2. An applicant for temporary license as a certified respiratory therapist shall submit proof of successful completion of academic and clinical preparation in a respiratory care program approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its successor organization or other accrediting organization recognized by the Board pursuant to Rule 1330-01-.05(2)(b) 1. "Academic and clinical preparation in a respiratory care program approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its successor organization or other accrediting organization recognized by the Board" means successful completion of a program accredited by the American Medical Association Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) in collaboration with the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE) or their successor organizations.
(b) Applications for temporary licenses may be used for purposes of applying for full licensure. Those applications shall be held open for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance while awaiting notification of the results of the NBRC examination. If notification of successful completion of the examination is not received in the Board office directly from the NBRC before the expiration of that year, the application will be considered abandoned pursuant to 1330-01-.07. (2) A temporary license will always become invalid at the time a permanent license is issued.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1330-01-.14
Original rule filed January 31, 2000; effective April 15, 2000. Amendment filed March 20, 2001; effective June 3, 2001. Amendment filed March 27, 2003; effective June 10, 2003. Amendment filed April 17, 2003; effective July 1, 2003. Amendment filed August 28, 2015; effective 11/26/2015.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-1-145, 63-1-146, 63-27-102, 63-27-104, 63-27-112, and 63-27-116.