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 examina- tion 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 reg- ulatory 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 examina- tion; or

c.         Applying for a license by examination and currently licensed or certified  by a  state behavioral health entity.

B.       An individual is not eligible for a temporary license if the indi- vidual:

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 serious- ness to merit disciplinary action, or

4.        Has been previously denied a license by the Board.

C.      The Board shall ensure that a temporary license issued to an applicant for licensure by examination:

1.        Under subsection (A)(3)(b):

a.         Expires 180 days after issuance by the Board, and

b.        Is revoked immediately if the applicant fails to take the required examination within180 days after the temporary license is issued or fails the required examination; or

2.        Under subsection (A)(3)(c), expires in one year after issu- ance by the Board.

D.      A temporary licensee shall provide written notice and return the temporary license to the Board if the temporary licensee:

1.        Fails to take the required examination; or

2.        Takes but fails the required examination.

E.       The Board shall ensure that a temporary license issued to an applicant for licensure by endorsement:

1.        Expires 180 days after issuance by the Board if the appli- cant has not previously taken the required examination and is revoked immediately if the applicant fails to take the required examination within 180 days after the tem- porary license is issued or fails the required examination; or

2.        Expires one year after the date of issuance if the applicant has previously passed the required examination and is revoked immediately when the applicant is issued or denied a license by endorsement.

F.       An applicant who is issued a temporary license shall practice as a behavioral health professional only under direct supervi- sion. 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 dis- cipline 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 sub- mitted under R4-6-301 for a license by examination or R4-6-

304  for  a  license   by  endorsement,   the  temporary   license expires.

Historical Note

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 final exempt rulemaking pursuant to Laws 2015, Chapter 154, § 10, at 21 A.A.R.

2630, effective November 1, 2015 (Supp. 15-4).