Chapter 287
2013 -- H 5712
Enacted 07/15/13
A N A C T
RELATING TO
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
Introduced By: Representatives Gallison, Fellela, Azzinaro, Casey, and Slater
Date Introduced: February 27, 2013
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Title 5 of the General Laws entitled
"BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS"
is hereby amended by adding thereto the following
chapter:
CHAPTER
87
SERVICE
MEMBER LICENSURE
5-87
1. Service member licensure. --
(a) The director and each member of the
examining and licensing boards shall, upon presentation of
satisfactory evidence by an applicant
for certification or licensure, accept education,
training, or service completed by an individual as
a member of the Armed Forces or Reserves of the
the Military Reserves of any state, or the Naval Militia
of any state toward the qualifications to
receive the license or certification. The director and each
appropriate examining and licensing
board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
(b) Each
business/profession related board shall establish a procedure to expedite the
issuance of a license, certification or permit to perform
professional services regulated by each
such board to a person who is certified or licensed in
another state to perform professional
services in a state other than
(1) Issuing the person
a license, certificate or permit, if, in the opinion of the board, the
requirements for certification or licensure of such other state
are substantially equivalent to that
required in this state; or
(2) Developing a
method to authorize the person to perform professional services
regulated by the board in this state by issuing the person a
temporary permit for a limited period
of time to allow the person to perform professional
services while completing any specific
requirements that may be required in this state that were not
required in the state in which the
person was licensed or certified.
SECTION 2. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled
"HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following chapter:
CHAPTER
91
SERVICE
MEMBER LICENSURE
23-91-1.
Service member licensure. -- (a) The director and each member of the
examining and licensing boards shall, upon presentation of
satisfactory evidence by an applicant
for certification or licensure, accept education,
training, or service completed by an individual as
a member of the Armed Forces or Reserves of the
the Military Reserves of any state, or the Naval Militia
of any state toward the qualifications to
receive the license or certification. The director and each
appropriate examining and licensing
board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
(b) Notwithstanding
any other law to the contrary, each health related board shall
establish a procedure to expedite the issuance of a license,
certification or permit to perform
professional services regulated by each such board to a person who
is certified or licensed in
another state to perform professional services in a state
other than
shall include:
(1) Issuing the
person a license, certificate or permit, if, in the opinion of the board, the
requirements for certification or licensure of such other state
are substantially equivalent to that
required in this state; or
(2) Developing a
method to authorize the person to perform professional services
regulated by the board in this state by issuing the person a
temporary permit for a limited period
of time to allow the person to perform professional
services while completing any specific
requirements that may be required in this state that were not
required in the state in which the
person was licensed or certified.
SECTION 3. Title 5 of the General Laws entitled
"BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS"
is hereby amended by adding thereto the following
chapter:
CHAPTER
88
MILITARY
SPOUSE LICENSURE
5-88-1. Military
spouse licensure. -- (a) Notwithstanding
any other law to the contrary,
each business/profession related board shall establish a
procedure to expedite the issuance of a
license, certification or permit to perform professional
services regulated by each such board to a
person:
(1) Who is certified
or licensed in another state to perform professional services in a state
other than
(2) Whose spouse is a
member of the armed forces of the
(3) Whose spouse is
the subject of a military transfer to
(4) Who left employment
to accompany the person’s spouse to
(b) The procedure
shall include:
(1) Issuing the
person a license, certificate or permit, if, in the opinion of the board, the
requirements for certification or licensure of such other state
are substantially equivalent to that
required in this state; or
(2) Developing a
method to authorize the person to perform professional services
regulated by the board in this state by issuing the person a
temporary permit for a limited period
of time to allow the person to perform professional
services while completing any specific
requirements that may be required in this state that were not
required in the state in which the
person was licensed or certified.
SECTION 4. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled
"HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following chapter:
CHAPTER
92
MILITARY
SPOUSE LICENSURE
23-92-1. Military
spouse licensure. -- (a) Each health
related board shall establish a
procedure to expedite the issuance of a license, certification
or permit to perform professional
services regulated by each such board to a person:
(1) Who is certified
or licensed in another state to perform professional services in a state
other than
(2) Whose spouse is a
member of the armed forces of the
(3) Whose spouse is
the subject of a military transfer to
(4) Who left
employment to accompany the person’s spouse to
(b) The procedure
shall include:
(1) Issuing the
person a license, certificate or permit, if, in the opinion of the board, the
requirements for certification or licensure of such other state
are substantially equivalent to that
required in this state; or
(2) Developing a
method to authorize the person to perform professional services
regulated by the board in this state by issuing the person a
temporary permit for a limited period
of time to allow the person to perform professional
services while completing any specific
requirements that may be required in this state that were not
required in the state in which the
person was licensed or certified.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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