8 CAR § 62-605 – Reciprocity and provisional certificate

(a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall issue a comparable operator license without additional course hours or examination to any applicant who holds a current operator license in good standing in any state, territory, or possession of the United States or any country, provided that the licensing requirements under which that person was certified are substantially equivalent with the provisions of this part and are of an equal or greater standard.
(b)
1. (1) The division shall issue a temporary and provisional certificate to an individual licensed in another state immediately upon receipt of the application, the required fee, and other documentation required for licensure.
2. (2) The temporary or provisional certificate shall be effective for at least ninety (90) days, or until the division makes a decision on the application, unless the division determines that the applicant does not meet the requirements for reciprocity under this section, in which case the provisional or temporary license shall immediately be revoked.
(c) If the state, territory, or district from which the applicant has previously resided and worked does not issue the same or substantially similar license, the division shall require testing to demonstrate competency in the field and at least three (3) letters of recommendation.