The board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who has completed an accredited program, as referenced in § 36-4A-8, and has submitted evidence to the board that the applicant is a candidate accepted to write the examination required by § 36-4A-8 or is awaiting the results of the first examination for which the applicant is eligible after graduation from an accredited program. A temporary license may be issued only once and, except as otherwise provided in this section, is effective for a period no longer than one hundred twenty days. A temporary license otherwise expires upon:

1. (1) Issuance of a regular license to the applicant; or
2. (2) Failure of the applicant to pass the licensing examination. The period of effectiveness set forth in this section for a temporary license does not apply to an applicant who has passed the licensing examination, has a collaborative agreement, and has an application for licensure pending before the board. The period of effectiveness set forth in this section for a temporary license and the requirement for evidence of acceptance to write the examination required by § 36-4A-8, upon graduation from an accredited program, do not apply to an otherwise eligible applicant, if the examination is delayed or cancelled due to a natural disaster or gubernatorially declared emergency.

Source: SL 1991, ch 301 , § 1; SL 1999, ch 192 , § 6; SL 2007, ch 207 , § 7; SL 2025, ch 149 , § 8.