{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-4-116","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-4-116","heading":"Reciprocity - License without examination","body":"(a) Upon receipt of a fee as set by the board in rule, the board may, in its discretion, grant a license without examination to any applicant who: (1) Holds a valid license issued by another state or the District of Columbia and has substantially met the qualifications for licensure in this state; or (2) Furnishes satisfactory proof that the applicant has continuously and lawfully engaged in the occupation or practice for which a license is applied for a period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application. (b) The board shall not prohibit an applicant from receiving initial reciprocity based on the requirements of § 62-4-110(a)(4), (b)(3), (c)(3), (d)(3), or (e)(3) , or § 62-4-117(g) . However, the applicant must complete the requirements of §§ 62-4-110(a)(4), (b)(3), (c)(3), (d)(3), and (e)(3) , and 62-4-117(g) before the board may grant the license. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 117, s 17, eff. 4/13/2021. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 402, s 22, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1986, ch. 817, § 16; 1996, ch. 897, § 8.\n(a) Upon receipt of a fee as set by the board in rule, the board may, in its discretion, grant a license without examination to any applicant who: (1) Holds a valid license issued by another state or the District of Columbia and has substantially met the qualifications for licensure in this state; or (2) Furnishes satisfactory proof that the applicant has continuously and lawfully engaged in the occupation or practice for which a license is applied for a period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application.\n(1) Holds a valid license issued by another state or the District of Columbia and has substantially met the qualifications for licensure in this state; or\n(2) Furnishes satisfactory proof that the applicant has continuously and lawfully engaged in the occupation or practice for which a license is applied for a period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application.\n(b) The board shall not prohibit an applicant from receiving initial reciprocity based on the requirements of § 62-4-110(a)(4), (b)(3), (c)(3), (d)(3), or (e)(3) , or § 62-4-117(g) . However, the applicant must complete the requirements of §§ 62-4-110(a)(4), (b)(3), (c)(3), (d)(3), and (e)(3) , and 62-4-117(g) before the board may grant the license.","path":["TN Code","Title 62","Chapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"f0e9c01458e8de341ffe6aad8e0d9cfb9f771982794e9b391422e931db2d6ce9","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-4-115","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-4-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}