The Board may issue temporary licenses under limited circumstances pursuant to T.C.A. § 63-16-104(b). An applicant may apply for temporary licensure to fill a position of nursing home administrator that unexpectedly becomes vacant. To receive a temporary license, the individual must either be licensed in another state or meet the majority of the board's standards for licensure. If the individual holding a temporary license must take the board required examination to be fully licensed and fails to achieve the required scores, the temporary license shall be revoked. A temporary license shall not to exceed six (6) months.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1020-01-.05
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-16-103, and 63-16-104.