Section 34-7B-54 - Reissuance of a multistate license by a new home state(a) A licensee may hold a multistate license, issued by his or her home state, in only one member state at any given time.(b) If a licensee changes his or her home state by moving between two member states: (1) The licensee shall immediately apply for the reissuance of his or her multistate license in his or her new home state. The licensee shall pay all applicable fees and notify the prior home state in accordance with the rules of the commission.(2) Upon receipt of an application to reissue a multistate license, the new home state shall verify that the multistate license is active, unencumbered, and eligible for reissuance under the terms of the compact and the rules of the commission. The multistate license issued by the prior home state shall be deactivated and all member states notified in accordance with the applicable rules adopted by the commission.(3) If required for initial licensure, the new home state may require a background check as specified in the laws of that state, or the compliance with any jurisprudence requirements of the new home state.(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this compact, if a licensee does not meet the requirements set forth in this compact for the reissuance of a multistate license by the new home state, then the licensee shall be subject to the new home state requirements for the issuance of a single-state license in that state.(c) If a licensee changes his or her primary state of residence by moving from a member state to a non-member state, or from a non-member state to a member state, then the licensee shall be subject to the state requirements for the issuance of a single-state license in the new home state.(d) Nothing in this compact shall interfere with a licensee's ability to hold a single-state license in multiple states; however, for the purposes of this compact, a licensee shall have only one home state, and only one multistate license.(e) Nothing in this compact shall interfere with the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.Ala. Code § 34-7B-54 (1975)
Added by Act 2023-488,§ 5, eff. 9/1/2023.