Sec.20-368-11a. Reciprocal licensing and waiver of examination

(a) The board may, by discretionary powers granted pursuant to Section 20-371 of the Connecticut General Statutes, grant licensure by reciprocity subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this section. If there is inadequate evidence upon which to judge the competency of the applicant, the board may require the applicant to take the LARE.

(b) The board or the department, in considering whether to grant licensure by reciprocity, shall consider the applicable statutes and regulations from the state in which the applicant is currently licensed, and shall make a determination of whether the licensure standards are substantially similar to or higher than those of this state.

(c) In order to be granted a license by reciprocity, the applicant's experience, education, or satisfactory combination thereof shall be either equal to or greater than that required pursuant to Section 20-370 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(d) An applicant seeking reciprocal licensing or a waiver of the examination requirement pursuant to Section 20-371 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall provide the department with a council certificate furnished by CLARB. For good cause shown, the board or the department may permit an applicant, in lieu of a council certificate, to submit information regarding experience, education and examination in the form of a CLARB council record.

(Effective May 22, 1985; Amended November 6, 1998; Amended October 21, 2019)