Military Spouses - Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)

Military Spouse License Transfer Options

Military Spouse License Transfer Options
State	Military Spouse License Transfer Options	Military Spouse Legislation
ALABAMA	State agencies shall provide both licensure by endorsement and temporary licensure, but this states law exempts attorneys as well as professions licensed, certified, or regulated by the Securities Commission, the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, the State Board of Pharmacy, the Board of Dental Examiners, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, or the State Board of Medical Examiners.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ALABAMA.pdf
ALASKA	State agencies may issue temporary courtesy licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ALASKA.pdf
ARIZONA	State agencies shall issue licenses by endorsement to military spouses, but with conditions of supervision.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ARIZONA.pdf
ARKANSAS	State agencies shall issue temporary licenses to military spouses and shall expedite licensing by endorsement.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ARKANSAS.pdf
CALIFORNIA	State agencies shall issue expedited licenses to military spouses and shall issue temporary licenses, but this states law only applies to registered nurses, vocational nurses, psychiatric technicians, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, veterinarians, and all licensees of the state Medical Board and the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/CALIFORNIA.pdf
COLORADO	State agencies shall recognize an out-of-state license for the first year of residency, but this states law does not apply to engineers, surveyors, architects, medical practitioners, optometrists, or those in the field of real estate.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/COLORADO.pdf
CONNECTICUT	No general recognition statute for military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/CONNECTICUT.pdf
DELAWARE	State agencies may issue a 6-month non-renewable provisional license to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/DELAWARE.pdf
FLORIDA	State agencies shall issue licenses to military spouses, and health-care practitioners may also be issued temporary licenses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/FLORIDA.pdf
GEORGIA	Each agency shall implement a process by which military spouses may qualify for temporary licenses, licenses by endorsement, expedited licenses, or a combination thereof.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/GEORGIA.pdf
HAWAII	State agencies shall issue endorsement/reciprocity licenses to military spouses and temporary licenses with expedited consideration.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/HAWAII.pdf
IDAHO	State agencies may expedite military spouses' applications for licensure/certification.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/IDAHO.pdf
ILLINOIS	State agencies shall issue temporary, non-renewable 6-month licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ILLINOIS.pdf
INDIANA	State agencies shall issue occupational licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/IDIANA.pdf
IOWA	No general recognition statute for military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/IOWA.pdf
KANSAS	State agencies shall issue endorsement/reciprocity licenses to military spouses on a three-month probationary basis and may issue temporary permits.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/KANSAS.pdf
KENTUCKY	State agencies shall issue temporary or regular licenses within 30 days to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/KENTUCKY.pdf
LOUISIANA	State agencies shall issue licenses and temporary licenses to military spouses; holders of temporary licenses who seek permanent ones receive priority processing.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/LOUISIANA.pdf
MAINE	State agencies may allow short-term licensure by endorsement for military spouses and may issue temporary licenses; no continuing education is required for first relicensure.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MAINE.pdf
MARYLAND	State agencies shall issue expedited temporary licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MARYLAND.pdf
MASSACHUSETTS	State agencies shall issue expedited licenses and expedited temporary licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MASSACHUSETTS.pdf
MICHIGAN	State agencies shall issue temporary licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MICHIGAN.pdf
MINNESOTA	State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses to military spouses and shall issue temporary licenses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MINNESOTA.pdf
MISSISSIPPI	State agencies shall issue licenses to military spouses and may issue temporary licenses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MISSISSIPPI.pdf
MISSOURI	State agencies shall issue temporary courtesy licenses to military spouses, but may impose additional requirements for issuance.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MISSOURI.pdf
MONTANA	State agencies may issue reciprocal licenses and temporary licenses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MONTANA.pdf
NEBRASKA	State agencies shall issue one-year temporary licenses to military spouses, although this state’s law excludes dentists.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEBRASKA.pdf
NEVADA	State agencies may issue licenses by endorsement to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEVADA.pdf
NEW HAMPSHIRE	State agencies shall facilitate the issuance of licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-HAMPSHIRE.pdf
NEW JERSEY	State agencies shall issue either temporary courtesy licenses or reciprocal licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-JERSEY.pdf
NEW MEXICO	State agencies shall issue licenses as soon as practicable to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-MEXICO.pdf
NEW YORK	State agencies shall issue licenses in an expedited fashion to military spouses and may issue temporary permits with supervision.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-YORK.pdf
NORTH CAROLINA	State agencies shall provide both licensure by endorsement and temporary licensure.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NORTH-CAROLINA.pdf
NORTH DAKOTA	State agencies may issue licenses and temporary licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NORTH-DAKOTA.pdf
OHIO	State agencies may issue temporary licenses to military spouses, and shall prioritize and expedite the licensure process.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/OHIO.pdf
OKLAHOMA	State agencies shall expedite the issuance of endorsement licenses and temporary permits to military spouses, but may require testing/examination.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/OKLAHOMA.pdf
OREGON	State agencies shall issue licenses to military-spouses applicants who have "demonstrated competency" and may issue temporary licenses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/OREGON.pdf
PENNSYLVANIA	No general recognition statute for military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/PENNSYLVANIA.pdf
RHODE ISLAND	State agencies shall expeditiously issue licenses or temporary licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/RHODE-ISLAND.pdf
SOUTH CAROLINA	State agencies may issue one-year, non-renewable temporary licenses to military spouses, but may require testing/examination.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/SOUTH-CAROLINA.pdf
SOUTH DAKOTA	State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses to military spouses and shall issue temporary licenses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/SOUTH-DAKOTA.pdf
TENNESSEE	State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses or temporary permits to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/TENNESSEE.pdf
TEXAS	State agencies shall, as soon as practicable, issue licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/TEXAS.pdf
UTAH	State agencies shall permit military spouses with out-of-state licenses to practice their occupation.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/UTAH.pdf
VERMONT	State agencies shall issue expedited temporary licenses to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/VERMONT.pdf
VIRGINIA	State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses to military spouses and shall issue temporary licenses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/VIRGINIA.pdf
WASHINGTON	State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses to military spouses and shall issue temporary licenses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WASHINGTON.pdf
WEST VIRGINIA	State agencies shall issue a 6-month non-renewable temporary license to military spouses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WEST-VIRGINIA.pdf
WISCONSIN	State agencies shall grant reciprocal licenses to military spouses, but may impose additional requirements for issuance.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WISCONSIN.pdf
WYOMING	State agencies shall issue licenses to military spouses and may issue temporary licenses.	https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WYOMING.pdf