| ALABAMA |
State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements; furthermore, state agencies shall issue temporary permits. However, the statute excludes both attorneys and the professions regulated by the following state agencies: 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, and the State Board of Medical Examiners. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ALABAMA.pdf |
| ALASKA |
State agencies may issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses from states with equivalent education/training requirements. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ALASKA.pdf |
| ARIZONA |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensees from other states (not limited to military spouses). State agencies may require direct supervision for new licensees. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ARIZONA.pdf |
| ARKANSAS |
State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ARKANSAS.pdf |
| CALIFORNIA |
State agencies shall issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses, but this state’s 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. State agencies shall expedite the licensing process for military spouses. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/CALIFORNIA.pdf |
| COLORADO |
State agencies shall temporarily allow true recognition of the licenses of licensed military spouses. This statute’s scope excludes architects, doctors, engineers, optometrists, and surveyors. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/COLORADO.pdf |
| CONNECTICUT |
This state has no license recognition statute. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/CONNECTICUT.pdf |
| DELAWARE |
State agencies may issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses from states with substantially similar education/training requirements. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/DELAWARE.pdf |
| FLORIDA |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses. Some licensing fees are waived. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/FLORIDA.pdf |
| GEORGIA |
State agencies may issue temporary permits, licenses by true recognition, expedited licenses, or some combination thereof. As a condition of licensing, state agencies may require licensed military spouses to have previous education/training that substantially meets the state’s standards. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/GEORGIA.pdf |
| HAWAII |
State agencies shall issue expedited licenses to licensed military spouses from states with education/training that are equivalent to the state’s requirements. State agencies shall also issue expedited temporary permits to applicants with substantially equivalent education/training so as to allow the military spouse to perform services under professional supervision. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/HAWAII.pdf
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| IDAHO |
State agencies shall issue expedited licenses to licensed military spouses. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/IDAHO.pdf |
| ILLINOIS |
State agencies shall issue expedited temporary permits to licensed military spouses who have applied for licenses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ILLINOIS.pdf |
| INDIANA |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. Military spouse applicants must demonstrate competence as determined by the state agency, such as professional experience in two of the five years prior to application or the completion of continuing education. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/IDIANA.pdf |
| IOWA |
State agencies shall issue expedited licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent licensing requirements; state agencies may issue provisional licenses to licensed military spouses from states without substantially equivalent licensing requirements, so that they have sufficient time to obtain sufficient education/training requirements for licensing. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/IOWA.pdf |
| KANSAS |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses. Applicants without professional experience for the two years preceding the application may face additional education/training or monitoring requirements. If state agencies determine that the license currently held by the military spouse is not equivalent to the local license, the agency may issue a temporary permit that allows the lawful practice of the occupation while the spouse completes additional requirements. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/KANSAS.pdf |
| KENTUCKY |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses within 30 days unless the agency can show significant statutory deficiency in previous education/training requirements which could cause a health or safety risk. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/KENTUCKY.pdf |
| LOUISIANA |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses with education/training that are substantially equivalent to the state’s requirements. Military spouse applicants must demonstrate competence as determined by the state agency, such as professional experience or the completion of continuing education. Furthermore, state agencies shall issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses who have the substantially equivalent education/training described above until a license is granted or denied; the application for that license shall receive priority processing. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/LOUISIANA.pdf |
| MAINE |
State agencies may temporarily allow for true recognition of the licenses of licensed military spouses; state agencies may issue temporary permits for a period of time necessary to obtain a license. State agencies may allow some exemptions from continuing education requirements. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MAINE.pdf |
| MARYLAND |
State agencies shall issue expedited temporary permits to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. State agencies may also issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses from states which lack substantially equivalent education/training requirements; this second type of temporary permit authorizes the military spouse to perform regulated services while the spouse completes additional requirements for licensing, but it may not be issued if its issuance would pose a risk to public health, welfare, or safety. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MARYLAND.pdf |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
State agencies shall issue expedited licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. State agencies shall issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses from states which lack substantially equivalent education/training requirements; this temporary permit allows the applicant to perform regulated services while completing the requirements for full licensing. Some licensing fees are waived. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MASSACHUSETTS.pdf
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| MICHIGAN |
State agencies shall issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses; the 6-month temporary permit is renewable one time if the state agency determines that more time is needed to fulfil licensing requirements. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MICHIGAN.pdf |
| MINNESOTA |
State agencies shall issue expedited licenses to licensed military spouses. State agencies shall issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses; this temporary permit allows the applicant to perform regulated services while completing the requirements for full licensing. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MINNESOTA.pdf |
| MISSISSIPPI |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. Military spouse applicants must demonstrate competence as determined by the state agency, such as professional experience or the completion of continuing education. Furthermore, state agencies may issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses who have the substantially equivalent education/training described above until a license is granted or denied. The temporary permit allows the applicant to perform regulated services while completing the requirements for full licensing. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MISSISSIPPI.pdf
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| MISSOURI |
State agencies shall issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses from states with equivalent education/training requirements. Military spouse applicants must demonstrate professional experience for at least two of the five years before application. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MISSOURI.pdf
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| MONTANA |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensees from other states (not limited to military spouses) with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MONTANA.pdf |
| NEBRASKA |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses from states with similar education/training requirements. This license is valid for one year, or until the regular license application is accepted or rejected. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEBRASKA.pdf |
| NEVADA |
State agencies shall “develop opportunities for reciprocity of licensure” for licensed military spouses. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEVADA.pdf |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
State agencies shall facilitate the issuance of licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-HAMPSHIRE.pdf |
| NEW JERSEY |
State agencies shall issue licenses or temporary permits (at the agency’s discretion) to licensed military spouses. Temporary permits shall only be issued to licensees from states with equivalent licensure requirements; temporary-permit applicants must also must demonstrate professional experience for at least two of the five years before application. Furthermore, temporary permit applicants may also be required by the state agency to pass examinations or undergo continuing education. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-JERSEY.pdf |
| NEW MEXICO |
State agencies shall issue licenses as soon as practicable to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-MEXICO.pdf |
| NEW YORK |
State agencies shall, after an expedited review, issue licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. State agencies may also grant temporary practice permits to licensed military spouses who will work under the supervision of a licensee and who are from states with significantly comparable education/training requirements. Some licensing fees are waived. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-YORK.pdf |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. Military spouse applicants must demonstrate competence as determined by the state agency, such as professional experience (for instance, professional experience for two of the last five years prior to application) or the completion of continuing education. Some licensing fees are waived. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NORTH-CAROLINA.pdf |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses. Military spouse applicants must demonstrate competence as determined by the state agency, including professional experience for two of the last four years prior to application, and the board must determine that issuance of the license will not substantially increase the risk of harm to the public. State agencies shall issue temporary permits to military spouses in those cases in which the standard licensing requirements have been substantially met. State agencies must immediately begin the license and permit issuing process upon the application of a military spouse, and if the agency does not issue the license or permit within 30 days, it must immediately issue a temporary permit. Some licensing fees are waived. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NORTH-DAKOTA.pdf |
| OHIO |
State agencies may issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/OHIO.pdf |
| OKLAHOMA |
State agencies shall issue expedited licenses to licensed military spouses with reasonably equivalent education/training requirements. State agencies shall issue temporary permits to military spouses in those cases in which the applicant needs additional time to obtain necessary requirements. Some licensing fees are waived. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/OKLAHOMA.pdf |
| OREGON |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses. Military spouse applicants must demonstrate competence as determined by the state agency, including professional experience for one of the last three years prior to application. State agencies may also issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/OREGON.pdf |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensees from other states (not limited to military spouses) with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. Applicants must demonstrate competence as determined by the state agency, such as continuing education or professional experience for two of the last five years prior to application. Furthermore, state agencies may issue temporary permits which allow the applicant to perform regulated services while completing the requirements for full licensing. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/PENNSYLVANIA.pdf |
| RHODE ISLAND |
State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses to licensed military spouses with substantially equivalent education/training requirements. State agencies shall also issue temporary permits to military spouses which allow applicants to perform regulated services while completing the requirements for full licensing. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/RHODE-ISLAND.pdf |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
State agencies may issue temporary permits (one-year, non-renewable) to licensed military spouses. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/SOUTH-CAROLINA.pdf |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
State agencies shall issue licenses within 30 days to licensed military spouses. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/SOUTH-DAKOTA.pdf |
| TENNESSEE |
State agencies shall allow licensed military spouses from states with reasonably similar education/training requirements to practice without a local license (that is, true recognition). However, this statute excludes professions regulated by the state athletic commission, the board of healing arts, the board for licensing hospitals, the stream pollution control board, the pest control board, the board of examiners for registered professional sanitarians, the board of examiners of miners, and the board of law examiners. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/TENNESSEE.pdf |
| TEXAS |
State agencies shall allow licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training licenses to practice without obtaining a local license (that is, true recognition). |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/TEXAS.pdf |
| UTAH |
State agencies shall allow licensed military spouses to practice without a local license (that is, true recognition). |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/UTAH.pdf |
| VERMONT |
State agencies shall issue expedited temporary permits to military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements unless such issuance would pose a risk to public health, safety, and welfare. State agencies must process applications for permanent licenses before temporary permits expire. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/VERMONT.pdf |
| VIRGINIA |
State agencies shall issue expedited licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements; state agencies shall issue temporary permits to licensed military spouses if unable to issue licenses to them within 20 days. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/VIRGINIA.pdf |
| WASHINGTON |
State agencies shall issue expedited licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements, and shall also issue temporary permits to those military spouses so that they can perform regulated services while completing the requirements for full licensing. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WASHINGTON.pdf |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
State agencies shall issue temporary permits within 30 days to licensed military spouses. Some licensing fees are waived. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WEST-VIRGINIA.pdf |
| WISCONSIN |
State agencies shall issue reciprocal licenses to licensed military spouses, but may impose additional requirements upon applicants. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WISCONSIN.pdf |
| WYOMING |
State agencies shall issue licenses to licensed military spouses from states with substantially equivalent education/training requirements who can demonstrate professional competence. State agencies shall determine competence by reference to such factors as work experience, continuing education, and disciplinary history. State agencies may issue temporary permits to applicants. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WYOMING.pdf |
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