Alabama § 34-34B-5 Obtaining a New Home State License Based on a Compact Privilege

Alabama Statutes

§ 34-34B-5 — Obtaining a New Home State License Based on a Compact Privilege

Alabama § 34-34B-5

Title 34Professions and Businesses

Ch. 34BDietitian Licensure Compact

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Ala. Code § 34-34B-5 (2026).

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(a)A licensee may hold a home state license, which allows for a compact privilege in other member states, in only one member state at a time.

(b)If a licensee changes his or her home state by moving between two member states:

(1)The licensee shall file an application for obtaining a new home state license based on a compact privilege, pay all applicable fees, and notify the current and new home state in accordance with the rules of the compact commission.

(2)Upon receipt of an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of a compact privilege, the new home state shall verify that the licensee meets the criteria in Section 34-34B-4 via the data system and require that the licensee complete all of the following: a. A Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based crim

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(a) A licensee may hold a home state license, which allows for a compact privilege in other member states, in only one member state at a time.
(b) If a licensee changes his or her home state by moving between two member states:
(1) The licensee shall file an application for obtaining a new home state license based on a compact privilege, pay all applicable fees, and notify the current and new home state in accordance with the rules of the compact commission.
(2) Upon receipt of an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of a compact privilege, the new home state shall verify that the licensee meets the criteria in Section 34-34B-4 via the data system and require that the licensee complete all of the following:
a. A Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based criminal history record information check.
b. Any other criminal history record information required by the new home state.
c. Any jurisprudence requirements of the new home state.
(3) The former home state shall convert the former home state license into a compact privilege once the new home state has activated the new home state license in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the compact commission.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this compact, if the licensee cannot meet the criteria in Section 34-34B-4, the new home state may apply its requirements for issuing a new single-state license.
(5) The licensee shall pay all applicable fees to the new home state in order to be issued a new home state license.
(c) If a licensee changes his or her state of residence by moving from a member state to a non-member state, or from a non-member state to a member state, the state criteria shall apply for issuance of a single state license in the new 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 license.
(e) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.