§ 3909 — Reciprocity

(a) Upon payment of the required fee and submission and acceptance of a written application on forms that the Board provides, the Board shall grant a license to an applicant who has done all of the following:

(1) Presented proof of a current, active license in good standing and with no disciplinary action taken against the applicant in another jurisdiction whose standards the Board has determined are substantially similar to those of this State.

(2) Presented proof that, in any other jurisdiction in which the applicant is or was licensed, the applicant’s license is in good standing or the applicant is voluntarily no longer licensed.

(3) Successfully passed an examination that the Board designated under § 3906(a)(3) of this title.

(4) Provided the Board with a certified statement as to whether any outstanding or ongoing disciplinary actions or ethical violations are against the applicant, or whether the applicant has engaged in any of the acts or offenses that may be grounds for disciplinary action under this chapter. Applicants are deemed to consent to the release of information regarding disciplinary actions or ethical violations and waive all objections to the admissibility of the information as evidence at any hearing or other proceeding to which the applicant may be subject under this chapter.

(b) An applicant who has a license in another jurisdiction that has less stringent requirements than those of this State may obtain a license under this section if the applicant can prove to the Board’s satisfaction that the applicant has worked in another jurisdiction in the field for which the applicant is seeking a license in this State for at least 5 years in the 7 years immediately preceding application in this State. The Board may determine whether the requirements of another jurisdiction are less stringent than those of this State.

Legislative History

63 Del. Laws, c. 462, § 2 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 143, § 1 ; 71 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 4 ; 81 Del. Laws, c. 263, § 12