Registration in another state

Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-5512, under Uniform Debt-Management Services Act.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-5512

(a) If a provider holds a license or certificate of registration in another state authorizing it to provide debt-management services, the provider may submit a copy of that license or certificate and the application for it instead of an application in the form prescribed by § 47-18-5505(a), § 47-18-5506 or § 47-18-5511(b). The administrator shall accept the application and the license or certificate from the other state as an application for registration as a provider or for renewal of registration as a provider, as appropriate, in this state if:(1) The application in the other state contains information substantially similar to or more comprehensive than that required in an application submitted in this state;(2) The applicant provides the information required by § 47-18-5506(1), (3), (10), (12) and (13); (3) The applicant, under oath, certifies that the information contained in the application is current or, to the extent it is not current, supplements the application to make the information current; and(4) The criteria in subsection (b) have been met.

(1) The application in the other state contains information substantially similar to or more comprehensive than that required in an application submitted in this state;

(2) The applicant provides the information required by § 47-18-5506(1), (3), (10), (12) and (13);

(3) The applicant, under oath, certifies that the information contained in the application is current or, to the extent it is not current, supplements the application to make the information current; and

(4) The criteria in subsection (b) have been met.

(b) Prior to a provider's license, certificate, or registration from another state being accepted by the administrator, the administrator shall either:(1) Confirm that the other state has verified that the provider is a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102; or(2) Verify that the provider is a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102.

(1) Confirm that the other state has verified that the provider is a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102; or

(2) Verify that the provider is a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102.