(a) All persons desiring to begin their required professional experience shall file an RPE temporary license application with the Board as provided in Section 1399.151. No person shall commence any RPE in a setting in which licensure is required in the Act until he or she has been issued a required professional experience temporary license. Upon receipt of the RPE temporary license application, the Board will immediately review the RPE plan and notify the applicant of its approval or disapproval. As soon as possible thereafter the Board will review the applicant's credentials and notify the applicant as to the approval of his or her credentials for licensure.

(b) All RPE temporary license applicants shall submit at the time of filing the RPE temporary license application a non-refundable fee of $35.00 which is applicable to the application fee as required in Section 1399.157(a).

(c) Any experience gained prior to the issuance of the RPE temporary license will not be counted toward licensure, unless the RPE temporary license holder is practicing in a setting exempt under Section 2530.5 of the Code, or in another state.

(d) Application under this section shall constitute temporary licensure of the RPE applicant under Section 2530.5 of the Code.