Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 655 - Nursing Board › Chapter 18 - Military Service and Veteran Reciprocity › Rule 655-18.3 - Veteran and Spouse Reciprocity

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A veteran or
			 spouse with a nursing license in another jurisdiction may apply for licensure
			 in Iowa through reciprocity (endorsement) pursuant to 655-Chapter 3. A veteran
			 or spouse must pass any examinations required for licensure to be eligible for
			 licensure through reciprocity. A fully completed application for licensure
			 submitted by a veteran or spouse under this subrule shall be given priority and
			 shall be expedited.
(2) Any
			 application for licensure by reciprocity shall contain all of the information
			 required of all applicants for licensure who hold licenses in other
			 jurisdictions and who are applying for licensure by reciprocity, including, but
			 not limited to, completion of all required forms, payment of applicable fees,
			 disclosure of criminal or disciplinary histories, and, if applicable, a
			 criminal history background check. The applicant shall use the same forms as
			 any other applicant for licensure by reciprocity and shall additionally provide
			 such documentation as is reasonably needed to verify the applicant's status as
			 a veteran under Iowa Code section
			 35.1(2)  or as
			 a spouse under rule 655-18.1 (272C).
(3) Upon receipt of a fully completed
			 licensure application, the board shall promptly determine if the scope of
			 practice in the jurisdiction where the applicant is licensed is substantially
			 equivalent to the scope of practice in Iowa. The board shall make this
			 determination based on information supplied by the applicant and such
			 additional information as the board may acquire from the applicable
			 jurisdiction.
(4) The board shall
			 promptly grant a license to the applicant if the applicant is licensed in the
			 same or similar profession in another jurisdiction whose scope of practice is
			 substantially equivalent to the scope of practice in Iowa, unless the applicant
			 is ineligible for licensure based on other grounds, for example, the
			 applicant's disciplinary or criminal background.
(5) If the board determines that the scope of
			 practice in the jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed is not
			 substantially equivalent to the scope of practice in Iowa, the board shall
			 promptly inform the applicant of the additional education or training required
			 for licensure in Iowa. Unless the applicant is ineligible for licensure based
			 on other grounds, such as disciplinary or criminal background, the following
			 shall apply:
a. If an applicant has not
			 passed the required examination(s) for licensure, the applicant may not be
			 issued a temporary license but may request that the licensure application be
			 placed in pending status for up to one year or as mutually agreed to provide
			 the applicant with the opportunity to satisfy the examination
			 requirements.
b. If additional
			 education or training is required, the applicant may request that the board
			 issue a temporary license fora specified period of time during which the
			 applicant will successfully complete the necessary education or training. The
			 board shall issue a temporary license for a specified period of time upon such
			 conditions as the board deems reasonably necessary to protect the health,
			 welfare or safety of the public unless the board determines that the deficiency
			 is of a character that the public health, welfare or safety will be adversely
			 affected if a temporary license is granted.
c. If a request for a temporary license is
			 denied, the board shall issue an order fully explaining the decision and shall
			 inform the applicant of the steps the applicant may take in order to receive a
			 temporary license.
d. If a
			 temporary license is issued, the application for full licensure shall be placed
			 in pending status until the necessary education or training has been
			 successfully completed or the temporary license expires, whichever occurs
			 first. The board may extend a temporary license on a case-by-case basis for
			 good cause.