Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department › Chapter 7 - Military Service, Veteran Reciprocity, and Spouses of Active-duty Service Members › Rule 481-7.3 - Veteran and Active-duty Military Spouse Reciprocity

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A veteran or
			 spouse with an unrestricted professional license in another jurisdiction may
			 apply for licensure in Iowa through reciprocity in accordance with Iowa Code
			 chapter 272C. A veteran or spouse must pass any examinations required for
			 licensure to be eligible for licensure through reciprocity and will be given
			 credit for examinations previously passed when consistent with the licensing
			 authority's laws and rules on examination requirements. A fully completed
			 application for licensure submitted by a veteran or spouse under this subrule
			 will be given priority and will be expedited.
(2) Such an application shall contain all of
			 the information required of all applicants for licensure who hold unrestricted
			 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 history,
			 and, if applicable, a criminal history background check. The applicant will 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.
(3) Upon receipt of a
			 fully completed licensure application, the licensing authority will promptly
			 determine if the scope of practice of the jurisdiction where the veteran or
			 spouse is licensed is substantially equivalent to the scope of practice in
			 Iowa. The licensing authority shall make this determination based on
			 information supplied by the applicant and such additional information as the
			 licensing authority may acquire from the applicable jurisdiction.
(4) The licensing authority will 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 required in Iowa unless the applicant is
			 ineligible for licensure based on other grounds, including, for example, the
			 applicant's disciplinary history or criminal background.
(5) If the licensing authority 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
			 licensing authority will 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 history
			 or criminal background, the following will apply:
a. If the 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 licensing
			 authority issue a temporary license for a specified period of time during which
			 the applicant will successfully complete the necessary education or training.
			 The licensing authority will issue a temporary license for a specified period
			 of time upon such conditions as the licensing authority deems reasonably
			 necessary to protect the health, welfare, or safety of the public unless the
			 licensing authority determines that the deficiency is of a character by which
			 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 licensing authority shall issue an order
			 fully explaining the decision and shall inform the applicant of the steps the
			 applicant may take to receive a temporary license.
d. If a temporary license is issued, the
			 application for full licensure will be placed in pending status until the
			 necessary education or training has been successfully completed or the
			 temporary license expires, whichever occurs first. The licensing authority may
			 extend a temporary license on a case-by-case basis for good cause.