Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 653 - Medicine Board › Chapter 18 - Military Service and Veteran Reciprocity › Rule 653-18.2 - Military Education, Training, and Service Credit

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A military service applicant may apply for credit for verified
				military education, training, or service toward any experience or educational
				requirement for licensure by submitting a military service application form to
				the board office.
(1) The completed
			 military service application may be submitted with an application for licensure
			 or examination or prior to an applicant's applying for licensure or to take an
			 examination. No fee is required with submission of an application for military
			 service credit.
(2) The applicant
			 shall identify the experience or educational licensure requirement to which the
			 credit would be applied if granted. Credit shall not be applied to an
			 examination requirement.
(3) The
			 applicant shall provide documents, military transcripts, a certified affidavit,
			 or forms that verify completion of the relevant military education, training,
			 or service, which may include, when applicable, the applicant's Certificate of
			 Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) or Verification of Military
			 Experience and Training (VMET) (DD Form 2586).
(4) The applicant shall fully comply with all
			 other requirements necessary for licensure in Iowa pursuant to 653-Chapter
			 9.
(5) Upon receipt of a completed
			 military service application, the board shall promptly determine whether the
			 verified military education, training, or service will satisfy all or any part
			 of the identified experience or educational qualifications for
			 licensure.
(6) The board shall grant
			 the application in whole or in part if the board determines that the verified
			 military education, training, or service satisfies all or part of the
			 experience or educational qualifications for licensure.
(7) The board shall inform the military
			 service applicant in writing of the credit, if any, given toward an experience
			 or educational qualification for licensure or explain why no credit was
			 granted. The applicant may request reconsideration upon submission of
			 additional documentation or information.
(8) A military service applicant who is
			 aggrieved by the board's decision may request a contested case (administrative
			 hearing) and may participate in a contested case by telephone. A request for a
			 contested case shall be made within 30 days of issuance of the board's
			 decision. There shall be no fees or costs assessed against the military service
			 applicant in connection with a contested case conducted pursuant to this
			 subrule.
(9) The board shall grant
			 or deny the military service application prior to ruling on the application for
			 licensure. The applicant shall not be required to submit any fees in connection
			 with the licensure application unless the board grants the military service
			 application. If the board does not grant the military service application, the
			 applicant may withdraw the licensure application or request that the
			 application be placed on pending status. The withdrawal of a licensure
			 application shall not preclude subsequent applications supported by additional
			 documentation or information.