Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Chapter 20 - Military Service and Veteran Reciprocity › Rule 645-20.2 - 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 application
			 may be submitted with an application for licensure or examination, or prior to
			 applying for licensure or to take an examination. No fee is required for
			 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) 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.
(5) The board shall grant credit requested in
			 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.
(6) 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.
(7) 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. The provisions of 645-Chapter 11 shall apply, except that no fees or
			 costs shall be assessed against the military service applicant in connection
			 with a contested case conducted pursuant to this subrule.
(8) 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 licensure application be
			 placed in pending status for up to one year or as mutually agreed. The
			 withdrawal of a licensure application shall not preclude subsequent
			 applications supported by additional documentation or information.