Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 193B - Architectural Examining Board › Chapter 2 - Licensure › Rule 193B-2.3 - Renewal of Certificates of Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
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Active status.
Certificates of licensure expire biennially on June 30. In order to maintain
			 authorization to practice in Iowa, a licensee is required to renew the
			 certificate of licensure prior to July 1 of the year of expiration. A licensee
			 who fails to renew by the expiration date is not authorized to practice
			 architecture in Iowa until the certificate is reinstated as provided in rule
			 193B-2.4 (544A,17A).
a. A licensee whose last name begins with the
			 letter A through K will renew in even-numbered years, and a licensee whose last
			 name begins with the letter L through Z will renew in odd-numbered years.
			 However, a license issued on or after May 1 but before June 30 will not expire
			 until June 30 of the next renewal. For example, a license issued on May 17,
			 2020, would not expire until June 30, 2022.
b. It is the policy of the board to send to
			 each licensee a notice of the pending expiration date at the licensee's
			 last-known address approximately one month prior to the date the certificate of
			 licensure is scheduled to expire. The notice, when provided, may be by email
			 communication. Failure to receive this notice does not relieve the licensee of
			 the responsibility to timely renew the certificate and pay the renewal fee. A
			 licensee should contact the board office if the licensee does not receive a
			 renewal notice prior to the date of expiration.
c. Upon the board's receipt of a timely and
			 sufficient renewal application as provided in 193-subrule 7.40(3), the board's
			 administrator will issue a new certificate of licensure reflecting the next
			 expiration date unless grounds exist for denial of the application.
d. If grounds exist to deny a timely and
			 sufficient application to renew, the board will send notification to the
			 applicant. Grounds may exist to deny an application to renew if, for instance,
			 the licensee failed to satisfy the continuing education as required as a
			 condition for licensure. If the basis for denial is pending disciplinary action
			 or disciplinary investigation that is reasonably expected to culminate in
			 disciplinary action, the board will proceed as provided in 193-Chapter 7. If
			 the basis for denial is not related to a pending or imminent disciplinary
			 action, the applicant may contest the board's decision as provided in
			 193-subrule 7.40(1).
e. When a
			 licensee appears to be in violation of mandatory continuing education
			 requirements, the board may, in lieu of proceeding to a contested case hearing
			 on the denial of a renewal application as provided in rule
			 193-7.40 (546,272C), and after
			 or in lieu of giving the licensee an opportunity to come into compliance under
			 193B-subrule 3.3(3), offer a licensee the opportunity to sign a consent order.
			 While the terms of the consent order will be tailored to the specific
			 circumstances at issue, the consent order will typically impose a penalty
			 between $50 and $250, depending on the severity of the violation; establish
			 deadlines for compliance; and require that the licensee complete hours equal to
			 double the deficiency in addition to the required hours; and may impose
			 additional educational requirements on the licensee. Any additional hours
			 completed in compliance with the consent order cannot again be claimed at the
			 next renewal. The board will address subsequent offenses on a case-by-case
			 basis. A licensee is free to accept or reject the offer. If the offer of
			 settlement is accepted, the licensee will be issued a renewed certificate of
			 licensure and will be subject to disciplinary action if the terms of the
			 consent order are not complied with. If the offer of settlement is rejected,
			 the matter will be set for hearing, if timely requested by the applicant
			 pursuant to 193-subrule 7.40(1).
f.
			 The board may notify a licensee whose certificate of licensure has expired. The
			 failure of the board to provide this courtesy notification or the failure of
			 the licensee to receive the notification will not extend the date of
			 expiration.
g. A licensee who
			 continues to practice architecture in Iowa after the license has expired may be
			 subject to disciplinary action. Such unauthorized activity may also be grounds
			 to deny a licensee's application for reinstatement.