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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Chapter 304 - Discipline for Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Rule 645-304.4 - Discretion of Board

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following factors may be considered by the board in
				  determining the nature and severity of the disciplinary sanction to be
				  imposed:
1. The relative serious
				nature of the violation as it relates to ensuring a high standard of
				professional care for the citizens of this state;
2. The facts of the particular
				violation;
3. Any extenuating facts
				or other countervailing considerations;
4. The number of prior violations or
				complaints;
5. The seriousness of
				prior violations or complaints;
6.
				Whether remedial action has been taken; and
7. Such other factors as may reflect upon the
				competency, ethical standards, and professional conduct of the
				licensee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Chapter 305 - Adoption of Uniform and Model Rules › Rule 645-305.1 - Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Adoption of Uniform and Model Rules

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The board hereby adopts by reference the following:
(1) to (9) Reserved.
(10) Model rules for licensee review
				committee, 481-Chapter 505.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				  272C.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.2 - Requirements for Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The
				following criteria shall apply to licensure:
a. An applicant shall complete a
				board-approved application packet. Application forms may be obtained from the
				board's Web site
(
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure
) or directly from the board office. All applications shall be sent to the
				Board of Physician Assistants, Professional Licensure Division, Fifth Floor,
				Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075.
b. An applicant shall complete the
				application form according to the instructions contained in the
				application.
c. Each application
				shall be accompanied by the appropriate fees payable by check or money order to
				the Iowa Board of Physician Assistants. The fees are nonrefundable.
d. Each applicant shall provide official
				copies of academic transcripts that have been sent to the board directly from
				an approved program for the education of physician assistants. EXCEPTION: An
				applicant who is not a graduate of an approved program but who passed the NCCPA
				initial certification examination prior to 1986 is exempt from the graduation
				requirement.
e. An applicant shall
				provide a copy of the initial certification from NCCPA, or its successor
				agency, sent directly to the board from the NCCPA, or its successor
				agency.
f. Prior to beginning
				practice, the physician assistant shall notify the board of the identity of the
				supervising physician(s) on the board-approved form.
g. In lieu of paragraphs
"d"
and
"e, "
an applicant for licensure may provide documentation
				from the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) of the Federation
				of State Medical Boards as primary source verification for identity, education
				and national certification information.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.3 - Temporary Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A
				temporary license may be issued for an applicant who has not taken the NCCPA
				initial certification examination or successor agency examination or is waiting
				for the results of the examination.
(2) The applicant must comply with subrule
				326.2(1), with the exception of paragraphs
"d"
and
"e."
(3) A
				temporary license shall be valid for one year from the date of
				issuance.
(4) The temporary license
				shall be renewed only once upon the applicant's showing proof that, through no
				fault of the applicant, the applicant was unable to take the certification
				examination recognized by the board. Proof of inability to take the
				certification examination shall be submitted to the board office with written
				request for renewal of a temporary license, accompanied by the temporary
				license renewal fee.
(5) If the
				temporary licensee fails the certification examination, the temporary licensee
				must cease practice immediately and surrender the temporary license by the next
				business day.
(6) There is no
				additional fee for converting temporary licensure to permanent
				licensure.
(7) The applicant shall
				ensure that certification of completion is sent to the board directly from an
				approved program for the education of physician assistants. The certification
				of completion must be signed by a designee from the approved program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.4 - Licensure by Endorsement

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
An applicant who has been licensed under the laws of another
				  jurisdiction shall file an application for licensure by endorsement. An
				  applicant shall:
(1) Submit to the
				board a completed application according to the instructions on the
				application.
(2) Pay the
				nonrefundable licensure fee.
(3)
				Provide an official copy of the transcript sent directly to the board from an
				approved program for the education of physician assistants or qualify for the
				exception stated in paragraph 326.2(1)
"d."
(4) Provide a copy of the initial
				certification from NCCPA, or its successor agency, sent directly to the board
				from the NCCPA, or its successor agency. Additionally, provide one of the
				following documents:
a. Copy of current
				certification from the NCCPA, or its successor agency, sent directly to the
				board from the NCCPA, or its successor agency; or
b. Proof of completion of 100 CME hours for
				each biennium since initial certification.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.6 - Examination Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The applicant for licensure as a physician assistant shall
				  successfully pass the certifying examination conducted by the National
				  Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or a successor examination
				  approved by the board of physician assistants.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.7 - Educational Qualifications

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An applicant for licensure as a physician assistant shall
				  submit official copies of academic transcripts from an approved program for
				  education of physician assistants, or the applicant shall qualify for the
				  exception stated in paragraph 326.2(1)
"d. "
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.8 - Supervision Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
				Notification requirements. Physician assistants shall use the board-approved
				forms to notify the board of the identity of their supervising physicians at
				the following times:
a. Prior to beginning
				practice in Iowa.
b. At the time of
				license renewal. The physician assistant shall notify the board of the identity
				of each of the physician assistant's supervising physicians and of any change
				in the status of the supervisory relationships during the physician assistant's
				current biennium. In addition, the physician assistant shall maintain a list of
				supervising physicians to provide to the board upon request.
c. At the time of license
				reactivation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.9 - License Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The
				biennial license renewal period for a license to practice as a physician
				assistant shall begin on October 1 and end on September 30 two years later. The
				licensee is responsible for renewing the license prior to its expiration.
				Failure of the licensee to receive notice from the board does not relieve the
				licensee of the responsibility for renewing the license.
(2) An individual who was issued a license
				within six months of the license renewal date will not be required to renew the
				license until the subsequent renewal date two years later.
(3) A licensee seeking renewal shall:
a. Meet the continuing education requirements
				of rule 645-328.2 (148C) and the
				mandatory reporting requirements of subrule 326.9(4). A licensee whose license
				was reactivated during the current renewal compliance period may use continuing
				education credit earned during the compliance period for the first renewal
				following reactivation; and
b.
				Submit the completed renewal application and renewal fee before the license
				expiration date.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.15 - Use of Title

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A physician assistant licensed under Iowa Code chapter 148C
				  may use the words "physician assistant" after the person's name or signify the
				  same by the use of the letters "PA." A person who meets the qualifications for
				  licensure under Iowa Code chapter 148C but does not possess a current license
				  may use the title "PA" or "physician assistant" but may not act or practice as
				  a physician assistant unless licensed under Iowa Code chapter
				  148C.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.17 - Student Physician Assistant

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(1)
				Any person who is enrolled as a student in an approved program shall comply
				with the rules set forth in this chapter. A student is exempted from licensure
				requirements.
(2) Notwithstanding
				any other provisions of these rules, a student may perform medical services
				when they are rendered within the scope of an approved program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.18 - Recognition of an Approved Program

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The board shall recognize a program for education and
				  training of physician assistants if it is accredited by the Accreditation
				  Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its successor,
				  or, if accredited prior to 2001, either by the Committee on Allied Health
				  Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
				  Education Programs.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  148C.2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.19 - License Reactivation

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee
				  shall:
(1) Submit a reactivation
				application on a form provided by the board.
(2) Pay the reactivation fee that is due as
				specified in 645-Chapter 5.
(3)
				Provide verification of current competence to practice as a physician assistant
				by satisfying one of the following criteria:
a. If the license has been on inactive status
				for five years or less, an applicant must provide the following:
(1) Verification of the license(s) from every
				jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been licensed and is or has been
				practicing during the time period the Iowa license was inactive, sent directly
				from the jurisdiction(s) to the board office. Web-based verification may be
				substituted for verification from a jurisdiction's board office if the
				verification includes:
1. Licensee's
				name;
2. Date of initial
				licensure;
3. Current licensure
				status; and
4. Any disciplinary
				action taken against the license; and
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 326 - Licensure of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-326.20 - License Reinstatement

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A licensee whose license has been revoked, suspended, or
				  voluntarily surrendered must apply for and receive reinstatement of the license
				  in accordance with
				  645-1131. (272C)
				  and must apply for and be granted reactivation of the license in accordance
				  with 326.19(17A,147,272C) prior to practicing as a physician assistant in this
				  state.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 327 - Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-327.2 - Prohibition

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No physician assistant engaged in independent practice, as
				  defined in Iowa Code section
				  148C.1(5), will
				  be permitted to measure the visual power and visual efficiency of the human
				  eye, as distinguished from routine visual screening, except in the personal
				  presence of a supervising physician at the place where these services are
				  rendered.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 327 - Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-327.3 - Identification as a Physician Assistant

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The physician assistant will be identified as a physician
				  assistant to patients and to the public, regardless of the physician
				  assistant's educational degree.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 327 - Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-327.4 - Prescription Requirements

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(1) Each written
				outpatient prescription drug order issued by a physician assistant will contain
				the following:
a. The date of
				issuance.
b. The name and address
				of the patient for whom the drug is prescribed.
c. The name, strength, and quantity of the
				drug, medicine, or device prescribed and directions for use.
d. The physician assistant's name and the
				practice address.
e. The signature
				of the physician assistant followed by the initials "PA."
f. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
				number of the physician assistant if the prescription is for a controlled
				substance.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 327 - Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-327.5 - Supplying-requirements for Containers, Labeling, and Records

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(1)
Containers.
A prescription drug will be supplied in a
				container that meets the requirements of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of
				1970, 15 U.S.C. §
										1471-1476 (1976), which relate to
				childproof closure, unless otherwise requested by the patient. The containers
				must also meet the requirements of Section 502G of the Federal Food, Drug and
				Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.
				§
										301 et seq. (1976), which pertain to
				light resistance and moisture resistance needs of the drug supplied.
(2)
Labeling.
A label
				bearing the following information will be affixed to a container in which a
				prescription drug is supplied:
a. The name and
				practice address of the supervising physician and physician
				assistant.
b. The name of the
				patient.
c. The date
				supplied.
d. The directions for
				administering the prescription drug and any cautionary statement deemed
				appropriate by the physician assistant.
e. The name, strength and quantity of the
				prescription drug in the container.
f. When supplying Schedule II, III, or IV
				controlled substances, the federal transfer warning statement must appear on
				the label as follows: "Caution: Federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug
				to any person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 327 - Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-327.6 - Standards of Practice-telemedicine

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This rule establishes standards of practice for the provision
				  of telemedicine services.
(1)
Telemedicine, generally.
a.
				Technological advances have made it possible for licensees in one location to
				provide medical care to patients in another location with or without an
				intervening health care provider.
b. Telemedicine is a useful tool that, if
				applied appropriately, can provide important benefits to patients, including
				increased access to health care, expanded utilization of specialty expertise,
				rapid availability of patient records, and potential cost savings.
c. Licensees using telemedicine will be held
				to the same standards of care and professional ethics as licensees using
				traditional in-person medical care.
d. Failure to conform to the appropriate
				standards of care or professional ethics while using telemedicine may subject
				the licensee to potential discipline by the board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 327 - Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-327.7 - Supplying-requirements for Containers, Labeling, and Records

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(1)
Containers.
A prescription drug shall be supplied in a
				container which meets the requirements of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act
				of 1970, 15 U.S.C. §§1471 - 1476(1976), which relate to childproof
				closure, unless otherwise requested by the patient. The containers must also
				meet the requirements of Section 502G of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
				Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq. (1976), which pertain to light
				resistance and moisture resistance needs of the drug supplied.
(2)
Labeling.
A label
				bearing the following information shall be affixed to a container in which a
				prescription drug is supplied:
a. The name
				and practice address of the supervising physician and physician
				assistant.
b. The name of the
				patient.
c. The date
				supplied.
d. The directions for
				administering the prescription drug and any cautionary statement deemed
				appropriate by the physician assistant.
e. The name, strength and quantity of the
				prescription drug in the container.
f. When supplying Schedule II, III, or IV
				controlled substances, the federal transfer warning statement must appear on
				the label as follows: "Caution: Federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug
				to any person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 327 - Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-327.8 - Sharing Information

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When the board receives a complaint alleging that inadequate
				  supervision by a physician assistant's supervising physician may have occurred,
				  the board shall forward a copy of that complaint to the board of medicine. Any
				  response to the complaint, filed with the board by the physician assistant,
				  will also be shared with the board of medicine.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 327 - Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 645-327.9 - Standards of Practice-telemedicine

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This rule establishes standards of practice for the delegated
				  provision of telemedicine services.
(1)
Telemedicine, generally.
a. Technological advances have made it
				possible for licensees in one location to provide medical care to patients in
				another location with or without an intervening health care provider.
b. Telemedicine is a useful tool that, if
				applied appropriately, can provide important benefits to patients, including
				increased access to health care, expanded utilization of specialty expertise,
				rapid availability of patient records, and potential cost savings.
c. Licensees using telemedicine will be held
				to the same standards of care and professional ethics as licensees using
				traditional in-person medical care.
d. Failure to conform to the appropriate
				standards of care or professional ethics while using telemedicine may subject
				the licensee to potential discipline by the board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 328 - Continuing Education for Physician Assistants › Rule 645-328.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions
				  will apply:
"Active license"
means a license that is
				  current and has not expired.
"Approved program/activity"
means a
				  continuing education program/activity meeting the standards set forth in these
				  rules.
"Audit"
means the selection of licensees for
				  verification of satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements
				  during a specified time period.
"Board"
means the board of physician
				  assistants.
"Continuing education"
means planned,
				  organized learning acts designed to maintain, improve, or expand a licensee's
				  knowledge and skills in order for the licensee to develop new knowledge and
				  skills relevant to the enhancement of practice, education, or theory
				  development to improve the safety and welfare of the public.
"Hour of continuing education"
means at
				  least 50 minutes spent by a licensee in actual attendance at and completion of
				  an approved continuing education activity.
"Inactive license"
means a license that has
				  expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period. The category
				  of "inactive license" may include licenses formerly known as lapsed, inactive,
				  delinquent, closed, or retired.
"License"
means license to practice.
"Licensee"
means any person licensed to
				  practice as a physician assistant in the state of Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 328 - Continuing Education for Physician Assistants › Rule 645-328.2 - Continuing Education Requirements

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(1) The biennial
				continuing education compliance period will extend for a two-year period
				beginning on October 1 of each year and ending on September 30 two years later.
				Each biennium, each licensee will be required to complete a minimum of 100
				hours of continuing education approved by the board.
(2) Requirements of new licensees. Those
				persons licensed for the first time will not be required to complete continuing
				education as a prerequisite for the first renewal of their licenses. The new
				licensee will be required to complete a minimum of 100 hours of continuing
				education per biennium for each subsequent license renewal.
(3) A licensee whose license was reactivated
				during the current renewal compliance period may use continuing education
				earned during the compliance period for the first renewal following
				reactivation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 328 - Continuing Education for Physician Assistants › Rule 645-328.3 - Standards

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(1)
General
				criteria.
A continuing education activity is appropriate for
				continuing education credit if the continuing education activity:
a. Constitutes an organized program of
				learning that contributes directly to the professional competency of the
				licensee;
b. Pertains to subject
				matters that integrally relate to the practice of the profession;
c. Is conducted by individuals who have
				specialized education, training and experience by reason of which said
				individuals should be considered qualified concerning the subject matter of the
				program;
d. Fulfills stated program
				goals, objectives, or both; and
e.
				Provides an individual certificate of completion or evidence of successful
				completion of the course provided by the course sponsor. This documentation
				must contain the course title, date(s), contact hours, sponsor and licensee's
				name.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 329 - Discipline for Physician Assistants › Rule 645-329.1 - Definitions

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"Board"
means the board of physician
				  assistants.
"Discipline"
means any sanction the board
				  may impose upon licensees.
"Licensee"
means a person licensed to
				  practice as a physician assistant in Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 329 - Discipline for Physician Assistants › Rule 645-329.2 - Grounds for Discipline

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The board may impose any of the disciplinary sanctions
				  provided in Iowa Code section
				  272C.3 when the board determines
				  that the licensee is guilty of any of the following acts or offenses or those
				  listed in 645-Chapter 13:
(1)
				Professional incompetency. Professional incompetency includes but is not
				limited to:
a. A substantial lack of
				knowledge or ability to discharge professional obligations within the scope of
				practice.
b. A substantial
				deviation from the standards of learning or skill ordinarily possessed and
				applied by other physician assistants in the state of Iowa acting in the same
				or similar circumstances.
c. A
				failure to exercise the degree of care that is ordinarily exercised by the
				average physician assistant acting in the same or similar
				circumstances.
d. Failure to
				conform to the minimal standard of acceptable and prevailing practice of a
				physician assistant in this state.
e. Inability to practice with reasonable
				skill and safety by reason of illness, drunkenness, excessive use of drugs,
				narcotics, chemicals, or other type of material oras a result of a mental or
				physical condition.
f. Being
				adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent
				jurisdiction.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 329 - Discipline for Physician Assistants › Rule 645-329.3 - Method of Discipline

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The board has the authority to impose the following
				  disciplinary sanctions:
1. Revocation
				of license.
2. Suspension of
				license until further order of the board or for a specific period.
3. Prohibit permanently, until further order
				of the board, or for a specific period, the engaging in specified procedures,
				methods, or acts.
4.
				Probation.
5. Require additional
				education or training.
6. Require a
				reexamination.
7. Order a mental,
				physical, or clinical competency examination, or order alcohol and drug
				screening within a time specified by the board.
8. Impose civil penalties not to exceed
				$1000.
9. Issue a citation and
				warning.
10. Such other sanctions
				allowed by law as may be appropriate.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 329 - Discipline for Physician Assistants › Rule 645-329.4 - Discretion of Board

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The following factors may be considered by the board in
				  determining the nature and severity of the disciplinary sanction to be
				  imposed:
1. The relative serious
				nature of the violation as it relates to ensuring a high standard of
				professional care to the citizens of this state;
2. The facts of the particular
				violation;
3. Any extenuating facts
				or other countervailing considerations;
4. The number of prior violations or
				complaints;
5. The seriousness of
				prior violations or complaints;
6.
				Whether remedial action has been taken; and
7. Such other factors as may reflect upon the
				competency, ethical standards, and professional conduct of the
				licensee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Physician Assistants › Chapter 330 - Adoption of Uniform and Model Rules › Rule 645-330.1 - Board of Physician Assistants Adoption of Uniform and Model Rules

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The board hereby adopts by reference the following:
(1) to (9) Reserved.
(10) Model rules for licensee review
				committee, 481-Chapter 505.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				  272C.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions included in Iowa Code section
				  152D.1, the following
				  definitions shall apply:
"Active license"
means a license that is
				  current and has not expired.
"Board"
means the board of athletic training
				  created under Iowa Code chapter 147.
"BOC"
means the Board of Certification or
				  its successor organization.
"Directing physician"
means a physician who
				  supervises the athletic training services provided by a licensed athletic
				  trainer.
"Direction"
means that a physician directs
				  the performance of a licensed athletic trainer in the development,
				  implementation, and evaluation of an athletic training service plan as set out
				  in rule 645-351.6 (152D). Direction
				  shall not be construed as requiring the personal presence of that physician at
				  each activity of the licensed athletic trainer. It is the responsibility of the
				  licensed athletic trainer to ensure that the practice of athletic training is
				  carried out only under the direction of a licensed physician.
"Endorsement"
means the issuance of an Iowa
				  license to practice athletic training to an applicant who is currently licensed
				  in another state that has the same or similar qualifications to those required
				  in Iowa.
"Grace period"
means the 30-day period
				  following expiration of a license when the license is still considered to be
				  active. In order to renew a license during the grace period, a licensee is
				  required to pay a late fee.
"Licensee"
means any person licensed to
				  practice as an athletic trainer in the state of Iowa.
"License expiration date"
means February 28
				  of each odd-numbered year.
"Mandatory reporter training"
means the
				  training on identifying and reporting child abuse or dependent adult abuse as
				  required in Iowa Code sections 323.69 and
				  235B.16.
"Physical reconditioning"
means the part of
				  the practice of athletic training that combines physical treatment,
				  rehabilitation and exercise and is carried out under the orders of a physician
				  or physician assistant. Physical treatment is part of a service plan that
				  includes but is not limited to the continued use of any of the following:
				  cryotherapy, thermotherapy, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, or the use of
				  mechanical devices.
"Physician"
means a person licensed to
				  practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, osteopathy,
				  chiropractic, or podiatry under the laws of this state.
"Reactivate"
or
"reactivation"
means the process as outlined in rule
				  645-351.15 (17A,147,272C) by
				  which an inactive license is restored to active status.
"Reinstatement"
means the process as
				  outlined in rule 645-11.31 (272C). Once the
				  license is reinstated, the licensee may apply for active
				  status.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.2 - Initial Licensure

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(1) Requirements
				for licensure. The applicant shall:
a. Submit
				a complete online application and pay the nonrefundable fee specified in rule
				645-5.1(147,152D). If the application is not completed according to the
				instructions, the application will not be reviewed by the board.
b. Submit official copies of academic
				transcripts directly from the school to the board of athletic training. No
				application will be considered by the board until official copies of academic
				transcripts have been received.
c.
				Have successfully completed the BOC examination. It is the responsibility of
				the applicant to make arrangements to take the examination and have the
				official results submitted to the Iowa board of athletic training.
d. Provide verification of license from the
				jurisdiction in which the applicant has been most recently licensed, sent
				directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also
				disclose any public or pending complaints against the applicant in any other
				jurisdiction.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.3 - Educational Qualifications

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(1) An applicant
				for licensure to practice as an athletic trainer shall possess a baccalaureate
				degree or postbaccalaureate degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or
				university.
(2) Foreign-trained
				athletic trainers shall:
a. Provide an
				equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by International
				Education Research Foundation, Inc., Credentials Evaluation Service, P.O. Box
				3665, Culver City, CA 90231-3665; telephone 310.258.9451; website
www.ierf.org
or email at
info@ierf.org
. The professional curriculum must be
				equivalent to that stated in these rules. A candidate shall bear the expense of
				the curriculum evaluation. An applicant who has passed the BOC examination is
				exempt from this requirement.
b.
				Provide a copy of the certificate or diploma awarded to the applicant from an
				athletic training program in the country in which the applicant was educated.
				An applicant who has passed the BOC examination is exempt from this
				requirement.
c. Receive a final
				determination from the board regarding the application for licensure.
d. Pass the BOC examination. Official results
				are to be submitted directly to the board from the BOC.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.4 - Examination Requirements

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(1) The examination
				required by the board shall be the BOC examination. Application and information
				may be obtained from the BOC Offices, 1411 Harney Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE
				68102; telephone 402.559.0091; website
www.bocatc.org
or email at
BOC@bocatc.org
.
(2) The applicant has responsibility for:
a. Making arrangements to take the national
				examination; and
b. Arranging to
				have the examination scores sent directly to the board from BOC.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.5 - Documentation of Physician Direction

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Each licensee must maintain documentation of physician
				  direction. It is the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that
				  documentation of physician direction is obtained and maintained, including the
				  following:
1. Athletic training
				service plan as set out in rule
				645-351.6 (152D);
2. Dates and names of physician and physician
				assistant orders or referrals;
3.
				Initial evaluations and assessments;
4. Treatments and services rendered, with
				dates; and
5. Dates of subsequent
				follow-up care.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.6 - Athletic Training Standards of Professional Practice

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Athletic training service plans shall be composed of the
				  following components as taken from the Board of Certification Standards of
				  Professional Practice (January 2018):
(1) Practice Standards.
(2) Code of Professional
				Responsibility.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.7 - License Renewal

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(1) The biennial
				license renewal period for a license to practice athletic training shall begin
				on March 1 of each odd-numbered year and end on February 28 of the next
				odd-numbered year. The licensee is responsible for renewing the license prior
				to its expiration. Failure of the licensee to receive notice from the board
				does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility for renewing the
				license.
(2) An individual who was
				issued a license within six months of the license renewal date will not be
				required to renew the license until the subsequent renewal two years
				later.
(3) A licensee seeking
				renewal shall:
a. Meet the continuing
				education requirements of rule
				645-352.2 (152D) and the
				mandatory reporting requirements of subrule 351.9(4). A licensee whose license
				was reactivated during the current renewal compliance period may use continuing
				education credit earned during the compliance period for the first renewal
				following reactivation; and
b.
				Submit the completed renewal application and renewal fee before the license
				expiration date.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.8 - License Reactivation

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To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee
				  shall:
(1) Submit a reactivation
				application on a form provided by the board.
(2) Pay the reactivation fee that is due as
				specified in 645-Chapter 5.
(3)
				Provide verification of current competence to practice as an athletic trainer
				by satisfying one of the following criteria:
a. If the license has been on inactive status
				for five years or less, an applicant must provide the following:
(1) Verification of the license from the
				jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been practicing during
				the time period the Iowa license was inactive, sent directly from the
				jurisdiction to the board office. Web-based verification may be substituted for
				verification from a jurisdiction's board office if the verification includes:
1. Licensee's name;
2. Date of initial licensure;
3. Current licensure status; and
4. Any disciplinary action taken against the
				license; and
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.9 - License Reinstatement

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A licensee whose license has been revoked, suspended, or
				  voluntarily surrendered must apply for and receive reinstatement of the license
				  in accordance with rule
				  645-11.31 (272C) and must apply
				  for and be granted reactivation of the license in accordance with rule
				  645-351.15 (17A,147,272C) prior
				  to practicing as an athletic trainer in this state.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.15 - License Reactivation

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To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee
				  shall:
(1) Submit a reactivation
				application on a form provided by the board.
(2) Pay the reactivation fee that is due as
				specified in 645-Chapter 5.
(3)
				Provide verification of current competence to practice as an athletic trainer
				by satisfying one of the following criteria:
a. If the license has been on inactive status
				for five years or less, an applicant must provide the following:
(1) Verification of the license from the
				jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been practicing during
				the time period the Iowa license was inactive, sent directly from the
				jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also disclose any public
				or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction.
				Web-based verification may be substituted for verification from a
				jurisdiction's board office if the verification includes:
1. Licensee's name;
2. Date of initial licensure;
3. Current licensure status; and
4. Any disciplinary action taken against the
				license; and
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 351 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-351.16 - License Reinstatement

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A licensee whose license has been revoked, suspended, or
				  voluntarily surrendered must apply for and receive reinstatement of the license
				  in accordance with
				  645-1131. (272C)
				  and must apply for and be granted reactivation of the license in accordance
				  with
				  645-35115.
				  (17A,147,272C) prior to practicing as an athletic trainer in this
				  state.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 352 - Continuing Education for Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-352.1 - Definitions

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For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions
				  shall apply:
"Audit"
means the selection of licensees for
				  verification of satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements
				  during a specified time period.
"Board"
means the board of athletic training
				  created under Iowa Code chapter 147.
"BOC"
means the Board of Certification or
				  its successor organization.
"Continuing education"
means the same as
				  defined in Iowa Code section
				  272C.1.
"Hour of continuing education"
means at
				  least 50 minutes spent by a licensee completing an approved continuing
				  education activity through live, virtual, online or prerecorded means where the
				  instructor provides proof of completion by the licensee as set forth in these
				  rules.
"License"
means license to practice.
"Licensee"
means any person licensed to
				  practice as an athletic trainer in the state of Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 352 - Continuing Education for Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-352.2 - Continuing Education Requirements

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(1) The biennial
				continuing education compliance period shall extend for a two-year period
				beginning on March 1 of each odd-numbered year and ending on February 28 of the
				next odd-numbered year. Each biennium, each person who is licensed to practice
				as an athletic trainer in this state will have the responsibility to finance
				the cost and be required to maintain BOC certification or complete a minimum of
				40 hours of continuing education approved by the board.
(2) Requirements for new licensees. Those
				persons licensed for the first time or being licensed for the first time after
				a temporary license shall not be required to complete continuing education as a
				prerequisite for the first renewal of their licenses. Continuing education
				hours acquired any time from the initial licensing until the second license
				renewal may be used. The new licensee will be required to maintain BOC
				certification or complete a minimum of 40 hours of continuing education per
				biennium for each subsequent license renewal.
(3) Hours of continuing education credit may
				be obtained by attending and participating in a continuing education activity.
				These hours must be in accordance with these rules.
(4) No hours of continuing education shall be
				carried over into the next biennium except as stated for the second renewal. A
				licensee whose license was reactivated during the current renewal compliance
				period may use continuing education earned during the compliance period for the
				first renewal following reactivation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 352 - Continuing Education for Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-352.3 - Standards

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(1)
General
				criteria.
A continuing education activity that meets all of the
				following criteria is appropriate for continuing education credit if the
				continuing education activity:
a. Constitutes
				an organized program of learning that contributes directly to the professional
				competency of the licensee;
b.
				Pertains to subject matters that integrally relate to the practice of the
				profession;
c. Is conducted by
				individuals who have specialized education, training and experience by reason
				of which said individuals should be considered qualified concerning the subject
				matter of the program. At the time of audit, the board may request the
				qualifications of presenters;
d.
				Fulfills stated program goals, objectives, or both; and
e. Provides proof of attendance to licensees
				in attendance including:
(1) Date(s),
				location, course title, presenter(s);
(2) Number of program contact hours;
				and
(3) Certificate of completion or
				evidence of successful completion of the course provided by the course
				sponsor.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 352 - Continuing Education for Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-352.4 - Audit of Continuing Education Report

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In addition to the requirements of
				  645-411.
				  (272C), proof of current BOC certification shall be accepted in lieu of
				  individual certificates of completion for an audit.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Athletic Trainers › Chapter 353 - Discipline for Athletic Trainers › Rule 645-353.1 - Definitions

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"Board"
means the board of athletic
				  training.
"Discipline"
means any sanction the board
				  may impose upon licensees.
"Licensee"
means a person licensed to
				  practice as an athletic trainer in Iowa pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 152D and
				  645-Chapters 351 to 353.