Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Chapter 20 - Military Service and Veteran Reciprocity › Rule 645-20.3 - Veteran 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. 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 board laws and rules on examination requirements. A fully
			 completed application for licensure submitted by a veteran or spouse under this
			 subrule shall be given priority and shall 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 shall
			 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 a
			 spouse of an active duty member of the military forces of the United
			 States.
(3) Upon receipt of a fully
			 completed licensure application, the board shall promptly determine if the
			 scope of practice in the jurisdiction where the applicant is licensed is
			 substantially equivalent to the scope of practice in Iowa. The board shall make
			 this determination based on information supplied by the applicant and such
			 additional information as the board may acquire from the applicable
			 jurisdiction.
(4) The board shall
			 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 of practice in Iowa, unless the applicant
			 is ineligible for licensure based on other grounds, for example, the
			 applicant's disciplinary or criminal background.
(5) If the board 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 board shall
			 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 or criminal background, the following
			 shall apply:
a. If an 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 board
			 issue a temporary license for a specified period of time during which the
			 applicant will successfully complete the necessary education or training. The
			 board shall issue a temporary license for a specified period of time upon such
			 conditions as the board deems reasonably necessary to protect the health,
			 welfare or safety of the public unless the board determines that the deficiency
			 is of a character that the 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 board shall issue an order fully explaining the decision and shall
			 inform the applicant of the steps the applicant may take in order to receive a
			 temporary license.
d. If a
			 temporary license is issued, the application for full licensure shall be placed
			 in pending status until the necessary education or training has been
			 successfully completed or the temporary license expires, whichever occurs
			 first. The board may extend a temporary license on a case-by-case basis for
			 good cause.