Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 650 - Dental Board › Title III - Licensing › Chapter 11 - Licensure and Registration › Rule 650-11.6 - Dental Hygiene Licensure by Credentials

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
To be issued a license to practice dental hygiene in Iowa on
				  the basis of credentials, an applicant shall meet the following
				  requirements.
(1) Applications for
				licensure by credentials to practice dental hygiene in this state shall be made
				on the form provided by the dental hygiene committee and must be completely
				answered, including required credentials and documents.
(2) Applications must be filed with the
				dental hygiene committee along with:
a.
				Satisfactory evidence of graduation from an accredited school of dental hygiene
				approved by the dental hygiene committee.
b. Evidence of successful passage of the
				examination of the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations. Any dental
				hygienist who has lawfully practiced dental hygiene in another state or
				territory for five or more years may be exempted from presenting this
				evidence.
c. A statement of any
				dental hygiene examinations taken by the applicant, with indication of
				pass/fail for each examination taken. Any dental hygienist who has lawfully
				practiced dental hygiene in another state or territory for five or more years
				may be exempted from presenting this evidence.
d. Evidence of a current, valid license to
				practice dental hygiene in another state, territory or district of the United
				States issued under requirements equivalent or substantially equivalent to
				those of this state.
e. Evidence
				that the applicant has met at least one of the following:
(1) Has less than three consecutive years of
				practice immediately prior to the filing of the application and evidence of
				successful passage of a regional clinical examination pursuant to subrule
				11.5(2) within the previous five-year period; or
(2) Has for three consecutive years
				immediately prior to the filing of the application been in the lawful practice
				of dental hygiene in such other state, territory or district of the United
				States.
f. Evidence from
				the state board of dentistry, or equivalent authority, in each state in which
				applicant has been licensed to practice dental hygiene, that the applicant has
				not been the subject of final or pending disciplinary action.
g. A statement disclosing and explaining any
				disciplinary actions, investigations, complaints, malpractice claims,
				judgments, settlements, or criminal charges, including the results of a
				self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
h. The nonrefundable application fee for
				licensure by credentials, the initial licensure fee and the fee for the
				evaluation of the fingerprint packet and the criminal history background checks
				by the Iowa division of criminal investigation (DCI) and the Federal Bureau of
				Investigation (FBI), as specified in 650-Chapter 15.
i. A statement:
(1) Confirming that the applicant possesses a
				valid certificate from a nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary
				resuscitation (CPR) that included a "hands-on" clinical component;
(2) Providing the expiration date of the CPR
				certificate; and
(3) Acknowledging
				that the CPR certificate will be retained and made available to board office
				staff as part of routine auditing and monitoring.
j. Successful completion of a board-approved
				jurisprudence examination with a grade of at least 75 percent.
k. A completed fingerprint packet to
				facilitate a criminal history background check by the DCI and FBI.