Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 650 - Dental Board › Title VI - Professional Regulation › Chapter 52 - Military Service and Veteran Reciprocity › Rule 650-52.3 - Veteran and Spouse 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. A fully completed application for licensure submitted by a veteran
				or spouse under this subrule shall be given priority and shall be
				expedited.
(2) An application for
				licensure by reciprocity 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 as 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.