Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department › Chapter 7 - Military Service, Veteran Reciprocity, and Spouses of Active-duty Service Members › Rule 481-7.2 - Military Education, Training, and Service Credit

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A military service applicant may apply for credit for verified
				military education, training, or service toward any experience or educational
				requirement for licensure in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 272C by
				submitting a military service application form to the licensing
				authority.
(1) The application may be
			 submitted with an application for licensure or examination, or prior to
			 applying for licensure or to take an examination. No fee is required with
			 submission of an application for military service credit.
(2) The applicant shall identify the
			 experience or educational licensure requirement to which the credit would be
			 applied if granted. Credit will not be applied to an examination
			 requirement.
(3) The applicant
			 shall provide documents, military transcripts, a certified affidavit, or forms
			 that verify completion of the relevant military education, training, or
			 service, which may include, when applicable, the applicant's Certificate of
			 Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) or Verification of Military
			 Experience and Training (VMET) (DD Form 2586).
(4) Upon receipt of a completed military
			 service application, the licensing authority will promptly determine whether
			 the verified military education, training, or service will satisfy all or any
			 part of the identified experience or educational qualifications for
			 licensure.
(5) The licensing
			 authority will grant credit requested in the application in whole or in part if
			 the licensing authority determines that the verified military education,
			 training, or service satisfies all or part of the experience or educational
			 qualifications for licensure.
(6)
			 The licensing authority will inform the military service applicant in writing
			 of the credit, if any, given toward an experience or educational qualification
			 for licensure or explain why no credit was granted. The applicant may request
			 reconsideration upon submission of additional documentation or
			 information.
(7) An applicant who
			 is aggrieved by the licensing authority's decision may request a contested case
			 hearing. A request for a contested case shall be made within 30 days of
			 issuance of the licensing authority's decision. Unless the licensing authority
			 has adopted rules governing contested case hearings under the jurisdiction of
			 that licensing authority, the provisions of 481-Chapter 9 apply, except that no
			 fees or costs will be assessed against the applicant in connection with a
			 contested case conducted pursuant to this subrule.
(8) The licensing authority will grant or
			 deny the military service application prior to ruling on the application for
			 licensure. The applicant will not be required to submit any fees in connection
			 with the licensure application unless the licensing authority grants the
			 military service application. If the licensing authority does not grant the
			 military service application, the applicant may withdraw the licensure
			 application or request that the application be placed in pending status for up
			 to one year or as mutually agreed. The withdrawal of a licensure application
			 does not preclude subsequent applications supported by additional documentation
			 or information.