Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 193 - Professional Licensing and Regulation Bureau › Chapter 14 - Licensure by Verification or Work Experience › Rule 193-14.2 - 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 by submitting a military service application form to
				the board office.
(1) The application
			 may be submitted with an application for licensure or examination or prior to
			 an applicant's applying for licensure or to take an examination. No fee is
			 required for 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 shall 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 board shall 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 board shall grant the application in
			 whole or in part if the board determines that the verified military education,
			 training, or service satisfies all or part of the experience or educational
			 qualifications for licensure.
(6)
			 The board shall 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) A military service applicant who is
			 aggrieved by the board's decision may request a contested case (administrative
			 hearing) and may participate in a contested case by telephone. A request for a
			 contested case shall be made within 30 days of issuance of the board's
			 decision. The provisions of 193-Chapter 7 shall apply, except that no fees or
			 costs shall be assessed against the military service applicant in connection
			 with a contested case conducted pursuant to this subrule.
(8) The board shall grant or deny the
			 military service application prior to ruling on the application for licensure.
			 The applicant shall not be required to submit any fees in connection with the
			 licensure application unless the board grants the military service application.
			 If the board does not grant the military service application, the applicant may
			 withdraw the licensure application or request that the licensure application be
			 placed in pending status for up to one year or as mutually agreed. The
			 withdrawal of a licensure application shall not preclude subsequent
			 applications supported by additional documentation or information.