Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 655 - Nursing Board › Chapter 18 - Military Service and Veteran Reciprocity › Rule 655-18.2 - 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
			 application 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 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
			 requirement.
(5) The board shall
			 grant the credit requested in 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. 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.