Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 193B - ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chapter 2 - LICENSURE
Rule 193B-2.2 - Application by reciprocity

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 193B-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024

Applicants for licensure are required to make application to the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) for a certificate. A completed state application form (available on the board's Web site) and a completed NCARB certificate, received within three months of application, shall be filed in the board office before an application will be considered by the board.

(1) Licensure requirements. The board or the board administrator may waive examination requirements for applicants who, at the time of application, are licensed as architects in a different jurisdiction, where the applicant's qualifications for licensure are substantially equivalent to those required of applicants for initial licensure in this state. All such applicants who hold an active NCARB certificate shall be deemed to possess qualifications that are substantially equivalent to those required of applicants for initial licensure in this state.

(2) Applicants seeking architectural commission in Iowa. A person seeking an architectural commission in this state may be admitted to this state for the purpose of offering to provide architectural services, and for that purpose only, without first being licensed in this state if:

a. The person holds an NCARB certificate; and

b. The person holds a current and valid license issued by a licensing authority recognized by this state; and

c. The person notifies the board in writing on a form provided by the board that the person:
(1) Holds an NCARB certificate and a current and valid license issued by a licensing authority recognized by this state,

(2) Is not currently licensed in this state but will be present in this state for the purpose of offering to provide architectural services on a temporary basis, and

(3) Has no previous or pending disciplinary action by any licensing authority; and

d. The person delivers a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph"c " to every potential client to whom the person offers to provide architectural services; and

e. The person provides the board with a sworn statement of intent to apply immediately to the board for licensure if selected as the architect for a project in this state.

The person is prohibited from actually providing architectural services until the person has been issued a valid license in this state.

(3) Board refusal to issue license. The board may refuse to issue a certificate of licensure to any person otherwise qualified upon any of the grounds for which a certificate of licensure may be revoked or suspended or may otherwise discipline a licensee based upon a suspension, revocation, or other disciplinary action taken by a licensing authority in this or another jurisdiction. For purposes of this subrule, "disciplinary action" includes the voluntary surrender of a license to resolve a pending disciplinary investigation or proceeding. A certified copy of the record or order of suspension, revocation, voluntary surrender, or other disciplinary action is prima facie evidence of such fact.

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