Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Board of Respiratory Care and Polysomnography
Chapter 720 - Licensure of Respiratory Care Practitioners, Polysomnographic Technologists, and Respiratory Care and Polysomnography Practitioners
Rule 481-720.5 - Requirements for Dual Licensure
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 481-720.5
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
The following are additional specific criteria for licensure as a respiratory care and polysomnography practitioner. An applicant for licensure as a respiratory care and polysomnography practitioner shall meet the requirements of subrules 720.5(1) and 720.5(2).
(1) The applicant shall have successfully completed a respiratory care education program accredited by, or under a letter of review from, CoARC or CAAHEP.
a.
Foreign-trained practitioners shall:
(1)
Provide an equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by
International Education Research Foundation, Inc., Credentials Evaluation
Service; or International Credentialing Associates, Inc. The professional
curriculum must be equivalent to that stated in these rules. The candidate will
bear the expense of the curriculum evaluation.
(2) Provide a copy of the certificate or
diploma awarded to the applicant from the program in the country in which the
applicant was educated.
(3) Receive
a final determination from the board regarding the application for
licensure.
b.
Examination requirements. The examinations required by the board shall be the
Therapist Multiple-Choice Examination administered by the NBRC and either the
Sleep Disorders Specialist Examination (SDS) administered by the NBRC or the
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist Examination administered by the BRPT.
The minimum passing score established by the NBRC or BRPT is
required.
c. Results of the
examination. Results of the examination must be received by the board of
respiratory care and polysomnography by one of the following methods:
(1) Scores are sent directly from the
examination service to the board;
(2) A copy of a certificate showing proof of
the successful achievement of the CRT or RRT credential awarded by the NBRC
submitted to the board; or
(3) A
copy of the score report or an electronic web-based confirmation by the NBRC
showing proof of successful completion of the Therapist Multiple-Choice
Examination, State Clinical Examination, or Certified Respiratory Therapist
Examination administered by the NBRC submitted to the board.
(2) The applicant must also meet one of the following requirements:
a. Graduation from a polysomnographic
educational program accredited by CAAHEP, with the transcript sent directly
from the college or university to the board; or
b. Completion of a sleep specialist program
option accredited by CoARC or CAAHEP with the transcript submitted to the board
office directly from the college or university; and direct-source verification
of one of the following:
(1) Completion of the
curriculum for a polysomnographic certificate established and accredited by the
CAAHEP as an extension of the respiratory care program, or
(2) Obtaining the sleep disorder specialist
credential from the NBRC, or
(3)
Obtaining the registered polysomnographic technologist credential from the
BRPT; or
c. Graduation
from an electroneuro diagnostic technologist program with a polysomnographic
technology track that is accredited by CAAHEP, with the transcript submitted to
the board office directly from the college or university; or
d. Hold an active license under Iowa Code
section 147.2 in a profession other than
polysomnography that is in good standing with the board for that profession and
provide verification from the medical director of the applicant's current
employer or the medical director's designee that the applicant has completed
on-the-job training in the field of polysomnography and is competent to perform
polysomnography.
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