Iowa Administrative Code, Chapter 720, Rule 481-720.7 - License Reactivation | Iowa Administrative Code

(1) Submit a reactivation application and pay the reactivation fee specified in rule 481-507.17(147,152B).

(2) If the license has been inactive for two or more years, submit two completed fingerprint cards to facilitate a national criminal history background check. The cost for the evaluation of the fingerprint packet and the DCI and FBI criminal history background checks will be assessed to the applicant. The board may withhold issuing a license pending receipt of a report from the DCI and FBI.

(3) Provide verification of current competence to practice by satisfying one of the following criteria:

a. If the license has been on inactive status for five years or less, an applicant must provide the following:

(1) Verification of the license from the jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been practicing during the time period the Iowa license was inactive, sent directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also disclose any public or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction. Web-based verification may be substituted for verification from a jurisdiction's board office if the verification includes:

1. Licensee's name;

2. Date of initial licensure;

3. Current licensure status; and

4. Any disciplinary action taken against the license; and

(2) Verification of completion of continuing education that conforms to standards defined in rule 481-721.3(148G,152B,272C) within 24 months immediately preceding submission of the application for reactivation; or verification of active practice, consisting of a minimum of 2,080 hours, in another state or jurisdiction within 24 months immediately preceding an application for reactivation.

1. For respiratory care practitioners: 24 hours of continuing education.

2. For polysomnographic technologists: 24 hours of continuing education.

3. For respiratory care and polysomnography practitioners: 24 hours of continuing education, of which at least 8 hours but no more than 12 hours shall be on sleep-related topics.

b. If the license has been on inactive status for more than five years, an applicant must provide the following:

(1) Verification of the license from the jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been practicing during the time period the Iowa license was inactive, sent directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also disclose any public or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction. Web-based verification may be substituted for verification from a jurisdiction's board office if the verification includes:

1. Licensee's name;

2. Date of initial licensure;

3. Current licensure status; and

4. Any disciplinary action taken against the license; and

(2) Verification of completion of continuing education that conforms to standards defined in rule 481-721.3(148G,152B,272C) within 24 months immediately preceding submission of the application for reactivation; or verification of active practice, consisting of a minimum of 2,080 hours, in another state or jurisdiction within 24 months immediately preceding an application for reactivation.

1. For respiratory care practitioners: 48 hours of continuing education.

2. For polysomnographic technologists: 48 hours of continuing education.

3. For respiratory care and polysomnography practitioners: 48 hours of continuing education of which at least 16 hours but no more than 24 hours shall be on sleep-related topics.

(4) Submit a sworn statement of previous active practice from an employer or professional associate, detailing places and dates of employment and verifying that the applicant has practiced at least 2,080 hours or taught as the equivalent of a full-time faculty member for at least one of the immediately preceding years during the last two-year time period. Sole proprietors may submit the sworn statement on their own behalf.

Iowa Administrative CodeAgency 481 - Inspections and Appeals DepartmentBoard of Respiratory Care and PolysomnographyChapter 720 - Licensure of Respiratory Care Practitioners, Polysomnographic Technologists, and Respiratory Care and Polysomnography PractitionersRule 481-720.7 - License Reactivation