Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators
Chapter 961 - Licensure of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators
Rule 481-961.6 - License Reactivation
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 481-961.6
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee needs to:
(1) Submit a completed online reactivation application and pay the nonrefundable fee.
(2) If licensed in another jurisdiction, submit a license verification document that discloses disciplinary action taken against the license in the jurisdiction where the applicant was most recently licensed. The document should come directly from that jurisdiction.
(3) Provide verification of current competence to practice sign language interpreting or transliterating 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 been most
recently licensed and has been practicing during the time period in which the
Iowa license was inactive sent directly from the jurisdiction to the board
office. Web-based verification may be substituted for verification from a
jurisdiction's board office if the verification includes:
1. The licensee's name;
2. The date of initial licensure;
3. Current licensure status; and
4. Any disciplinary action taken against the
license; and
(2)
Verification of completing 40 hours of continuing education within two years of
the application for reactivation; and
(3) Verification of a current certification
as identified in subrule 961.2(1), or of passing an examination identified in
subrule 961.2(1), which was passed after the license became inactive;
or
(4) Verification of active
practice, consisting of a minimum of 2,080 hours, in another state or
jurisdiction during the two years preceding an application for
reactivation.
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 been licensed and has
been practicing during the time period in which the Iowa license was inactive
sent directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. Web-based verification
may be substituted for verification from a jurisdiction's board office if the
verification includes:
1. The licensee's
name;
2. The date of initial
licensure;
3. Current licensure
status; and
4. Any disciplinary
action taken against the license; or
(2) Verification of completion of 80 hours of
continuing education within two years of application for reactivation;
and
(3) Verification of a current
certification as identified in subrule 961.2(1), or of passing an examination
identified in subrule 961.2(1), which was passed after the license became
inactive; and
(4) Verification of
active practice, consisting of a minimum of 2,080 hours, in another state or
jurisdiction during the two years preceding an application for
reactivation.
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