Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Board of Social Work
Chapter 895 - Licensure of Social Workers
Rule 481-895.8 - License Reactivation
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 481-895.8
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee shall:
(1) Submit a reactivation application.
(2) Pay the reactivation fee that is due as specified in 481-subrule 507.19(4).
(3) Provide verification of current competence to practice social work by satisfying one of the following criteria:
a. If the license has been on inactive status
for five years or less, an applicant will 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 27 hours of continuing education within two years
of application for reactivation or 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 will provide the verifications in both
subparagraphs 895.8(3)"b"(1) and (2) below plus the
verification in subparagraph 895.8(3)"b"(3) or (4) below.
(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.
(2) Verification
of completion of 27 hours of continuing education within two years of
application for reactivation or 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.
(3) Verification of passing the ASWB
examination within the last five years at the appropriate or higher level as
follows:
1. Bachelor level social worker-the
bachelor's level examination; or
2.
Master level social worker-the master's level examination; or
3. Independent level social worker-the
clinical level examination; or
(4) Verification of continued social work practice at the appropriate or higher level in another state for a minimum of two years immediately preceding the application for reactivation.
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