Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 35 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-alternative Licensure Pathways
Rule 641-35.5 - Licensure by Work Experience in Jurisdictions Without Licensure Requirements
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-35.5
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) Work experience.
a. An applicant for
initial licensure who has relocated to Iowa from another jurisdiction that did
not require a license to practice the profession may be eligible for an Iowa
license if the applicant meets the conditions set forth in Iowa Code section
272C.13 and all other licensing
criteria, including passing any necessary examinations. For each application
submitted under this rule, the board will determine whether the applicant's
prior work experience was substantially similar to the applicable
apprenticeship training that is required for individuals licensed under
641-Chapter 29.
b. If the board
determines an applicant's prior work experience was not substantially similar
to the scope of practice in Iowa, the applicant may submit a subsequent
application for licensure by work experience if all of the following criteria
are satisfied:
(1) The applicant enrolls in
an apprenticeship program approved by the United States Department of
Labor;
(2) The applicant obtains a
board-issued apprentice license; and
(3) The applicant successfully completes one
year in the apprenticeship program.
(2) Necessary documentation. An applicant seeking to substitute work experience in lieu of satisfying applicable education or training criteria bears the burden of providing all of the following by submitting relevant documents as part of a completed license application:
a. Proof of Iowa residency, which
may include:
(1) A residential mortgage,
lease, or rental agreement;
(2) A
utility bill;
(3) A bank
statement;
(4) A paycheck or pay
stub;
(5) A property tax
statement;
(6) A document issued by
the federal or state government; or
(7) Any other board-approved document that
reliably confirms Iowa residency.
b. Proof of three or more years of full-time
work experience within the four years preceding the application for Iowa
licensure, which demonstrates that the work experience was substantially
similar to an applicable apprenticeship program approved by the United States
Department of Labor. Proof of work experience may include, but is not limited
to:
(1) A letter from the applicant's prior
employer or employers documenting the applicant's dates of employment and scope
of practice;
(2) A paycheck or pay
stub; or
(3) If the applicant was
self-employed, business documents filed with the secretary of state or other
applicable business registry or regulatory agency in the other
jurisdiction.
c. Proof
that the applicant's work experience involved a substantially similar scope of
practice to the practice in Iowa, which includes:
(1) A written statement by the applicant
detailing the scope of practice and stating how the work experience correlates
to an applicable apprenticeship program approved by the United States
Department of Labor; and
(2)
Business or marketing materials detailing the services provided.
d. Proof that the other
jurisdiction did not require a license to practice the profession, which may
include:
(1) Copies of applicable
laws;
(2) Materials from a website
operated by a governmental entity in that jurisdiction; or
(3) Materials from a nationally recognized
professional association applicable to the profession.
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