Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
Licensure by verification is available under the following
circumstances.
(1)
Eligibility. A person may seek licensure by verification if
all of the following criteria are satisfied:
a. The person is licensed, certified, or
registered in at least one other issuing jurisdiction;
b. The person has been licensed, certified,
or registered by another issuing jurisdiction for at least one year;
c. The scope of practice in the transferring
jurisdiction is substantially similar to the scope of practice in
Iowa;
d. The person's license,
certification, or registration is in good standing in all issuing jurisdictions
in which the person holds a license, certificate, or registration;
and
e. The person either:
(1) Establishes residency in the state of
Iowa pursuant to rule
701-38.17 (422); or
(2) Is married to an active duty member of
the military forces of the United States and is accompanying the member on an
official permanent change of station.
(2)
Board application. The
applicant must submit all of the following:
a.
A completed application for licensure by verification.
b. Payment of the appropriate fee or
fees.
c. A verification form
completed by the transferring jurisdiction, verifying that the applicant's
license, certificate, or registration in that jurisdiction complies with the
requirements of Iowa Code section
272C.12.
The completed verification form must be sent directly from the transferring
jurisdiction to the board.
d. Proof
of current Iowa residency, or proof of the military member's official permanent
change of station. To demonstrate Iowa residency, the applicant shall submit
proof that:
(1) The applicant currently
maintains a residence or place of abode in Iowa, whether owned, rented, or
occupied, even if the individual is in Iowa less than 183 days of the calendar
year; and
(2) One or more of the
following:
1. The applicant claims a homestead
credit or military tax exemption on a home in Iowa, or
2. The applicant is registered to vote in
Iowa, or
3. The applicant maintains
an Iowa driver's license, or
4. The
applicant does not reside in an abode in any other state for more days of the
calendar year than the individual resides in Iowa.
e. Documentation of the
applicant's complete criminal record, including the applicant's personal
statement regarding whether each offense directly relates to the practice of
the profession.
f. A copy of any
relevant disciplinary documents, if another issuing jurisdiction has taken
disciplinary action against the applicant.
(3)
Applicants with prior
discipline. If another issuing jurisdiction has taken disciplinary
action against an applicant, the board will determine whether the cause for the
disciplinary action has been corrected and the matter has been resolved. If the
board determines the disciplinary matter has not been resolved, the board will
neither issue a license nor deny the application for licensure until the matter
is resolved. A person whose license was revoked, or a person who voluntarily
surrendered a license, in another issuing jurisdiction is ineligible for
licensure by verification.
(4)
Applicants with pending licensing complaints or
investigations. If an Iowa applicant is concurrently subject to a
complaint, allegation, or investigation relating to unprofessional conduct
pending before any regulating entity in another issuing jurisdiction, the board
will neither issue a license nor deny the application for licensure until the
complaint, allegation, or investigation is resolved.
