193A—3.6(542) Conditional requirements.
	3.6(1) Effective with the implementation of the computer-based examination, a candidate may take the test subjects individually and in any order. Except as provided in rule 193A—3.7(542), credit for any subjects passed will be valid for 30 months from the actual date initial credit is earned, without the candidate having to attain a minimum score on any failed subject(s) and without regard to whether the candidate sat for any other subjects. The candidate needs to pass all four subjects of the examination within a rolling 30-month period that begins on the date initial credit is earned, which is calculated on the date the examination administrator provides scores to the boards, the candidate, or both. If all four subjects are not passed within the 30-month period, credit for any subject taken outside the 30-month period will expire.
	3.6(2) A candidate will be deemed to have passed the examination once the candidate holds, at the same time, valid credit for passing each of the four subjects of the examination. For purposes of this rule, credit for passing a subject of the examination is valid from the actual date of the testing event for that subject, regardless of the date the candidate actually received notice of the passing score.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 542.5.
[ARC 7679C, IAB 3/6/24, effective 4/10/24]