645—131.14 (17A,147,272C) License reactivation. To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee shall:
	 131.14(1) Submit a reactivation application on a form provided by the board.
	 131.14(2) Pay the reactivation fee that is due as specified in 645—Chapter 135.
	 131.14(3) Provide verification of current competence to practice as a massage therapist 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(s) from every jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been licensed and is or has been practicing during the time period the Iowa license was inactive, sent directly from the jurisdiction(s) to the board office. 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 12 hours of continuing education within two years of application for reactivation or, beginning August 15, 2006, for a licensee whose license is inactive, verification of completion of 24 hours of continuing education within two years of application.
	  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(s) from every jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been licensed and is or has been practicing during the time period the Iowa license was inactive, sent directly from the jurisdiction(s) to the board office. 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 12 hours of continuing education within two years of application for reactivation or, for a licensee whose license expires August 15, 2006, or thereafter, verification of completion of 24 hours of continuing education within two years of application; and
	 (3) 	 Verification of passing one of the following examinations offered by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) or the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) within two years immediately prior to the submission of the completed reactivation application. If the applicant can provide proof of two years of active practice in another state as a licensed massage therapist, the applicant is not required to provide proof of passing one of these examinations. The two years of active practice must have occurred immediately prior to the submission of the completed reactivation application.
	  1. 	 The National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage (NCETM); or
	  2. 	 The National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB); or
	  3. 	 The National Examination for States Licensing (NELS) option; or
	  4. 	 The Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx).