645—101.18 (17A,147,272C) License reactivation. To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee shall:
	 101.18(1) Submit a reactivation application on a form provided by the board.
	 101.18(2) Pay the reactivation fee that is due as specified in 645—Chapter 105.
	 101.18(3) Provide verification of current competence to practice as a funeral director 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 24 hours of continuing education that meet continuing education standards defined in 645—102.3(156,272C) within two years prior to filing the application for reactivation; and
	 (3) 	 Verification of completion of 2 hours of continuing education in current Iowa law and rules covering mortuary science content areas including but not limited to Iowa law and rules governing the practice of mortuary science, cremation, vital statistics, cemeteries and preneed. These 2 hours shall be included as a part of the 24 hours required in 101.18(3)“a”(2).
	  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 48 hours of continuing education that meet continuing education standards defined in 645—subrule 102.3(1) and 645—paragraphs 102.3(2)“a,” “b,” “c,” and “e,” within two years prior to filing the application for reactivation. Independent study identified in 645—paragraph 102.3(2)“f” shall not exceed 24 hours of the 48 hours; and
	 (3) 	 Prior to July 1, 2007, verification of successful passage of an examination covering the Iowa law and rules for mortuary science with a score of at least 75 percent or a college course of at least one semester hour or equivalent in current Iowa law and rules covering mortuary science content areas including but not limited to Iowa law and rules governing the practice of mortuary science, cremation, vital statistics, cemeteries and preneed. Beginning July 1, 2007, verification of completion of a college course of at least one semester hour or equivalent in current Iowa law and rules covering mortuary science content areas including but not limited to Iowa law and rules governing the practice of mortuary science, cremation, vital statistics, cemeteries and preneed.