645—361.6(17A,147,272C) License reactivation. To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee needs to:
	361.6(1) Submit a completed online reactivation application and pay the nonrefundable fee.
	361.6(2) If licensed in another jurisdiction, submit a license verification document that discloses disciplinary action taken against the license in the jurisdiction where the applicant was most recently licensed. The document should come directly from that jurisdiction.
	361.6(3) Provide verification of current competence to practice sign language interpreting or transliterating 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 from the jurisdiction in which the applicant has been most recently licensed and has been practicing during the time period in which the Iowa license was inactive sent directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. Web-based verification may be substituted for verification from a jurisdiction’s board office if the verification includes:
	1.	The licensee’s name;
	2.	The date of initial licensure;
	3.	Current licensure status; and
	4.	Any disciplinary action taken against the license; and
	(2)	Verification of completing 40 hours of continuing education within two years of the application for reactivation; and
	(3)	Verification of a current certification as identified in subrule 361.2(1), or of passing an examination identified in subrule 361.2(1), which was passed after the license became inactive; or
	(4)	Verification of active practice, consisting of a minimum of 2,080 hours, in another state or jurisdiction during the two years preceding an application for reactivation.
	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 from the jurisdiction in which the applicant has been licensed and has been practicing during the time period in which the Iowa license was inactive sent directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. Web-based verification may be substituted for verification from a jurisdiction’s board office if the verification includes:
	1.	The licensee’s name;
	2.	The date of initial licensure;
	3.	Current licensure status; and
	4.	Any disciplinary action taken against the license; or
	(2)	Verification of completion of 80 hours of continuing education within two years of application for reactivation; and
	(3)	Verification of a current certification as identified in subrule 361.2(1), or of passing an examination identified in subrule 361.2(1), which was passed after the license became inactive; and
	(4)	Verification of active practice, consisting of a minimum of 2,080 hours, in another state or jurisdiction during the two years preceding an application for reactivation.
[ARC 7829C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]