645—121.6(154A) Licensure by endorsement.
	121.6(1) An applicant who has been a licensed hearing aid specialist under the laws of another jurisdiction and would like to be considered for licensure in Iowa shall file an application for licensure by endorsement with the board office. The board may receive by endorsement any applicant from the District of Columbia or another state, territory, province or foreign country who:
	a. 	Submits to the board a completed application;
	b. 	Pays the licensure fee;
	c. 	Shows evidence of licensure requirements that are similar to those required in Iowa;
	d. 	Provides verification of license from the jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been licensed, sent directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also disclose any public or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction. Web-based verification may be substituted for verification direct from the jurisdiction’s board office if the verification provides:
	(1)	Licensee’s name;
	(2)	Date of initial licensure;
	(3)	Current licensure status; and
	(4)	Any disciplinary action taken against the license.
	e. 	Provides official verification of one of the following:
	(1)	A passing score on the national examination. For the written ten-part examination, the passing score is 70 percent in each subject or 75 percent overall. The International Hearing Society establishes the passing score for the national standardized licensing examination;
	(2)	A passing score on an examination that the board determines is equivalent to the national examination; or
	(3)	Current certification from the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences; and
	f. 	Provides evidence of:
	(1)	Completing a minimum of 32 continuing education hours within the 24 months prior to application; or
	(2)	Continuing education certificates that verify that the minimum hours of continuing education required by a state(s) in which the licensee is currently licensed have been met; or
	(3)	Current certification from the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences.
	121.6(2) A person who is licensed in another jurisdiction but who is unable to satisfy the requirements for licensure by endorsement may apply for licensure by verification, if eligible, in accordance with rule 645—19.1(272C).
[ARC 1005C, IAB 9/4/13, effective 10/9/13; ARC 2151C, IAB 9/16/15, effective 10/21/15; ARC 3559C, IAB 1/3/18, effective 2/7/18; ARC 5756C, IAB 7/14/21, effective 8/18/21; ARC 6998C, IAB 4/19/23, effective 5/24/23]