645—206.9(147) Licensure by endorsement. An applicant who has been a licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant under the laws of another jurisdiction 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, another state, territory, province or foreign country who:
	1.	Submits to the board a completed application;
	2.	Pays the licensure fee;
	3.	Shows evidence of licensure requirements in the jurisdiction in which the applicant has been licensed that are similar to those required in Iowa;
	4.	Submits official results from the appropriate professional examination sent directly from the examination service to the board;
	5.	Provides official copies of the academic transcripts sent directly from the school to the board;
	6.	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 it provides:
	●	Licensee’s name;
	●	Date of initial licensure;
	●	Current licensure status; and
	●	Any disciplinary action taken against the license; and
	7.	Shows evidence of one of the following:
	●	Completion of 30 hours for an occupational therapist and 15 hours for an occupational therapy assistant of board-approved continuing education during the immediately preceding two-year period;
	●	The practice of occupational therapy for a minimum of 2,080 hours during the immediately preceding two-year period as a licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant;
	●	Serving as a full-time equivalent faculty member teaching occupational therapy in an accredited school of occupational therapy for at least one of the immediately preceding two years; or
	●	Successfully passing the examination within a period of two years from the date of examination to the time application is completed for licensure.
Individuals who were issued their licenses by endorsement within six months of the license renewal date will not be required to renew their licenses until the next renewal two years later. 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 0223C, IAB 7/25/12, effective 8/29/12; ARC 3445C, IAB 11/8/17, effective 12/13/17; ARC 5758C, IAB 7/14/21, effective 8/18/21; ARC 6985C, IAB 4/19/23, effective 5/24/23]