645—221.8(17A,147,272C) License reactivation. To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee shall:
	221.8(1) Submit a reactivation application on a form provided by the board.
	221.8(2) Pay the reactivation fee that is due as specified in rule 645—5.15(147,148F,149).
	221.8(3) Provide verification of current competence to practice 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 most recently been practicing during the time period the Iowa license was inactive, 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 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:
	1.	For orthotists or prosthetists, 30 hours of continuing education within two years of application for reactivation or verification of active practice, consisting of at least 2,080 hours, in another state or jurisdiction during the two years preceding an application for reactivation.
	2.	For pedorthists, 20 hours of continuing education within two years of application for reactivation or verification of active practice, consisting of at least 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 most recently been practicing during the time period the Iowa license was inactive, 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 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:
	1.	For orthotists or prosthetists, 60 hours of continuing education within two years of application for reactivation.
	2.	For pedorthists, 40 hours of continuing education within two years of application for reactivation.
[ARC 1192C, IAB 11/27/13, effective 1/1/14; ARC 6994C, IAB 4/19/23, effective 5/24/23]