645—361.9(17A,147,272C) License reactivation. To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee shall:
	361.9(1) Submit a reactivation application on a form provided by the board.
	361.9(2) Pay the reactivation fee that is due as specified in 645—subrule 5.18(9).
	361.9(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 most recently been practicing during the time period in which 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.	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 or 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; 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.
	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 in which 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.	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 completion of 80 hours of continuing education within two years of application for reactivation or 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; 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.
[ARC 6146C, IAB 1/12/22, effective 2/16/22; ARC 7001C, IAB 4/19/23, effective 5/24/23]