650—14.6(147,153,272C) Reinstatement of a lapsed license or registration.
	14.6(1) A licensee or a registrant who allows a license or registration to lapse by failing to renew may have the license or registration reinstated at the discretion of the board by submitting the following:
	a. 	A completed application for reinstatement of a lapsed license or registration to practice dentistry, dental hygiene or dental assisting, on forms provided by the board.
	b. 	Dates and places of practice.
	c. 	A list of other states in which licensed or registered and the identifying number of each license or registration.
	d. 	Payment of a renewal fee, as specified in 650—Chapter 15, plus the reinstatement application fee as specified in 650—Chapter 15.
	e. 	Evidence of completion of the hours of continuing education required for renewal of a license or registration in accordance with 650—Chapter 25 taken within the previous two-year period, or evidence of the full-time or part-time practice of the profession in another state of the United States or the District of Columbia, for a minimum of two years within the previous five-year period.
	f. 	If licensed or registered in another state, the licensee or registrant shall provide certification by the state board of dentistry or equivalent authority of such state that the licensee or registrant has not been the subject of final or pending disciplinary action.
	g. 	A statement disclosing and explaining any disciplinary actions, investigations, claims, complaints, judgments, settlements, or criminal charges.
	h. 	Evidence that the applicant possesses a current certificate in a nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The course must include a clinical component.
	i. 	For reinstatement of a lapsed license, a completed fingerprint packet to facilitate a criminal history background check by the Iowa division of criminal investigation (DCI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), including the fee for the evaluation of the fingerprint packet and the criminal history background checks by the DCI and FBI, as specified in 650—Chapter 15.
	14.6(2) The board may require a licensee or registrant who is applying for reinstatement, and has not actively practiced clinically within the previous five years, to successfully complete a regional clinical examination, or other board-approved examination or assessment, for the purpose of ensuring that the applicant possesses sufficient knowledge and skill to practice safely.
	14.6(3) When the board finds that a practitioner applying for reinstatement is or has been subject to disciplinary action taken against a license or registration held by the applicant in another state of the United States, District of Columbia, or territory, and the violations which resulted in such actions would also be grounds for discipline in Iowa in accordance with rule 650—30.4(153), the board may deny reinstatement of a license or registration to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting in Iowa or may impose any applicable disciplinary sanctions as specified in rule 650—30.2(153) as a condition of reinstatement.
	14.6(4) The dental hygiene committee may, in its discretion, review any applications for reinstatement of a lapsed dental hygiene license and make recommendations to the board. The board’s review of the dental hygiene committee recommendation is subject to 650—Chapter 1.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 147.10, 147.11, and 272C.2.
[ARC 0265C, IAB 8/8/12, effective 9/12/12; ARC 3489C, IAB 12/6/17, effective 1/10/18; ARC 6303C, IAB 4/20/22, effective 5/25/22]