645—19.1(272C) Licensure by verification. Licensure by verification is available in accordance with the following.
	19.1(1) Eligibility. A person may seek licensure by verification if the person is licensed in at least one other jurisdiction that has a scope of practice substantially similar to that of Iowa.
	19.1(2) Board application. The applicant must submit the following:
	a. 	A completed application for licensure by verification.
	b. 	Payment of the application fee.
	c. 	Completed fingerprint cards and a signed waiver form to facilitate a national criminal history background check, if required for initial licensure by the board.
	d. 	A verification form, completed by the licensing authority in the jurisdiction that issued the applicant’s license, verifying that the applicant’s license in that jurisdiction complies with the requirements of Iowa Code section 272C.12. The completed verification form must be sent directly from the licensing authority to the board.
	e. 	A copy of the complete criminal record if the applicant has a criminal history.
	f. 	A copy of the relevant disciplinary documents if another jurisdiction has taken disciplinary action against the applicant.
	g. 	A written statement from the applicant detailing the scope of practice in the other state.
	h. 	Copies of relevant laws setting forth the scope of practice in the other state.
	19.1(3) Applicants with prior discipline. If another jurisdiction has taken disciplinary action against an applicant, the board will determine whether the cause for the disciplinary action has been corrected and the matter has been resolved. If the board determines the disciplinary matter has not been resolved, the board will neither issue a license nor deny the application for licensure until the matter is resolved. A person who has had a license revoked, or who has voluntarily surrendered a license, in another jurisdiction is ineligible for licensure by verification.
	19.1(4) Applicants with pending licensing complaints or investigations. If an applicant is currently the subject of a complaint, allegation, or investigation relating to unprofessional conduct pending before any regulating entity in another jurisdiction, the board will neither issue a license nor deny the application for licensure until the complaint, allegation, or investigation is resolved.
[ARC 5751C, IAB 7/14/21, effective 8/18/21; ARC 7013C, IAB 5/17/23, effective 6/21/23]