645—19.2(272C) Applicants with work experience in jurisdictions without licensure requirements.
	19.2(1) Work experience. An applicant for initial licensure who has relocated to Iowa from another jurisdiction that did not require a professional license to practice in the profession may be considered to have met any educational and training requirements if the person has at least three years of work experience with a scope of practice substantially similar to that of the profession for which a license in Iowa is sought. The three years of work experience must be within the four years preceding the date of application for initial licensure. The applicant must satisfy all other requirements, including passing any required examinations, to receive a license.
	19.2(2) Required documentation. An applicant who wishes to substitute work experience in lieu of satisfying applicable education or training requirements shall carry the burden of proving all of the following by submitting relevant documents as part of a completed license application:
	a. 	Proof of Iowa residency.
	b. 	Proof of three or more years of work experience within the four years preceding the application for licensure.
	c. 	Proof that the work experience was in a practice with a scope of practice substantially similar to that for which the license is sought in Iowa.
[ARC 8083C, IAB 6/26/24, effective 7/31/24]