645—261.4(148G,152B) Additional requirements for polysomnographic technologist licensure. The following are additional specific criteria for licensure as a polysomnographic technologist:
	261.4(1) Graduation from a polysomnographic educational program accredited by CAAHEP. A transcript shall be submitted to the board office directly from the college or university; or
	261.4(2) Graduation from an entry into respiratory care professional practice program accredited by CoARC or CAAHEP for which a transcript will be submitted to the board office directly from the college or university; and direct-source verification of one of the following:
	a. 	Completion of a sleep specialist program option accredited by CoARC or CAAHEP, or
	b. 	Obtaining the sleep disorder specialist credential from the NBRC, or
	c. 	Obtaining the registered polysomnographic technologist credential from the BRPT; or
	261.4(3) Graduation from an electroneurodiagnostic technologist program with a polysomnographic technology track that is accredited by CAAHEP with the transcript sent directly to the board from the college or university; or
	261.4(4) Requirements for current Iowa licensees holding a license in a profession other than polysomnography. An individual who holds an active license under Iowa Code section 147.2 in a profession other than polysomnography and whose license is in good standing with the board for that profession may receive licensure upon verification from the medical director of the individual’s current employer or the medical director’s designee that the individual has completed on-the-job training in the field of polysomnography and is competent to perform polysomnography.
	261.4(5) Foreign-trained polysomnographic technologists shall:
	a. 	Provide an equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by either International Education Research Foundation, Inc., Credentials Evaluation Service; or International Credentialing Associates, Inc.	The candidate will bear the expense of the curriculum evaluation.
	b. 	Provide a copy of the certificate or diploma awarded to the applicant from a respiratory care program in the country in which the applicant was educated.
	c. 	Receive a final determination from the board regarding the application for licensure.
	261.4(6) Licensure by proof of work experience. An applicant who has relocated to Iowa from a state that did not require licensure to practice the profession may submit proof of work experience in lieu of educational and training requirements, if eligible, in accordance with rule 645—19.2(272C).
	261.4(7) Licensure by verification. A person who is licensed in another jurisdiction but who is unable to satisfy the requirements for licensure by endorsement may apply for licensure by verification, if eligible, in accordance with rule 645—19.1(272C).
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