645—261.6 (152B) Licensure by endorsement. An applicant who has been a licensed respiratory care practitioner under the laws of another jurisdiction shall file an application for licensure by endorsement with the board office. The board may receive by endorsement any applicant from the District of Columbia or another state, territory, province or foreign country who:
	  1. 	 Submits to the board a completed application;
	  2. 	 Pays the licensure fee;
	  3. 	 Shows evidence of licensure requirements that are similar to those required in Iowa;
	  4. 	 Rescinded IAB 6/8/05, effective 7/13/05.
	  5. 	 Provides an equivalency evaluation of foreign educational credentials sent directly from the equivalency service to the board;
	  6. 	 Provides the examination scores:
	  ● 	 Scores shall be sent directly from the examination service to the board of respiratory care; or
	  ● 	 A notarized certificate shall be submitted showing proof of the successful completion of the examination for respiratory therapists or respiratory therapy technicians administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care; and
	  7. 	 Provides verification of license(s) from every jurisdiction in which the applicant has been licensed, sent directly from the jurisdiction(s) to the board office. Web-based verification may be substituted for verification direct from the jurisdiction’s board office if the verification provides:
	  ● 	 Licensee’s name;
	  ● 	 Date of initial licensure;
	  ● 	 Current licensure status; and
	  ● 	 Any disciplinary action taken against the license.