650—14.3(136C,153) Renewal of dental assistant radiography qualification. A certificate of radiography qualification must be renewed biennially. Radiography qualification certificates shall expire on August 31 of every odd-numbered year.
	14.3(1) Renewal procedures.
	a. 	Renewal notice. The board office will send a renewal notice by regular mail or email to each registrant at the registrant’s last-known mailing address or email address. The board will notify each registrant by mail or email of the expiration of the radiography qualification.
	b. 	Registrant obligation. The registrant is responsible for renewing the radiography qualification prior to its expiration. Failure of the registrant to receive the notice does not relieve the registrant of the responsibility for renewing that radiography qualification if the registrant wants to continue taking dental radiographs in the state of Iowa.
	c. 	Renewal application form. Application for renewal must be made in writing on forms provided by the board office before the current radiography qualification expires. Registrants may renew their radiography qualification online or via paper application.
	d. 	Complete and timely filed application. No renewal application shall be considered timely and sufficient until received by the board office and accompanied by all material required for renewal and all applicable renewal and late fees. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. For purposes of establishing timely filing, the postmark on a paper submittal will be used, and for renewals submitted online, the electronic timestamp will be deemed the date of filing.
	14.3(2) Application fee. The appropriate fee as specified in 650—Chapter 15 must accompany the application for renewal. A penalty shall be assessed by the board for late renewal, as specified in 650—Chapter 15.
	14.3(3) Continuing education requirements. In order to renew a radiography qualification, the dental assistant shall obtain at least two hours of continuing education in the subject area of dental radiography. Proof of attendance shall be retained by the dental assistant and must be submitted to the board office upon request.
	14.3(4) CPR certification. In order to renew a radiography qualification, an applicant must submit a statement:
	a. 	Confirming that the applicant possesses a valid certificate from a nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that included a “hands-on” clinical component;
	b. 	Providing the expiration date of the CPR certificate; and
	c. 	Acknowledging that the CPR certificate will be retained and made available to board office staff as part of routine auditing and monitoring.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 136C and 153.
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