Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-280.14 - License reactivation
To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee shall:
(1) Submit a reactivation
application on a form provided by the board.
(2) Pay the reactivation fee that is due as
specified in 645-subrule 5.19(4).
(3) Provide verification of current
competence to practice social work by satisfying one of the following criteria:
a. If the license has been on inactive status
for five years or less, an applicant must provide the following:
(1) Verification of the license from the
jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been practicing during
the time period the Iowa license was inactive, sent directly from the
jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also disclose any public
or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction.
Web-based verification may be substituted for verification from a
jurisdiction's board office if the verification includes:
1. Licensee's name;
2. Date of initial licensure;
3. Current licensure status; and
4. Any disciplinary action taken against the
license; and
(2)
Verification of completion of 27 hours of continuing education within two years
of application for reactivation or verification of active practice, consisting
of a minimum of 2,080 hours, in another state or jurisdiction during the two
years preceding an application for reactivation.
b. If the license has been on inactive status
for more than five years, an applicant must provide the verifications in both
subparagraphs (1) and (2) below plus the verification in either subparagraphs
(3) or (4) below.
(1) Verification of the
license from the jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been
practicing during the time period the Iowa license was inactive, sent directly
from the jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also disclose any
public or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction.
Web-based verification may be substituted for verification from a
jurisdiction's board office if the verification includes:
1. Licensee's name;
2. Date of initial licensure;
3. Current licensure status; and
4. Any disciplinary action taken against the
license; and
(2)
Verification of completion of 27 hours of continuing education within two years
of application for reactivation or verification of active practice, consisting
of a minimum of 2,080 hours, in another state or jurisdiction during the two
years preceding an application for reactivation; and
(3) Verification of passing the ASWB
examination within the last five years at the appropriate or higher level as
follows:
1. Bachelor level social worker - the
bachelor's level examination; or
2.
Master level social worker - the master's level examination; or
3. Independent level social worker - the
clinical level examination; or
(4) Verification of continued social work
practice at the appropriate or higher level in another state for a minimum of
two years immediately preceding the application for reactivation.
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