For purposes of these rules, the following definitions shall
apply:
"Active license" means a license that is
current and has not expired.
"ASPPB" means the Association of State and
Provincial Psychology Boards.
"Board" means the board of
psychology.
"Certified health service provider in
psychology" means a person who works in a clinical setting, who is
licensed to practice psychology and who has a doctoral degree in psychology. A
person certified as a health service provider in psychology shall be deemed
qualified to diagnose or evaluate mental illness and nervous disorders.
"Clinical experience" means the provision of
health services in psychology by the applicant to individuals or groups of
clients/patients. Clinical experience does not include teaching or research
performed in an academic setting.
"Grace period" means the 30-day period
following expiration of a license when the license is still considered to be
active.
"Inactive license" means a license that has
expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period.
"Licensee" means any person licensed to
practice as a psychologist or health service provider in psychology in the
state of Iowa.
"License expiration date" means June 30 of
even-numbered years.
"Licensure by endorsement" means the
issuance of an Iowa license to practice psychology to an applicant who is or
has been licensed in another jurisdiction.
"Mandatory training" means the requirements
found in Iowa Code section
232.69.
"National examination" means the Examination
for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP).
"Provisional license" means a license issued
to a person who is completing a predoctoral internship or postdoctoral
residency under supervision in order to satisfy the requirements for
licensure.
"Reactivate" or
"reactivation" means the process as outlined in rule
481-885.11 (17A,147,272C) by
which an inactive license is restored to active status.
"Reinstatement" means the process as
outlined in rule 481-506.31 (272C) by which a
licensee who has had a license suspended or revoked or who has voluntarily
surrendered a license may apply to have the license reinstated, with or without
conditions. Once the license is reinstated, the licensee may apply for active
status.
