Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-60.8 - License renewal
(1) The biennial
license renewal period for a license to practice cosmetology arts and sciences
shall begin on April 1 of one year and end on March 31 two years later. All
licensees shall renew on a biennial basis.
a.
The board may send a renewal notice by regular mail to each licensee at the
address on record prior to the expiration of the license.
b. The licensee is responsible for renewing
the license prior to its expiration. Failure of the licensee to receive the
notice does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility for renewing the
license.
c. A new or reactivated
license granted by the board to a licensee who holds a current license in
another practice discipline in barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences may
have the same license expiration date as the licensee 's other license(s). If
the licensee does not have another active license with the board, the license
expiration date shall be in the current renewal period unless the license is
issued within six months of the end of the renewal cycle and subrule 60.8(2)
applies.
(2) An
individual who was issued a license within six months of the license renewal
date will not be required to renew the license until the subsequent renewal two
years later.
(3) License renewal.
a. A licensee seeking renewal shall:
(1) Meet the continuing education
requirements of rule 645-64.2 (157). A licensee whose
license was reactivated during the current renewal compliance period may use
continuing education credit earned during the compliance period for the first
renewal following reactivation ; and
(2) Submit the completed online renewal
application and renewal fee and upload certificate(s) of completion for related
continuing education before the license expiration date.
b. Licensees currently licensed in Iowa but
practicing exclusively in another state or serving honorably as active duty
military or the spouse of active duty military service personnel may comply
with Iowa continuing education requirements for license renewal by meeting the
continuing education requirements of the state where the licensee practices.
Those licensees living and practicing exclusively in a state that has no
continuing education requirement for renewal of a license shall not be required
to meet Iowa's continuing education requirement but shall pay all renewal fees
when due (Iowa Code section 272C.2(4)).
(4) Upon receiving the information required
by this rule and the required fee, board staff shall administratively issue a
two-year license. In the event the board receives adverse information on the
renewal application, the board shall issue the renewal license but may refer
the adverse information for further consideration or disciplinary
investigation.
(5) Late renewal.
The license shall become late when the license has not been renewed by the
expiration date on the renewal. The licensee shall be assessed a late fee as
specified in 645-subrule 5.5(3). To renew a late license, the licensee shall
complete the renewal requirements and submit the late fee within the grace
period .
(6) Inactive license . A
licensee who fails to renew the license by the end of the grace period has an
inactive license . A licensee whose license is inactive continues to hold the
privilege of licensure in Iowa, but may not practice barbering and cosmetology
arts and sciences in Iowa until the license is reactivated. A licensee who
practices barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences in the state of Iowa with
an inactive license may be subject to disciplinary action by the board,
injunctive action pursuant to Iowa Code section
147.83, criminal sanctions
pursuant to Iowa Code section 147.86, and other available legal
remedies.
(7) Those persons
licensed for the first time shall not be required to complete continuing
education as a prerequisite for the first renewal of their licenses. Continuing
education hours acquired anytime from the initial licensing until the second
license renewal may be used.
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