Iowa Admin. Code r. 653-8.4 - Application and licensure fees to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery or administrative medicine
(1) Fees for
permanent licensure.
a. Initial licensure,
$450 plus the $45 fee for evaluation of the fingerprint packet and the criminal
history background checks by the DCI and FBI.
b. Reactivation of application for licensure,
$150.
c. Renewal of an active
license to practice.
(1) $550 if renewal is
made via paper application, or $450 if renewal is made via online application,
per biennial period or a prorated portion thereof if the current license was
issued for a period of less than 24 months.
(2) No renewal fee if a physician was on
active duty in the U.S. armed forces, reserves or national guard during the
renewal period. "Active duty" means full-time training or active service in the
U.S. armed forces, reserves or national guard.
d. Penalty for failure to renew before
expiration, $100 per calendar month after the expiration date of the license up
to $200.
e. Placing a license on
inactive status or allowing a license to become inactive, no fee.
f. Reactivation of a license to practice one
year or more after becoming inactive, $500 plus the $45 fee for the evaluation
of the fingerprint packet and the DCI and FBI criminal history background
checks.
g. Reactivation of a
license within one year of becoming inactive, $550 except when the license in
the most recent license period had been granted for less than 24 months. In
that case, the reinstatement fee is prorated according to the date of issuance
and the physician's month and year of birth.
(2) Fees for resident physician licensure.
a. Application for a resident physician
license, $100 plus the $45 fee for the evaluation of the fingerprint packet and
the DCI and FBI criminal history background checks.
b. Extension of a resident physician license,
$25.
c. Late fee for extension of a
resident physician license, $50, to be paid in addition to the extension
fee.
(3) Fees for
special physician licensure.
a. Application
for a special physician license, $300 plus the $45 fee for the evaluation of
the fingerprint packet and the DCI and FBI criminal history background
checks.
b. Renewal of a special
physician license, $200.
(4) Fees for temporary physician licensure.
a. Application for a temporary physician
license, $100 plus the $45 fee for the evaluation of the fingerprint packet and
the DCI and FBI criminal history background checks.
b. Renewal of a temporary physician license,
$50.
(5) Fee for
photocopy of a licensure application, $20.
(6) Fee for the evaluation of the fingerprint
packet and the DCI and FBI criminal history background checks, $45.
Notes
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(1) Fees for permanent licensure. For provisions for permanent licensure, see 653-Chapter 9, "Permanent and Administrative Medicine Physician Licensure." The following fees shall apply to permanent licensure.
a. Initial licensure, $450 plus the $45 fee for evaluation of the fingerprint packet and the criminal history background checks by the Iowa division of criminal investigation (DCI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
b. Reactivation of application for licensure, $150.
c. Renewal of an active license to practice.
(1) $550 if renewal is made via paper application or $450 if renewal is made via on-line application, per biennial period or a prorated portion thereof if the current license was issued for a period of less than 24 months.
(2) There is no renewal fee due for a physician who was on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, reserves or national guard during the renewal period. "Active duty" means full-time training or active service in the U.S. armed forces, reserves or national guard. A physician who fails to renew before the expiration of the license shall be charged a penalty fee as set forth in 8.4(1)"d. "
d. Penalty for failure to renew before expiration, $ 100 per calendar month after the expiration date of the license up to $200. For example, if the license expired on January 1, a penalty of $100 shall be charged for January and an additional $100, or a total of $200, shall be charged for renewal in February.
e. There is no fee for placing a license on inactive status or allowing a license to become inactive.
f. Reinstatement of a license to practice one year or more after becoming inactive, $500 plus the $45 fee for the evaluation of the fingerprint packet and the DCI and FBI criminal history background checks.
g. Reinstatement of a license within one year of becoming inactive, $550 except when the license in the most recent license period had been granted for less than 24 months. In that case, the reinstatement fee is prorated according to the date of issuance and the physician's month and year of birth.
(2) Fees for resident physician licensure. For provisions for resident physician licensure, see 653-Chapter 10, "Resident, Special and Temporary Physician Licensure." The following fees apply to resident physician licensure.
a. Application for a resident physician license, $100 plus the $45 fee for the evaluation of the fingerprint packet and the DCI and FBI criminal history background checks.
b. Extension of a resident physician license, $25.
c. Late fee for extension of a resident physician license, $50, to be paid in addition to the extension fee.
(3) Fees for special physician licensure. For provisions for special physician licensure, see 653-Chapter 10, "Resident, Special and Temporary Physician Licensure." The following fees apply to special physician licensure.
a. Application for a special physician license, $300 plus the $45 fee for the evaluation of the fingerprint packet and the DCI and FBI criminal history background checks.
b. Renewal of a special physician license, $200.
(4) Fees for temporary physician licensure. For provisions for temporary physician licensure, see 653-Chapter 10, "Resident, Special and Temporary Physician Licensure." The following fees apply to temporary physician licensure.
a. Application for a temporary physician license, $100 plus the $45 fee for the evaluation of the fingerprint packet and the DCI and FBI criminal history background checks.
b. Renewal of a temporary physician license, $50.
(5) Fee for photocopy of a licensure application. Fee for a photocopy of a licensure application is $20.
(6) Fee for the evaluation of the fingerprint packet and the DCI and FBI criminal history background checks, $45.