Iowa Code r. 661-231.7 - Licensure of persons licensed in other jurisdictions
(1) For the purposes of this rule, "issuing
jurisdiction" means the duly constituted authority in another state that has
issued a professional license, certificate, or registration to a
person.
(2) Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a commercial explosive contractor license or commercial
blaster license will be issued without an examination to a person who
establishes residency in this state or to a person who is married to an active
duty member of the military forces of the United States and who is accompanying
the member on an official permanent change of station to a military
installation located in this state if all of the following conditions are met:
a. The person is currently licensed by at
least one other issuing jurisdiction as a commercial explosive contractor or
commercial blaster with a substantially similar scope of practice and the
license is in good standing in all issuing jurisdictions in which the person
holds a license.
b. The person has
been licensed by another issuing jurisdiction for at least one year.
c. When the person was licensed by the
issuing jurisdiction, the issuing jurisdiction imposed minimum educational
requirements and, if applicable, work experience, and the issuing jurisdiction
verifies that the person met those requirements in order to be licensed in that
issuing jurisdiction.
d. The person
previously passed an examination required by the other issuing jurisdiction for
licensure, if applicable.
e. The
person has not had a license revoked and has not voluntarily surrendered a
license in any other issuing jurisdiction or country while under investigation
for unprofessional conduct.
f. The
person has not had discipline imposed by any other regulating entity in this
state or another issuing jurisdiction or country. If another jurisdiction has
taken disciplinary action against the person, the department shall determine if
the cause for the action was corrected and the matter resolved. If the
department determines that the matter has not been resolved by the jurisdiction
imposing discipline, the department shall not issue or deny a license to the
person until the matter is resolved.
g. The person does not have a complaint,
allegation, or investigation pending before any regulating entity in another
issuing jurisdiction or country that relates to unprofessional conduct. If the
person has any complaints, allegations, or investigations pending, the
department shall not issue or deny a license to the person until the complaint,
allegation, or investigation is resolved.
h. The person pays all applicable
fees.
i. The person does not have a
criminal history that would prevent the person from holding the commercial
explosive contractor license or commercial blaster license applied for in this
state.
(3) A person
licensed pursuant to this rule is subject to the laws regulating the person's
practice in this state and is subject to the jurisdiction of the department
marshal.
(4) This rule does not
apply to any of the following:
a. The ability
of the department to require the submission of fingerprints or completion of a
criminal history check.
b. The
ability of the department to require a person to take and pass an examination
specific to the laws of this state prior to issuing a license. If the
department requires an applicant to take and pass an examination specific to
the laws of this state, the department will issue an applicant a temporary
license that is valid for a period of three months and may be renewed once for
an additional period of three months.
(5) Except as provided in subrule 231.7(2), a
person applying for a license in this state who relocates to this state from
another state that did not require a license to practice as a commercial
explosive contractor or commercial blaster may be considered to have met any
education, training, or work experience requirements imposed by the department
in this state if the person has three or more years of related work experience
with a substantially similar scope of practice within the four years preceding
the date of application as determined by the department.
(6) A person applying for a license in this
state under the requirements of this subrule shall submit the request in
writing to the department providing proof of residency in this state and
documentation to verify all conditions are met under this subrule.
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