Iowa Admin. Code agency 655, ch. 3 - LICENSURE TO PRACTICE-REGISTERED NURSE/LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
- Rule 655-3.1 - Definitions
- Rule 655-3.2 - Fees for licensure
- Rule 655-3.3 - Mandatory licensure
- Rule 655-3.4 - Licensure qualifications for registered nurse and licensed practical nurse
- Rule 655-3.5 - Licensure by examination
- Rule 655-3.6 - Licensure by endorsement
- Rule 655-3.7 - Applicants educated in a foreign country or in a U.S. territory that is not a member of NCSBN
- Rule 655-3.8 - License renewal and reactivation
- Rule 655-3.9 - Verification
- Rule 655-3.10 - License denial
- Rule 655-3.11 - Nurse refresher course
- Rule 655-3.12 - Use of criminal convictions in eligibility determinations and initial licensing decisions
Notes
Chapter rescission date pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.7: 6/4/30
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 17A, 147, 152, 152E, and 272C.
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History relating also to "Licensure to Practice-Licensed Practical Nurse," Ch 4 prior to IAC 5/23/84.
Effective date of 11/9/88 delayed 70 days by the Administrative Rules Review Committee at its October meeting. Delay lifted by ARRC 11/16/88.
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
- Rule 655-3.1 - Definitions
- Rule 655-3.2 - Mandatory licensure
- Rule 655-3.3 - Licensure qualifications for registered nurse and licensed practical nurse
- Rule 655-3.4 - Licensure by examination
- Rule 655-3.5 - Licensure by endorsement
- Rule 655-3.6 - Applicants educated in a foreign country or in a U.S. territory that is not a member of NCSBN
- Rule 655-3.7 - License renewal and reactivation
- Rule 655-3.8 - Verification
- Rule 655-3.9 - License denial
- Rule 655-3.10 - Nurse refresher course
- Rule 655-3.11 - Use of criminal convictions in eligibility determinations and initial licensing decisions