105.20 - RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES -- FEES AND PENALTIES -- CONTINUING EDUCATION. - Iowa Statutes

105.20 RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES -- FEES AND PENALTIES -- CONTINUING EDUCATION. 1. Licenses issued by the board shall expire in intervals as determined by the board. 2. A license issued under this chapter may be renewed as provided by rule adopted by the board upon application by the licensee, without examination. Applications for renewal shall be made to the board, accompanied by the required renewal licensing fee, at least thirty days prior to the expiration date of the license. 3. The board shall notify each licensee by mail at least sixty days prior to the expiration of a license. 4. Failure to renew a license within a reasonable time after the expiration of the license shall not invalidate the license, but a reasonable penalty may be assessed as adopted by rule, in addition to the license renewal fee, to allow reinstatement of the license. 5. The board shall, by rule, establish a reinstatement process for a licensee who allows a license to lapse, including reasonable penalties. 6. The board shall establish continuing education requirements pursuant to section 272C.2. The basic continuing education requirement for renewal of a license shall be the completion, during the immediately preceding license term, of the number of classroom hours of instruction required by the board in courses or seminars which have been approved by the board. The board shall require at least eight classroom hours of instruction during each licensing term.          Section History: Recent Form 2007 Acts, ch 198, §20; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §9, 10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §21