Iowa § 147.49 License of another state

Iowa Statutes

§ 147.49 — License of another state

Iowa § 147.49

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 147GENERAL PROVISIONS, HEALTH-RELATED PROFESSIONS

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Iowa Code § 147.49 (2026).

Text

A board shall, upon presentation of a license to practice a profession issued by the duly
constituted authority of another state with which this state has established reciprocal
relations, and subject to the rules of the board for such profession, license the applicant
to practice in this state, unless under the rules of the board a practical or jurisprudence
examination is required. The board of medicine may accept in lieu of the examination
prescribed in section 148.3 a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic
medicine and surgery, issued by the duly constituted authority of another state, territory,
or foreign country. Endorsement may be accepted in lieu of further written examination
without regard to the existence or nonexistence of a reciprocal agreement, but shall not

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A board shall, upon presentation of a license to practice a profession issued by the duly
constituted authority of another state with which this state has established reciprocal
relations, and subject to the rules of the board for such profession, license the applicant
to practice in this state, unless under the rules of the board a practical or jurisprudence
examination is required. The board of medicine may accept in lieu of the examination
prescribed in section 148.3 a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic
medicine and surgery, issued by the duly constituted authority of another state, territory,
or foreign country. Endorsement may be accepted in lieu of further written examination
without regard to the existence or nonexistence of a reciprocal agreement, but shall not be
in lieu of the standards and qualifications prescribed by section 148.3.

Legislative History

[C97, §2582; S13, §2575-a30, -a39, 2582, 2583-l, 2589-b, 2600-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2486; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.49]