How Do I Apply for an Audiologist Permanent License?

Documentation and questions may be submitted by email: plpublic@idph.iowa.gov.

The application fee is $120. All application fees are nonrefundable.

Applicants must meet the requirements in one of the following:

1. Official copy of Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA); or
2. Submit official documentation for all of the following:
   1. Official transcript(s) conferring a master’s or doctoral degree in audiology sent directly to the board office from the college or university;
   2. Official verification of completion of not less than 400 hours of supervised clinical training;
   3. Verification of nine months of full-time clinical experience, or equivalent, completed after the master’s degree under the supervision of a licensed audiologist or as part of the doctoral degree; and
   4. Results of the Praxis Examination.   

If applicable, applicants that have previously been licensed, registered or certified in another state, the applicant must meet the following requirements.

1. Meet the requirements established in Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) 481--980.2; and
2. Submit official license verification for all states in which the applicant has been licensed. At least one nursing home administrator license must be on active status for for no less than two years immediately prior to application.
   1. Alternatively, the applicant can provide documentation, which satisfies the requirements outlined in IAC 481—980.4.

Official license verifications must, at a minimum, include the following: 

• Name of licensee;
• License number; 
• Issue date of license; and
• Expiration date of license.
• Status of license including a reference to any pending or past disciplinary action.

The verification may be obtained from another state licensing board’s website if it contains all of the information noted above. If an online verification is not available, the verification must be sent directly from the licensing board(s) to the Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators.

License by Verification: Applicants who have been licensed in another state and do not meet the requirements listed above may be eligible for a license by verification. Refer to IAC 481—501.1(272C) for more information.

Note: Applicants who have not been issued a license in another state may disregard this requirement.