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Requirements
For renewal of a three year license, the requirement is 36 contact hours or 3.6 CEUs. For renewal of a license that has been issued for less than three years, the requirement is 24 contact hours or 2.4 CEUs. Mandatory Training On Abuse Identification and Reporting. For the renewal of a three or less than three year license it is also mandated that a person, who regularly examines, attends, counsels or treats dependent adults or children in Iowa to accurately document compliance with training requirements. The course must have been completed within the last 5 years and be a course that is approved by the Iowa Department of Public Health Abuse Education Review Panel. The training must also be two hours in length. A list of approved courses is available at www.idph.state.ia.us/bhpl/abuse_ed_review.asp. Courses that are presented via "live" distance learning technologies, such as teleconferences or satellite programs, must be covered by an approved Iowa provider if they are attended at a site within Iowa. There are no exceptions to this requirement.
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