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Licensure is required for practice in Iowa as identified in Iowa Code sections 148.1 and 150A.1. The exceptions are identified in Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) 653 - Chapter 9.2(2).

Provisions for permanent licensure are found in IAC 653 - Chapter 9. Provisions for resident, special, and temporary physician licensure are found in IAC 653 IAC - Chapter 10. (This link will take you to the beginning of the Administrative Rules for all state agencies. You will need to scroll to "MEDICINE, BOARD OF[653] (GNA) " (page 7) to access the rules for the Iowa Board of Medicine.)