Can a Licensed Professional Counselor transfer a license to Iowa as a military spouse?
Yes. Iowa is a member of the Counseling Compact, so a Licensed Professional Counselor holding a multistate/compact license can practice in IA without re-applying. Explicit military-spouse provision: practice on home-state license in any Compact state, plus expedited home-license process when moving.
Your counseling licensing board in Iowa
Iowa law requires every licensing board to expedite a license application from a person married to an active-duty member of the military who is licensed in another state in a profession with a similar scope of practice, which reaches the Iowa board that licenses mental health counselors.
Official source ↗About the Counseling Compact
For licensed professional counselors (LPC, LMHC, LCMHC). Member-state license is recognized in all other member states; military spouses can use home-state license in any compact state.
Official compact site ↗All Counseling member states
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