Professional Licensure | Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing

Provides Regulation to 19 licensure boards for 39 professions. The mission of the professional boards is to protect the public health, safety and welfare by licensing qualified individuals and enforcing Iowa's statutes and administrative rules fairly and consistently. The Bureau of Professional Licensure licenses the following professions: Athletic Training, Barber, Behavioral Science , Chiropractic, Cosmetology, Dietetic, Hearing, Aid Dispenser, Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators, Massage Therapy, Mortuary Science, Nursing Home Administrator, Optometry, Physical & Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, Podiatry, Psychology, Respiratory Care & Polysomnography, Social Work and Speech Pathology & Audiology.