Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 655 - Nursing Board › Chapter 17 - Nonpayment of Child Support or State Debt › Rule 655-17.2 - Denial of Issuance or Renewal of a License-nonpayment of Child Support

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The
board shall deny the issuance or renewal of a license upon the
				receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the child support recovery unit
				of the department of human services according to the procedures set forth in
				Iowa Code chapter 252J. In addition to the procedures set forth in chapter
				252J, this rule shall apply.
(1) The
			 notice required by Iowa Code section
			 252J.8
			 shall be served upon the licensee or applicant by restricted certified mail,
			 return receipt requested, or personal service in accordance with Iowa Rule of
			 Civil Procedure 1.305. Alternatively, the licensee or applicant may accept
			 service personally or through authorized counsel.
(2) The effective date of the denial of the
			 issuance or renewal of a license, as specified in the notice required by Iowa
			 Code section
			 252J.8,
			 shall be 60 days following service of the notice upon the licensee or
			 applicant.
(3) The board's
			 executive director is authorized to prepare and serve the notice required by
			 Iowa Code section
			 252J.8.
(4) Licensees and applicants shall keep the
			 board informed of all court actions and all child support recovery unit actions
			 taken under or in connection with Iowa Code chapter 252J and shall provide the
			 board copies, within seven days of filing or issuance, of all applications
			 filed with the district court pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 252J.9,
			 all court orders entered in such actions, and withdrawals of certificates of
			 noncompliance by the child support recovery unit.
(5) All board fees for applications, license
			 renewal, or license reinstatement must be paid by licensees or applicants, and
			 all continuing education requirements must be met before a license will be
			 issued, renewed, or reinstated after the board has denied the issuance or
			 renewal of a license pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 252J.
(6) In the event a licensee or applicant
			 files a timely district court action following service of a board notice
			 pursuant to Iowa Code sections
			 252J.8
			 and
			 252J.9,
			 the board shall continue with the intended action described in the notice upon
			 the receipt of a court order lifting the stay, dismissing the action, or
			 otherwise directing the board to proceed. For purposes of determining the
			 effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license, the board
			 shall count the number of days before the action was filed and the number of
			 days after the action was disposed of by the court.
(7) The board shall notify the licensee or
			 applicant in writing through regular first-class mail, or such other means as
			 the board deems appropriate in the circumstances, within ten days of the
			 effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license, and shall
			 similarly notify the licensee or applicant when the license is issued or
			 renewed following the board's receipt of a withdrawal certificate.