Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 655 - Nursing Board › Chapter 11 - Examination of Public Records › Rule 655-11.4 - Notice to Suppliers of Information

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
When the board requests a person to supply personal
				information, the board shall notify the person of the use that will be made of
				the information, which persons outside the board might routinely be provided
				this information, which parts of the requested information are required and
				which are optional, and the consequences of a failure to provide the requested
				information. This notice may be given in these rules, on the written form used
				to collect the information, on a separate fact sheet or letter, in brochures,
				in formal agreements, in contracts, in handbooks, in manuals, verbally, or by
				other appropriate means.
(1)
License and examination applicants.
License and examination
			 applicants are requested to supply a wide range of information depending on the
			 qualifications required for licensure or for sitting for an examination, as
			 provided by statutes, board rules and application forms. Failure to provide the
			 requested information may result in denial of the application. Some requested
			 information, such as a college transcript, social security number, examination
			 score, or criminal history, is confidential under state or federal law, but
			 most of the information contained in license or examination applications is
			 treated as public information freely available for public
			 examination.
(2)
Home
			 address.
License applicants and licensees are requested to provide
			 their home addresses. These addresses are treated as open records. If a license
			 applicant or licensee has a basis to shield a home address from public
			 disclosure, such as a domestic abuse protective order, written notification
			 should be provided to the board office. Absent a court order, the board does
			 not have a basis under Iowa Code chapter 22 to shield the home address from
			 public disclosure, but the board shall refrain from placing the home address on
			 its Web site and may notify the applicant or licensee before the home address
			 is released to the public to provide an opportunity for the applicant or
			 licensee to seek injunction.
(3)
License renewal.
Licensees are requested to supply a wide
			 range of information in connection with license renewal, including continuing
			 education information, criminal history and disciplinary actions, as provided
			 by statutes, board rules and application forms, both on paper and
			 electronically. Failure to provide requested information may result in denial
			 of the application. Most information contained on renewal applications is
			 treated as public information freely available for public examination, but some
			 information, such as criminal history, may be confidential under state or
			 federal law.
(4)
Investigations.
Licensees are required to respond to board
			 requests for information involving the investigation of disciplinary complaints
			 against licensees. Failure to timely respond may result in disciplinary action
			 against the licensee to whom the request is made. Information provided in
			 response to such a request is confidential pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 272C.6(4),
			 but may become public if introduced at a hearing that is open to the public,
			 contained in a final order, or filed with a court of judicial review.