Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 653 - Medicine Board › Chapter 12 - Nonpayment of State Debt › Rule 653-12.3 - Suspension or Revocation of a License

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The board shall suspend or revoke a license upon the receipt of
				a certificate of noncompliance from the centralized collection unit according
				to the procedures set forth in the Act. This rule shall apply in addition to
				the procedures set forth in the Act.
(1)
Service of revocation or
			 suspension notice.
A revocation or suspension notice shall be served
			 upon the licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested; by personal
			 service; or through authorized counsel.
(2)
Effective date of revocation or
			 suspension.
The effective date of the suspension or revocation of a
			 license, as specified in the revocation or suspension notice, shall be 60 days
			 following service of the notice upon the licensee.
(3)
Preparation and service of
			 revocation or suspension notice.
The executive director of the board
			 is authorized to prepare and serve the revocation or suspension notice upon the
			 licensee and is directed to notify the licensee that the license will be
			 suspended, unless the license is already suspended on other grounds. In the
			 event that the license is on suspension, the executive director shall notify
			 the licensee of the board's intention to revoke the license.
(4)
Licensee responsible to inform
			 board.
The licensee shall keep the board informed of all court actions
			 and all centralized collection unit actions taken under or in connection with
			 the Act. Licensees shall also provide the board copies, within seven days of
			 filing or issuance, of all applications filed with the district court pursuant
			 to the Act, all court orders entered in such actions, and any withdrawal
			 certificates issued by the centralized collection unit.
(5)
Reinstatement following license
			 suspension or revocation.
Alicensee shall pay all board fees required
			 for license renewal or license reinstatement before a license will be
			 reinstated after the board has suspended or revoked a license pursuant to the
			 Act.
(6)
Effect of filing
			 in district court.
In the event a licensee files a timely district
			 court action pursuant to the Act, and following service of a revocation or
			 suspension notice, the board shall continue with the intended action described
			 in the revocation or suspension 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 license
			 suspension or revocation, 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)
Final
			 notification.
The board shall notify the licensee in writing through
			 regular first-class mail, or such other means as the board determines
			 appropriate in the circumstances, within ten days of the effective date of the
			 suspension or revocation of a license, and shall similarly notify the licensee
			 if the license is reinstated following the board's receipt of a withdrawal
			 certificate.