Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1)
Contents. Each rule adopted by the agency shall contain the
text of the rule and, in addition:
a. The date
the agency adopted the rule.
b. A
reference to the specific statutory or other authority authorizing adoption of
the rule; and
c. The effective date
of the rule.
(2)
Incorporation by reference. The agency may incorporate, by
reference in an adopted rule, and without causing publication of the
incorporated matter in full, all or any part of a code, standard, rule, or
other matter if the agency determines that the incorporation of its text in the
agency-adopted rule would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise
inexpedient.
a. The reference in the
agency-adopted rule shall fully and precisely identify the incorporated matter
by location, title, citation, date, and edition, if any; shall briefly indicate
the precise subject and the general contents of the incorporated matter; and
shall state that the adopted rule does not include any later amendments or
editions of the incorporated matter.
b. The agency may incorporate such matter by
reference in an adopted rule only if the source from which the matter
originated makes copies of it readily available to the public. The agency shall
retain permanently a copy of any material incorporated by reference in a rule
of the agency. The rule shall state how and where copies of the incorporated
matter may be obtained at cost from the agency or the originating
source.
(3)
References to materials not published in full. When the
administrative code editor decides to omit the full text of an adopted rule
because publication of the full text would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or
otherwise inexpedient, the agency shall submit to the administrative code
editor for inclusion in the Iowa Administrative Code a summary statement
describing the specific subject matter of the omitted material.
a. This summary statement shall include the
title and a brief description sufficient to inform the public of the specific
nature and subject matter of the adopted rule and of significant issues
involved in the rule. The statement shall also describe how a copy of the full
text of the adopted rule, including any unpublished matter and any matter
incorporated by reference, may be obtained from the agency. The agency will
provide a copy of that full text at actual cost upon request.
b. At the request of the administrative code
editor, the agency shall provide a proposed statement explaining why
publication of the full text would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or
otherwise inexpedient.
(4)
Style and form. In
preparing its rules for publication in the Iowa Administrative Code, the agency
shall follow the uniform numbering system, form and style prescribed by the
administrative code editor.
