Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Chapter 171 - PETITIONS FOR RULE MAKING
Rule 641-171.1 - Petition for rule making

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-171.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024

(1) Any person or agency may file a petition for rule making with the Director, Department of Public Health, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075. A petition is deemed filed when it is received by that office. The department must provide the petitioner with a file-stamped copy of the petition if the petitioner provides the agency an extra copy for this purpose. The petition must be typewritten, or legibly handwritten in ink and must substantially conform to the following form:

BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Petition by (Name of Petitioner) for the (adoption, amendment, or repeal) of rules relating to (state subject matter).

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PETITION FOR RULE MAKING

The petition must provide the following information:

1. A statement of the specific rule-making action sought by the petitioner including the text or a summary of the contents of the proposed rule or amendment to a rule and, if it is a petition to amend or repeal a rule, a citation and the relevant language to the particular portion or portions of the rule proposed to be amended or repealed.

2. A citation to any law deemed relevant to the department's authority to take the action urged or to the desirability of that action.

3. A brief summary of petitioner's arguments in support of the action urged in the petition.

4. A brief summary of any data supporting the action urged in the petition.

5. The names and addresses of other persons, or a description of any class of persons, known by petitioner to be affected by or interested in, the proposed action which is the subject of the petition.

6. Any request by petitioner for a meeting provided for by rule 641-171.4 (17A).

(2) The petition must be dated and signed by the petitioner or the petitioner's representative. It must also include the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the petitioner and petitioner's representative, and a statement indicating the person to whom communications concerning the petition should be directed.

(3) The department may deny a petition because it does not substantially conform to the required form.

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