Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Chapter 33 - PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS BOARD-CONTESTED CASES
Rule 641-33.5 - Informal settlement
The board, board staff or aboard committee may attempt to informally settle a disciplinary case before filing a statement of charges and notice of hearing. If the board and the licensee agree to a settlement of the case, a statement of charges shall be filed simultaneously with a consent order. The statement of charges and consent order may be separate documents or may be combined in one document. By electing to sign a consent order, the licensee waives all rights to a hearing and all attendant rights. The consent order shall have the force and effect of a final disciplinary order entered in a contested case and is an open record. Matters not involving licensee discipline which may culminate in a contested case may also be settled through consent order. Procedures governing settlement after notice of hearing is served are described in rule 641-33.23 (272C).