Iowa Admin. Code r. 655-11.4

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 655-11.4 - Notice to suppliers of information

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.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 655-11.4