TITLES VII TO X
CHAPTER 33
CHILD SUPPORT NONCOMPLIANCE
650—33.1(252J,598) Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:
“Act” means Iowa Code sections 252J.1 to 252J.9.
“Board” means the Iowa board of dental examiners.
“Certificate” means a document known as a certificate of noncompliance which is provided by the child support unit certifying that the named licensee or registrant is not in compliance with a support order or with a written agreement for payment of support entered into by the child support unit and the licensee or registrant.
“Child support unit” means the child support recovery unit of the Iowa department of human services.
“Denial notice” means a board notification denying an application for the issuance or renewal of a license or registration as required by the Act.
“License” means a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene.
“Registration” means registration to practice as a dental assistant trainee or registered dental assistant.
“Revocation or suspension notice” means a board notification suspending a license or registration for an indefinite or specified period of time or a notification revoking a license or registration as required by the Act.
“Withdrawal certificate” means a document known as a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance provided by the child support unit certifying that the certificate is withdrawn and that the board may proceed with issuance, reinstatement, or renewal of a license or registration.
650—33.2(252J,598) Issuance or renewal of a license or registration—denial. The board shall deny the issuance or renewal of a license or registration upon the receipt of a certificate from the child support unit. This rule shall apply in addition to the procedures set forth in the Act.
	33.2(1) Service of denial notice. Notice shall be served upon the licensee, registrant, or applicant by certified mail, return receipt requested; by personal service; or through authorized counsel.
	33.2(2) Effective date of denial. The effective date of the denial of issuance or renewal of a license or registration, as specified in the denial notice, shall be 60 days following service of the denial notice upon the licensee, registrant, or applicant.
	33.2(3) Preparation and service of denial notice. The executive director of the board is authorized to prepare and serve the denial notice upon the licensee, registrant, or applicant.
	33.2(4) Licensee, registrant, or applicant responsible to inform board. Licensees, registrants, and applicants shall keep the board informed of all court actions, and all child support unit actions taken under or in connection with the Act and shall 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 of certificates issued by the child support unit.
	33.2(5) Reinstatement following license or registration denial. All board fees required for application, license or registration renewal, or license or registration reinstatement shall be paid by licensees, registrants, or applicants before a license or registration will be issued, renewed, or reinstated after the board has denied the issuance or renewal of a license or registration pursuant to the Act.
	33.2(6) Effect of filing in district court. In the event a licensee, registrant, or applicant files a timely district court action following service of a board notice, the board shall continue with the intended action described in the denial 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 denial of the issuance or renewal of a license or registration, 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.
	33.2(7) Final notification. The board shall notify the licensee, registrant, or applicant 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 denial of the issuance or renewal of a license or registration, and shall similarly notify the licensee, registrant, or applicant if the license or registration is issued or renewed following the board’s receipt of a withdrawal certificate.
650—33.3(252J,598) Suspension or revocation of a license or registration. The board shall suspend or revoke a license or registration upon the receipt of a certificate from the child support unit according to the procedures set forth in the Act. This rule shall apply in addition to the procedures set forth in the Act.
	33.3(1) Service of revocation or suspension notice. Revocation or suspension notice shall be served upon the licensee or registrant by certified mail, return receipt requested; by personal service; or through authorized counsel.
	33.3(2) Effective date of revocation or suspension. The effective date of the suspension or revocation of a license or registration, as specified in the revocation or suspension notice, shall be 60 days following service of the revocation or suspension notice upon the licensee or registrant.
	33.3(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 or registrant and is directed to notify the licensee or registrant that the license or registration will be suspended unless the license or registration is already suspended on other grounds. In the event that the license or registration is on suspension, the executive director shall notify the licensee or registrant of the board’s intention to revoke the license or registration.
	33.3(4) Licensee or registrant responsible to inform board. The licensee or registrant shall keep the board informed of all court actions, and all child support unit action taken under or in connection with the Act, and shall 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 child support unit.
	33.3(5) Reinstatement following license or registration suspension or revocation. A licensee or registrant shall pay all board fees required for license or registration renewal or reinstatement before a license or registration will be reinstated after the board has suspended a license or registration pursuant to the Act.
	33.3(6) Effect of filing in district court. In the event a licensee or registrant 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 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.
	33.3(7) Final notification. The board shall notify the licensee or registrant 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 or registration, and shall similarly notify the licensee or registrant if the license or registration is reinstated following the board’s receipt of a withdrawal certificate.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 252J.1 to 252J.9 and chapter 598.
[Filed 4/30/96, Notice 1/3/96—published 5/22/96, effective 6/26/96]
[Filed 10/23/00, Notice 8/9/00—published 11/15/00, effective 1/1/01]
[Filed 8/29/03, Notice 5/14/03—published 9/17/03, effective 10/22/03]