CHAPTER 21
DENIAL OF ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE FOR NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OR STATE DEBT
193F—21.1(252J) Nonpayment of child support. The board shall deny the issuance or renewal of a license or suspend or revoke a license upon the receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the child support recovery unit of the department of human services according to the procedures in Iowa Code chapter 252J. In addition to the procedures set forth in chapter 252J, this rule shall apply.
	21.1(1) The notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8 shall be served upon the licensee or applicant by restricted certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal service in accordance with Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.305. Alternatively, the licensee or applicant may accept service personally or through authorized counsel.
	21.1(2) The effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license or the suspension or revocation of a license, as specified in the notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8, shall be 60 days following service of the notice upon the licensee or applicant.
	21.1(3) The board’s executive officer is authorized to prepare and serve the notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8 upon the licensee or applicant.
	21.1(4) Licensees and applicants shall keep the board informed of all court actions and all child support recovery unit actions taken under or in connection with Iowa Code chapter 252J and shall provide the board copies, within seven days of filing or issuance, of all applications filed with the district court pursuant to Iowa Code section 252J.9, all court orders entered in such actions, and withdrawals of certificates of noncompliance by the child support recovery unit.
	21.1(5) All board fees for application, license renewal or license reinstatement must be paid by licensees or applicants and all continuing education requirements must be met before a license will be issued, renewed or reinstated after the board has denied the issuance or renewal of a license or suspended or revoked a license pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 252J.
	21.1(6) In the event a licensee or applicant files a timely district court action following service of a board notice pursuant to Iowa Code sections 252J.8 and 252J.9, the board shall continue with the intended action described in the 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 the suspension or revocation of a license, 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.
	21.1(7) The board shall notify the licensee or applicant in writing through regular first-class mail, or such other means as the board deems appropriate in the circumstances, within ten days of the effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license or the suspension or revocation of a license, and shall similarly notify the licensee or applicant when the license is issued, renewed or reinstated following the board’s receipt of a withdrawal of the certificate of noncompliance.
[ARC 4379C, IAB 3/27/19, effective 5/1/19]
193F—21.2(272C) Prohibited grounds for discipline. The board shall not suspend or revoke a license issued by the board to a person who is in default or is delinquent on repayment or a service obligation under federal or state postsecondary educational loans or public or private services-conditional postsecondary tuition assistance solely on the basis of such default or delinquency.
[ARC 4379C, IAB 3/27/19, effective 5/1/19; ARC 4708C, IAB 10/9/19, effective 11/13/19]
193F—21.3(272D) Nonpayment of state debt. The board shall deny the issuance or renewal of a license or suspend or revoke a license upon the receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the centralized collection unit of the department of revenue according to the procedures in Iowa Code chapter 272D. In addition to the procedures set forth in Iowa Code chapter 272D, this rule shall apply.
	21.3(1) The notice required by Iowa Code section 272D.8 shall be served upon the licensee or applicant by restricted certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal service in accordance with Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.305. Alternatively, the licensee or applicant may accept service personally or through authorized counsel.
	21.3(2) The effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license or the suspension or revocation of a license, as specified in the notice required by Iowa Code section 272D.8, shall be 60 days following service of the notice upon the licensee or applicant.
	21.3(3) The board’s executive officer is authorized to prepare and serve the notice required by Iowa Code section 272D.8 upon the licensee or applicant.
	21.3(4) Licensees and applicants shall keep the board informed of all court actions and all centralized collection unit actions taken under or in connection with Iowa Code chapter 272D and shall provide the board copies, within seven days of filing or issuance, of all applications filed with the district court pursuant to Iowa Code section 272D.9, all court orders entered in such actions, and withdrawals of certificates of noncompliance by the centralized collection unit.
	21.3(5) All board fees required for application, license renewal or license reinstatement must be paid by licensees or applicants and all continuing education requirements must be met before a license will be issued, renewed or reinstated after the board has denied the issuance or renewal of a license or suspended or revoked a license pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 272D.
	21.3(6) In the event a licensee or applicant files a timely district court action following service of a board notice pursuant to Iowa Code sections 272D.8 and 272D.9, the board shall continue with the intended action described in the 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 the suspension or revocation of a license, 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.
	21.3(7) The board shall notify the licensee or applicant in writing through regular first-class mail, or such other means as the board deems appropriate in the circumstances, within ten days of the effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license or the suspension or revocation of a license, and shall similarly notify the licensee or applicant when the license is issued, renewed or reinstated following the board’s receipt of a withdrawal of the certificate of noncompliance.
[ARC 4379C, IAB 3/27/19, effective 5/1/19]
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 252J, 272C, and 272D.
[Filed ARC 4379C (Notice ARC 4224C, IAB 1/16/19), IAB 3/27/19, effective 5/1/19]
[Filed ARC 4708C (Notice ARC 4566C, IAB 7/31/19), IAB 10/9/19, effective 11/13/19]