CHAPTER 10
AGENCY PROCEDURE FOR RULE MAKING
The board of nursing hereby adopts, with the following exceptions and amendments, the Uniform Rules on Agency Procedure relating to procedures for rule making which are printed in the first volume of the Iowa Administrative Code.
655—10.3(17A) Public rule-making docket.
	10.3(2) Delete the words “(commission, council, director)”.
655—10.4(17A) Notice of proposed rule making.
	10.4(3) In lieu of the words “(specify time period)”, insert “one year”.
655—10.5(17A) Public participation.
	10.5(1) In lieu of the words “(identify office and address)”, insert “Iowa Board of Nursing, RiverPoint Business Park, 400 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite B, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4685”.
	10.5(5) In lieu of the words “(designate office and telephone number)”, insert “the board of nursing at (515) 281-3255”.
655—10.6(17A) Regulatory analysis.
	10.6(2) In lieu of the words “(designate office)”, insert “the board of nursing”.
655—10.10(17A) Exemptions from public rule-making procedures.
	10.10(2) In lieu of the words “(List here narrowly drawn classes of rules where such an exemption is justified and a brief statement of the reasons for exempting each of them.)”, insert the following:
“a. The rule confers a benefit or removes a restriction on the public or some segment thereof.
“b. The effective date is necessary because of imminent peril to the public health, safety or welfare.”
655—10.11(17A) Concise statement of reasons.
	10.11(1) In lieu of the words “(specify the office and address)”, insert “Iowa Board of Nursing, RiverPoint Business Park, 400 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite B, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4685”.
655—10.12(17A) Contents, style, and form of rule.
	10.12(3) Delete the word “actual”.
655—10.13(17A) Agency rule-making record.
	10.13(2) Contents.
	c. 	In lieu of the words “(agency head)”, insert “board of nursing”.
	10.13(4) Delete the words “(Alternatively, the agency can maintain the file indefinitely.)” and the words “(*Note: Alternatively to X.13(2)“j” and the amendment to X.13(4), an agency could keep a separate file of significant written criticisms to rules and maintain those for five years.)”.
[Filed 2/17/88, Notice 8/26/87—published 3/9/88, effective 4/13/88]
[Filed 4/29/99, Notice 3/24/99—published 5/19/99, effective 7/1/99]