657—36.14 (17A,124B,147,155A,272C) Informal reinstatement conference.
	 36.14(1) Request. Upon written request of the respondent and approval by the executive secretary/director of the board, an informal reinstatement conference may be held before the board.
	 36.14(2) Confidentiality. The conference shall be open to the public except as provided in Iowa Code chapter 21 and Iowa Code section 272C.6. Material submitted to the board regarding a licensee, registrant, or permittee subject to suspension or revocation and received prior to the filing of an application for reinstatement shall be deemed to be investigatory in nature and therefore confidential. If a request for an informal settlement conference is made and approved, all material submitted by the respondent to the board for its consideration shall be deemed public records and is not confidential. Upon filing a request for an informal reinstatement conference, the respondent consents to the provision of relevant materials to board members prior to the time of the informal reinstatement conference.
	 36.14(3) Disposition. After conducting an informal reinstatement conference, the board may issue a proposed order for reinstatement, may issue a proposed order denying reinstatement, or may order a formal hearing on the application.
	 36.14(4) Appeal—formal hearing. Upon appeal of a proposed order or upon the board’s order for formal hearing, application for reinstatement shall be set for formal hearing subject to the same rules of procedure as other cases before the board. By consenting to the informal settlement conference, respondent waives any objection to any board member participating in a formal hearing by virtue of the board member’s participation at the informal settlement conference. All materials submitted and statements made by the respondent at the informal settlement conference shall be admissible at a subsequent formal hearing.
	 36.14(5) Final order. A proposed order resulting from an informal reinstatement conference becomes the final decision of the board without further proceedings unless there is an appeal to, or review on motion of, the board within the time provided in rule 657—35.26(17A,124B,126,147,155A,205,272C).