641—33.10(17A) Presiding officer in a nondisciplinary contested case.
	33.10(1) A nondisciplinary contested case includes license denial proceedings. Any party in a nondisciplinary contested case may request that the presiding officer assigned to render a proposed decision be an administrative law judge employed by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing by filing a written request within 20 days after service of a notice of hearing identifying or describing the presiding officer as the board.
	33.10(2) The board may only deny the request if:
	a. 	There is a compelling need to expedite issuance of a final decision in order to protect the public health, safety, or welfare.
	b. 	An administrative law judge with the qualifications identified in subrule 33.10(4) is unavailable to hear the case within a reasonable time.
	c. 	The case involves significant policy issues of first impression that are inextricably intertwined with the factual issues presented.
	d. 	The demeanor of the witnesses is not likely to be dispositive in resolving the disputed factual issues.
	e. 	The request was not timely filed.
	f. 	The request is not consistent with a specified statute.
	33.10(3) The board will issue a written ruling specifying the grounds for its decision within 20 days after a request for an administrative law judge is filed. If the ruling is contingent upon the availability of an administrative law judge with the qualifications identified in subrule 33.10(4), the parties will be notified at least ten days prior to hearing if a qualified administrative law judge will not be available.
	33.10(4) Except as otherwise provided by a provision or law, all rulings by an administrative law judge acting as presiding officer in a nondisciplinary contested case are subject to appeal to the board. Such appeals must be filed within ten days of the date of the issuance of the challenged ruling but no later than the time for compliance with the order or the date of the hearing, whichever occurs first.
	33.10(5) Unless otherwise provided by law, when reviewing a proposed decision of an administrative law judge in a nondisciplinary contested case upon appeal, the board possesses the powers and complies with the provisions of this chapter applicable to presiding officers.
[ARC 7999C, IAB 5/15/24, effective 6/19/24]