653—1.7 (17A,147) Petition to promulgate, amend or repeal a rule.
	 1.7(1) An interested person or other legal entity may petition the board requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a rule.
	 1.7(2) The petition shall be in writing, signed by or on behalf of the petitioner and contain a detailed statement of:
	  a.   	 The rule that the petitioner is requesting the board to promulgate, amend or repeal. The petitioner shall indicate deletions to the current rule with brackets and additions to the current rule with underlining.
	  b.   	 Facts in sufficient detail to show the reasons for the proposed action.
	  c.   	 All propositions of law to be asserted by petitioner.
	 1.7(3) The petition shall be in typewritten or printed form, captioned BEFORE THE IOWA BOARD OF MEDICINE and shall be deemed filed when received by the executive director.
	 1.7(4) Upon receipt of the petition the executive director shall:
	  a.   	 Mail within ten days a copy of the petition to any parties named in it. The petition shall be deemed served on the date of mailing to the last-known address of the party being served.
	  b.   	 Advise petitioner that petitioner has 30 days within which to submit written views.
	  c.   	 Schedule oral presentation of petitioner’s view if the board so directs.
	  d.   	 Within 60 days after date of submission of the petition, either deny the petition or initiate rule-making proceedings in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 17A.
	 1.7(5) In the case of a denial of a petition to promulgate, amend or repeal a rule, the board or its executive director shall issue an order setting forth the reasons in detail for denial of the petition. The order shall be mailed to the petitioner and all other persons upon whom a copy of the petition was served.