191—4.7(17A) Petition for rule making.
	4.7(1) Any person or agency may file a petition for rule making with the division at the address disclosed in rule 191—1.4(502,505) or as instructed on the division’s website. A petition is deemed filed when it is received. The division must provide the petitioner with a file-stamped copy of the petition if the petitioner provides the division an extra copy for this purpose.
	4.7(2) The petition must be typewritten or legibly handwritten in ink and must substantially conform to the following form:

BEFORE THE IOWA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER	
Petition by (Name of Petitioner)
for the (adoption, amendment, or
repeal) of rules relating to (State
subject matter).	}	PETITION FOR
RULE MAKING	
	4.7(3) The petition shall provide the following information in separate numbered paragraphs:
	1.	The petitioner’s name, address, and telephone number.
	2.	A statement of the specific rule-making action sought by the petitioner including the text or a summary of the contents of the proposed rule or amendment to a rule and, if it is a petition to amend or repeal a rule, a citation to the particular portion or portions of the rule proposed to be amended or repealed.
	3.	A citation to any law deemed relevant to the division’s authority to take the action urged or to the desirability of that action.
	4.	A brief summary of the petitioner’s arguments in support of the action urged in the petition.
	5.	A brief summary of any data supporting the action urged in the petition.
	6.	The names and addresses of other persons, or a description of any class of persons, known by the petitioner to be affected by, or interested in, the proposed action which is the subject of the petition.
	7.	If desired, a request to meet informally with the division to discuss the petition.
	4.7(4) The petition must be dated and signed by the petitioner or the petitioner’s representative. It must also include the name, mailing address, email address if available, and telephone number of the petitioner and the petitioner’s representative, and a statement indicating the person to whom communications concerning the petition should be directed.
	4.7(5) The division may deny a petition because it does not substantially conform to the required form.
	4.7(6) The petitioner may submit a brief in support of the action urged in the petition. The division may request a brief from the petitioner or from any other person concerning the substance of the petition.
	4.7(7) Upon request by the petitioner in the petition, the division must schedule a brief and informal meeting between the petitioner and the division or a member of the division’s staff to discuss the petition. The division may request the petitioner to submit additional information or argument concerning the petition.
	4.7(8) Within 60 days after the filing of the petition, or within any longer period agreed to by the petitioner, the division must, in writing, deny the petition, and notify the petitioner of its action and the specific grounds for the denial, or grant the petition and notify the petitioner that it has instituted rule-making proceedings on the subject of the petition. The petitioner shall be deemed notified of the denial or grant of the petition on the date when the division mails or delivers the required notification to the petitioner.
[ARC 4780C, IAB 11/20/19, effective 12/25/19]