Iowa Admin. Code r. 650-15.8
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 10, November 13, 2024
Rule 650-15.8 - Miscellaneous feesPayments made to the Iowa Dental Board, which shall be considered a repayment receipt as defined in Iowa Code section 8.2, shall be received in the board office prior to release of the requested document.
(1)Duplicates. The fee for issuance of a hard-copy duplicate license, permit or registration certificate or current renewal is $25. Electronic copies are provided at no cost.(2)Certification or verification. The fee for a written certification or written verification of an Iowa license, permit or registration is $25.(3)Trainee manual. The fee for the dental assistant trainee manual is $70.(4)Fingerprint packet and criminal history background check. The fee for evaluation of a fingerprint packet and the criminal history background checks is $46.(5)IPRC monitoring. The fee for monitoring for compliance with an IPRC agreement is $100 per quarter, unless otherwise stated in the Iowa practitioner program contract entered into pursuant to 650-Chapter 35.(6)Monitoring for compliance with settlement agreements. The fee for monitoring a licensee's, registrant's or permit holder's compliance with a settlement agreement entered into pursuant to 650-subrule 51.19(9) is $300 per quarter, unless otherwise stated in the settlement agreement.(7)Disciplinary hearings-fees and costs. a. Definitions. As used in this subrule in relation to fees related to a formal disciplinary action filed by the board against a licensee, registrant or permit holder: "Deposition " means the testimony of a person pursuant to subpoena or at the request of the state of Iowa taken in a setting other than a hearing.
"Expenses " means costs incurred by persons appearing pursuant to subpoena or at the request of the state of Iowa for purposes of providing testimony on the part of the state of Iowa in a hearing or other official proceeding and shall include mileage reimbursement at the rate specified in Iowa Code section 70A.9 or, if commercial air or ground transportation is used, the actual cost of transportation to and from the proceeding. Also included are actual costs incurred for meals and necessary lodging.
"Medical examination fees " means actual costs incurred by the board in a physical, mental, chemical abuse, or other impairment-related examination or evaluation of a licensee when the examination or evaluation is conducted pursuant to an order of the board.
"Transcript" means a printed verbatim reproduction of everything said on the record during a hearing or other official proceeding.
"Witness fees" means compensation paid by the board to persons appearing pursuant to subpoena or at the request of the state of Iowa for purposes of providing testimony on the part of the state of Iowa. For the purposes of this rule, compensation shall be the same as outlined in Iowa Code section 622.69 or 622.72 as the case may be.
b. The board may charge a fee not to exceed $75 for conducting a disciplinary hearing which results in disciplinary action taken against the licensee by the board. In addition to the fee, the board may recover from the licensee costs for the following procedures and personnel: (1) Court reporter and transcript.(2) Witness fees and expenses. The parties in a contested case shall be responsible for any witness fees and expenses incurred by witnesses appearing at the contested case hearing. In addition, the board may assess a licensee the witness fees and expenses incurred by witnesses called to testify on behalf of the state of Iowa.(3) Depositions. Deposition costs for the purposes of allocating costs against a licensee include only those deposition costs incurred by the state of Iowa. The licensee is directly responsible for the payment of deposition costs incurred by the licensee.(4) Medical examination fees incurred relating to a person licensed under Iowa Code chapter 147. All costs of physical or mental examinations or substance abuse evaluations or drug screening or clinical competency evaluations ordered by the board pursuant to Iowa Code section 272C.9(1) as part of an investigation or pending complaint or as a sanction following a contested case shall be paid directly by the licensee. (8)Certification of reimbursable costs. The executive director or designee shall certify any reimbursable costs incurred by the board. The executive director shall calculate the specific costs, certify the cost calculated, and file the certification as part of the record in the contested case. A copy of the certification shall be served on the party responsible for payment of the certified costs at the time of the filing.(9)Assessment of fees and costs. A final decision of the board imposing disciplinary action against a licensee shall include the amount of any disciplinary hearing fee assessed, which shall not exceed $75. If the board also assesses reimbursable costs against the licensee, the board shall file a certification of reimbursable costs which includes a statement of costs delineating each category of costs and the amount assessed. Fees and costs that cannot be calculated at the time of the issuance of the board's final disciplinary order may be invoiced to the licensee at a later time, provided the board's final disciplinary order states that the fees and costs will be invoiced at a later date. The board shall specify the time period in which the fees and costs must be paid by the licensee.(10)Board treatment of collected fees, costs. Fees and costs collected by the board shall be considered repayment receipts as defined in Iowa Code section 8.2.(11)Failure to pay assessed fees, costs. Failure of a licensee to pay the fees and costs assessed herein within the time period specified in the board's final disciplinary order shall constitute a violation of an order of the board and shall be grounds for disciplinary action.Iowa Admin. Code r. 650-15.8
ARC 0265C, IAB 8/8/12, effective 9/12/12Amended by IAB December 6, 2017/Volume XL, Number 12, effective 1/10/2018Amended by IAB September 25, 2019/Volume XLII, Number 7, effective 10/30/2019