Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-27.1 - [Rescinded effective 7/16/2025] Petition for declaratory order

Any person may file a petition with the board of pharmacy, hereinafter referred to as "the board," for a declaratory order as to the applicability to specified circumstances of a statute, rule, or order within the primary jurisdiction of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy at 400 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite E, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4688. A petition is deemed filed when it is received by that office. The board shall provide the petitioner with a file-stamped copy of the petition if the petitioner provides the board an extra copy for this purpose. The petition shall be typewritten or legibly handwritten in ink and shall substantially conform to the following form:

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The petition shall provide the following information:

1. A clear and concise statement of all relevant facts on which the order is requested.
2. A citation and the relevant language of the specific statutes, rules, policies, decisions, or orders, whose applicability is questioned, and any other relevant law.
3. The questions petitioner wants answered, stated clearly and concisely.
4. The answers to the questions desired by the petitioner and a summary of the reasons urged by the petitioner in support of those answers.
5. The reasons for requesting the declaratory order and disclosure of the petitioner's interest in the outcome.
6. A statement indicating whether the petitioner is currently a party to another proceeding involving the questions at issue and whether, to the petitioner's knowledge, those questions have been decided by, are pending determination by, or are under investigation by, any governmental entity.
7. The names and addresses of other persons, or a description of any class of persons, known by petitioner to be affected by, or interested in, the questions presented in the petition.
8. Any request by petitioner for a meeting provided for by 657-27.7 (17A).
9. A statement indicating the person to whom communications concerning the petition should be directed.
10. The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the petitioner and petitioner's representative.
11. The original signature of the petitioner or the petitioner's representative and the date signed.

Notes

Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-27.1
ARC 3346C, IAB 9/27/17, effective 11/1/17; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 6/29/22
Amended by IAB September 27, 2017/Volume XL, Number 7, effective 11/1/2017 Rescinded by IAB June 11, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 25, effective 7/16/2025

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