(1)
Filing -when
required. After the notice of hearing, all documents in a contested
case proceeding shall be filed with the board.
(2)
Filing -how
made. Filing may be made by delivering or mailing the document to the
board office located at 400 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite E, Des Moines, Iowa
50309-4688. Filing may also be made by e-mailing the document to the e-mail
addresses identified in the notice of hearing as the appropriate e-mail address
for filing. A party electing to file a document via e-mail is responsible for
ensuring the document was received.
(3)
Filing -when
made. A document is deemed filed at the time it is delivered to the
board, delivered to an established courier service for immediate delivery to
the board office, mailed by first-class mail or state interoffice mail to the
board office, so long as there is proof of mailing, or e-mailed.
(4)
Service -when
required. Except where otherwise provided by law, every document filed
in a contested case proceeding shall be simultaneously served upon each of the
parties of record to the proceeding, including the assistant attorney general
representing the state. Except for an application for rehearing as provided in
Iowa Code section
17A.16(2),
the party filing a document is responsible for service on all
parties.
(5)
Service -how made. Service upon a party
represented by an attorney shall be made upon the attorney unless otherwise
ordered. Service is made by delivery or by mailing a copy to the person's
last-known address. Service by mail is complete upon mailing, except where
otherwise specifically provided by statute, rule, or order, so long as there is
proof of mailing.
(6)
Electronic service. Service may be made upon a party or
attorney by e-mail if the person consents in writing in that case to be served
in that manner. The written consent shall specify the e-mail address for such
service. The written consent may be withdrawn by written notice served on the
parties or attorneys.
(7)
Proof of mailing/e-mailing. Proof of mailing/e-mailing
includes one of the following:
a. A legible
United States Postal Service postmark on the envelope;
b. A certificate of service;
c. A notarized affidavit; or
d. A certification in substantially the
following form:
I certify under penalty of perjury and pursuant to the laws of
Iowa that, on (date of mailing), I mailed copies of (describe document)
addressed to the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, 400 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite E, Des
Moines, Iowa 50309-4688, and to the names and addresses of the parties listed
below by depositing the same in the United States mail, state interoffice mail,
or e-mail when permitted by 657 IAC 35.17(6).
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