About the Board of Optometry

The following laws apply to professional licensing boards.

• Chapter 17A — Iowa Administrative Procedure Act
• Chapter 147 — General Provisions, Health-Related Professions
• Chapter 272C — Regulation of Licensed Professions and Occupations

The following chapters from Iowa Administrative Code 841 apply to professional licensing boards within the Department of Inspections, Appeals, Inspections, and Licensing.

• Ch. 3 — Declaratory Orders
• Ch. 4 — Agency Procedures for Rulemaking
• Ch. 5 — Public Records and Fair Information Practices
• Ch. 6 — Uniform Waiver Rules
• Ch. 7 — Military Service, Veteran Reciprocity, and Spouses of Active-Duty Service Members
• Ch. 500 — Model Rules for Board Administrative Processes
• Ch. 501 — Model Rules for Licensure by Verification or Work Experience
• Ch. 502 — Model Rules for Use of Criminal Convictions in Eligibility Determinations and Initial Licensing Decisions
• Ch. 503 — Model Rules for Complaints and Investigations
• Ch. 506 — Model Rules for Contested Cases Before Licensing Boards and Information Settlements
• Ch. 507 — Professional Licensing Division Fees

• Administrative Bulletin

Rulemaking notices, along with adopted rule changes, are published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin. 

The preamble for each notice includes a summary of the proposed rule changes. The notice includes information about how to submit public comment when applicable. All comments are forwarded to the board for review prior to making a final decision on the outcome of rule change proposals.

The process for seeking a waiver from an administrative rule and the standards under which the petition will be evaluated are described in IAC 481 — Chapter 6.

• Petition for Waiver Form