Section 441.3.4. Notice of proposed rule making.

       3.4(1) Contents. At least 35 days before the adoption of a rule the department shall cause Notice of Intended Action to be published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin. The Notice of Intended Action shall include:

        a.           A brief explanation of the purpose of the proposed rule.

        b.           The specific legal authority for the proposed rule.

        c.           Except to the extent impracticable, the text of the proposed rule.

        d.           Where, when, and how persons may present their views on the proposed rule.

        e.           Where, when, and how persons may demand an oral proceeding on the proposed rule if the notice does not already provide for one.

Where inclusion of the complete text of a proposed rule in the Notice of Intended Action is impracticable, the department shall include in the notice a statement fully describing the specific subject matter of the omitted portion of the text of the proposed rule, the specific issues to be addressed by that omitted text of the proposed rule, and the range of possible choices being considered by the department for the resolution of each of those issues.

       3.4(2) Copies of notices by mail. Persons desiring to receive copies of future Notices of Intended Action by subscription shall complete Form 470-2250, Notice Subscription, which is available from the Office of Policy Analysis, Department of Human Services, Hoover State Office Building, 1305 East Walnut, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114, indicating the name and address to which the notices shall be sent. Persons may subscribe to all notices of the department, or only to notices pertaining to the service, income maintenance, or medical programs. Within seven days after submission of a Notice of Intended Action to the administrative rules coordinator for publication in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin, the department shall mail a copy of the notice to subscribers who have completed Form 470-2250 and paid the subscription price. The subscription price includes the cost of labor and supplies for copying and mailing of the notices. At the end of each calendar year, subscribers will be sent Form 470-2250 to complete if they wish to continue on the mailing list.

       3.4(3) Subscription to Web site. Persons desiring to receive a weekly memo via E-mail listing new rules under proposal by the department shall go to the department’s Web site at http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/policyanalysis/ to subscribe or E-mail the department’s rules administrator at [e-mail] indicating the E-mail address to which the memo shall be sent. This service shall be available without charge.