e2ae59ce_Iowa_Board_of_Nursing__Summary_of_Public_Comment
Chapter 3 ARC 4304B [Summary of Rule Change/s] Implements a fee increase for Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse renewal fee for a three-year period to $120.00. [Summary of Public Comment] 
One organization presented comments opposing the increase to renewal fees. They stated the problem is the Iowa appropriation process which sets budget targets for the appropriations bill and does not account for the increase in the numbers of licensees to be regulated by the Board of Nursing. This association will continue to request improvement in the amount of funds the Board of Nursing actually receives from the General Fund from the billings of licensees. Two e-mails were received opposing the rule increasing renewal fees. It was stated that the rule is pro-bureaucracy and anti-nurse and it was felt that Iowa nurses should not have to bear the burden of financing the regulatory agency that serves the public at large. Other points made were: nurses pay the cost of Continuing Education, uniforms and liability insurance.
Iowa Board of Nursing
Summary of Public Comment