Iowa Administrative Code

1.2(1) The state board is created within the department. Membership and terms of appointment are detailed in Iowa Code section 237.16(1). 1.2(2) The state board shall meet as necessary, as set forth in Iowa Code section 237.16(2). a. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the me…

1.3(1) The director ensures adequate leadership, oversight of programs, and ongoing administration of the state board’s activities and of the court appointed special advocate program. The director employs, discharges, trains, and supervises foster care review and court appointed …

1.4(1) Placement. The state board shall establish a registry of the placements of all children receiving foster care as set forth in Iowa Code section 237.17. This subrule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 17A.3 and 237.17. 1.4(2) Confidentiality of records. The state b…

procedures and protocols for completing reviews of the cases of children in foster care, including a recordkeeping system and training requirements for individuals completing reviews. 1.5(1) Establishing procedures and protocols. a. The state board is responsible for approval of …

services from the department during the period under review. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 17A.3 and 237.18. [ARC 0344D, IAB 6/10/26, effective 8/1/26]

section 237.18 to establish procedures and protocols for administering the court appointed special advocate program. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 237.18. [ARC 0344D, IAB 6/10/26, effective 8/1/26]

1.8(1) Establishing additional procedures and protocols. a. The state board is responsible for approval of procedures and protocols consistent with the Iowa Code. b. The department establishes and submits to the state board for approval a program policy and procedures manual that…

Guardian ad Litem Association for Children has established a national quality assurance system for CASA programs. The primary goal of the system is to strengthen CASA organizations and support their efforts to provide high-quality child advocacy and achieve the maximum level of e…

2.1(1) Membership and terms. The child advocacy board is created within the department of health and human services. The state board consists of nine members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate and directly responsible to the governor. One member shal…

2.2(1) The director appoints an administrator for the child advocacy board. The administrator is responsible for the ongoing administration of the state and local boards’ activities and of the court appointed special advocate program. 2.2(2) The administrator: a. Applies for and …

children receiving foster care. The agency responsible for placement shall notify the state board of each placement in accordance with written protocols adopted pursuant to Iowa Code section 237.16(4) as enacted by 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2390, section 3. The notification shal…

advocates and coaches and child advocacy employees shall adhere to the confidentiality requirements established in Iowa Code section 237.21. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 17A.3 and 237.21. [ARC 3055C, IAB 5/10/17, effective 6/14/17] [Filed emergency 5/30/8…

the state. The number of local boards needed and established shall be determined by the child advocacy board based on the number of children in foster care and available funding. 3.1(1) The child advocacy board is responsible for establishment of policy and procedures consistent …

3.2(1) The child advocacy board delegates responsibility to the administrator to develop and for local board coordinators to implement an application, recruitment, screening and training process for appointments to vacated local board positions: a. The process includes the coordi…

12/21/22.

3.4(1) Local board reviews. At least every six months, the case of each child receiving foster care assigned to a local board shall be reviewed in accordance with the written protocols adopted pursuant to Iowa Code section 237.16(4) as enacted by 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2390, …

3.6(1) To be eligible for review, the child shall meet the requirements set forth in Iowa Code sections 234.1(2), 234.35 and 237.15. 3.6(2) If the child is not receiving foster care when the six-month review is scheduled, the review may be held if the child has received foster ca…

procedures and protocols for administering the court appointed special advocate program. 4.1(1) Definitions. “Administrator” means the person selected by the director to lead, direct and manage the staff and programs established by the board. “Certified,” when used as a descripto…

4.2(1) Establishing additional procedures and protocols. a. The state board is responsible for establishment of procedures and protocols consistent with the Iowa Code. b. Responsibility is delegated by the state board to the administrator to establish and submit to the board for …

shall complete preservice and continuing education requirements. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 17A.3 and 237.18. [ARC 6676C, IAB 11/16/22, effective 12/21/22]

Guardian ad Litem Association for Children has established a national quality assurance system for CASA programs. The primary goal of the system is to strengthen CASA organizations and support their efforts to provide high-quality child advocacy and achieve the maximum level of e…

serves any child for whom the court appoints a court appointed special advocate as long as the resources to do so are available. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 17A.3 and 237.18. [ARC 1375C, IAB 3/19/14, effective 4/23/14; ARC 6676C, IAB 11/16/22, effective …

general assembly, the governor and the supreme court. The report shall provide information about the number of volunteers providing service through the court appointed special advocate program, the number of children served by the program, and the benefits children and their fami…

99D and is charged with the administration of the Iowa pari-mutuel wagering Act and excursion boat gambling Act, sports wagering, and internet fantasy sports contests. Iowa Code chapters 99D, 99E and 99F mandate that the commission shall have full jurisdiction over and shall supe…

1.2(1) Organization. a. The racing and gaming commission is located at 6200 Park Avenue, Suite 100, Des Moines, Iowa 50321; telephone 515.281.7352. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. b. The racing and gaming commission consists of five members. The membe…

for the racing and gaming commission who is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the commission’s activities.

effective July 1, 2026.

commission shall be available from the commission upon request. These forms include but are not limited to: 1.5(1) Racing, gambling structure, or excursion gambling boat license application. This form contains at a minimum the full name of the applicant, all ownership interests, …

Rescinded IAB 9/29/04, effective 11/3/04.

commission sets forth the following criteria which the commission will consider when deciding whether to issue a license to conduct racing or gaming or sports wagering in Iowa. The various criteria may not have the same importance in each instance, and other factors may present t…

effective July 1, 2026. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 17A.9A and Iowa Code chapters 99D and 99F. [Filed 5/18/84, Notice 4/11/84—published 6/6/84, effective 7/13/84] [Filed emergency 10/20/86—published 11/19/86, effective 10/20/86] [Filed 3/6/87, Notice 1…

definitions apply: “Administrator” means the administrator of the commission appointed under Iowa Code section 99D.6(2) or the administrator’s designee. “Age” means the age of a horse calculated from the first day of January of the year of foaling. “Allowance race” means an overn…

10.2(1) Stalls. A facility must ensure racing animals are stabled in individual box stalls; that the stables and immediate surrounding area are maintained in approved sanitary condition at all times; that satisfactory drainage is provided; and that manure and other refuse are kep…

continuing duty to follow and comply with facility policies published in literature distributed by a facility, listed in the condition book, or posted in a conspicuous location. [ARC 0187D, IAB 4/1/26, effective 5/6/26]

10.4(1) Stewards. There will be three stewards for each racing meet. Two stewards will be appointed or employed by the commission and one will be nominated by the facility under rule 491—10.5(99D), subject to commission approval. Facility nominees for the steward position, and bi…

10.5(1) General description. A facility conducting a race meeting appoints at least the following officials: a. One of the members of the three-member board of stewards; b. Racing secretary; c. Assistant racing secretary; d. Paddock judge; e. Horse identifier; f. Starter; g. Cloc…

10.6(1) Trainer responsibility. a. The trainer is responsible for: (1) The condition of horses entered in an official workout or race and, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, for the presence of any prohibited drug, medication or other substance, including per…

10.7(1) Jockey responsibility. a. A jockey shall give a best effort during a race, and each horse shall be ridden to win. b. A jockey cannot have a valet attendant except one provided and compensated by the facility. c. No person other than the licensed contract employer or a lic…

10.8(1) Horses ineligible. Any horse ineligible to be entered for a race, or ineligible to start in any race, that competes in that race may be disqualified and the stewards may discipline the persons responsible for the horse competing in that race. a. A horse is ineligible to e…

veterinarian. 10.9(1) Medication and administration. a. No horse, while participating in a race, may carry in its body any medication, drug, foreign substance, or metabolic derivative thereof, that is a narcotic or that could serve as a local anesthetic or tranquilizer or that co…

“Administrator” means the administrator of the racing and gaming commission or the administrator’s designee. “Coin” means tokens, nickels, and quarters of legal tender. “Commission” means the racing and gaming commission. “Currency” means any coin or paper money of legal tender a…

11.10(1) Hardware specifications. a. Electrical and mechanical parts and design principles shall not subject players to physical hazards. b. The battery backup, or an equivalent, for the electronic meters must be capable of maintaining accuracy of all required information for 30 …

11.12(1) Meter required. A progressive machine is a slot machine game with an award amount that increases based on a function of credits bet on the slot machine and that is awarded when a particular configuration of symbols or events is displayed on the slot machine. Random event…

gambling. 11.13(1) Impact on gambling. In considering whether a manufacturer or distributor applicant will be licensed or a specific product will be distributed, the administrator shall give due consideration to the economic impact of the applicant’s product, the willingness of a…

11.2(1) Commission policy. It is the policy of the commission to require that all facilities conduct gambling games in a manner suitable to protect the public health, safety, morals, good order, and general welfare of the state. Responsibility for the employment and maintenance o…