Iowa Administrative Code

the applicant has incurred a loss of income or pecuniary loss as a direct result of the crime. 9.33(1) Preliminary eligibility determination. The program must determine that the application is likely to be eligible based on documentation available including, at a minimum, the law…

to be awarded to an eligible applicant. 9.34(1) Benefit limits. Compensation shall be made up to the benefit category limits in effect on the date the application is filed. For an eligible victim of sexual abuse when the offender has been referred pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 22…

compensation to be awarded to an eligible applicant for injury from crime for each benefit category pursuant to Iowa Code section 915.86. 9.35(1) Medical care. Compensation may be paid for the reasonable expenses of medical care provided to eligible crime victims by, or under the…

for the denial of eligibility or the amount of an award. 9.36(1) Applicant appeal. An applicant may appeal a compensation decision as follows: a. Appeal to chief. An applicant aggrieved by a denial decision or the amount of compensation awarded by the program may appeal to the ch…

adopted by the board governing the crime victim compensation program. 9.37(1) When waiver is appropriate. The board may grant a waiver from a rule the board has adopted if the board has rulemaking authority to promulgate the rule and no statute or rule otherwise controls the gran…

9.4(1) The attorney general shall select one of the members of the board to serve as chair of the board. The chair shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general. 9.4(2) A member who is chair of the board and relinquishes the position or is removed as the chair may maintain …

9.5(1) Resignations from the board shall be made to the attorney general. 9.5(2) Whenever a member of the board ceases to have the statutory qualifications for appointment to the board, that member shall be considered to have resigned and a vacancy shall occur on the board. 9.5(3…

program of the Iowa department of justice shall administer the victim services grant funds as provided in Iowa Code chapters 13 and 236. All questions, comments, requests for information, or applications for grant funds shall be directed to the victim services support program by …

definitions apply: “Applicant” means a local or statewide government agency or a public or private nonprofit program that provides direct services and advocacy to crime victims; training and education to professionals and community agencies on crime-related issues, prevention, or…

private nonprofit program, or a combination thereof may apply for and receive a grant award through the program. A contractual agreement specifying the terms of the grant award shall be executed between the department and the approved applicant. [ARC 8358C, IAB 11/13/24, effectiv…

three years unless otherwise directed by the board. The amount of the funds awarded shall be contingent upon the funds available through state and federal sources. The chief shall announce the opening of an application period through public notice, including but not limited to no…

and manner prescribed by the section. Applications shall be available upon request to all interested parties. 9.54(1) To be included in the review process and considered for funding, an application shall be received by the section by the designated due date. Applications shall be…

9.55(1) A paragraph describing the agencies, units of government, or public or private nonprofit programs requesting the funds. 9.55(2) A description of services for which funding is being requested. The description shall include but not be limited to the following: a. The geogra…

support to victims of crime, training, community education, crime prevention, or technical assistance to victim service providers and allied professionals. Awarded funds shall not be used to supplant other available or mandated funds. An applicant must meet the following addition…

ensure that the applicant is eligible, the application is complete, and the proposed services are consistent with the section’s mission of providing quality assistance to crime victims and crime victim programs throughout the state. 9.57(1) In selection of competitive applicants,…

due date whether the application has been denied or approved by the board and the amount of funds approved for the application. [ARC 8358C, IAB 11/13/24, effective 12/18/24]

9.59(1) An applicant may file with the board a request for reconsideration of the denial of an application or of the amount of an award. The request for reconsideration must be submitted within ten working days of the date the notice of decision is mailed or otherwise issued by t…

days after the attorney general is advised of the vacancy. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the vacant term. [ARC 8358C, IAB 11/13/24, effective 12/18/24]

9.60(1) A contract shall be negotiated by the section and each applicant. 9.60(2) Prior to entering into a contract, the section or the board may require modification of the proposed program, submission of further information or documentation, or other stipulation by the applican…

grantees. Failure to submit reports by the due date shall result in suspension of financial payments to the grantee by the program until such time as the report is received. Delinquent or inadequate reports from prior grants may detrimentally affect any award to a grantee for the…

9.62(1) Termination by grantee. The grantee may terminate the contract at any time during the contract period by providing written notice to the section. 9.62(2) Termination by department. The section may terminate a contract upon a ten-day written notice when the grantee or any …

the section with a financial statement detailing all costs incurred up to the effective date of the termination. The section’s determination of costs and amounts to be paid shall be final. [ARC 8358C, IAB 11/13/24, effective 12/18/24]

its officers, agents and employees; and any of the state’s federal funding sources for: 9.64(1) Grantee’s performance or nonperformance of a contract entered into or violation of these rules. 9.64(2) Grantee’s activities with subcontractors and all other third parties. 9.64(3) An…

any other activities as required by the program. The program shall have immediate access during working hours to records pertaining to the contract. No notice needs to be provided to the grantee prior to inspection of the records. [ARC 8358C, IAB 11/13/24, effective 12/18/24]

9.7(1) The board shall meet a minimum of once per quarter. The board may also meet at the call of the chair or upon the written request to the chair of at least five members of the board. 9.7(2) No fewer than two-thirds of board members shall be present to vote and transact board…

9.79(1) General. To ensure the highest standard of care for sexual assault victims, registered nurses, doctors of medicine or doctors of osteopathic medicine, advanced registered nurse practitioners, and physician assistants are eligible for reimbursement from the state for milea…

the administration of the section, including the adoption of administrative rules relating to the following: 9.8(1) Administration of state and federal grants received for victim services and training and outreach. 9.8(2) Administration of the crime victim compensation program pr…

sexual abuse examination program as provided in Iowa Code section 915.41. That Iowa Code section states in part that the cost of a medical examination for the purpose of gathering evidence and the cost of treatment for the purpose of preventing sexually transmitted disease and pr…

the following definitions apply: “Administration” means the administrator of the section. “Eligible claimant” means a medical provider that provides a sexual abuse examination to a sexual assault victim. The following are eligible to file a claim with the crime victim assistance …

9.82(1) Consideration for payment. The department will consider payment upon receipt of a claim for reimbursement from a medical provider indicating that the claim is for the collection of evidence by sexual abuse examination. In the case that a victim, guardian of a victim, pers…

9.83(1) Payment for examination. The department shall make payment for sexual abuse examinations, as appropriate, for services including but not limited to: a. Examiner’s fee: (1) To collect the patient’s medical history; (2) To conduct a physical examination; (3) To collect labo…

payment of the costs of a sexual abuse examination determined to be eligible for payment by the department. A medical provider must not submit any costs associated with a sexual abuse examination to a victim’s insurance or to the sexual abuse victim. A medical provider must not s…

chapter 709 and sections 726.2 and 710.2 in which there is a plea of guilty, verdict of guilty, or special verdict upon which a judgment of conviction is rendered, restitution may be ordered from the offender to the crime victim assistance program for the cost paid by the departm…

is made because of clerical error, mistaken identity, innocent misrepresentation by or on behalf of the recipient, or other circumstances of a similar nature, not induced by fraud by or on behalf of the recipients, the recipient is liable for repayment of the reparation. However,…

concerning payment or amount of payment has the right to request reconsideration of the decision by the victim assistance board. The request for reconsideration must be received by the department within 60 days after the decision of the program is mailed. [ARC 8358C, IAB 11/13/24…

shall be employees of the department. [ARC 8358C, IAB 11/13/24, effective 12/18/24]

paid by governmental subdivisions, listed in Iowa Code section 11.6, subsections 1 to 3, for the filing of each audit performed in accordance with those subsections. 21.1(1) The fee shall be remitted according to a fee schedule using six strata based on the budgeted expenditures …

section 11.6(11), shall be paid annually by cities that do not otherwise have an audit or fiscal year examination conducted pursuant to Iowa Code section 11.6, subsection 1 or subsection 3, during a fiscal year. 21.2(1) The fee shall be remitted according to a fee schedule using …

“Agency.” In lieu of the words “(official or body issuing these rules)”, insert “auditor of state”.

24.10(1) Defined. “Routine use” means the disclosure of a record without the consent of the subject or subjects, for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which the record was collected. It includes disclosures required to be made by statute other than the public rec…

24.11(1) Consent to disclosure by a subject individual. To the extent permitted by law, the subject may consent in writing to agency disclosure of confidential records as provided in 24.7(22). 24.11(2) Complaints to public officials. A letter from a subject of a confidential reco…

24.12(1) The subject of a confidential record may file a written request to review confidential records about that person as provided in 24.6(22). However, the agency need not release the following records to the subject: a. The identity of a person providing information to the a…

24.13(1) General. Agency records are open for public inspection and copying unless otherwise provided by rule or law. 24.13(2) Confidential records. The following records may be withheld from public inspection. Records are listed by category, according to the legal basis for with…

personally identifiable information which is collected, maintained, and retrieved by the agency by personal identifier in record systems as defined in 24.2(22). For each record system, this rule describes the legal authority for the collection of that information, the means of st…

other than record systems as defined in 24.2(22). These records are routinely available to the public. However, the agency’s files of these records may contain confidential information as discussed in 24.13(22). In addition, the records listed in 24.15(1) to 24.15(3) may contain …

systems described in 24.14(22) may permit the comparison of personally identifiable information in one record system with personally identifiable information in another record system.

1. Require the agency to index or retrieve records which contain information about individuals by that person’s name or other personal identifier. 2. Make available to the general public records which would otherwise not be available under the public records law, Iowa Code chapte…

24.3(1) Location of record. In lieu of the words “(insert agency head)”, insert “auditor of state”. Also in lieu of the words “(insert agency name and address)”, insert “Auditor of State, State Capitol Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319”. 24.3(2) Office hours. In lieu of the words …