Iowa Administrative Code

76.8(1) Accountability system. Adult education and literacy programs shall adhere to the standards established by the Act in the use and administration of the accountability system, as well as this rule. The accountability system will be a statewide system to include enrollment r…

is established in the department of workforce development and is responsible for providing services to potentially eligible and eligible individuals with disabilities leading to competitive integrated employment in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 84H, the federal Rehabilitation…

individuals under the Act, the state plan for vocational rehabilitation services, and the Social Security Act. Under this authority, the division maintains a record for each case. The case record contains pertinent case information as defined in division policy including, as a mi…

personally identifiable information collected, maintained, and retrieved by the division by personal identifier in record systems as defined herein. The record systems maintained by the division include the following: 77.11(1) Personnel records. Personnel records contain informat…

groups of records maintained by the division other than record systems. These records are routinely available to the public, with the exception of parts of the records that contain confidential information. This rule generally describes the nature of the records, the type of info…

77.13(1) Composition. The state rehabilitation council’s composition is set forth in 34 CFR Section 361.17(b). The appointing authority is to select members of the council after soliciting recommendations from representatives of organizations representing a broad range of individ…

services works in collaboration with the department for the blind to administer the Iowa self-employment (ISE) program. The purpose of the program is to provide business development funds in the form of technical assistance (up to $10,000) and financial assistance (up to $10,000)…

77.15(1) Clients of the division or the department for the blind may apply for the program. 77.15(2) All of the following conditions are also applicable: a. The division may limit or deny ISE assistance to an applicant who has previously received educational or training equipment…

77.16(1) Application. Application materials for the program are available from the division and the department for the blind. 77.16(2) Submittal. Completed applications will be submitted to a counselor employed by the division or the department for the blind. 77.16(3) Review. App…

77.17(1) Awards. Technical assistance funds may be used for specialized consulting services as determined necessary by the counselor, the business development specialist, and the job candidate. Technical assistance funds may be awarded, based on need, up to a maximum of $10,000 p…

from the division and the department for the blind. The job candidate is to submit the job candidate’s business plan feasibility study to the job candidate’s counselor if the study is completed at the time application is made or to the business development specialist if the busin…

77.19(1) Awards. Following the business development specialist’s review of the business plan feasibility study, the business development specialist will issue a recommendation to support or not to support the proposed business venture. The counselor is to make a decision regardin…

color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, duration of residency, or disability in the determination of a person’s eligibility for rehabilitation services and in the provision of necessary rehabilitation services. [ARC 7751C, IAB 4/3/24, effect…

Code (U.S.C.) in this chapter are as amended to November 1, 2023. [ARC 7751C, IAB 4/3/24, effective 5/8/24; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 5/14/25]

“Act” means the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as codified at 29 U.S.C. Section 701, et seq. “Aggregate data” means information about one or more aspects of division job candidates, or from some specific subgroup of division job candidates, but from which personally identifia…

77.5(1) General. a. The division has established and implemented standards for the prompt and equitable handling of referrals of individuals for vocational rehabilitation services, including referrals of individuals made through the one-stop service delivery systems under Section…

77.6(1) General. a. Eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services will be determined upon the basis of the following: (1) A determination by a qualified rehabilitation counselor that the applicant has a physical or mental impairment documented by a qualified provider; (2) A …

77.7(1) Waiting list. a. As set forth in the Act and 34 CFR Section 361.36, if the division cannot serve all eligible individuals who apply, the division shall develop and maintain a waiting list for services based on significance of disability. The three categories of waiting li…

77.8(1) The division will follow the administrative rules for purchasing goods and services promulgated by the department of administrative services. 77.8(2) The division shall purchase only those items or models that allow for a job candidate to meet the job candidate’s vocation…

process, individuals accessing any IVRS services shall be informed of the right to appeal or mediation and the procedures by which to file. If an individual is dissatisfied with any agency decision that directly affects the individual, the individual or designated representative …

definition applies: “Agency” means employment agency. [ARC 9719C, IAB 11/12/25, effective 12/17/25]

78.2(1) Application. An application for a license must be made in writing to the director on the form provided by the director. The applicant shall also complete and submit the employee-paid fee schedule form provided by the director, the $75 nonrefundable fee, and all contract f…

agency license: 1. Appraisal of an employee’s qualifications. 2. Development of career goals and marketing plans. 3. Preparation and printing of résumés. 4. Instruction on interview techniques and networking. 5. Counseling on negotiating pay and fringe benefits. 6. Assistance in …

will notify the aggrieved party in writing of the outcome of the investigation. The director may take any appropriate action, including denial, revocation, reprimand, and suspension. [ARC 9719C, IAB 11/12/25, effective 12/17/25]

78.5(1) The director may deny, revoke, or suspend a license or issue a reprimand when the director finds that any of the following conditions exist: a. The license applicant has violated any of the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 84I or the rules of this chapter; b. The child sup…

78.6(1) The total amount charged to any employee in any form by an agency shall not exceed 15 percent of the employee’s gross earnings from that employer for which the agency procured the job in any pay period for a period of time not to exceed the first 12 months from the date o…

78.8(1) Schedules furnished. Any schedule of fees to be charged by an agency to employees shall be furnished to all employees at the time of making an application with the agency. 78.8(2) Required content of all contracts. a. Contracts and fee schedules shall not contain smaller …

procedures for enforcement of the Act. The definitions and interpretations contained in Iowa Code section 73A.21 shall be applicable to such terms when used in this chapter. “Act” means Iowa Code section 73A.21. “Affiliate,” when used with respect to any specified person or entit…

156.2(1) Reporting to public body. When a contract for a public improvement is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, the public body shall request a statement from each bidder regarding the bidder’s resident status. The statement shall be on the form designated by the c…

lowest responsible bidder, the public body shall allow a preference to a resident bidder as against a nonresident bidder that is equal to any preference given or required by the home state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident without regard to whether …

156.4(1) Complaints. Any person with information regarding a violation of the Act may submit a written complaint to the commissioner. Any complaint must provide the information required pursuant to subrule 156.4(2) or as much of such information as is reasonably practicable under…

improvement, a nonresident bidder from a home state or foreign country with a resident labor force preference shall make and keep, for a period of not less than three years, accurate records of all workers employed by the contractor or subcontractor on the public improvement. The…

designee shall cause an investigation to be made into charges of violations of the Act, including allegations set forth in a written complaint. 156.6(1) Investigative powers. The commissioner or the authorized designee shall have the following powers: a. Hearings. The commissione…

expiration of the time in which a party may file a written request for an informal conference, the division may pursue the following remedies. 156.7(1) Injunctive relief. If the division determines that a violation of the Act has occurred, the division may sue for injunctive reli…

Act may cause denial of federal funds which would otherwise be available for a public improvement, or would otherwise be inconsistent with requirements of any federal law or regulation, the application of this chapter shall be suspended to the extent necessary to prevent denial o…

the applicability of any rule under this chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court, the remainder of these rules or the rules’ applicability to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected. [ARC 1271C, IAB 1/8/14, effective 2/12/14] These rules are …

department of workforce development is to adjudicate the rights and duties of persons provided for in Iowa Code chapters 85, 85A, 85B, 86, and 87 and these rules, and to administer and enforce the provisions of chapters 85, 85A, 85B, 86, and 87 and these rules. The indicated chap…

Commissioner, 150 Des Moines Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309; telephone (515)725-4120 or 1-800-645-4583. The fax number is (515)281-6501. The website address is www.iowaworkcomp.gov. [ARC 3528C, IAB 12/20/17, effective 1/24/18; ARC 5042C, IAB 5/20/20, effective 6/24/20; ARC 6841C,…

commissioner or the workers’ compensation commissioner’s designee (hereinafter collectively referred to as the workers’ compensation commissioner) shall be available to resolve disputes relating to the Iowa workers’ compensation law (Iowa Code chapters 85, 85A, 85B, 86, and 87) p…

10.3(1) The purpose of this rule and rule 876—4.46(17A,85,86) is to establish the procedures for resolving a dispute under Iowa Code section 85.27 between a provider and a responsible party over the treatment rendered by a provider to an injured worker. Utilization of these proce…

requirements of the division of workers’ compensation.

“EDI” or “electronic data interchange” means electronic transmission or reception, or both, of data through a telecommunications process utilizing a value-added network or the Internet as set forth in the EDI partnering agreement. “EDI partnering agreement” means the written agre…

International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Release 3.1 FROI/ SROI. [ARC 4568C, IAB 7/31/19, effective 7/10/19]

may contract with another entity for reporting, but the reporter is ultimately responsible for reporting. Each reporter or entity reporting on behalf of a reporter must sign an EDI partnering agreement. [ARC 4568C, IAB 7/31/19, effective 7/10/19; ARC 6841C, IAB 2/8/23, effective …

11.7(1) A reporter shall file reports as required by Iowa Code sections 86.11, 86.12, and 86.13, 876—subrules 3.1(1) and 3.1(2), this chapter and the partnering agreement. Reports required to be filed include, but are not limited to, the following: a. First report of injury (FROI…

may submit a written request to the workers’ compensation commissioner requesting the agency to conduct a formal review of a specified rule. Upon approval of that request by the workers’ compensation commissioner, the agency shall conduct a formal review of a specified rule to de…