Title I, STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)

1. The workers’ compensation commissioner, or a deputy commissioner, may appoint or may direct a party to furnish at the party’s initial expense a certified shorthand reporter to be present and report, or to furnish mechanical means to record, and if necessary, transcribe proceed…

1. Any party aggrieved by a decision, order, ruling, finding or other act of a deputy commissioner in a contested case proceeding arising under this subchapter or chapter 85 or 85A may appeal to the workers’ compensation commissioner in the time and manner provided by rule. The h…

1. Judicial review of decisions or orders of the workers’ compensation commissioner may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A . Notwithstanding chapter 17A , the Iowa administrative procedure Act, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court of the county i…

Notwithstanding the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A , no party to a contested case under any provision of the “Workers’ Compensation Act” may settle a controversy without the approval of the workers’ compensation commissioner. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §86.27 …

Notwithstanding chapter 17A , the Iowa administrative procedure Act, in a petition for judicial review of a decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner in a contested case under this subchapter or chapter 85 , 85A , 85B , or 87 , the opposing party shall be named the respo…

In proceedings for judicial review of compensation cases the clerk shall charge no fee for any service rendered except the filing fee and transcript fees when the transcript of a judgment is required. The taxation of costs on judicial review shall be in the discretion of the cour…

The workers’ compensation commissioner may appoint a duly qualified, impartial physician to examine the injured employee and make report. The fee for this service shall be five dollars, to be paid by the workers’ compensation commissioner, together with traveling expenses, but th…

1. All fees or claims for legal, medical, hospital, and burial services rendered under this subchapter and chapters 85 , 85A , 85B , and 87 are subject to the approval of the workers’ compensation commissioner. For services rendered in the district court and appellate courts, the…

All costs incurred in the hearing before the commissioner shall be taxed in the discretion of the commissioner. [S13, §2477-m31; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1463; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §86.40 ] 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1477 C2024, §10A.328

Witness fees and mileage on hearings before the workers’ compensation commissioner shall be the same as in the district court. [S13, §2477-m24; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1464; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §86.41 ] 98 Acts, ch 1061, §11 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1477 C…

Any party in interest may present a file-stamped copy of an order or decision of the commissioner, from which a timely petition for judicial review has not been filed or if judicial review has been filed, which has not had execution or enforcement stayed as provided in section 17…

Upon the presentation to the court of a file-stamped copy of a decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner, ending, diminishing, or increasing the compensation under the provisions of this subchapter , the court shall revoke or modify the decree or judgment to conform to s…

1. All verbal or written information relating to the subject matter of an agreement and transmitted between any party to a dispute and a mediator to resolve a dispute pursuant to this subchapter or chapter 85 , 85A , or 85B , during any stage of a mediation or a dispute resolutio…

1. “Confidential information” , for the purposes of this section , means all information that is filed with the workers’ compensation commissioner as a result of an employee’s injury or death that would allow the identification of the employee or the employee’s dependents. Confid…

The director shall coordinate the department’s conduct of various audits and investigations as provided by law including but not limited to the following: 1. Investigations relative to the practice of regulated professions and occupations. 2. Audits relative to the administration…

Investigators of the department shall have the powers and authority of peace officers when acting within the scope of their responsibilities to conduct investigations as specified in section 10A.402, subsections 5 and 7 . An investigator shall not carry a weapon to perform respon…

The director shall coordinate the department’s conduct of various licensing and regulatory functions of the state under the administrative authority of the department including but not limited to all of the following: 1. Licensing and regulation of certain fire control and buildi…

1. Each board under chapter 100C , 103 , 103A , 105 , or 147 that is under the administrative authority of the department shall receive staff support from the department and may not employ its own support staff. 2. The department and the licensing boards referenced in subsection …

1. The director shall appoint and supervise an executive director for each of the following boards: a. The board of medicine. b. The board of nursing. c. The dental board. d. The board of pharmacy. 2. Each board listed in subsection 1 shall advise the director in evaluating poten…

The offices for the board of medicine, the board of pharmacy, the board of nursing, and the dental board shall be located within the department. The individual boards shall have policymaking and rulemaking authority. 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1107 C87, §135.31 2005 Acts, ch 3, §30 ; 200…

1. a. The department shall administer and coordinate the licensing and regulation of several professions by bringing together the following licensing boards: (1) The engineering and land surveying examining board created pursuant to chapter 542B . (2) The Iowa accountancy examini…

1. A licensing and regulation fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department to be used to fulfill the administration and enforcement responsibilities of the d…

1. The department shall keep confidential the private information of a person licensed, previously licensed, or seeking to be licensed by the department or a licensing board under the administrative authority of the department, unless otherwise ordered by a court, the lawful cust…

The duties of the director relating to fire control shall be as follows: 1. To enforce all laws, and the rules and regulations of the department concerned with all of the following: a. The prevention of fires. b. The storage, transportation, handling, and use of flammable liquids…

The director, and the director’s designated subordinates, in the performance of their duties under this part , shall have authority to enter any building or premises and to examine the same and the contents thereof. 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1480

It shall be the duty of the director to enforce all laws relating to fire escapes. [C39, § 1632.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §100.11] 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1488, 1711 C2024, §10A.513

The chief of a fire department or an authorized subordinate who is trained in fire prevention safety standards may enter a building or premises at a reasonable hour to examine the building or premises and its contents. The examining official shall order the correction of a condit…

1. If a person has violated or is violating a provision of this part or a rule adopted pursuant to this part , the director, the chief of any fire department, or the fire prevention officer of a fire department organized under chapter 400 may issue an order directing the person t…

At the request of the director, the county attorney shall institute any legal proceedings on behalf of the state necessary to obtain compliance or enforce the penalty provisions of this part or rules or orders adopted or issued pursuant to this part , including but not limited to…

1. Judicial review of actions of the director may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act pursuant to chapter 17A . If legal proceedings have been instituted pursuant to section 10A.516 , all related issues which could otherwise be raised i…

1. As used in this section : a. “Carbon monoxide alarm” means a device which detects carbon monoxide and which incorporates an alarm-sounding unit operated from a power supply either in the unit or obtained at the point of installation. b. “Dormitory” means a residential building…

1. As used in this section : a. “APA 87-1” means the American pyrotechnics association standard 87-1, as published in December 2001. b. “Community group” means a nonprofit entity that is open for membership to the general public which is exempt from federal income taxation pursua…

1. For purposes of this section : a. “Consumer fireworks” means first-class consumer fireworks and second-class consumer fireworks, as those terms are defined in section 10A.519 . b. “Wholesaler” means a person who engages in the business of selling or distributing consumer firew…

If a petition of review has not been filed or the court on review has affirmed or modified an order for the removal, destruction, or repair of a building, or the removal of any of its contents, or the change of any of its conditions, the owner, lessee, or occupant shall comply wi…

1. It shall be the duty of the director and the director’s designated subordinates to require all private and public school officials and teachers to conduct not less than four fire drills and not less than four tornado drills in all school buildings during each school year when …

1. The director shall adopt, and may amend rules under chapter 17A , which include standards relating to exits and exit lights, fire escapes, fire protection, fire safety and the elimination of fire hazards, in and for churches, schools, hotels, theaters, amphitheaters, hospitals…

1. All buildings approved for construction after July 1, 1998, that exceed four stories in height, or seventy-five feet above grade, shall require the installation of an approved automatic fire extinguishing system designed and installed in conformity with rules promulgated by th…

Provisions of this part in conflict with the state building code, as adopted pursuant to section 103A.7 , shall not apply where the state building code has been adopted or when the state building code applies throughout the state. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §100.38 ] 2004 Acts, ch 108…

1. A person shall not own, control and lease, act as an agent for, conduct, manage, or operate an establishment to practice the art of tattooing or engage in the practice of tattooing without first applying for and receiving a permit from the department. 2. The department shall n…

A person shall register with the department in order to perform a commercial service involving natural hair braiding. For purposes of this section , “natural hair braiding” means a method of natural hair care consisting of braiding, locking, twisting, weaving, cornrowing, or othe…

1. If any local board, as defined in section 135.1 , shall fail to enforce the rules of the department under this part or carry out the department’s lawful directions under this part , the department may enforce the same within the territorial jurisdiction of such local board, an…

1. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this part , or of the rules of the department under this part , or any lawful order, written or oral, of the department or of its officers, or authorized agents under this part, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 2. Any …

1. A full-time employment appeal board is created within the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to hear and decide contested cases under section 70A.28 , chapter 8A, subchapter IV , and chapters 20 , 80 , 88 , 91C , 96 , and 97B . In addition, the employment appeal…

The director shall coordinate the department’s conduct of various inspections and investigations as otherwise provided by law including, but not limited to, all of the following: 1. Investigations relative to the standards and practices of hospitals, hospices, and health care fac…

1. Definitions. For purposes of this subchapter , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Administrator” means the person coordinating the administration of the division. b. “Division” means the administrative hearings division of the department of inspections, appeals, and li…

1. Notwithstanding section 10A.801, subsection 7 , paragraph “b” , and section 554D.120 , the division may adopt rules pursuant to this chapter and chapter 17A establishing an electronic filing system for contested case and other administrative proceedings conducted by the divisi…