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IA Code § 217.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.10 - Administrator of division of mental health and disability services.

217.10 Administrator of division of mental health and disability services.   The administrator of the division of mental health and disability services shall be qualified as provided in section 225C.3, subsection 3. The administrator’s duties are enumerated in section 225C.4.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §218.75; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §217.10; 81 Acts, ch 78, §20, 23, 50]  94 Acts, ch 1170, §28; 2006 Acts, ch 1115, §22
IA Code § 217.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.13 - Department to provide certain volunteer services — volunteer liability.

217.13 Department to provide certain volunteer services — volunteer liability.   1. The department of human services shall establish volunteer programs designed to enhance the services provided by the department. Roles for volunteers may include but shall not be limited to parent aides, friendly visitors, commodity distributors, clerical assistants, medical transporters, and other functions to complement and supplement the department’s work with clients. Roles for volunteers shall include conservators and guardians. The department shall adopt rules for programs which are established.   2. a. The director shall appoint a coordinator of volunteer services to oversee the provision of services of volunteer conservators and guardians on a volunteer basis to individuals in this state requiring such services. The coordinator, after consulting with personnel assigned to the district of the department, shall recommend to the director how best to serve the needs of individuals in need of the services of a guardian or conservator. Where possible, the coordinator shall recommend that the services be provided on a multicounty basis.   b. The coordinator shall cooperate with the administrators of the divisions of the department in providing these services and shall seek out alternative sources for providing the services required under this section.   3. All volunteers registered with the department and in compliance with departmental rules are considered state employees for purposes of chapter 669. However, this section does not except a conservator or guardian from an action brought under section 658.1A or 658.3. This section does not relieve a guardian or conservator from duties under chapter 633.  88 Acts, ch 1170, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §91
IA Code § 217.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.15 - Administrator of division of administration.

217.15 Administrator of division of administration.   The administrator of the division of administration shall be qualified in the general field of governmental administration with special training and experience in the areas of competitive bidding, contract letting, accounting and budget preparation.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §217.15]
IA Code § 217.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.16 - Cooperation with other divisions.

217.16 Cooperation with other divisions.   The administrator of the division of administration shall cooperate with the administrators of the other divisions of the department of human services, assist them and the director of the department in the preparation of annual budgets and such other like reports as may be requested by the director or required by law.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §217.16]  83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
IA Code § 217.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.17 - Administrator of division of planning.

217.17 Administrator of division of planning.   The administrator of the division of planning, research, and statistics shall be qualified in the general field of governmental planning with special training and experience in the areas of preparation and development of plans for future efficient reorganization and administration of government social functions. The administrator of the division of planning, research, and statistics shall cooperate with the administrators of the other divisions of the department of human services, assisting them and the director of the department in their planning, research, and statistical problems. The administrator of the division of planning, research, and statistics shall assist the administrators, director, and the council on human services by proposing administrative and organizational changes at both the state and local level to provide more efficient and integrated social services to the citizens of this state. The planning, research, and statistical operations now forming an integral part of the present state functions assigned to the administrators of this department along with their future needs in this regard are all assigned to and shall be administered by the administrator of the division.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §217.17]  83 Acts, ch 96, §65, 159; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §42
IA Code § 217.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.18 - Official seal.

217.18 Official seal.   The department shall have an official seal with the words “Iowa Department of Human Services” and such other design as the department prescribes engraved thereon. Every commission, order or other paper of an official nature executed by the department may be attested with such seal.  [S13, §2727-a1; SS15, §2727-a3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3281; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §217.8; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §217.18]  83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
IA Code § 217.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.19 - Expenses.

217.19 Expenses.   1. The director of said department, the director’s staff, assistants and employees shall, in addition to salary, receive their necessary traveling expenses by the nearest traveled and practicable route, when engaged in the performance of official business.   2. The department of administrative services shall work with the department of human services to develop and implement an expense policy applicable to the members of a board, commission, committee, or other body under the auspices of the department of human services who meet the income requirements for payment of per diem in accordance with section 7E.6, subsection 2. The policy shall allow for the payment of the member’s expenses to be addressed through use of direct billings, travel purchase card, prepaid expenses, or other alternative means of addressing the expenses in lieu of reimbursement of the member.  [S13, §2727-a5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3282; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §217.9; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §217.19]  2008 Acts, ch 1187, §113
IA Code § 217.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.20 - Trips to other states.

217.20 Trips to other states. Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 127, §56, 89. See §8A.512A.
IA Code § 217.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.21 - Annual report.

217.21 Annual report.   The department shall, annually, at the time provided by law make a report to the governor and general assembly, and cover therein the annual period ending with June 30 preceding, which report shall embrace:   1. An itemized statement of its expenditures concerning each program under its administration.   2. Adequate and complete statistical reports for the state as a whole concerning all payments made under its administration.   3. Such recommendations as to changes in laws under its administration as the director may deem necessary.   4. The observations and recommendations of the director and the council on human services relative to the programs of the department.   5. Such other information as the director or council on human services may deem advisable, or which may be requested by the governor or by the general assembly.  [S13, §2727-a9, -a12, -a16, -a34; SS15, §2727-a3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3285; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §217.11; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §217.21]  83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
IA Code § 217.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.23 - Personnel — merit system — reimbursement for damaged property.

217.23 Personnel — merit system — reimbursement for damaged property.   1. The director of human services or the director’s designee, shall employ such personnel as are necessary for the performance of the duties and responsibilities assigned to the department. All employees shall be selected on a basis of fitness for the work to be performed with due regard to training and experience and shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV.   2. The department may expend moneys from the support allocation of the department as reimbursement for replacement or repair of personal items of the department’s employees damaged or destroyed by clients of the department during the employee’s tour of duty. However, the reimbursement shall not exceed three hundred dollars for each item. The department shall establish rules in accordance with chapter 17A to carry out the purpose of this section.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §217.23]  85 Acts, ch 253, §7; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §208; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §37
IA Code § 217.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.24 - Payment by electronic funds transfer.

217.24 Payment by electronic funds transfer.   The department of human services shall continue expanding the practice of making payments to program participants and vendors by means of electronic funds transfer. The department shall seek the capacity for making payment by such means for all programs administered by the department.  2010 Acts, ch 1031, §407
IA Code § 217.31 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.31 - Action for damages.

217.31 Action for damages.   1. Any person may institute a civil action for damages under chapter 669 or to restrain the dissemination of confidential records set out in section 217.30, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, “c”, or “d”, in violation of that section, and any person, agency or governmental body proven to have disseminated or to have requested and received confidential records in violation of section 217.30, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, “c”, or “d”, shall be liable for actual damages and exemplary damages for each violation and shall be liable for court costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the party bringing the action. In no case shall the award for damages be less than one hundred dollars.   2. Any reasonable grounds that a public employee has violated any provision of section 217.30 shall be grounds for immediate removal from access of any kind to confidential records or suspension from duty without pay.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §217.31]  2013 Acts, ch 90, §44; 2019 Acts, ch 125, §2
IA Code § 217.32 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.32 - Office space in county.

217.32 Office space in county.   Where the department of human services assigns personnel to an office located in a county for the purpose of performing in that county designated duties and responsibilities assigned by law to the department, it shall be the responsibility of the county to provide and maintain the necessary office space and office supplies and equipment for the personnel so assigned in the same manner as if they were employees of the county. The department shall at least annually, or more frequently if the department so elects, reimburse the county for a portion, designated by law, of the cost of maintaining office space and providing supplies and equipment as required by this section, and also for a similar portion of the cost of providing the necessary office space if in order to do so it is necessary for the county to lease office space outside the courthouse or any other building owned by the county. The portion of the foregoing costs reimbursed to the county under this section shall be equivalent to the proportion of those costs which the federal government authorizes to be paid from available federal funds, unless the general assembly directs otherwise when appropriating funds for support of the department.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §217.32]  83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
IA Code § 217.33 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.33 - Legal services.

217.33 Legal services.   The director of human services pursuant to a state plan funded in part by the federal government may provide services for eligible persons by contract with nonprofit legal aid organizations.  [C77, 79, 81, §217.33]  83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
IA Code § 217.34 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.34 - Debt setoff.

217.34 Debt setoff.   The investigations division of the department of inspections and appeals and the department of human services shall provide assistance to set off against a person’s or provider’s income tax refund or rebate any debt which has accrued through written contract, nonpayment of premiums pursuant to section 249A.3, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1), subrogation, departmental recoupment procedures, or court judgment and which is in the form of a liquidated sum due and owing the department of human services. The department of inspections and appeals, with approval of the department of human services, shall adopt rules under chapter 17A necessary to assist the department of administrative services in the implementation of the setoff under section 8A.504 in regard to money owed to the state for public assistance overpayments or nonpayment of premiums as specified in this section. The department of human services shall adopt rules under chapter 17A necessary to assist the department of administrative services in the implementation of the setoff under section 8A.504, in regard to collections by the child support recovery unit and the foster care recovery unit.  83 Acts, ch 96, §160; 83 Acts, ch 153, §2; 89 Acts, ch 250, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §209; 2011 Acts, ch 120, §2; 2013 Acts, ch 138, §122, 127  For future amendment to this section effective upon the later of January 1, 2021, or the effective date of rules adopted by the department of revenue to implement 2020 Acts, ch 1064, see 2020 Acts, ch 1064, §9, 28; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §73, 74
IA Code § 217.35 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.35 - Fraud and recoupment activities.

217.35 Fraud and recoupment activities.   Notwithstanding the requirement for deposit of recovered moneys under section 239B.14, recovered moneys generated through fraud and recoupment activities are appropriated to the department of human services to be used for additional fraud and recoupment activities performed by the department of human services or the department of inspections and appeals. The department of human services may use the recovered moneys appropriated to add not more than five full-time equivalent positions, in addition to those funded by annual appropriations. The appropriation of the recovered moneys is subject to both of the following conditions:   1. The director of human services determines that the investment can reasonably be expected to increase recovery of assistance paid in error, due to fraudulent or nonfraudulent actions, in excess of the amount recovered in the previous fiscal year.   2. The amount expended for the additional fraud and recoupment activities shall not exceed the amount of the projected increase in assistance recovered.  2005 Acts, ch 175, §92
IA Code § 217.36 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.36 - Distribution of earned income tax credit information.

217.36 Distribution of earned income tax credit information.   1. The department shall ensure that educational materials relating to the federal and state earned income tax credits are provided in accordance with this section to each household receiving assistance or benefits under:   a. The hawk-i program under chapter 514I.   b. The family investment program under chapter 239B.   c. The medical assistance Act under chapter 249A.   d. The food programs defined in section 234.1 which are administered by the department.   e. Any other appropriate programs administered by, or under the oversight of, the department of human services.   2. The department shall, by mail or through the internet, provide a household described in subsection 1 with access to:   a. Internal revenue service publications relating to the federal earned income tax credit.   b. Department of revenue publications relating to the state earned income tax credit.   c. Information prepared by tax preparers who provide volunteer or free federal or state income tax preparation services to low-income and other eligible persons and who are located in close geographic proximity to the person.   3. In January of each year, the department or a representative of the department shall mail to each household described in subsection 1 information about the federal and state earned income tax credit that provides the household with referrals to the resources described in subsection 2.   4. The mailings required by the department under this section do not have to be made as a separate mailing but may be included in existing mailings being made to the appropriate households.  2008 Acts, ch 1157, §1
IA Code § 217.38 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.38 - Restitution to individuals of Japanese ancestry.

217.38 Restitution to individuals of Japanese ancestry.   Notwithstanding any other law of this state, payments paid to an eligible individual of Japanese ancestry under section 105 of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 100-383, Tit. I, shall not be considered as income or an asset for determining the eligibility for state or local government benefit or entitlement programs. The proceeds are not subject to recoupment for the receipt of governmental benefits or entitlements and liens, except liens for child support, are not enforceable against these sums for any reason.  89 Acts, ch 285, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
IA Code § 217.39 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.39 - Persecuted victims of World War II — reparations — heirs.

217.39 Persecuted victims of World War II — reparations — heirs.   Notwithstanding any other law of this state, payments paid to and income from lost property of a victim of persecution for racial, ethnic, or religious reasons by Nazi Germany or any other Axis regime or as an heir of such victim which is exempt from state income tax as provided in section 422.7, subsection 35, shall not be considered as income or an asset for determining the eligibility for state or local government benefit or entitlement programs. The proceeds are not subject to recoupment for the receipt of governmental benefits or entitlements, and liens, except liens for child support, are not enforceable against these sums for any reason.  2000 Acts, ch 1103, §1, 3  For future amendment to this section, effective on or after January 1, 2023, contingent upon meeting certain net general fund revenue criteria, see 2018 Acts, ch 1161, §100, 133, 134
IA Code § 217.40 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.40 - Training for guardians and conservators.

217.40 Training for guardians and conservators.   The department of human services, or a person designated by the director, shall establish training programs designed to assist all duly appointed guardians and conservators in understanding their fiduciary duties and liabilities, the special needs of the ward, and how to best serve the ward and the ward’s interests.  89 Acts, ch 178, §2
IA Code § 217.41 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.41 - Refugee services foundation.

217.41 Refugee services foundation.   1. The department of human services shall cause a refugee services foundation to be created for the sole purpose of engaging in refugee resettlement activities to promote the welfare and self-sufficiency of refugees who live in Iowa and who are not citizens of the United States. The foundation may establish an endowment fund to assist in the financing of its activities. The foundation shall be incorporated under chapter 504.   2. The foundation shall be created in a manner so that donations and bequests to the foundation qualify as tax deductible under federal and state income tax laws. The foundation is not a state agency and shall not exercise sovereign power of the state. The state is not liable for any debts of the foundation.   3. The refugee services foundation shall have a board of directors of five members. One member shall be appointed by the governor and four members shall be appointed by the director of human services. Members of the board shall serve three-year terms beginning on July 1, and ending on June 30. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the term. Not more than two members appointed by the director of human services shall be of the same gender or of the same political party.   4. The refugee services foundation may accept and administer trusts deemed by the board to be beneficial. Notwithstanding section 633.63, the foundation may act as trustee of such a trust.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §146; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §50
IA Code § 217.41A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.41A - Electronic health records system task force.

217.41A Electronic health records system task force. Repealed by  2008 Acts, ch 1188, §28  .
IA Code § 217.42 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES|Section 217.42 - Service areas — offices.

217.42 Service areas — offices.   1. The organizational structure to deliver the department’s field services shall be based upon service areas designated by the department. The service areas shall serve as a basis for providing field services to persons residing in the counties comprising the service area.   2. The department shall maintain an office in each county. Based on the annual appropriations for field operations, the department shall strive to maintain a full-time presence in each county. If it is not possible to maintain a full-time presence in each county, the department shall provide staff based on its caseweight system to assure the provision of services. The department shall consult with the county boards of supervisors of those counties regarding staffing prior to any modification of office hours.   3. A county or group of counties may voluntarily enter into a chapter 28E agreement with the department to provide funding or staff persons to deliver field services in county offices. The agreement shall cover the full fiscal year but may be revised by mutual consent.  92 Acts, ch 1079, §1  ; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 4, §1, 9  ; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §296, 401, 402