Iowa Code 10A.402 – Responsibilities
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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, except those within the jurisdiction of the board of medicine, the board of pharmacy, the dental board, and the board of nursing.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 10A.402
- Department: means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 10A.101
- Director: means the director of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 10A.101
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. Audits relative to the administration of hospitals and health care facilities.
3. Audits relative to administration and disbursement of funding under the state supplementary assistance program and the medical assistance program.
4. Investigations and collections relative to the liquidation of overpayment debts owed to the department of health and human services. Collection methods include but are not limited to small claims filings, debt setoff, distress warrants, and repayment agreements, and are subject to approval by the department of health and human services.
5. Investigations relative to the administration of the state supplementary assistance program, the state medical assistance program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the family investment program, and any other state or federal benefit assistance program.
6. Investigations relative to the internal affairs and operations of agencies and departments within the executive branch of state government, except for institutions governed by the state board of regents.