1. The system may adopt rules under chapter 17A and establish procedures, not inconsistent with this chapter, which are necessary or appropriate to implement this chapter and shall adopt reasonable and proper rules to regulate and provide for the nature and extent of the proofs and evidence and the method of taking and furnishing the proofs and evidence in order to establish the right to benefits under this chapter. The system may adopt rules, and take action based on the rules, to conform the requirements for receipt of retirement benefits under this chapter to the mandates of applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 97B.15

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Retirement: means that period of time beginning when a member who has filed an approved application for a retirement allowance has survived into at least the first day of the member's first month of entitlement and ending when the member dies. See Iowa Code 97B.1A
  • 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
  • System: means the Iowa public employees' retirement system. See Iowa Code 97B.1
 2. Prior to the adoption of rules, the system may establish interim written policies and procedures, and take action based on the policies and procedures, to conform the requirements for receipt of retirement benefits under this chapter to the applicable requirements of federal and state law.