Terms Used In Iowa Code 239B.16

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Applicant: means a person who files an application for participation in the family investment program under this chapter. See Iowa Code 239B.1
  • Assistance: means a family investment program payment. See Iowa Code 239B.1
  • Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 239B.1
  • Participant: means a person who is receiving full or partial family investment program assistance. See Iowa Code 239B.1
  • Petitioner: includes each dependent person for whom support is sought in a proceeding instituted pursuant to this chapter or a mother or putative father of a dependent. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
 If an applicant‘s application is not acted upon within a reasonable time, if it is denied in whole or in part, or if a participant‘s assistance or other benefits under this chapter are modified, suspended, or canceled under a provision of this chapter, the applicant or participant may appeal to the department of human services which shall request the department of inspections and appeals to conduct a hearing. Upon completion of a hearing, the department of inspections and appeals shall issue a decision which is subject to review by the department of human services. Judicial review of the actions of the department of human services may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A. Upon receipt of a notice of the filing of a petition for judicial review, the department of human services shall furnish the petitioner with a copy of any papers filed in support of the petitioner’s position, a transcript of any testimony taken, and a copy of the department’s decision.