The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this chapter, including but not limited to rules regarding any of the following:
 1. Providing for the nature and manner of testing, including the procedures and apparatus to be used for testing.
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 901D.4

  • Department: means the department of public safety. See Iowa Code 901D.2
  • 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.
  • Participating jurisdiction: means a county or other governmental entity that chooses to participate in the program created under this chapter. See Iowa Code 901D.2
  • program: means the program established pursuant to section 901D. See Iowa Code 901D.2
  • 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
  • Testing: means a procedure or set of procedures performed to determine the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance in a person's breath or bodily fluid, including blood, urine, saliva, and perspiration, and includes any combination of breath testing, drug patch testing, urine analysis testing, saliva testing, and continuous or transdermal alcohol monitoring. See Iowa Code 901D.2
 2. Establishing reasonable participant, enrollment, and testing fees for the program, including fees to pay the costs of installation, monitoring, and deactivation of any testing device. The fees shall be set at an amount such that the fees collected in a participating jurisdiction are sufficient to pay for the costs of the program in the participating jurisdiction, including all costs to the state associated with the program in the participating jurisdiction.
 3. Providing for the application, acceptance, and use of public and private grants, gifts, and donations to support program activities.
 4. Establishing a process for the identification and management of indigent participants.
 5. Providing for the creation and administration of a stakeholder group to review and recommend changes to the program.
 6. Establishing a process for the submission and approval of applications from jurisdictions to participate in the program.