Iowa Code 85.68 – Actions — collection of payments — subrogation
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 85.68
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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
The labor commissioner shall be charged with the collection of contributions and payments to the second injury fund required to be made pursuant to section 85.65. In addition, the labor commissioner, on behalf of the second injury fund created under this subchapter, shall have a cause of action under section 85.22 to the same extent as an employer against any person not in the same employment by reason of whose negligence or wrong the subsequent injury of the person with the previous disability was caused. The action shall be brought by the labor commissioner on behalf of the fund, and any recovery, less the necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the labor commissioner, shall be paid to the treasurer of state and credited to the second injury fund.