1. The director may recommend to the council for adoption rules and regulations necessary to administer the duties, functions, and programs of the department. Any action taken, decision made, or administrative rule adopted may be reviewed by the director. The director, upon such review, may affirm, modify, or reverse any such action, decision, or rule.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 217.6

  • Consumer: means any one of the following:
  • Council: means the council on health and human services. See Iowa Code 217.1
  • Department: means the department of health and human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
  • Department: means the department of health and human services. See Iowa Code 217.1
  • Director: means the director of health and human services. See Iowa Code 217.1
  • 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
  • Rule: includes "regulation". 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
 2. The rules and regulations adopted for the public benefits and programs administered by the department shall apply the residency eligibility restrictions required by federal and state law.
 3. The director shall organize the department into subunits as necessary to most efficiently carry out the intent of this chapter and any other chapter the department is responsible for administering.  
 4. If the department requires or requests a service consumer, service provider, or other person to maintain required documentation in electronic form, the department shall accept such documentation submitted by electronic means and shall not require a physical copy of the documentation unless required by state or federal law.