Text: HF02424 Text: HF02426 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 217.44 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 1 2 PROCESS CONTROVERSIES CONTESTED CASE FINAL DECISIONS. 1 3 1. Notwithstanding the contested case proceedings provided 1 4 in chapter 17A, a person who is aggrieved or adversely 1 5 affected by a final decision of the department may, prior to 1 6 seeking judicial review, request that the person's case be 1 7 referred to a dispute resolution center established pursuant 1 8 to chapter 679 for dispute resolution. The provisions of 1 9 chapter 679 relating to disputes shall apply to a dispute 1 10 referred under this section. If a party is not satisfied with 1 11 the outcome of the dispute resolution process, the party may 1 12 seek judicial review under chapter 17A. 1 13 2. A person who is a client of the department who is 1 14 aggrieved or adversely affected by a decision or action of the 1 15 department may request that the controversy be referred to a 1 16 dispute resolution center established pursuant to chapter 679 1 17 for dispute resolution. The provisions of chapter 679 1 18 relating to disputes shall apply to a dispute referred under 1 19 this section. 1 20 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 679.15 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 1 21 DISPUTES. 1 22 This chapter shall apply to disputes referred pursuant to 1 23 section 217.44. 1 24 EXPLANATION 1 25 This bill provides that the existing informal dispute 1 26 resolution process under Code chapter 679 which is 1 27 administered by the office of prosecuting attorneys training 1 28 coordinator of the department of justice, applies to final 1 29 decisions of contested cases in which the department of human 1 30 services is involved if a party requests such referral of the 1 31 case prior to seeking judicial review, and to controversies 1 32 between the department and clients of the department. 1 33 LSB 4043HH 77 1 34 pf/jl/8
Text: HF02424 Text: HF02426 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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