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19 make all accounts, books, and records concerning
20 transactions regulated under the chapter available to
21 the commissioner for the purpose of examination.
22 Sec. 11. Section 321I.14, subsections 1, 2, and 4,
23 Code 1999, are amended to read as follows:
24 1. The administrator of this chapter commissioner
25 may take actions which are necessary or appropriate
26 for the protection of service contract holders or to
27 administer for the effective administration of this
28 chapter. The administrator commissioner may make
29 private and public investigations and examinations as
30 the administrator commissioner deems necessary to
31 determine whether any person has violated or is about
32 to violate this chapter or a rule or order adopted or
33 issued pursuant to this chapter.
34 2. For the purpose of In an investigation or
35 proceeding under this chapter, the administrator
36 commissioner or any officer designated by the
37 administrator commissioner may administer oaths and
38 affirmations, subpoena witnesses and compel their
39 attendance, take evidence, and require the production
40 of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda,
41 agreements, or other documents or records which the
42 administrator commissioner deems relevant or material
43 to an inquiry, all of which may be enforced in
44 accordance with chapter 17A.
45 4. If an investigation provides reasonable
46 evidence Upon the commissioner's determination that a
47 person violated provider has engaged, is engaging, or
48 is about to engage in any act or practice constituting
49 a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant
50 to this chapter, the commissioner may issue an a
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1 summary order directed at directing the person to
2 cease and desist from engaging in the act or practice
3 resulting in the violation or to take other
4 affirmative action as in the judgment of the
5 commissioner is necessary to comply with the
6 requirements of this chapter.
7 a. If a hearing is not timely requested, the
8 summary order becomes final by operation of law. The
9 order shall remain effective from the date of issuance
10 until the date the order becomes final by operation of
11 law or is overturned by a presiding officer or court
12 following a request for hearing. a person who has
13 been issued a summary order under this subsection may
14 contest the order by filing a request for a contested
15 case proceeding as provided in chapter 17a and in
16 accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.
17 However, the person shall have at least thirty days
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