1. Any party aggrieved by a decision, order, ruling, finding or other act of a deputy commissioner in a contested case proceeding arising under this chapter or chapter 85 or 85A may appeal to the workers' compensation commissioner in the time and manner provided by rule. The hearing on an appeal shall be in Polk county unless the workers' compensation commissioner shall direct the hearing be held elsewhere.
2. In addition to the provisions of section 17A.15, the workers' compensation commissioner may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of a deputy commissioner or the commissioner may remand the decision to the deputy commissioner for further proceedings.
3. In addition to the provisions of section 17A.15, the workers' compensation commissioner, on appeal, may limit the presentation of evidence as provided by rule.
4. A transcript of a contested case proceeding shall be provided by an appealing party at the party's cost and an affidavit shall be filed by the appealing party or the party's attorney with the workers' compensation commissioner within ten days after the filing of the appeal to the workers' compensation commissioner stating that the transcript has been ordered and identifying the name and address of the reporter or reporting firm from which the transcript has been ordered.
5. The decision of the workers' compensation commissioner is final agency action.
[S13, § 2477-m29, -m32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1447; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 86.24; 82 Acts, ch 1161, § 24]
86 Acts, ch 1238, § 46; 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 913; 88 Acts, ch 1158, §10; 98 Acts, ch 1061, § 11
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