17—1.1 (231) Authority and purpose. The rules of the Iowa department on aging are based on the authority of Iowa Code chapters 231, 231E, 235B and 249H. These rules prescribe requirements:
	  1. 	 That agencies shall meet to receive grants under the Older Americans Act and other funds administered through the Iowa department on aging;
	  2. 	 For planning, administration and service delivery for the department as well as the area agencies on aging;
	  3. 	 Of the department’s fiscal policy;
	  4. 	 To request waivers or variances from administrative rules;
	  5. 	 For monitoring, complaint investigation and penalties for programs under the department’s jurisdiction; and
	  6. 	 For operation, administration and planning of the long-term care resident’s advocate/ ombudsman office and other entities under the department’s purview which assist in ensuring quality care and protection of Iowa’s older individuals.
[ARC 8489B, IAB 1/27/10, effective 1/7/10]