441—1.1(217) History and mission. The Iowa department of health and human services was established in 2022 pursuant to 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2578, and fully codified pursuant to 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514. The authority delegated to the department had previously been delegated to the departments of human services, public health, aging, and human rights; the Iowa commission on volunteer service; the child advocacy board and the department of inspections and appeals. In 2023, the general assembly combined these agencies and programs to create the department of health and human services. The department’s mission is published on the department’s website.
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