House File 2501 H-8489 Amend House File 2501 as follows: 1 1. Page 111, after line 12 by inserting: 2 < DIVISION ___ 3 IOWA VETERANS HOME DENIAL OF ADMISSION —— APPEAL PROCESS 4 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 35D.8 Denial of admission —— appeal 5 process. 6 1. If a veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran has been 7 denied admission to the Iowa veterans home, the commandant or 8 the commandant’s designee shall notify the veteran or surviving 9 spouse, in writing, of the decision, the particular basis for 10 the decision, and the right of the veteran or surviving spouse 11 to appeal the decision as provided in this section. 12 2. The veteran or surviving spouse may file an appeal of 13 the decision denying admission with the commission within five 14 calendar days of receipt of the notice of the decision. The 15 commission shall conduct a contested case proceeding pursuant 16 to chapter 17A. The commission shall render a decision on the 17 appeal and notify the commandant and the veteran or surviving 18 spouse of the decision in writing. 19 3. If the veteran or surviving spouse, or the commandant, 20 is not satisfied with the decision of the commission, the 21 veteran or surviving spouse, or the commandant, may appeal the 22 commission’s decision by filing an appeal with the department 23 of inspections and appeals within five calendar days of 24 being notified in writing of the commission’s decision. The 25 department of inspections and appeals shall render a decision 26 on the appeal of the commission’s decision and notify the 27 commandant and the veteran or surviving spouse of the decision 28 in writing. 29 4. If the veteran or surviving spouse, or the commandant, 30 is not satisfied with the decision of the department of 31 inspections and appeals, the veteran or surviving spouse, or 32 the commandant, may seek judicial review in accordance with 33 chapter 17A. > 34 -1- HF2501.5735 (1) 87 pf/rn 1/ 2 #1.