Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 17 - Aging, Department On
Chapter 2 - Department on Aging
Rule 17-2.9 - Department Complaint and Appeal Procedures
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024
(1) Aggrieved party identified. An aggrieved party is any agency, organization, or individual that alleges that the party's rights have been denied or that services provided were not in compliance with regulations or were substandard because of an action of the department, the commission on aging, an AAA, an AAA subcontractor, or a Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) subgrantee.
(2)Complaints or appeals to the department from the AAA or SCSEP subgrantee level.
(3) Requests for an informal review or a contested case hearing.
(4) Appeal by applicants denied designation as a planning and service area. Any applicant for designation as a planning and service area whose application is denied and who has been provided a hearing by the department on aging and has received a written appeal decision by the commission may appeal the denial to the assistant secretary of the Administration on Aging in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of the commission's decision.
(5) Judicial review. A party that seeks judicial review shall first exhaust all administrative remedies as follows: