Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS
Chapter 5 - PUBLIC RECORDS AND FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES
Rule 481-5.16 - Personally identifiable information

(1) Rule making. Rule-making records may contain information about people who make written or oral comments about proposed rules. Iowa Code section 17A.4 requires collection and retention of this information.

(2) Administrative hearings division. Contested case records are maintained in electronic files and contain names and identifying numbers of people involved. Evidence and documents submitted as a result of a hearing are contained in the contested case file.

Records are collected by authority of Iowa Code chapter 10A. None of the information stored in a data processing system is compared with information in any other data processing system.

Records of hearings are recorded digitally or in written transcripts.

(3) Appellate defender. By authority of Iowa Code chapter 13B, the appellate defender maintains information and records relating to criminal and postconviction relief cases that are being appealed. Records contain names and identifying numbers of persons involved in these cases, and are maintained in paper and electronic files. Case information is not stored in a data processing system and cannot be compared with information in any data processing system. By authority of Iowa Code section 915.36, the appellate defender shall not disclose the names of child victims. Presentence investigation reports in the possession of the appellate defender are confidential records pursuant to Iowa Code section 901.4.

Litigation files or records contain information regarding litigation or anticipated litigation, which includes judicial and administrative proceedings. The records include briefs, depositions, docket sheets, documents, correspondence, attorney's notes, memoranda, research materials, witness information, investigation materials, information compiled under the direction of the attorney, and case management records. The files contain material which is confidential as attorney work product and attorney-client communications. Some materials are confidential under other applicable provisions of law or because of a court order. Persons wishing copies of pleadings and other documents filed in litigation should obtain them from the clerk of the appropriate court which maintains the official copy.

(4) Investigations division. Files are stored electronically using encrypted cloud storage and state-administered servers. Electronic records are retrievable using a name, social security number, state identification number, or other program identifier, as applicable.

All records are collected and stored by the investigations division pursuant to Iowa Code section 10A.402.

Comparisons between record systems are explained in rule 481-90.8(10A).

(5) Health facilities division. Records of the health facilities division are collected pursuant to Iowa Code sections 10A.702, 235E.2, and other entity- and program-specific authority. Records are maintained in paper and electronic files and may contain personally identifiable information. Records may be compared with information on data processing systems, including the direct care worker registry, and may be retrievable by personal identifier. A general list of records considered confidential is available in rule 481-50.8 (10A).