For purposes of this rule, the following definitions
apply:
"Debtor" means any person who owes a debt to
the department.
"Department" means the Iowa department of
public health.
"Income offset program" means the program
established in Iowa Code section
8A.504 through
which the department of administrative services coordinates with state agencies
to satisfy liabilities owed to those state agencies.
"Liability" or "debt" means a
"qualifying debt" as defined in Iowa Code section
8A.504(1) or any liquidated sum due, owing, and
payable by a debtor to the department. Such liquidated sum may be accrued
through contract, subrogation, tort, operation of law, or any legal theory
regardless of whether there is an outstanding judgment for that sum.
"Liquidated" means that the amount of the
claim or debt is definite, determined, and fixed by agreement of the parties,
by operation of law, or through court or administrative proceedings.
"Notification of offset" means receipt of
actual notice by the department from the department of administrative services
that the debtor is entitled to a payment that qualifies for offset.
"Offset" means to set off liabilities owed by
a person to the department against claims owed to persons by public
agencies.
"Person " means an individual, corporation,
business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal
entity, but does not include a state agency.
"Preoffset notice" means the notice required
by rule 641-179.4 (8A).
