Iowa Admin. Code r. 650-6.10 - [Rescinded effective 4/9/2025] Routine use
(1)
Defined. "Routine use" means the disclosure of a record without the consent of
the subject or subjects, for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for
which the record was collected. It includes disclosures required to be made by
statute other than the public records law, Iowa Code chapter 22.
(2) To the extent allowed by law, the
following uses are considered routine uses of all agency records:
a. Disclosure to those officers, employees,
investigators, members or agents of the agency who have a need for the record
in the performance of their duties. The custodian of the record may upon
request of any officer or employee, investigator, or member, or on the
custodian's own initiative, determine what constitutes legitimate need to use
confidential records.
b. Disclosure
of information indicating an apparent violation of the law to appropriate law
enforcement authorities for investigation and possible criminal prosecution,
civil court action, or regulatory order.
c. Disclosure to the department of
inspections and appeals for matters in which it is performing services or
functions on behalf of the agency.
d. Transfers of information within the agency
and among board members; to other state agencies, boards and departments;
federal agencies; to agencies in other states; national associations; or to
local units of government as appropriate to administer the agency's statutory
authority.
e. Information released
to staff of federal and state entities for audit purposes or for purposes of
determining whether the agency is operating a program lawfully.
f. Any disclosure specifically authorized by
the statute under which the record was collected or maintained.
g. Disclosure to the attorney general's
office for use in performing its official functions.
h. Disclosure to the public and news media of
pleadings, motions, orders, final decisions, and informal settlements filed in
licensee disciplinary proceedings.
i. Transmittal to the district court of the
record in a disciplinary hearing, pursuant to Iowa Code section
17A.19(6),
regardless of whether the hearing was opened or closed.
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(1) Defined. "Routine use" means the disclosure of a record without the consent of the subject or subjects, for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which the record was collected. It includes disclosures required to be made by statute other than the public records law, Iowa Code chapter 22.
(2) To the extent allowed by law, the following uses are considered routine uses of all agency records:
a. Disclosure to those officers, employees, investigators, members or agents of the agency who have a need for the record in the performance of their duties. The custodian of the record may upon request of any officer or employee, investigator, or member, or on the custodian's own initiative, determine what constitutes legitimate need to use confidential records.
b. Disclosure of information indicating an apparent violation of the law to appropriate law enforcement authorities for investigation and possible criminal prosecution, civil court action, or regulatory order.
c. Disclosure to the department of inspections and appeals for matters in which it is performing services or functions on behalf of the agency .
d. Transfers of information within the agency and among board members; to other state agencies, boards and departments; federal agencies; to agencies in other states; national associations; or to local units of government as appropriate to administer the agency 's statutory authority.
e. Information released to staff of federal and state entities for audit purposes or for purposes of determining whether the agency is operating a program lawfully.
f. Any disclosure specifically authorized by the statute under which the record was collected or maintained.
g. Disclosure to the attorney general's office for use in performing its official functions.
h. Disclosure to the public and news media of pleadings, motions, orders, final decisions, and informal settlements filed in licensee disciplinary proceedings.
i. Transmittal to the district court of the record in a disciplinary hearing, pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.19(6), regardless of whether the hearing was opened or closed.