Iowa Admin. Code r. 653-25.24 - Decisions
(1)
Final
decisions.
a. When a quorum of the
board presides over the reception of the evidence at the hearing, its decision
is a final decision. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a
quorum. A final decision of the board is an open record. Final decisions shall
be served on the parties in accordance with subrule 25.11(2).
b. A decision of a hearing panel containing
alternate members is considered a final decision of the board, in accordance
with Iowa Code section
148.2A.
(2)
Proposed panel
decisions.
a.
Panel of
specialists. When a panel of three specialists presides over the
hearing, the panel shall issue a proposed panel decision which shall include
findings of fact but shall not include conclusions of law. A proposed decision
of a panel of specialists, together with a transcript of the proceedings and
the exhibits presented, shall be reviewed by the board within 30 days of the
date the proposed decision was issued.
b.
Panel of board members.
When a panel of three or more board members presides over the hearing, the
panel shall issue a proposed panel decision which shall include proposed
findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order. A proposed panel decision
shall be reviewed by the board within 30 days of the date the proposed panel
decision was issued. A proposed panel decision becomes a final decision without
further proceedings unless appealed in accordance with paragraph
25.24(2)"c. "
c.
Appeal of proposed panel decisions. A proposed panel decision
pursuant to paragraph 25.24(2)"a" or"b" may be appealed to the
full board by either party by serving on the executive director, either in
person or by certified mail, a notice of appeal within 30 days after service of
the proposed decision on the appealing party.
(1) Following receipt of a notice of appeal,
the board shall enter an order establishing a schedule for submission of briefs
and oral argument. The parties shall serve their briefs on the board and shall
furnish an additional copy to each party by first-class mail.
(2) Oral argument shall be heard by the board
unless waived by both parties. The time granted each party for oral argument
shall be established by the board.
(3) The record on appeal shall be the entire
record made before the hearing panel or administrative law judge.
d.
Confidentiality. At no time prior to the release of the final decision
by the board shall a proposed decision be made public or distributed to any
person other than the parties.
e.
Requests to present additional evidence. A party may request
the taking of additional evidence after the issuance of a proposed decision
only by establishing that:
(1) The evidence is
material; and
(2) The evidence
arose after the completion of the original hearing; or
(3) Good cause exists for failure to present
the evidence at the original hearing; and
(4) The party has not waived the right to
present additional evidence.
A written request to present additional evidence must be filed with the notice of appeal or by a nonappealing party within 14 days of service of the notice of appeal. The board may remand a case to the hearing panel for further hearing or may itself preside at the taking of additional evidence.
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