Iowa Code § 10A.321
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(1) Any party aggrieved by a decision, order, ruling, finding or other act of a deputy commissioner in a contested case proceeding arising under this subchapter or chapter 85 or 85A may appeal to the workers’ compensation commissioner in the time and manner provided by rule. The hearing on an appeal shall be in Polk county unless the workers’ compensation commissioner shall direct the hearing be held elsewhere.
(2) In addition to the provisions of section 17A.15, the workers’ compensation commissioner may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of a deputy commissioner or the commissioner may remand the decision to the deputy commissioner for further proceedings.
(3) In addition to the provisions of section 17A.15, the workers’ compensation commissioner, on appeal, may limit the presentation of evidence as provided by rule.
(4) A transcript of a contested case proceeding shall be provided to the workers’ compensation commissioner by an appealing party at the party’s cost.
(5) The decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner is final agency action.
[S13, §2477-m29, -m32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1447; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §86.24; 82 Acts, ch 1161, §24]86 Acts, ch 1238, §46; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §913; 88 Acts, ch 1158, §10; 98 Acts, ch 1061, §11; 2005 Acts, ch 168, §13, 232023 Acts, ch 19, §1471, 1477C2024, §10A.321
(2) In addition to the provisions of section 17A.15, the workers’ compensation commissioner may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of a deputy commissioner or the commissioner may remand the decision to the deputy commissioner for further proceedings.
(3) In addition to the provisions of section 17A.15, the workers’ compensation commissioner, on appeal, may limit the presentation of evidence as provided by rule.
(4) A transcript of a contested case proceeding shall be provided to the workers’ compensation commissioner by an appealing party at the party’s cost.
(5) The decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner is final agency action.
[S13, §2477-m29, -m32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1447; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §86.24; 82 Acts, ch 1161, §24]86 Acts, ch 1238, §46; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §913; 88 Acts, ch 1158, §10; 98 Acts, ch 1061, §11; 2005 Acts, ch 168, §13, 232023 Acts, ch 19, §1471, 1477C2024, §10A.321
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