Iowa Code § 8A.512

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Limits on claims.

Official statutory text

The director is limited in authorizing the payment of claims, as follows:

(1) (a) A claim shall not be allowed by the department if the appropriation or fund of certification available for paying the claim has been exhausted or proves insufficient.

(1) (b) The authority of the director is subject to the following exceptions:

(1) (b) Claims by state employees for benefits pursuant to chapter 10A, subchapter III, and chapters 85, 85A, and 85B are subject to limitations provided in those chapters.

(1) (b) Claims for medical assistance payments authorized under chapter 249A are subject to the time limits imposed by rule adopted by the department of health and human services.

(1) (b) Claims approved by an agency according to the provisions of section 25.2.

(2) Claims for per diem and expenses payable from fees shall not be approved for payment in excess of those fees if the law provides that such expenditures are limited to the special funds collected and deposited in the state treasury.

2003 Acts, ch 145, §94; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §91; 2011 Acts, ch 127, §43, 89; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §11, 1724

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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