217.6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS. - Iowa Statutes

217.6 RULES AND REGULATIONS. The director is hereby authorized to recommend to the council for adoption such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry into practice the programs of the various divisions and to establish such divisions and to assign or reassign duties, powers, and responsibilities within the department, all with the approval of the council on human services, within the department as the director deems necessary and appropriate for the proper administration of the duties, functions and programs with which the department is charged. Any action taken, decision made, or administrative rule adopted by any administrator of a division may be reviewed by the director. The director, upon such review, may affirm, modify, or reverse any such action, decision, or rule. The director shall organize the department of human services into divisions to carry out in efficient manner the intent of this chapter. The department of human services may be initially divided into the following divisions of responsibility: the division of child and family services, the division of mental health and disability services, the division of administration, and the division of planning, research and statistics.          Section History: Early Form [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 217.6; 81 Acts, ch 78, § 20, 22]          Section History: Recent Form 83 Acts, ch 96, § 64, 159; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §27; 2006 Acts, ch 1115, §21