Iowa § 217.2 Council on health and human services

Iowa Statutes

§ 217.2 — Council on health and human services

Iowa § 217.2

Title VIHUMAN SERVICES

Ch. 217DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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Iowa Code § 217.2 (2026).

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a.There is created within the department a council on health and human services which shall act in an advisory capacity on matters within the jurisdiction of the department. The council shall consist of nine voting members appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate. Appointments shall be made on the basis of interest in public affairs, good judgment, and knowledge and ability in the field of health and human services. Appointments shall be made to provide a diversity of interest and point of view in the membership and without regard to religious opinions or affiliations. The voting members of the council shall serve for six-year staggered terms.

b.Each term of a voting member shall commence and end as provided by section 69.19.

c.All voting members of the council

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1. a. There is created within the department a council on health and human services
which shall act in an advisory capacity on matters within the jurisdiction of the department.
The council shall consist of nine voting members appointed by the governor subject to
confirmation by the senate. Appointments shall be made on the basis of interest in public
affairs, good judgment, and knowledge and ability in the field of health and human services.
Appointments shall be made to provide a diversity of interest and point of view in the
membership and without regard to religious opinions or affiliations. The voting members of
the council shall serve for six-year staggered terms.
b. Each term of a voting member shall commence and end as provided by section 69.19.
c. All voting members of the council shall be electors of the state of Iowa. No more than
five members shall belong to the same political party and no more than three members
shall, at the time of appointment, reside in the same congressional district. At least one
member of the council shall be a member of a county board of supervisors at the time of
appointment to the council. At least one member of the council shall be a physician licensed
to practice medicine in Iowa. Vacancies occurring during a term of office shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term subject
to confirmation by the senate.
2. In addition to the voting members described in subsection 1, the membership of the
council shall include four legislators as ex officio, nonvoting members. The four legislators
shall be appointed one each by the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the
senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of
representatives for terms as provided in section 4A.13.