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wheelchairs, given full access to services?
2) What auxiliary aids and services are provided for people with vision, hearing ... of hearing).
4) Describe how services are provided for those with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)?
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Updated December 1, 2014 Yes, sometimes -- but only if expressly authorized by statute.
The work of governmental bodies is broad and varied. Sometimes, they conduct hearings – and that may bring up “open meetings” questions. When a quorum of a governmental body holds a hearing, the body is “meeting” under Iowa’s Open Meetings Law (Iowa Code ch. 21). How does the Open Meetings Law apply to hearings? Can a governmental body conduct a hearing in closed session? What about deliberations? Can a governmental ... body decide a case behind closed doors?
Like all meetings, hearings can be conducted in closed session only when expressly authorized by statute.
Here are some closed-session guidelines to apply when a governmental body is conducting a hearing or conducting deliberations on the outcome of a hearing:
? Iowa Code Ch. 21 provides only limited authority to close a hearing: Chapter 21 itself authorizes a closed session only for hearings to suspend or expel a student, unless an open session is requested by the ... student, or a parent, or guardian. See Iowa Code sec. 21.5(1)(e). Chapter 21 authorizes a closed session otherwise only to discuss a decision to be rendered in a contested case, a type of hearing conducted only by state agencies. See Iowa Code sec. 17A.2(5), 21.5(1)(f).
? Check other statutes for specific authority to close a hearing: Other statutes may allow a governmental body to close a hearing. For example, most professional licensing boards can hold disciplinary hearings against licensees in closed
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2) What auxiliary aids and services are provided for people with vision, hearing or speaking impairments?
3 ... ) Describe how the program serves persons with language barriers (including deaf/hard of hearing).
4) Describe how services
requested information, including medical records and test results
which may include drug and alcohol and HIV & AIDS ... CVC will keep confidential all mental health counseling , drug or alcohol treatment, HIV and AIDS screening and related ... disclosure or re-disclosure of mental health, drug/alcohol, HIV screening and AIDS related
information must be accompanied
& AIDS screening
and related information to the CVC Program of the Iowa Department of Justice. This release does not ... INFORMATION RELEASE
The CVC will keep confidential all mental health counseling , drug or alcohol treatment, HIV and AIDS ... require that any disclosure or re-disclosure of mental health, drug/alcohol, HIV screening and AIDS related
information
& AIDS screening
and related information to the CVC Program of the Iowa Department of Justice. This release does not ... INFORMATION RELEASE
The CVC will keep confidential all mental health counseling , drug or alcohol treatment, HIV and AIDS ... require that any disclosure or re-disclosure of mental health, drug/alcohol, HIV screening and AIDS related
information
& AIDS screening
and related information to the CVC Program of the Iowa Department of Justice. This release does not ... INFORMATION RELEASE
The CVC will keep confidential all mental health counseling , drug or alcohol treatment, HIV and AIDS ... require that any disclosure or re-disclosure of mental health, drug/alcohol, HIV screening and AIDS related
information
requested information, including medical records and test results
which may include drug and alcohol and HIV & AIDS ... CVC will keep confidential all mental health counseling , drug or alcohol treatment, HIV and AIDS screening and related ... disclosure or re-disclosure of mental health, drug/alcohol, HIV screening and AIDS related
information must be accompanied
-- and they must meet strict statutory criteria.
A court may issue an injunction under Iowa Code section 22.8 to restrain the examination and copying of a specific open record or a narrow class of records in these circumstances:
Hearing: The court must hold a hearing on the request for an injunction. A request may come from the government body, or from a third party who has an interest in the record. For example, an applicant for a government job might seek an injunction to keep a resume confidential if ... the government body intended to exercise its discretion to release the record.
Reasonable Notice: Reasonable notice of the hearing must be provided to the persons requesting access to the record. It is the duty of the lawful custodian of the record to ensure compliance with the notice requirement.
Injunction: The court may issue an injunction if the court finds BOTH of the following elements by clear and convincing evidence
(1) that public examination would clearly not be in the public interest, and
requested information, including medical records and test results
which may include drug and alcohol and HIV & AIDS ... CVC will keep confidential all mental health counseling , drug or alcohol treatment, HIV and AIDS screening and related ... disclosure or re-disclosure of mental health, drug/alcohol, HIV screening and AIDS related
information must be accompanied
