Iowa Admin. Code r. 193-7.19 - [Effective until 8/14/2024] Issuance of subpoenas in a contested case
(1) Subpoenas issued in a contested case may
compel the attendance of witnesses at deposition or hearing, and may compel the
production of books, papers, records, and other real evidence. A command to
produce evidence or to permit inspection may be joined with a command to appear
at deposition or hearing, or each command may be issued separately. Subpoenas
shall be issued by the executive officer or designee upon a written request
that complies with this rule. In the case of a request for a subpoena of mental
health records, the request must confirm compliance with the following
conditions prior to the issuance of the subpoena:
a. The nature of the issues in the case
reasonably justifies the issuance of the requested subpoena;
b. Adequate safeguards have been established
to prevent unauthorized disclosure;
c. An express statutory mandate, articulated
public policy, or other recognizable public interest favors access;
and
d. An attempt was made to
notify the patient and to secure an authorization from the patient for the
release of the records at issue.
(2) A request for a subpoena shall include
the following information, as applicable:
a.
The name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the person
requesting the subpoena;
b. The name
and address of the person to whom the subpoena shall be directed;
c. The date, time, and location at which the
person shall be commanded to attend and give testimony;
d. Whether the testimony is requested in
connection with a deposition or hearing;
e. A description of the books, papers,
records or other real evidence requested;
f. The date, time and location for
production, or inspection and copying; and
g. In the case of a subpoena request for
mental health records, confirmation that the conditions described in subrule
7.19(1) have been satisfied.
(3) Each subpoena shall contain, as
applicable:
a. The caption of the
case;
b. The name, address and
telephone number of the person who requested the subpoena;
c. The name and address of the person to whom
the subpoena is directed;
d. The
date, time, and location at which the person is commanded to appear;
e. Whether the testimony is commanded in
connection with a deposition or hearing;
f. A description of the books, papers,
records or other real evidence the person is commanded to produce;
g. The date, time and location for
production, or inspection and copying;
h. The time within which a motion to quash or
modify the subpoena must be filed;
i. The signature, address and telephone
number of the executive officer or designee;
j. The date of issuance;
k. A return of service.
(4) The executive officer or designee shall
mail copies of all subpoenas to the parties to the contested case. The person
who requested the subpoena is responsible for serving the subpoena upon the
subject of the subpoena. If a subpoena is requested to compel testimony or
documents for rebuttal or impeachment at hearing, the person requesting the
subpoena shall so state in the request and may ask that copies of the subpoena
not be mailed to the parties in the contested case.
(5) Any person who is aggrieved or adversely
affected by compliance with the subpoena, or any party to the contested case
who desires to challenge the subpoena, must, within 14 days after service of
the subpoena, or before the time specified for compliance if such time is less
than 14 days, file with the board a motion to quash or modify the subpoena. The
motion shall describe the legal reasons why the subpoena should be quashed or
modified, and may be accompanied by legal briefs or factual affidavits.
However, if a subpoena solely requests the production of books, papers,
records, or other real evidence and does not also seek to compel testimony, the
person who is aggrieved or adversely affected by compliance with the subpoena
may alternatively serve written objection on the requesting party before the
earlier of the date specified for compliance or 14 days after the subpoena is
served. The serving party may then file a motion asking the presiding officer
to issue an order compelling production.
(6) Upon receipt of a timely motion to quash
or modify a subpoena or motion to compel production, the board may issue a
decision or may request an administrative law judge to issue a decision. The
administrative law judge or the board may quash or modify the subpoena, deny or
grant the motion, or issue an appropriate protective order. Prior to ruling on
the motion, the board or administrative law judge may schedule oral argument or
hearing by telephone or in person.
(7) A person aggrieved by a ruling of an
administrative law judge who desires to challenge the ruling must appeal the
ruling to the board in accordance with the procedure applicable to intra-agency
appeals of proposed decisions set forth in rules
193-7.31
(17A) and
193-7.32
(17A), provided that all of the time frames are reduced by one-half
(8) If the person contesting the subpoena is
not a party to the contested case proceeding, the board's decision is final for
purposes of judicial review. If the person contesting the subpoena is a party
to the contested case proceeding, the board's decision is not final for
purposes of judicial review until there is a final decision in the contested
case.
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