Iowa Admin. Code r. 876-5.12
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 21, April 17, 2024
A declaratory order has the same status and binding effect as a final order issued in a contested case proceeding. It is binding on the workers' compensation commissioner, the petitioner, and any intervenors who consent to be bound and is applicable only in circumstances where the relevant facts and the law involved are indistinguishable from those on which the order was based. As to all other persons, a declaratory order serves only as precedent and is not binding on the workers' compensation commissioner The issuance of a declaratory order constitutes final agency action on the petition.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 876-5.12