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Iowa Code § 85.67 (2026)

Administration of fund — special counsel — payment of award

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1. The attorney general shall appoint a staff member to represent the treasurer of state and the fund in all proceedings and matters arising under this subchapter. The attorney general shall be reimbursed up to four hundred fifty thousand dollars annually from the fund for services provided related to the fund. The commissioner of insurance shall consider the reimbursement to the attorney general as an outstanding liability when making a determination of funding availability under section 85.65A, subsection 2.

2. In making an award under this subchapter, the workers’ compensation commissioner shall specifically find the amount the injured employee shall be paid weekly, the number of weeks of compensation which shall be paid by the employer, the date upon which payments out of the fund shall begin, and, if possible, the length of time the payments shall continue. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.67] 83 Acts, ch 105, §6; 98 Acts, ch 1061, §11; 98 Acts, ch 1113, §4, 7; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §197, 209; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §85; 2013 Acts, ch 139, §53; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143; 2021 Acts, ch 166, §22; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §18 Referred to in §10A.314, 85.66 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1970–1999 · leading case: Second Injury Fund of Iowa v. Bergeson, 526 N.W.2d 543 (Iowa 1995).

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Second Injury Fund of Iowa v. Bergeson, 526 N.W.2d 543 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 4× “It claims the industrial commissioner’s authority is limited to determining the amount the injured employee shall be paid weekly, the number of weeks of compensation which shall be paid by the employer, and the date upon which payments out of the Fund shall begin as provided by…”

McKee v. Second Injury Fund of Iowa, 378 N.W.2d 920 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 6× “Section 85.67 governs the administration of the Fund: The treasurer of state shall be charged with the conservation of the assets of the second injury fund, and the collection of contributions to the fund.”

Irish v. McCreary Saw Mill, 175 N.W.2d 364 (Iowa 1970). · cites it 2× “While this appeal is taken in the name of the Industrial Commissioner as appellant, it is apparently being prosecuted by the Attorney General in the light of his official responsibility under the provisions of Section 85.67, Code, 1966, which provides the Attorney General shall…”

Shine v. Iowa Dep't of Human Servs., 592 N.W.2d 684 (Iowa 1999). “§ 85.67. C. Application of Set-off Procedure to Second Injury Fund.”

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