Add to ORKGThe Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) is a multi-faceted agency charged with protecting the health, safety and well-being of Iowans. The agency is responsible for the regulation of health care providers and suppliers, restaurants and grocery stores, social and charitable gambling operations, hotels and motels, pari-mutuel racetracks, and excursion boat gambling locations. Department staff investigates alleged fraud in the State's public assistance programs and conducts contested case hearings to settle disputes between Iowans and various state government agencies. The Department advocates for abused and neglected children through the court-appointed advocacy program and local citizen foster care review board program. The De...