Iowa State Agencies
This website is providing a complete Iowa state agencies directory, including locations, phone numbers, fax numbers, addresses, lookup, search & verification and more.
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Iowa, a Midwestern U.S. state, sits between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. It’s known for its landscape of rolling plains and cornfields. Landmarks in the capital, Des Moines, include the gold-domed, 19th-century State Capitol Building, Pappajohn Sculpture Park and the Des Moines Art Center, noted for its contemporary collections. The city of Cedar Rapids’ Museum of Art has paintings by native Iowan Grant Wood.
The Missouri River and its tributary, the Big Sioux, form the western border, making Iowa the only U.S. state that has two parallel rivers defining its borders. Iowa is bounded by the states of Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, and Nebraska and South Dakota to the west.
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Iowa Agencies
Iowa Workforce Development
The Iowa Workforce Development is the state agency responsible for administering laws and rules governing the employment relationship. The mission of the Iowa Workforce Development is to serve, promote, and advocate for the economic development, job growth, and quality of life in the state of Iowa.
Iowa Department of Corrections
The Iowa Department of Corrections (IA DOC) is responsible for ensuring public safety by supervising offenders in the community and in state prisons. IA DOC provides a variety of offender services to assist offenders in being productive citizens. Offender services include treatment programs, educational programs, mental health services, work programs, housing, and family services.
Iowa Department of Transportation
The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is the agency responsible for the building and maintenance of the state’s transportation system and infrastructure. Iowa DOT is committed to providing safe and reliable transportation services to the state.
Iowa Department of Public Health
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is a state government agency that promotes, protects and ensures the health and wellness of all the citizens in the state of Iowa. The Iowa State Department of Health’s mission is to advance the health and safety by providing programs and services that protect and improve the quality of life.
Iowa Insurance Division
The Iowa Insurance Division protects consumers by making sure insurers are financially strong and operate fairly, by enforcing Iowa’s laws and regulations, and by educating consumers about insurance. IID assist consumers in resolving complaints about insurance and to support the development of a sound and prosperous insurance industry in Iowa.
Iowa Department of Revenue
The Iowa Department of Revenue was created to provide a central agency to collect taxes, administer licensing, enforce tax collection laws and distributing all state taxes. The mission of the Iowa Department of Revenue is to provide a fair and efficient tax system that enhances Iowa’s economic growth.
Iowa DMV
The Iowa DMV (IA DMV) is the organization that handles transportation in the state of Iowa. The organization is made up of a number of different offices spread throughout the state and is responsible for issuing licenses and documents to both drivers and motor vehicles as well as registering motor vehicles.
Iowa Real Estate Commission
The Iowa Real Estate Commission (IREC) protects Iowa homebuyers, sellers and real estate professionals. The Iowa Real Estate Commission licenses and regulates all real estate brokers, sales agents and firms doing business in the state, enforcing Iowa’s real estate law.
Iowa Department of Education
The Iowa Department of Education works to improve public education for all students by providing leadership, guidance, and resources. IA DOE promote high academic achievement for every student through our standards-based education improvement efforts. Iowa Department of Education is responsible for setting policy and supporting programs that provide students, educators and the citizens of Iowa with the highest quality public education possible.
Iowa Medicaid
Iowa Medicaid is a Health Care Program for Iowa residents who find themselves unable to afford or obtain health insurance. It offers a variety of health care services, such as: Vision Care, Dental Care, Hospital Care, Prescription Coverage and more.
Iowa Secretary of State Business Search
An Iowa Secretary of State Business Search allows you to view detailed information about a specific corporation, company, or business in the state of Iowa including the names of directors, registered agent, registered office address, mailing address and the corporation’s purpose.
Iowa Secretary of State
The Iowa Secretary of State (Iowa SOS) is responsible for a wide range of duties, including business filings, corporations, trademarks, campaign finance reports and lobbyist registration. The Iowa Secretary of State Business Services Division is the chief elections officer of Iowa, and is responsible for overseeing all federal, state, and local election activity in Iowa.
Iowa Board of Nursing
The Iowa Board of Nursing (Iowa BON) is the state agency responsible for protecting the public from unqualified and unsafe nursing care. Iowa BON oversees the licensure, education and certification of nurses and nurse midwives, investigates complaints against nurses and midwives, and investigates and acts on allegations of impaired nurses and midwives.
Iowa Board of Medicine
The Iowa Board of Medicine is the state agency responsible for protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public. The Board assures that only qualified persons are licensed to practice medicine in Iowa, investigates citizen complaints against doctors, and ensures physicians are competent to practice medicine.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) is the state agency that manages the commercial fisheries to ensure sustainability, stability, and financial integrity so that the industry may provide a lasting source of income for its participants and the state.
Iowa Unemployment Office
The Iowa Unemployment Office is the state agency that is responsible for determining if you are eligible for Iowa state unemployment benefits and provide workforce services for people who have lost their jobs. This agency is funded through a payroll tax that is paid by Iowa’s employers.
Iowa Board of Pharmacy
The Iowa Board of Pharmacy (IABOP) protects the health and safety of citizens of the state of Iowa by ensuring the safe and effective use of prescription drugs, surgical procedures, and medical devices. The IABOP regulates the practice of pharmacy in Iowa. This includes the licensing of all pharmacies within the state, whether retail or institutional.
Iowa Inmate Search
Iowa Inmate Search (IA DOC) is the official Iowa state centralized, Internet-based inmate locator service that provides authorized users with the ability to search for an inmate’s profile. Search Iowa Inmate Records using Name, Date of Birth, or IA DOC Number (Inmate Name and Date of Birth are required for a search).
Iowa Workers Compensation Commissioner
Iowa Workers Compensation Commissioner enforces the laws related to insurance in Iowa, regulates the insurance industry and investigates and resolves complaints from consumers and businesses regarding violations of the insurance laws.
Iowa Board of Cosmetology
The Iowa Board of Cosmetology regulates the practice of cosmetology and barbering in the state of Iowa and provides information about licensing requirements. The Board provides consumer information about the requirements for certification in each of the specialty practice areas.
Vital Statistics Iowa
Vital Statistics Iowa is the official repository of vital records in Iowa. The Iowa State Archives’ mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible this vital information for recording and preserving vital records like birth, death, marriage certificates, divorce decrees and health statistics.
Iowa Board of Accountancy
The Iowa Board of Accountancy is responsible for the licensure and regulation of certified public accountants (CPAs) and public accounting firms in the state of Iowa.
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