This dataset provides information on all claims against the State of Iowa or a State employee received by the State Appeal Board on or after July 1, 2015. The State Appeal Board is three member board comprised of the Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, and Director of the Department of Management who approves or rejects, and pays claims received. Claims are either general claims or tort claims. General claims are related to outdated warrants, invoices, refunds, credits, exemptions, or outdated bills for merchandise or services rendered to the State. Tort claims claims involve property damage, personal injury or wrongful death.
This dataset has the following 14 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claim Number | claim_number | text | Unique number given to each claim. | D160002 D160003 D170001 D190001 D190002 view top 100 |
| Claim Type | claim_type | text | Indicates whether the claim is a tort claim or general claim. General claims are related to outdated warrants, invoices, refunds, credits, exemptions, or outdated bills for merchandise or services rendered to the State. Tort claims claims involve property damage, personal injury or wrongful death. | TORT GENERAL view top 100 |
| Date Received | date_received | calendar_date | Provides the date the claim was received by the State Appeal Board. | 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000 2015-05-28T00:00:00.000 2023-07-28T00:00:00.000 2019-09-05T00:00:00.000 2023-04-17T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Claimant | claimant | text | Names the individual or organization filing the claim. | DES MOINES COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE IOWA OFFICE OF THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER LINN COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE MONTOYA LEWIS-SHADE BRETT AND CHRIS FORMANEK, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF RUSSELL FORMANEK view top 100 |
| City | city | text | Claimant’s city | ANAMOSA DES MOINES NEWTON FORT MADISON IOWA CITY view top 100 |
| State | state | text | Claimant’s state | IA IL NE CA WI view top 100 |
| Zip | zip | number | Claimant’s zip code | 52205 52627 50208 50501 50169 view top 100 |
| Primary Agency | primary_agency | text | Primary State agency associated with the claim. | TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF (VEHICLE CLAIMS) REGENTS, BOARD OF (UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS) CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF (ANAMOSA STATE PENITENTIARY) REGENTS, BOARD OF (VEHICLE CLAIMS) CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF (FORT MADISON) view top 100 |
| Claim Description | description | text | Provides a brief description highlighting the purpose of the claim received. | PROPERTY DAMAGE PERSONAL INJURY WRONGFUL DEATH PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH view top 100 |
| Incident Date | incident_date | calendar_date | For tort claims, provides the date the incident occurred. | 2021-04-20T00:00:00.000 2018-11-15T00:00:00.000 2013-02-28T00:00:00.000 2013-08-29T00:00:00.000 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Claim Amount | claim_amount | number | Provides the amount of the claim as listed on the claim submitted. | 1000000 10000000 500000 250000 5000000 view top 100 |
| Action | action | text | Provides last action taken on the claim, which includes: pending, approved, reconsidered approved, denied, denied as paid, denied pursuant to statute, reconsidered denied, or withdrawn. | DENIED APPROVED PENDING WITHDRAWN DENIED PURSUANT TO STATUTE view top 100 |
| Action Date | action_date | calendar_date | Provides the date associated with the last action taken on the claim. | 2022-06-06T00:00:00.000 2022-10-03T00:00:00.000 2016-03-07T00:00:00.000 2023-06-21T00:00:00.000 2016-10-03T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Total Paid | total_paid | number | Provides the amount that has been paid on claims that have been approved or reconsidered approved by the State Appeal Board. | 300 500 1000 0 230 view top 100 |