Iowa Admin. Code r. 876-4.32
The workers' compensation commissioner may arrange for the attendance of a certified shorthand reporter or mechanical means to record proceedings in contested cases. The workers' compensation commissioner may require the defendant employer or on appeal to the workers' compensation commissioner, the appellant, to arrange for the attendance of a certified shorthand reporter or adequate mechanical means of recording the proceedings. The charges for attendance shall be paid initially to the certified shorthand reporter or service by the employer or, on an appeal to the workers' compensation commissioner, the appellant. The charges shall be taxed as costs. The party initially paying the expense shall be reimbursed by the party taxed with the cost. If the expense is unpaid, it shall be paid by the party taxed with the cost.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 86.19.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 876-4.32