FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Iowa Code § 147.163 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147 / Section 147.163
Provision of information referral to ambulatory surgical center licensee discipline.
Status: in_force

(1) A health care provider who determines that a patient is a candidate for outpatient surgery based on the patient’s medical status and surgical service needs, and refers the patient to an ambulatory surgical center as an option for the surgery, shall provide the patient with a written document listing the factors the patient should consider to make a fully informed decision about the patient’s recommended course of care. The considerations shall include all of the following:

(1) (a) The differences in ownership; licensure, certification, or accreditation; and payment alternatives between the ambulatory surgical center and a hospital.

(1) (b) The types of medical personnel generally involved in the patient’s surgical service and the capacity of the ambulatory surgical center and a hospital to comply with the personnel requirements.

(1) (c) The capacity of the ambulatory surgical center and a hospital to respond to medical complications and emergencies that may arise from the surgical service.

(1) (d) The proximity of the ambulatory surgical center to a hospital and the protocols in place for transfer of a patient from the ambulatory surgical center to the hospital for emergency care.

(1) (e) The type of anesthesia generally used for the patient’s surgical service and the capacity of the ambulatory surgical center and a hospital to comply with requirements relative to the use of anesthesia.

(2) For the purposes of this section:

(2) (a) “Ambulatory surgical center” means a distinct facility that operates exclusively for the purpose of providing surgical services to patients not requiring hospitalization and in which the expected duration of services does not exceed twenty-four hours following an admission. “Ambulatory surgical center” includes a facility that otherwise meets the definition of ambulatory surgical center whether or not licensed, certified, or accredited as an ambulatory surgical center and which may or may not operate on a partially cash-only or completely cash-only basis. “Ambulatory surgical center” does not include individual or group practice offices of private physicians or podiatrists that do not contain a distinct area used for outpatient surgical treatment on a regular basis, or that only provide surgery routinely provided in a physician’s or podiatrist’s office using local anesthesia or conscious sedation; individual or group practice offices of private dentists; or a portion of a licensed hospital designated for outpatient surgical treatment.

(2) (b) “Health care provider” means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or in the practice of a profession.

(2) (c) “Hospital” means the same as defined in section 135B.1.

(3) A health care provider who violates this section is subject to licensee discipline by the appropriate licensing or disciplinary authority.

2022 Acts, ch 1153, §48
Iowa Code § 80.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80 / Section 80.2
Commissioner appointment.
Status: in_force

The chief executive officer of the department of public safety is the commissioner of public safety. The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate, a commissioner of public safety, who shall be a person of high moral character, of good standing in the community in which the commissioner lives, of recognized executive and administrative capacity, and who shall not be selected on the basis of political affiliation. The commissioner of public safety shall devote full time to the duties of this office; the commissioner shall not engage in any other trade, business, or profession, nor engage in any partisan or political activity. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

[C39, §1225.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §80.2]88 Acts, ch 1278, §222023 Acts, ch 19, §2797, 2802
Iowa Code § 514B.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514B / Section 514B.6
Powers of health maintenance organizations.
Status: in_force

(1) The powers of a health maintenance organization include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) (a) The purchase, lease, construction, renovation, operation or maintenance of hospitals, medical facilities, or both, and their ancillary equipment, and such property as may reasonably be required for transacting the business of the organization.

(1) (b) The making of loans to a medical group under contract with it or to a corporation under its control for the purpose of acquiring or constructing medical facilities and hospitals or in furtherance of a program providing health care services to enrollees.

(1) (c) The furnishing of health care services to the public through providers which are under contract with or employed by the health maintenance organization.

(1) (d) The contracting with any person for the performance on its behalf of certain functions such as marketing, enrollment and administration.

(1) (e) The contracting with an insurance company authorized to insure groups or individuals in this state for the cost of health care or with a corporation authorized under chapter 514 for the provision of insurance, indemnity, or reimbursement against the cost of health care services provided by the health maintenance organization.

(1) (f) The offering, in addition to basic health care services, of health care services and indemnity benefits to enrollees or groups of enrollees.

(1) (g) The acceptance from any person of payments covering all or part of the charges made to enrollees of the health maintenance organization.

(2) A health maintenance organization shall file notice with the commissioner before the exercise of any power granted in subsection 1, paragraphs “a” and “b”. The commissioner shall disapprove the exercise of power if in the commissioner’s opinion it would substantially and adversely affect the financial soundness of the health maintenance organization and endanger its ability to meet its obligations. The commissioner may adopt rules exempting from the filing requirement of this section those activities having a minimum effect.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §514B.6]92 Acts, ch 1162, §24; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §118
Iowa Code § 464A.7 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 464A / Section 464A.7
Damages determined.
Status: in_force

At the time fixed for hearing and after receipt of the report of the appraisers, the commission shall examine said report, both for and against each claim for damages and compensation and shall determine the amount of damages and compensation due each claimant and may affirm, increase or diminish the amount awarded by the appraisers. After such action, the commission may thereupon adopt a final plan for the project, and proceed with its construction, or it may dismiss the entire proceedings.

[C24, 27, 31, §1826; C35, §1828-e7; C39, §1828.30; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §112.7]C93, §464A.7
Iowa Code § 422.11G — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.11G
Venture capital fund investment tax credit.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1138, §25, 26.
Iowa Code § 727.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 727 / Section 727.1
Distributing dangerous substances.
Status: in_force

Any person who distributes samples of any drugs or medicine, or any corrosive, caustic, poisonous or other injurious substance, commits a simple misdemeanor unless the person delivers such into the hands of a competent person, or otherwise takes reasonable precautions that the substance will not be taken by children or animals from the place where the substance is deposited.

[S13, §4999-a42, 4999-a43; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13244, 13245; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §732.8, 732.9; C79, 81, §727.1]
Iowa Code § 533.404 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.404
Dissolution generally.
Status: in_force

The following shall apply to dissolution of a state credit union under this chapter, whether voluntary or involuntary:

(1) Distribution of the assets of the state credit union shall be made in the following order:

(1) (a) The payment of costs and expense of the administrator of dissolution.

(1) (b) The payment of claims for public funds deposited pursuant to chapter 12C and the payment of claims which are given priority by applicable statutes. If the assets are insufficient for payment of the claims in full, priority shall be determined by the statutes or, in the absence of conflicting provisions, on a pro rata basis.

(1) (c) The payment of deposits, including accrued interest, up to the date of the special meeting of the members at which voluntary dissolution was authorized, or in the case of involuntary dissolution, the date of appointment of a receiver.

(1) (d) The pro rata apportionment of the balance among the members of record on the date of the special meeting of the members at which voluntary dissolution was authorized, or in the case of involuntary dissolution, the members of record on the date of appointment of a receiver.

(2) All amounts due members who are unknown, or who are under a disability and no person is legally competent to receive the amounts, or who cannot be found after the exercise of reasonable diligence, shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state who shall hold the amounts in the manner prescribed by chapter 556. All amounts due creditors as described in section 490.1440 shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state in accordance with that section, shall be retained by the treasurer of state, and are subject to claim as provided for in that section.

(3) The superintendent shall assume custody of the records of a state credit union dissolved pursuant to this chapter and shall retain the records which, in the superintendent’s discretion, are deemed necessary, in accordance with the provisions of section 533.322. The superintendent may cause film, photographic, photostatic, or other copies of the records to be made and the superintendent shall retain the copies in lieu of the original records.

2007 Acts, ch 174, §65; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §127; 2013 Acts, ch 17, §6
Iowa Code § 351.26 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 351 / Section 351.26
Right and duty to kill untagged dog.
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for any person, and the duty of all peace officers within their respective jurisdictions unless such jurisdiction shall have otherwise provided for the seizure and impoundment of dogs, to kill any dog for which a rabies vaccination tag is required, when the dog is not wearing a collar with rabies vaccination tag attached.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5448; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §351.26]94 Acts, ch 1173, §33
Iowa Code § 205.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 205 / Section 205.8
Certain sales excepted.
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 205.5 through 205.7 shall apply:

(1) To proprietary medicines, provided they are not in themselves poisonous and are sold in original unbroken packages.

(2) To the filling of prescriptions from or the sale to licensed physicians, dentists, or veterinarians or sales to another pharmacist or to hospitals; or to drugs dispensed by licensed physicians, dentists, or veterinarians, as an incident to the practice of their professions.

(3) To insecticides and fungicides as defined in chapter 206 and commercial feeds as defined in section 198.3, provided same be labeled in accordance with said section and sold in original unbroken packages, provided, however, that stock dips and fly sprays may be sold in bulk or otherwise and the vessel or container need not have printed on the label the most available antidote.

(4) To any proprietary preparation intended for use in destroying mice, rats, gophers or other lower animals, provided same is sold in original unbroken packages and bears the word “Poison”, the most available antidote, and the name of the manufacturer.

[C97, §2593; S13, §2593; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3177; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §205.8]2021 Acts, ch 80, §100
Iowa Code § 252D.24 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252D / Section 252D.24
Applicability to support orders of other jurisdictions.
Status: in_force

(1) An income withholding order may be entered to enforce a support order of another state or foreign country. That support order may be entered and filed with the clerk of the district court at the time the income withholding order is entered. Entry of the support order of another state or foreign country under this subsection does not constitute registration of the order.

(2) Income withholding for a support order issued by another state or foreign country is governed by chapter 252K and this chapter, as appropriate.

93 Acts, ch 78, §17; 97 Acts, ch 175, §71; 2005 Acts, ch 112, §11; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §98
Iowa Code § 249A.38A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.38A
Residents of mental health institutes retaining of Medicaid eligibility.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a Medicaid recipient residing at the state mental health institute at Cherokee or the state mental health institute at Independence shall retain Medicaid eligibility during the period of the Medicaid recipient’s stay for which federal financial participation is available.

2024 Acts, ch 1157, §50
Iowa Code § 61.6 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 61 / Section 61.6
Organization.
Status: in_force

The members so selected for said contest court shall meet at the seat of government within ten days after said notification and qualify by taking the oath required in case of contest over the office of presidential elector, and proceed, at said place, with the discharge of their duties.

[C51, §375; R60, §605; C73, §725; C97, §1229; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1011; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §61.6]
Iowa Code § 459.302 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 459 / Section 459.302
Document processing requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt and promulgate forms required to be completed in order to comply with this subchapter including forms for documents that the department shall make available on the internet.

(2) (a) The department shall provide for procedures for the receipt, filing, processing, and return of documents in an electronic format, including but not limited to the transmission of documents by the internet. The department shall provide for authentication of the documents that may include electronic signatures as provided in chapter 554D.

(2) (b) The department shall to every extent feasible provide for the processing of permits and manure management plans required under this subchapter using electronic systems, including programming, necessary to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the documents in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter.

2002 Acts, ch 1137, §34, 68, 71; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §259, 260, 262
Iowa Code § 275.18 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 275 / Section 275.18
Special election called — time.
Status: in_force

(1) When the boundaries of the territory to be included in a proposed school corporation and the number and method of the election of the school directors of the proposed school corporation have been determined as provided in this chapter, the area education agency administrator with whom the petition is filed shall give written notice of the election to the county commissioner of elections of the county in the proposed school corporation which has the greatest taxable base. The question shall be submitted to the voters at an election held on a date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “c” in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the reorganization will take effect.

(2) The county commissioner of elections shall give notice of the election by one publication in the same newspaper in which previous notices have been published regarding the proposed school reorganization, and in addition, if more than one county is involved, by one publication in a legal newspaper in each county other than that of the first publication. The publication shall be not less than four nor more than twenty days prior to the election. If the decision published pursuant to section 275.15 or 275.16 includes a description of the proposed school corporation and a description of the director districts, if any, the notice for election and the ballot do not need to include these descriptions. Notice for an election shall not be published until the expiration of time for appeal, which shall be the same as that provided in section 275.15 or 275.16, whichever is applicable; and if there is an appeal, not until the appeal has been disposed of.

(3) The area education agency administrator shall furnish to the commissioner a map of the proposed reorganized area which must be approved by the commissioner as suitable for posting. The map shall be displayed prominently in at least one place within the voting precinct, and inside each voting booth.

[R60, §2097, 2105; C73, §1800, 1801; C97, §2794; SS15, §2794, 2794-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4142, 4164; C46, 50, §274.24, 275.4, 276.11; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §275.18]83 Acts, ch 53, §2; 85 Acts, ch 221, §4; 98 Acts, ch 1123, §12; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §38, 71; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §77
Iowa Code § 262.92 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262 / Section 262.92
College-bound program.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of regents shall establish or contract to establish college-bound programs to provide Iowa minority students with information and experiences relating to opportunities offered at the regents’ universities. Programs developed may include, but are not limited to, the following elements:

(1) (a) Reinforcement of efforts to attract undergraduate students from age groups currently served by traditional methods of outreach which use high school and community college services.

(1) (b) Extension of traditional student recruitment methods which are designed to encourage minority students in grades seven through twelve to pursue postsecondary academic courses of study.

(1) (c) Identification, at each of the regents’ universities, of courses of study to be targeted for the recruitment of minority students.

(1) (d) Offerings at the regents’ universities of innovative programs, which are experience oriented, for families with minority children.

(2) The board of regents shall establish a voucher program for students in grades seven through twelve. Vouchers may be obtained by any qualified secondary student at any regents’ university upon completion of a college-bound program provided under subsection 1. Students may receive one voucher for each program. One or more vouchers entitle a student to priority over other persons applying for grants under the Iowa minority academic grants for economic success program established in section 256.213. Vouchers shall be submitted with the grant application within one year after a student graduates from high school at any higher education institution which offers grants under the Iowa minority academic grants for economic success program. Vouchers earned can only be used by the person who participated in the college-bound voucher program and are not transferable. Vouchers issued by a university under this program shall be signed by the president of the university.

(3) The board of regents shall adopt rules to establish program guidelines for the universities under the board’s control and for the administration and coordination of program efforts. Rules adopted shall include methods of recording data relating to voucher recipients and making the data available to the college student aid commission.

89 Acts, ch 319, §64
Iowa Code § 486A.106 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 486A / Section 486A.106
Governing law.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the law of the jurisdiction in which a partnership has its chief executive office governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership.

(2) The law of this state governs relations among the partners and the partnership and the liability of partners for an obligation of a limited liability partnership.

98 Acts, ch 1201, §6, 79, 82
Iowa Code § 200.21 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 200 / Section 200.21
Compliance — a defense to certain nuisance actions.
Status: in_force

In a nuisance action or proceeding against an anhydrous ammonia plant brought by or on behalf of the person whose established date of ownership is subsequent to the established date of operation of an anhydrous ammonia plant, proof of compliance with applicable provisions of this chapter and applicable rules adopted pursuant to section 200.14 shall be a defense to a nuisance action or proceeding.

84 Acts, ch 1269, §2
Iowa Code § 252B.13A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252B / Section 252B.13A
Collection services center.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish within child support services a collection services center for the receipt and disbursement of support payments as defined in section 252D.16 or 598.1 as required for orders by section 252B.14. For purposes of this section, support payments do not include attorney fees, court costs, or property settlements. The center may also receive and disburse surcharges as provided in section 252B.23.

(2) (a) The collection services center shall meet the requirements for a state disbursement unit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §654b, section 252B.14, and this section by October 1, 1999.

(2) (b) Prior to October 1, 1999, the department and the judicial branch shall enter into a cooperative agreement for implementation of the state disbursement unit requirement. The agreement shall include, but is not limited to, provisions for all of the following:

(2) (b) Coordination with the state case registry created in section 252B.24.

(2) (b) The receipt and disbursement of income withholding payments for orders not receiving services from child support services pursuant to section 252B.14, subsection 4.

(2) (b) The transmission of information, orders, and documents, and access to information.

(2) (b) Furnishing, upon request, timely information on the current status of support payments as provided in 42 U.S.C. §654b(b)(4), in a manner consistent with state law.

(2) (b) The notification of payors of income to direct income withholding payments to the collection services center as provided in section 252B.14, subsection 4.

(3) Support payments received by the collection services center shall be deposited in the collection services center refund account. The account shall be separate from the general fund of the state and shall not be considered part of the general fund of the state. The moneys deposited in the account are not subject to section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided for the purposes of this chapter. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the account shall be credited to the account.

90 Acts, ch 1224, §9; 91 Acts, ch 177, §2; 93 Acts, ch 79, §39, 40; 97 Acts, ch 175, §41, 243; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §68; 98 Acts, ch 1170, §3; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §56, 57; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §858; 2024 Acts, ch 1157, §57
Iowa Code § 37.29 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 37 / Section 37.29
Contents of warrants.
Status: in_force

All tax anticipatory warrants shall be signed by the chairperson of the commission and attested by the auditor of a political subdivision which owns the hospital with the auditor’s official seal attached thereto, and dated as of the date of sale, and shall not be sold for less than par value. The warrants may be drawn and sold from time to time as the need for funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter arises.

[C79, 81, §37.29]