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IA Code § 135.37 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.37 - Tattooing — permit requirement — penalty.

135.37 Tattooing — permit requirement — penalty.   1. A person shall not own, control and lease, act as an agent for, conduct, manage, or operate an establishment to practice the art of tattooing or engage in the practice of tattooing without first applying for and receiving a permit from the Iowa department of public health.   2. A minor shall not obtain a tattoo and a person shall not provide a tattoo to a minor. For the purposes of this section, “minor” means an unmarried person who is under the age of eighteen years.   3. A person who fails to meet the requirements of subsection 1 or a person providing a tattoo to a minor is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.   4. The Iowa department of public health shall:   a. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and establish and collect all fees necessary to administer this section. The provisions of chapter 17A, including licensing provisions, judicial review, and appeal, shall apply to this chapter.   b. Establish minimum safety and sanitation criteria for the operation of tattooing establishments.   5. If the Iowa department of public health determines that a provision of this section has been or is being violated, the department may order that a tattooing establishment not be operated until the necessary corrective action has been taken. If the establishment continues to be operated in violation of the order of the department, the department may request that the county attorney or the attorney general make an application in the name of the state to the district court of the county in which the violations have occurred for an order to enjoin the violations. This remedy is in addition to any other legal remedy available to the department.   6. As necessary to avoid duplication and promote coordination of public health inspection and enforcement activities, the department may enter into agreements with local boards of health to provide for inspection of tattooing establishments and enforcement activities in accordance with the rules and criteria implemented under this section.  89 Acts, ch 154, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1058, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §33  Referred to in §157.3A
IA Code § 135.37A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.37A - Natural hair braiding.

135.37A Natural hair braiding.   A person shall register with the department in order to perform a commercial service involving natural hair braiding. For purposes of this section, “natural hair braiding” means a method of natural hair care consisting of braiding, locking, twisting, weaving, cornrowing, or otherwise physically manipulating hair without the use of chemicals to alter the hair’s physical characteristics that incorporates both traditional and modern styling techniques.  2016 Acts, ch 1138, §12
IA Code § 135.38 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.38 - Penalty.

135.38 Penalty.   Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, or of the rules of the department, or any lawful order, written or oral, of the department or of its officers, or authorized agents, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.  [C73, §419; C97, §2573; S13, §2575-a6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2217; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.38]
IA Code § 135.39 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.39 - Federal aid.

135.39 Federal aid.   The state department of public health is hereby authorized to accept financial aid from the government of the United States for the purpose of assisting in carrying on public health or substance abuse responsibility in the state of Iowa.  [C31, 35, §2217-c1; C39, §2217.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.39]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1108
IA Code § 135.39A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.39A - Gifts and grants fund — appropriation.

135.39A Gifts and grants fund — appropriation.   The department is authorized to accept gifts, grants, or allotments of funds from any source to be used for programs authorized by this chapter or any other chapter which the department is responsible for administering. A public health gifts and grants fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall consist of gift or grant moneys obtained from any source, including the federal government. The moneys collected under this section and deposited in the fund are appropriated to the department for the public health purposes specified in the gift or grant. Moneys in the fund shall not be subject to appropriation or expenditure for any other purpose. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the public health gifts and grants fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the public health gifts and grants fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.  2004 Acts, ch 1168, §1
IA Code § 135.39B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.39B - Early childhood immunizations — content.

135.39B Early childhood immunizations — content.   1. Beginning January 1, 2006, early childhood immunizations administered in this state shall not contain more than trace amounts of mercury.   2. For the purposes of this section:   a. “Early childhood immunizations” means immunizations administered to children under eight years of age, unless otherwise provided in this section.   b. “Trace amounts” means trace amounts as defined by the United States food and drug administration.   3. The prohibition under this section shall not apply to early childhood immunizations for influenza or in times of emergency or epidemic as determined by the director of public health. If an emergency or epidemic is determined to exist by the director of public health under this subsection, the director of public health shall notify the state board of health, the governor, and the legislative council, and shall notify the public upon request.  2004 Acts, ch 1159, §1
IA Code § 135.39C (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.39C - Elderly wellness services — payor of last resort.

135.39C Elderly wellness services — payor of last resort.   The department shall implement elderly wellness services in a manner that ensures that the services provided are not payable by a third-party source.  2005 Acts, ch 175, §76
IA Code § 135.40 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.40 - Collection and distribution of information.

135.40 Collection and distribution of information.   1. Any person, hospital, sanatorium, nursing or rest home, or other organization may provide information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data relating to the condition and treatment of any person to the department, the Iowa medical society or any of its allied medical societies, the Iowa osteopathic medical association, any in-hospital staff committee, or the Iowa healthcare collaborative, to be used in the course of any study for the purpose of reducing morbidity or mortality, and no liability of any kind or character for damages or other relief shall arise or be enforced against any person or organization that has acted reasonably and in good faith, by reason of having provided such information or material, or by reason of having released or published the findings and conclusions of such groups to advance medical research and medical education, or by reason of having released or published generally a summary of such studies.   2. For the purposes of this section, and section 135.41, the “Iowa healthcare collaborative” means an organization which is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which is established to provide direction to promote quality, safety, and value improvement collaborative efforts by hospitals and physicians.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.40]  2006 Acts, ch 1128, §1
IA Code § 135.41 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.41 - Publication.

135.41 Publication.   The department, the Iowa medical society or any of its allied medical societies, the Iowa osteopathic medical association, any in-hospital staff committee, or the Iowa healthcare collaborative shall use or publish said material only for the purpose of advancing medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality, except that a summary of such studies may be released by any such group for general publication. In all events the identity of any person whose condition or treatment has been studied shall be confidential and shall not be revealed under any circumstances. A violation of this section shall constitute a simple misdemeanor.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.41]  2006 Acts, ch 1128, §2  Referred to in §135.40
IA Code § 135.42 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.42 - Unlawful use.

135.42 Unlawful use.   All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data furnished in accordance with this subchapter and any findings or conclusions resulting from such studies shall not be used or offered or received in evidence in any legal proceedings of any kind or character, but nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed as affecting the admissibility as evidence of the primary medical or hospital records pertaining to the patient or of any other writing, record or reproduction thereof not contemplated by this subchapter.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.42]  2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §59  Section amended
IA Code § 135.65 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.65 - Letter of intent to precede application — review and comment.

135.65 Letter of intent to precede application — review and comment.   1. Before applying for a certificate of need, the sponsor of a proposed new institutional health service or changed institutional health service shall submit to the department a letter of intent to offer or develop a service requiring a certificate of need. The letter shall be submitted as soon as possible after initiation of the applicant’s planning process, and in any case not less than thirty days before applying for a certificate of need and before substantial expenditures to offer or develop the service are made. The letter shall include a brief description of the proposed new or changed service, its location, and its estimated cost.   2. Upon request of the sponsor of the proposed new or changed service, the department shall make a preliminary review of the letter for the purpose of informing the sponsor of the project of any factors which may appear likely to result in denial of a certificate of need, based on the criteria for evaluation of applications in section 135.64. A comment by the department under this section shall not constitute a final decision.  [C79, 81, §135.65]  91 Acts, ch 225, §6; 97 Acts, ch 93, §9  Referred to in §135.67
IA Code § 135.66 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.66 - Procedure upon receipt of application — public notification.

135.66 Procedure upon receipt of application — public notification.   1. Within fifteen business days after receipt of an application for a certificate of need, the department shall examine the application for form and completeness and accept or reject it. An application shall be rejected only if it fails to provide all information required by the department pursuant to section 135.63, subsection 1. The department shall promptly return to the applicant any rejected application, with an explanation of the reasons for its rejection.   2. Upon acceptance of an application for a certificate of need, the department shall promptly undertake to notify all affected persons in writing that formal review of the application has been initiated. Notification to those affected persons who are consumers or third-party payers or other payers for health services may be provided by distribution of the pertinent information to the news media.   3. Each application accepted by the department shall be formally reviewed for the purpose of furnishing to the council the information necessary to enable it to determine whether or not to grant the certificate of need. A formal review shall consist at a minimum of the following steps:   a. Evaluation of the application against the criteria specified in section 135.64.   b. A public hearing on the application, to be held prior to completion of the evaluation required by paragraph “a”, shall be conducted by the council.   4. When a hearing is to be held pursuant to subsection 3, paragraph “b”, the department shall give at least ten days’ notice of the time and place of the hearing. At the hearing, any affected person or that person’s designated representative shall have the opportunity to present testimony.  [C79, 81, §135.66]  91 Acts, ch 225, §7  Referred to in §135.70
IA Code § 135.67 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.67 - Summary review procedure.

135.67 Summary review procedure.   1. The department may waive the letter of intent procedures prescribed by section 135.65 and substitute a summary review procedure, which shall be established by rules of the department, when it accepts an application for a certificate of need for a project which meets any of the criteria in paragraphs “a” through “e”:   a. A project which is limited to repair or replacement of a facility or equipment damaged or destroyed by a disaster, and which will not expand the facility nor increase the services provided beyond the level existing prior to the disaster.   b. A project necessary to enable the facility or service to achieve or maintain compliance with federal, state, or other appropriate licensing, certification, or safety requirements.   c. A project which will not change the existing bed capacity of the applicant’s facility or service, as determined by the department, by more than ten percent or ten beds, whichever is less, over a two-year period.   d. A project the total cost of which will not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars.   e. Any other project for which the applicant proposes and the department agrees to summary review.   2. The department’s decision to disallow a summary review shall be binding upon the applicant.  [C79, 81, §135.67]  91 Acts, ch 225, §8 – 10; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §191  Referred to in §135.72
IA Code § 135.68 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.68 - Status reports on review in progress.

135.68 Status reports on review in progress.   While formal review of an application for a certificate of need is in progress, the department shall upon request inform any affected person of the status of the review, any findings which have been made in the course of the review, and any other appropriate information concerning the review.  [C79, 81, §135.68]
IA Code § 135.69 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.69 - Council to make final decision.

135.69 Council to make final decision.   1. The department shall complete its formal review of the application within ninety days after acceptance of the application, except as otherwise provided by section 135.72, subsection 4. Upon completion of the formal review, the council shall approve or deny the application. The council shall issue written findings stating the basis for its decision on the application, and the department shall send copies of the council’s decision and the written findings supporting the decision to the applicant and to any other person who so requests.   2. Failure by the council to issue a written decision on an application for a certificate of need within the time required by this section shall constitute denial of and final administrative action on the application.  [C79, 81, §135.69]  91 Acts, ch 225, §11; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127  Referred to in §135.62, 135.70, 135.72
IA Code § 135.70 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.70 - Appeal of certificate of need decisions.

135.70 Appeal of certificate of need decisions.   The council’s decision on an application for certificate of need, when announced pursuant to section 135.69, is a final decision. Any dissatisfied party who is an affected person with respect to the application, and who participated or sought unsuccessfully to participate in the formal review procedure prescribed by section 135.66, may request a rehearing in accordance with chapter 17A and rules of the department. If a rehearing is not requested or an affected party remains dissatisfied after the request for rehearing, an appeal may be taken in the manner provided by chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A, a request for rehearing is not required, prior to appeal under section 17A.19.  [C79, 81, §135.70]  91 Acts, ch 225, §12
IA Code § 135.71 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.71 - Period for which certificate is valid — extension or revocation.

135.71 Period for which certificate is valid — extension or revocation.   1. A certificate of need shall be valid for a maximum of one year from the date of issuance. Upon the expiration of the certificate, or at any earlier time while the certificate is valid the holder thereof shall provide the department such information on the development of the project covered by the certificate as the department may request. The council shall determine at the end of the certification period whether sufficient progress is being made on the development of the project. The certificate of need may be extended by the council for additional periods of time as are reasonably necessary to expeditiously complete the project, but may be revoked by the council at the end of the first or any subsequent certification period for insufficient progress in developing the project.   2. Upon expiration of certificate of need, and prior to extension thereof, any affected person shall have the right to submit to the department information which may be relevant to the question of granting an extension. The department may call a public hearing for this purpose.  [C79, 81, §135.71]  97 Acts, ch 93, §10; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
IA Code § 135.72 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.72 - Authority to adopt rules.

135.72 Authority to adopt rules.   The department shall adopt, with approval of the council, such administrative rules as are necessary to enable it to implement this subchapter. These rules shall include:   1. Additional procedures and criteria for review of applications for certificates of need.   2. Uniform procedures for variations in application of criteria specified by section 135.64 for use in formal review of applications for certificates of need, when such variations are appropriate to the purpose of a particular review or to the type of institutional health service proposed in the application being reviewed.   3. Uniform procedures for summary reviews conducted under section 135.67.   4. Criteria for determining when it is not feasible to complete formal review of an application for a certificate of need within the time limits specified in section 135.69. The rules adopted under this subsection shall include criteria for determining whether an application proposes introduction of technologically innovative equipment, and if so, procedures to be followed in reviewing the application. However, a rule adopted under this subsection shall not permit a deferral of more than sixty days beyond the time when a decision is required under section 135.69, unless both the applicant and the department agree to a longer deferment.  [C79, 81, §135.72]  91 Acts, ch 225, §13; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104  Referred to in §135.69
IA Code § 135.74 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH|Section 135.74 - Uniform financial reporting.

135.74 Uniform financial reporting.   1. The department, after study and in consultation with any advisory committees which may be established pursuant to law, shall promulgate by rule pursuant to chapter 17A uniform methods of financial reporting, including such allocation methods as may be prescribed, by which hospitals and health care facilities shall respectively record their revenues, expenses, other income, other outlays, assets and liabilities, and units of service, according to functional activity center. These uniform methods of financial reporting shall not preclude a hospital or health care facility from using any accounting methods for its own purposes provided these accounting methods can be reconciled to the uniform methods of financial reporting prescribed by the department and can be audited for validity and completeness. Each hospital and each health care facility shall adopt the appropriate system for its fiscal year, effective upon such date as the department shall direct.   2. In establishing uniform methods of financial reporting, the department shall consider all of the following:   a. The existing systems of accounting and reporting currently utilized by hospitals and health care facilities.   b. Differences among hospitals and health care facilities, respectively, according to size, financial structure, methods of payment for services, and scope, type and method of providing services.   c. Other pertinent distinguishing factors.   3. The department shall, where appropriate, provide for modification, consistent with the purposes of this subchapter, of reporting requirements to correctly reflect the differences among hospitals and among health care facilities referred to in subsection 2, and to avoid otherwise unduly burdensome costs in meeting the requirements of uniform methods of financial reporting.   4. The uniform financial reporting methods, where appropriate, shall be structured so as to establish and differentiate costs incurred for patient-related services rendered by hospitals and health care facilities, as distinguished from those incurred in the course of educational, research and other nonpatient-related activities including but not limited to charitable activities of these hospitals and health care facilities.  [C79, 81, §135.74]  2013 Acts, ch 30, §27; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §60  Referred to in §135.78, 135.79  Subsection 1 amended