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IA Code § 135C.16A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.16A - Inspectors — conflicts of interest.

135C.16A Inspectors — conflicts of interest.   1. Any of the following circumstances disqualifies an inspector from inspecting a particular health care facility under this chapter:   a. The inspector currently works or, within the past two years, has worked as an employee or employment agency staff at the health care facility, or as an officer, consultant, or agent for the health care facility to be inspected.   b. The inspector has any financial interest or any ownership interest in the facility. For purposes of this paragraph, indirect ownership, such as through a broad-based mutual fund, does not constitute financial or ownership interest.   c. The inspector has an immediate family member who has a relationship with the facility as described in paragraph “a” or “b”.   d. The inspector has an immediate family member who currently resides in the facility.   2. For purposes of this section, “immediate family member” means the same as set forth in  42 C.F.R. §488.301  , and includes a husband or wife; natural or adoptive parent, child, or sibling; stepparent, stepchild, or stepsibling; father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; or grandparent or grandchild.  2009 Acts, ch 156, §1
IA Code § 135C.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.17 - Duties of other departments.

135C.17 Duties of other departments.   It shall be the duty of the department of human services, state fire marshal, office of long-term care ombudsman, and the officers and agents of other state and local governmental units, and the designated protection and advocacy agency to assist the department in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, insofar as the functions of these respective offices and departments are concerned with the health, welfare, and safety of any resident of any health care facility. It shall be the duty of the department to cooperate with the protection and advocacy agency and the office of long-term care ombudsman by responding to all reasonable requests for assistance and information as required by federal law and this chapter.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.17]  83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 87 Acts, ch 234, §428; 2014 Acts, ch 1040, §9  Referred to in §135C.21
IA Code § 135C.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.18 - Employees.

135C.18 Employees.   The department may employ, pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV, such assistants and inspectors as may be necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.18]  2003 Acts, ch 145, §188
IA Code § 135C.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.19 - Public disclosure of inspection findings — posting of citations.

135C.19 Public disclosure of inspection findings — posting of citations.   1. Following an inspection of a health care facility by the department pursuant to this chapter, the department’s final findings with respect to compliance by the facility with requirements for licensing shall be made available to the public in a readily available form and place. Other information relating to a health care facility obtained by the department which does not constitute the department’s findings from an inspection of the facility shall not be made available to the public except in proceedings involving the citation of a facility for a violation under section 135C.40, or the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under this chapter. The name of a person who files a complaint with the department shall be confidential.   2. a. A citation for a class I or class II violation which is issued to a health care facility and which has become final, or a copy of the citation, shall be prominently posted as prescribed in rules, until the violation is corrected to the department’s satisfaction. The citation or copy shall be posted in a place in plain view of the residents of the facility cited, persons visiting the residents, and persons inquiring about placement in the facility.   b. A copy of each citation required to be posted by this subsection shall be sent by the department to the department of human services, to the designated protection and advocacy agency if the facility has one or more residents with developmental disabilities or mental illness, and to the office of long-term care ombudsman if the facility is a nursing facility or residential care facility.   3. If the facility cited subsequently advises the department of human services that the violation has been corrected to the satisfaction of the department of inspections and appeals, the department of human services shall maintain this advisory in the same file with the copy of the citation. The department of human services shall not disseminate to the public any information regarding citations issued by the department of inspections and appeals, but shall forward or refer inquiries to the department of inspections and appeals.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.19]  83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1227, §2; 87 Acts, ch 234, §429; 90 Acts, ch 1039, §8; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §16, 17; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2014 Acts, ch 1040, §10  Referred to in §135C.40
IA Code § 135C.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.20 - Information distributed.

135C.20 Information distributed.   The department shall prepare, publish and send to licensed health care facilities an annual report of its activities and operations under this chapter and such other bulletins containing fundamental health principles and data as may be deemed essential to assure proper operation of health care facilities, and publish for public distribution copies of the laws, standards and rules pertaining to their operation.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.20]
IA Code § 135C.20A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.20A - Report cards — facility inspections — complaint procedures — availability to public — electronic access.

135C.20A Report cards — facility inspections — complaint procedures — availability to public — electronic access.   1. The department shall develop and utilize a report card system for the recording of the findings of any inspection of a health care facility. The report card shall include but is not limited to a summary of the findings of the inspection, any violation found, any enforcement action taken including any citations issued and penalties assessed, any actions taken to correct violations or deficiencies, and the nature and status of any action taken with respect to any uncorrected violation for which a citation was issued.   2. The report card form shall be developed by the department in cooperation with representatives of the department on aging, the state long-term care ombudsman, representatives of certified volunteer long-term care ombudsmen, representatives of protection and advocacy entities, consumers, and other interested persons.   3. The department shall make any completed report cards electronically accessible to the public, on a monthly basis, and shall compile the report cards on an annual basis and make the compilation electronically accessible to the public. The annual compilation shall also be available at the office of the department at the seat of government and shall be available to the public by mail, upon request and at the department’s expense.   4. In addition to the monthly and annual compilations, the department shall provide compilations of the report cards on a cumulative basis. The cumulative compilation shall reflect the report cards of health care facilities during the four-year period prior to the production of the cumulative compilation. The cumulative compilation shall be applicable to a particular health care facility as a four-year report card history of that facility becomes available. The cumulative compilation shall be available to the public in the same manner as the annual compilation.  98 Acts, ch 1141, §1; 99 Acts, ch 129, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §9; 2013 Acts, ch 18, §9  Referred to in §135C.20B
IA Code § 135C.20B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.20B - Governor’s award — quality care.

135C.20B Governor’s award — quality care.   1. A governor’s award for quality care is established, to be awarded annually by the governor to a health care facility in the state which demonstrates provision of the highest quality care to residents.   2. The department shall adopt rules establishing the criteria to determine quality care. In developing the criteria, the department shall consult with the members of Iowa partners for resident care and shall also consider all of the following:   a. The report cards completed pursuant to section 135C.20A.   b. Any unique services provided by a facility to its residents to improve the quality of care in the facility.   c. Any information submitted by residents with regard to the quality of care of the facility.   d. Whether the facility accepts residents for whom costs of care are paid under chapter 249A.  99 Acts, ch 132, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 18, §10
IA Code § 135C.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.21 - Penalties.

135C.21 Penalties.   1. Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any health care facility without a license shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation after conviction or notice from the department by certified mail of a violation shall be considered a separate offense or chargeable offense. Any such person establishing, conducting, managing or operating any health care facility without a license may be by any court of competent jurisdiction temporarily or permanently restrained therefrom in any action brought by the state.   2. Any person who prevents or interferes with or attempts to impede in any way any duly authorized representative of the department or of any of the agencies referred to in section 135C.17 in the lawful enforcement of this chapter or of the rules adopted pursuant to it is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. As used in this subsection, lawful enforcement includes but is not limited to:   a. Contacting or interviewing any resident of a health care facility in private at any reasonable hour and without advance notice.   b. Examining any relevant books or records of a health care facility.   c. Preserving evidence of any violation of this chapter or of the rules adopted pursuant to it.  [C50, 54, §135C.7; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.21]
IA Code § 135C.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.22 - Applicable to governmental units.

135C.22 Applicable to governmental units.   The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to institutions operated by or under the control of the department of human services, the state board of regents, or any other governmental unit.  [C50, 54, §135C.8; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.22]  83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
IA Code § 135C.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.24 - Personal property or affairs of patients or residents.

135C.24 Personal property or affairs of patients or residents.   The admission of a resident to a health care facility and the resident’s presence therein shall not in and of itself confer on such facility, its owner, administrator, employees, or representatives any authority to manage, use, or dispose of any property of the resident, nor any authority or responsibility for the personal affairs of the resident, except as may be necessary for the safety and orderly management of the facility and as required by this section.   1. No health care facility, and no owner, administrator, employee or representative thereof shall act as guardian, trustee or conservator for any resident of such facility, or any of such resident’s property, unless such resident is related to the person acting as guardian within the third degree of consanguinity.   2. A health care facility shall provide for the safekeeping of personal effects, funds and other property of its residents, provided that whenever necessary for the protection of valuables or in order to avoid unreasonable responsibility therefor, the facility may require that they be excluded or removed from the premises of the facility and kept at some place not subject to the control of the facility.   3. A health care facility shall keep complete and accurate records of all funds and other effects and property of its residents received by it for safekeeping.   4. Any funds or other property belonging to or due a resident, or expendable for the resident’s account, which are received by a health care facility shall be trust funds, shall be kept separate from the funds and property of the facility and of its other residents, or specifically credited to such resident, and shall be used or otherwise expended only for the account of the resident. Upon request the facility shall furnish the resident, the guardian, trustee or conservator, if any, for any resident, or any governmental unit or private charitable agency contributing funds or other property on account of any resident, a complete and certified statement of all funds or other property to which this subsection applies detailing the amounts and items received, together with their sources and disposition.   5. The provisions of this section notwithstanding, upon the verified petition of the county board of supervisors the district court may appoint the administrator of a county care facility as conservator or guardian, or both, of a resident of such county care facility, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 633. Such administrator shall serve as conservator or guardian, or both, without fee. The county attorney shall serve as attorney for the administrator in such conservatorship or guardianship, or both, without fee. The administrator may establish either separate or common bank accounts for cash funds of such resident wards.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.24]  Referred to in §331.382, 331.756(25)
IA Code § 135C.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.25 - Resident advocate committee appointments — duties — disclosure — liability.

135C.25 Resident advocate committee appointments — duties — disclosure — liability. Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 18, §34.
IA Code § 135C.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.26 - Director notified of casualties.

135C.26 Director notified of casualties.   The director shall be notified within twenty-four hours, by the most expeditious means available, of any accident causing major injury or death, and any fire or natural or other disaster occurring in a health care facility.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.26]
IA Code § 135C.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.27 - Federal funds to implement program.

135C.27 Federal funds to implement program.   If the department’s services are necessary in order to assist another governmental unit to implement a federal program, the department may accept in compensation for such services federal funds initially available from the federal government to such other governmental unit for such purpose. Any governmental unit is authorized to transfer to the department for such services any federal funds available to such governmental unit, in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.27]
IA Code § 135C.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.28 - Conflicting statutes.

135C.28 Conflicting statutes.   Provisions of this chapter in conflict with the state building code, as adopted pursuant to section 103A.7, shall not apply where the state building code has been adopted or when the state building code applies throughout the state.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.28]  2004 Acts, ch 1086, §37
IA Code § 135C.29 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.29 - License list to county commissioner of elections.

135C.29 License list to county commissioner of elections.   To facilitate the implementation of section 53.8, subsection 3 and section 53.22, the director shall provide to each county commissioner of elections at least annually a list of each licensed health care facility in that county. The list shall include the street address or location, and the mailing address if it is other than the street address or location, of each facility.  [C77, 79, 81, §135C.29]  Referred to in §53.8
IA Code § 135C.31 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.31 - Discharge of Medicaid patients.

135C.31 Discharge of Medicaid patients.   A resident of a health care facility shall not be discharged solely because the cost of the resident’s care is being paid under chapter 249A or because the resident’s source of payment is changing from private support to payment under chapter 249A.  [81 Acts, ch 60, §2]  Referred to in §135C.36
IA Code § 135C.31A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.31A - Assessment of residents — program eligibility — prescription drug coverage.

135C.31A Assessment of residents — program eligibility — prescription drug coverage.   1. A health care facility shall assist the Iowa department of veterans affairs in identifying, upon admission of a resident, the resident’s eligibility for benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs. The department of inspections and appeals, in cooperation with the department of human services, shall adopt rules to administer this section, including a provision that ensures that if a resident is eligible for benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs or other third-party payor, the payor of last resort for reimbursement to the health care facility is the medical assistance program. The rules shall also require the health care facility to request information from a resident or resident’s personal representative regarding the resident’s veteran status and to report to the Iowa department of veterans affairs only the names of residents identified as potential veterans along with the names of their spouses and any dependents. Information reported by the health care facility shall be verified by the Iowa department of veterans affairs. This section shall not apply to the admission of an individual to a state mental health institute for acute psychiatric care or to the admission of an individual to the Iowa veterans home.   2. a. If a resident is identified, upon admission to a health care facility, as eligible for benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs pursuant to subsection 1 or through other means, the health care facility shall allow the resident to access any prescription drug benefit included in such benefits for which the resident is also eligible. The health care facility shall also assist the Iowa department of veterans affairs in identifying individuals residing in such health care facilities on July 1, 2009, who are eligible for the prescription drug benefit.   b. The department of inspections and appeals, the department of veterans affairs, and the department of human services shall identify any barriers to residents in accessing such prescription drug benefits and shall assist health care facilities in adjusting their procedures for medication administration to comply with this subsection.  2003 Acts, ch 112, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §160; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §226; 2005 Acts, ch 115, §28, 40; 2006 Acts, ch 1109, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 63, §1
IA Code § 135C.32 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.32 - Hospice services covered by Medicare.

135C.32 Hospice services covered by Medicare.   The requirement that the care of a resident of a health care facility must be provided under the immediate direction of either the facility or the resident’s personal physician does not apply if all of the following conditions are met:   1. The resident is terminally ill.   2. The resident has elected to receive hospice services under the federal Medicare program from a Medicare certified hospice program.   3. The health care facility and the Medicare certified hospice program have entered into a written agreement under which the hospice program takes full responsibility for the professional management of the resident’s hospice care and the facility agrees to provide room and board to the resident.  88 Acts, ch 1037, §1
IA Code § 135C.34 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.34 - Medication aide — certification.

135C.34 Medication aide — certification.   The department of inspections and appeals, in cooperation with other appropriate agencies, shall establish a procedure to allow a person who is certified as a medication aide in another state to become certified in this state upon completion and passage of both the certified nurse aide and certified medication aide challenge examinations, without additional requirements for certification, including but not limited to, required employment in this state prior to certification. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.  94 Acts, ch 1036, §1
IA Code § 135C.35 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135C - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES|Section 135C.35 - Training of inspectors.

135C.35 Training of inspectors.   1. Subject to the availability of funding, all nursing facility inspectors shall receive twelve hours of annual continuing education in gerontology, wound care, dementia, falls, or a combination of these subjects.   2. An inspector shall not be personally liable for financing the training required under subsection 1.   3. The department shall consult with the collective bargaining representative of the inspector in regard to the training required under this section.  2009 Acts, ch 156, §2