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IA Code § 231.64 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231 - DEPARTMENT ON AGING — OLDER IOWANS|Section 231.64 - Aging and disability resource center.

231.64 Aging and disability resource center.   1. The aging and disability resource center shall be administered by the department consistent with the federal Act. The department shall designate area agencies on aging to establish, in consultation with other stakeholders including organizations representing the disability community, a coordinated system for providing all of the following:   a. Comprehensive information, referral, and assistance regarding the full range of available public and private long-term living and community support services, options, service providers, and resources within a community, including information on the availability of integrated long-term care.   b. Options counseling to assist individuals in assessing their existing or anticipated long-term care needs and developing and implementing a plan for long-term living and community support services designed to meet their specific needs and circumstances. The plan for long-term living and community support services may include support with person-centered care transitions to assist consumers and family caregivers with transitions between home and care settings.   c. Consumer access to the range of publicly-supported long-term living and community support services for which consumers may be eligible, by serving as a convenient point of entry for such services. The aging and disability resource center shall offer information online and be available via a toll-free telephone number, electronic communications, and in person.   2. The aging and disability resource center shall assist older individuals, persons with disabilities age eighteen or older, family caregivers, and people who inquire about or request assistance on behalf of members of these groups, as they seek long-term living and community support services.  2009 Acts, ch 23, §39; 2012 Acts, ch 1086, §14; 2013 Acts, ch 18, §29; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §19; 2018 Acts, ch 1049, §17; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §68
IA Code § 231.65 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231 - DEPARTMENT ON AGING — OLDER IOWANS|Section 231.65 - Legal assistance development program.

231.65 Legal assistance development program.   A legal assistance development program shall be administered by the department in accordance with the requirements of the federal Act. The purpose of the program is to provide leadership for improving the quality and quantity of legal advocacy assistance as a means of ensuring a comprehensive elder rights system for Iowa’s older individuals. The extent of implementation of this program shall be based on available resources.  2009 Acts, ch 23, §40
IA Code § 231.66 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231 - DEPARTMENT ON AGING — OLDER IOWANS|Section 231.66 - Nutrition and health promotion program.

231.66 Nutrition and health promotion program.   A nutrition and health promotion program shall be administered by the department, in accordance with the requirements of the federal Act, including congregate and home-delivered nutrition programs, nutrition screening, nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and evidence-based health promotion programs to promote health and well-being, reduce food insecurity, promote socialization, and maximize independence of older individuals.  2009 Acts, ch 23, §41; 2012 Acts, ch 1086, §15
IA Code § 231B.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.1 - Definitions.

231B.1 Definitions.   1. “Department” means the department of inspections and appeals or the department’s designee.   2. “Elder” means a person sixty years of age or older.   3. “Elder group home” means a single-family residence that is operated by a person who is providing room, board, and personal care and may provide health-related services to three through five elders who are not related to the person providing the service within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, and which is staffed by an on-site manager twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week.   4. “Governmental unit” means the state, or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision or any department, division, board, or other agency of any of these entities.   5. “Health-related care” means services provided by a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse, on a part-time or intermittent basis, and services provided by other licensed health care professionals, on a part-time or intermittent basis.   6. “Medication setup” means assistance with various steps of medication administration to support a tenant’s autonomy, which may include but is not limited to routine prompting, cueing and reminding, opening containers or packaging at the direction of the tenant, reading instructions or other label information, or transferring medications from the original container into suitable medication dispensing containers, reminder containers, or medication cups.   7. “Occupancy agreement” means a written agreement entered into between an elder group home and a tenant that clearly describes the rights and responsibilities of the elder group home and the tenant, and other information required by rule. “Occupancy agreement” may include a separate signed lease and signed service agreement.   8. “Personal care” means assistance with the essential activities of daily living which may include but are not limited to transferring, bathing, personal hygiene, dressing, grooming, and housekeeping that are essential to the health and welfare of a tenant.   9. “Tenant” means an individual who receives elder group home services through a certified elder group home.   10. “Tenant advocate” means the office of long-term care ombudsman established in section 231.42.   11. “Tenant’s legal representative” means a person appointed by the court to act on behalf of a tenant, or a person acting pursuant to a power of attorney.  93 Acts, ch 72, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 166, §3; 2005 Acts, ch 62, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §135; 2013 Acts, ch 18, §30  Referred to in §142D.2, 144C.2, 144D.1, 144F.1, 231.4, 235E.1, 441.21
IA Code § 231B.1A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.1A - Findings — purpose.

231B.1A Findings — purpose.   1. The general assembly finds that elder group homes are an important part of the long-term care continua in this state. Elder group homes emphasize the independence and dignity of the individual while providing housing in a cost-effective manner.   2. The purposes of establishing and regulating elder group homes include all of the following:   a. To encourage the establishment and maintenance of a safe and homelike environment for individuals of all income levels who require assistance with personal care to live independently but who require health-related care only on a part-time or intermittent basis.   b. To establish standards for elder group homes that allow flexibility in design, which promotes a model of service delivery by focusing on individual independence, needs and desires, and consumer-driven quality of service.   c. To encourage public participation in the development of elder group home programs for individuals of all income levels.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §136
IA Code § 231B.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.3 - Referral to uncertified elder group home prohibited.

231B.3 Referral to uncertified elder group home prohibited.   1. A person shall not place, refer, or recommend the placement of another person in an elder group home that is not certified pursuant to this chapter.   2. A person who has knowledge that an elder group home is operating without certification shall report the name and address of the home to the department. The department shall investigate a report made pursuant to this section.  93 Acts, ch 72, §4; 2003 Acts, ch 166, §6; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §142
IA Code § 231B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.4 - Zoning — fire and safety standards.

231B.4 Zoning — fire and safety standards.   An elder group home shall be located in an area zoned for single-family or multiple-family housing or in an unincorporated area and shall be constructed in compliance with applicable local housing codes and the rules adopted for the special classification by the state fire marshal. In the absence of local building codes, the facility shall comply with the state plumbing code established pursuant to section 135.11 and the state building code established pursuant to section 103A.7 and the rules adopted for the special classification by the state fire marshal. The rules adopted for the special classification by the state fire marshal regarding second floor occupancy shall be adopted in consultation with the department and shall take into consideration the mobility of the tenants.  93 Acts, ch 72, §5; 2005 Acts, ch 62, §4; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §143  Referred to in §335.33, 414.31
IA Code § 231B.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.6 - Involuntary transfer.

231B.6 Involuntary transfer.   1. If an elder group home initiates the involuntary transfer of a tenant and the action is not a result of a monitoring evaluation or complaint investigation by the department, and if the tenant or tenant’s legal representative contests the transfer, the following procedure shall apply:   a. The elder group home shall notify the tenant or tenant’s legal representative, in accordance with the occupancy agreement, of the need to transfer, the reason for the transfer, and the contact information of the tenant advocate.   b. The elder group home shall provide the tenant advocate with a copy of the notification to the tenant.   c. The tenant advocate shall offer the notified tenant or tenant’s legal representative assistance with the program’s internal appeals process. The tenant is not required to accept the assistance of the tenant advocate.   d. If, following the internal appeals process, the elder group home upholds the transfer decision, the tenant or the tenant’s legal representative may utilize other remedies authorized by law to contest the transfer.   2. The department, in consultation with affected state agencies and affected industry, professional, and consumer groups, shall establish by rule, in accordance with chapter 17A, procedures to be followed, including the opportunity for hearing, when the transfer of a tenant results from a monitoring evaluation or complaint investigation conducted by the department.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §6; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §145, 146
IA Code § 231B.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.7 - Complaints.

231B.7 Complaints.   1. Any person with concerns regarding the operations or service delivery of an elder group home may file a complaint with the department. The name of the person who files a complaint with the department and any personal identifying information of the person or any tenant identified in the complaint shall be kept confidential and shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for its release to a person other than department employees involved with the complaint.   2. The department shall establish procedures for the disposition of complaints received in accordance with this section.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §7; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §147
IA Code § 231B.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.8 - Exit interview — issuance of findings.

231B.8 Exit interview — issuance of findings.   1. The department shall provide an elder group home an exit interview at the conclusion of a monitoring evaluation or complaint investigation, and the department shall inform the home’s representative of all issues and areas of concern related to the insufficient practices. The department may conduct the exit interview in person or by telephone, and the department shall provide a second exit interview if any additional issues or areas of concern are identified. The home shall have two working days from the date of the exit interview to submit additional or rebuttal information to the department.   2. The department shall issue the final findings of a monitoring evaluation or complaint investigation within ten working days after completion of the on-site monitoring evaluation or complaint investigation. The final findings shall be served upon the home personally, by electronic mail, or by certified mail.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §148; 2014 Acts, ch 1040, §19, 28
IA Code § 231B.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.9 - Disclosure of findings.

231B.9 Disclosure of findings.   Upon completion of a monitoring evaluation or complaint investigation of an elder group home by the department pursuant to this chapter, the department’s final findings with respect to compliance by the elder group home with requirements for certification shall be made available to the public in a readily available form and place. Other information relating to an elder group home that is obtained by the department which does not constitute the department’s final findings from a monitoring evaluation or complaint investigation of the elder group home shall not be made available to the public except in proceedings involving the assessment of a civil penalty pursuant to section 231B.14 or the denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate under this chapter.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §9; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §149; 2008 Acts, ch 1048, §1, 4; 2014 Acts, ch 1040, §20, 28; 2015 Acts, ch 80, §7
IA Code § 231B.9A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.9A - Informal conference — formal contest — judicial review.

231B.9A Informal conference — formal contest — judicial review.   1. Within twenty business days after issuance of the final findings, the elder group home shall notify the director if the home desires to contest the findings and do either of the following:   a. Request an informal conference with an independent reviewer pursuant to subsection 2. Upon the conclusion of an informal conference, if the elder group home desires to further contest an affirmed or modified regulatory insufficiency, it may do so by giving notice of intent to formally contest the regulatory insufficiency, in writing, to the department within five days after receipt of the written decision of the independent reviewer.   b. Request a contested case hearing in the manner provided by chapter 17A for contested cases. The formal hearing shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 17A and rules adopted by the department.   2. a. The department shall provide an independent reviewer to hold an informal conference with an elder group home within ten working days after receiving a request from the home pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “a”. At the conclusion of the informal conference, the independent reviewer may affirm, modify, or dismiss a contested regulatory insufficiency. The independent reviewer shall state in writing the specific reasons for the affirmation, modification, or dismissal and immediately transmit copies of the statement to the department and to the home.   b. An independent reviewer shall be licensed as an attorney in the state of Iowa and shall not be employed or have been employed by the department in the past eight years or have appeared in front of the department on behalf of an elder group home in the past eight years. Preference shall be given to an attorney with background knowledge, experience, or training in long-term care. The department may issue a request for proposals to enter into a contract for the purpose of providing one or more independent reviewers for informal conferences.   3. An elder group home that has exhausted all adequate administrative remedies and is aggrieved by the final action of the department may petition for judicial review in the manner provided by chapter 17A.  2014 Acts, ch 1040, §21, 28; 2015 Acts, ch 80, §8
IA Code § 231B.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.11 - Notice — appeal — emergency provisions.

231B.11 Notice — appeal — emergency provisions.   1. The denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate shall be effected by delivering to the applicant or certificate holder by restricted certified mail or by personal service a notice setting forth the particular reasons for such action. Such denial, suspension, or revocation shall become effective thirty days after the mailing or service of the notice, unless the applicant or certificate holder, within such thirty-day period, requests a hearing, in writing, of the department, in which case the notice shall be deemed to be suspended.   2. The denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate may be appealed in accordance with rules adopted by the department in accordance with chapter 17A.   3. When the department finds that an imminent danger to the health or safety of a tenant of an elder group home exists which requires action on an emergency basis, the department may direct removal of all tenants of the elder group home and suspend the certificate prior to a hearing.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §11; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §152
IA Code § 231B.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.12 - Department notified of casualties.

231B.12 Department notified of casualties.   The department shall be notified within twenty-four hours, by the most expeditious means available, of any accident causing substantial injury or death to a tenant, and any substantial fire or natural or other disaster occurring at or near an elder group home.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §12; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §153
IA Code § 231B.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.13 - Retaliation by elder group home prohibited.

231B.13 Retaliation by elder group home prohibited.   An elder group home shall not discriminate or retaliate in any way against a tenant, a tenant’s family, or an employee of the elder group home who has initiated or participated in any proceeding authorized by this chapter. An elder group home that violates this section is subject to a penalty as established by administrative rule in accordance with chapter 17A, to be assessed and collected by the department, paid into the state treasury, and credited to the general fund of the state.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §13; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §71; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §154  Referred to in §231B.5
IA Code § 231B.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.14 - Civil penalties.

231B.14 Civil penalties.   The department may establish by rule, in accordance with chapter 17A, civil penalties for the following violations by an elder group home:   1. Noncompliance with any regulatory requirements which presents an imminent danger or a substantial probability of resultant death or physical harm to a tenant.   2. Following receipt of notice from the department, continued failure or refusal to comply within a prescribed time frame with regulatory requirements that have a direct relationship to the health, safety, or security of elder group home tenants.   3. Preventing or interfering with or attempting to impede in any way any duly authorized representative of the department in the lawful enforcement of this chapter or of the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. As used in this subsection, “lawful enforcement” includes but is not limited to:   a. Contacting or interviewing any tenant of an elder group home in private at any reasonable hour and without advance notice.   b. Examining any relevant records of an elder group home.   c. Preserving evidence of any violation of this chapter or of the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §14; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §155, 156  Referred to in §231B.9
IA Code § 231B.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.15 - Criminal penalties and injunctive relief.

231B.15 Criminal penalties and injunctive relief.   A person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating an elder group home without a certificate is 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. A person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating an elder group home without a certificate may be temporarily or permanently restrained by a court of competent jurisdiction from such activity in an action brought by the state.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §15; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §157
IA Code § 231B.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.16 - Coordination of the long-term care system — transitional provisions.

231B.16 Coordination of the long-term care system — transitional provisions.   1. A hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B, a health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter 135C, an assisted living program certified pursuant to chapter 231C, or an adult day services program certified pursuant to chapter 231D may operate an elder group home, if the elder group home is certified pursuant to this chapter.   2. This chapter shall not be construed to require that a facility licensed as a different type of facility also comply with the requirements of this chapter, unless the facility is represented to the public as an elder group home.   3. A certified elder group home that complies with the requirements of this chapter shall not be required to be licensed or certified as a different type of facility, unless the elder group home is represented to the public as another type of facility.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §16
IA Code § 231B.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.17 - Iowa elder group home fees.

231B.17 Iowa elder group home fees.   1. The department shall collect elder group home certification and related fees. Fees collected and retained pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.   2. The following certification and related fees shall apply to elder group homes:   a. For a two-year initial certification, seven hundred fifty dollars.   b. For a two-year recertification, one thousand dollars.   c. For a blueprint plan review, nine hundred dollars.   d. For an optional preliminary plan review, five hundred dollars.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §17; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §158
IA Code § 231B.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.18 - Application of landlord and tenant Act.

231B.18 Application of landlord and tenant Act.   Chapter 562A, the uniform residential landlord and tenant Act, shall apply to elder group homes under this chapter.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §18
IA Code § 231B.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.19 - Resident advocate committees.

231B.19 Resident advocate committees. Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 18, §34.
IA Code § 231B.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES|Section 231B.20 - Nursing assistant and medication aide — certification.

231B.20 Nursing assistant and medication aide — certification.   The department, in cooperation with other appropriate agencies, shall establish a procedure to allow nursing assistants or medication aides to claim work within an elder group home as credit toward sustaining the nursing assistant’s or medication aide’s certification.  2005 Acts, ch 62, §20; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §159