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IA Code § 135B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.4 - Application for license.

135B.4 Application for license.   Licenses shall be obtained from the department. Applications shall be upon forms and shall contain information as the department may reasonably require, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with reasonable standards and rules prescribed under this chapter. Each application for license shall be accompanied by the license fee, which shall be refunded to the applicant if the license is denied and which shall be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the general fund if the license is issued. Hospitals having fifty beds or less shall pay an initial license fee of fifteen dollars; hospitals of more than fifty beds and not more than one hundred beds shall pay an initial license fee of twenty-five dollars; all other hospitals shall pay an initial license fee of fifty dollars.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.4]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §3
IA Code § 135B.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.5 - Issuance and renewal of license.

135B.5 Issuance and renewal of license.   1. Upon receipt of an application for license and the license fee, the department shall issue a license if the applicant and hospital facilities comply with this chapter, chapter 135, and the rules of the department. Each licensee shall receive annual reapproval upon payment of five hundred dollars and upon filing of an application form which is available from the department. The annual licensure fee shall be dedicated to support and provide educational programs on regulatory issues for hospitals licensed under this chapter. Licenses shall be either general or restricted in form. Each license shall be issued only for the premises and persons or governmental units named in the application and is not transferable or assignable except with the written approval of the department. Licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises as prescribed by rule of the department.   2. The provisions of this section shall not in any way affect, change, deny, or nullify any rights set forth in or arising from the provisions of this chapter and particularly section 135B.7, arising before or after December 31, 1960.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.5]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §48; 2018 Acts, ch 1062, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §24; 2020 Acts, ch 1103, §37, 51  Section amended
IA Code § 135B.5A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.5A - Conversion of a hospital.

135B.5A Conversion of a hospital.   A conversion of a long-term acute care hospital, rehabilitation hospital, or psychiatric hospital as defined by federal regulations to a general hospital or to a specialty hospital of a different type is a permanent change in bed capacity and shall require a certificate of need pursuant to section 135.63.  2018 Acts, ch 1062, §2
IA Code § 135B.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.6 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of license — hearings and review.

135B.6 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license — hearings and review.   1. The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license in any case where it finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply with this chapter or the rules or minimum standards adopted pursuant to this chapter.   2. A denial, suspension, or revocation shall be effected by mailing to the applicant or licensee by certified mail, or by personal service of, a notice setting forth the particular reasons for the action. A denial, suspension, or revocation shall become effective thirty days after the mailing or service of the notice, unless the applicant or licensee, within the thirty-day period gives written notice to the department requesting a hearing, in which case the notice is suspended. If a hearing has been requested, the applicant or licensee shall be given an opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing before the department. At any time at or prior to hearing, the department may rescind the notice of denial, suspension, or revocation upon being satisfied that the reasons for the denial, suspension, or revocation have been or will be removed. On the basis of a hearing or upon default of the applicant or licensee, the determination involved in the notice may be affirmed, modified, or set aside by the department. A copy of the decision, setting forth the finding of facts and the particular reasons for the decision shall be sent by certified mail, or served personally upon, the applicant or licensee.   3. The procedure governing hearings authorized by this section shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the department. A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings, and all testimony shall be reported but need not be transcribed unless judicial review is sought pursuant to section 135B.14. A copy or copies of the transcript may be obtained by an interested party on payment of the cost of preparing the copy or copies. Witnesses may be subpoenaed by either party and shall be allowed fees at a rate prescribed by rule.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.6]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §5; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
IA Code § 135B.7A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.7A - Procedures — orders.

135B.7A Procedures — orders.   The department shall adopt rules that require hospitals to establish procedures for authentication of all verbal orders by a practitioner within a period not to exceed thirty days following a patient’s discharge.  2001 Acts, ch 93, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 93, §1
IA Code § 135B.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.8 - Effective date of rules.

135B.8 Effective date of rules.   Any hospital which is in operation at the time of promulgation of any applicable rules or minimum standards under this chapter shall be given a reasonable time, not to exceed one year from the date of such promulgation, within which to comply with such rules and minimum standards.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.8]
IA Code § 135B.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.9 - Inspections and qualifications for hospital inspectors — protection and advocacy agency investigations.

135B.9 Inspections and qualifications for hospital inspectors — protection and advocacy agency investigations.   1. The department shall make or cause to be made inspections as it deems necessary in order to determine compliance with applicable rules. Hospital inspectors shall meet the following qualifications:   a. Be free of conflicts of interest. A hospital inspector shall not participate in an inspection or complaint investigation of a hospital in which the inspector or a member of the inspector’s immediate family works or has worked within the last two years. For purposes of this paragraph, “immediate family member” means a spouse; natural or adoptive parent, child, or sibling; or stepparent, stepchild, or stepsibling.   b. Complete a yearly conflict of interest disclosure statement.   c. Biennially, complete a minimum of ten hours of continuing education pertaining to hospital operations including but not limited to quality and process improvement standards, trauma system standards, and regulatory requirements.   2. In the state resource centers and state mental health institutes operated by the department of human services, the designated protection and advocacy agency as provided in section 135C.2, subsection 4, shall have the authority to investigate all complaints of abuse and neglect of persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses if the complaints are reported to the protection and advocacy agency or if there is probable cause to believe that the abuse has occurred. Such authority shall include the examination of all records pertaining to the care provided to the residents and contact or interview with any resident, employee, or any other person who might have knowledge about the operation of the institution.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.9]  88 Acts, ch 1249, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §7; 95 Acts, ch 51, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51; 2010 Acts, ch 1177, §1  Referred to in §135C.37
IA Code § 135B.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.10 - Hospital licensing board.

135B.10 Hospital licensing board. Repealed by 2020 Acts, ch 1103, §45, 51.
IA Code § 135B.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.11 - Functions of hospital licensing board — compensation.

135B.11 Functions of hospital licensing board — compensation. Repealed by 2020 Acts, ch 1103, §45, 51.
IA Code § 135B.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.12 - Confidentiality.

135B.12 Confidentiality.   The department’s final findings or the final survey findings of the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations or the American osteopathic association with respect to compliance by a hospital with requirements for licensing or accreditation shall be made available to the public in a readily available form and place. Other information relating to a hospital obtained by the department which does not constitute the department’s findings from an inspection of the hospital or the final survey findings of the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations or the American osteopathic association shall not be made available to the public, except in proceedings involving the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under this chapter. The name of a person who files a complaint with the department shall remain 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 or agents involved in the investigation of the complaint.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.12]  88 Acts, ch 1249, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §10; 91 Acts, ch 107, §2
IA Code § 135B.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.13 - Annual report of department.

135B.13 Annual report of department.   The department shall prepare and publish an annual report of its activities under this chapter.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.13]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §11
IA Code § 135B.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.14 - Judicial review.

135B.14 Judicial review.   Judicial review of the action of the department may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of chapter 17A, the Iowa administrative procedure Act, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court of the county in which the hospital is located or to be located, and the status quo of the petitioner or licensee shall be preserved pending final disposition of the matter in the courts.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.14]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §12  Referred to in §135B.6
IA Code § 135B.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.15 - Penalties.

135B.15 Penalties.   Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any hospital without a license shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor, and each day of continuing violation after conviction shall be considered a separate offense.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.15]
IA Code § 135B.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.16 - Injunction.

135B.16 Injunction.   Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the department may, in the manner provided by law, maintain an action in the name of the state for injunction or other process against any person or governmental unit to restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management or operation of a hospital without a license.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.16]
IA Code § 135B.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.17 - Construction.

135B.17 Construction.   1. This chapter is in addition to and not in conflict with chapter 235.   2. 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.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.17]  83 Acts, ch 101, §17; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §36
IA Code § 135B.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.18 - County care facilities exempted.

135B.18 County care facilities exempted.   The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to county care facilities established pursuant to chapter 347B and managed by the county board of supervisors.  [C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.18]
IA Code § 135B.18A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.18A - Universal newborn and infant hearing screening.

135B.18A Universal newborn and infant hearing screening.   Beginning January 1, 2004, a birthing hospital as defined in section 135.131 shall comply with section 135.131 relating to universal newborn and infant hearing screening.  2003 Acts, ch 102, §2
IA Code § 135B.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.19 - Title of subchapter.

135B.19 Title of subchapter.   This subchapter may be cited as the “Pathology and Radiology Services in Hospitals Law”.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.19]  2011 Acts, ch 34, §36; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
IA Code § 135B.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.20 - Definitions.

135B.20 Definitions.   As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Doctor” shall mean any person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state.   2. “Employees” as used in section 135B.24, and “employment” as used in section 135B.25, shall include and pertain to members of the religious order operating the hospital even though the relationship of employer and employee does not exist between such members and the hospital.   3. “Hospital” shall mean all hospitals licensed under this chapter.   4. “Joint conference committee” shall mean the joint conference committee as required by the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations or, in a hospital having no such committee, a similar committee, an equal number of which shall be members of the medical staff selected by the staff and an equal number of which shall be selected by the governing board of the hospital.   5. “Technician” shall mean technologist as well.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.20]  98 Acts, ch 1100, §16; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §141; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §35; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §47
IA Code § 135B.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.21 - Functions of hospital.

135B.21 Functions of hospital.   The ownership, maintenance, and operation of the laboratory and X ray facilities under this subchapter are proper functions of a hospital.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.21]  2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §43  Section not amended; editorial change applied
IA Code § 135B.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.22 - Character of services.

135B.22 Character of services.   Pathology and radiology services performed in hospitals are the product of the joint contribution of hospitals, doctors and technicians but these services constitute medical services which must be performed by or under the direction and supervision of a doctor, and no hospital shall have the right, directly or indirectly, to direct, control or interfere with the professional medical acts and duties of the doctor in charge of the pathology or radiology facilities or of the technicians under the doctor’s supervision. Nothing herein contained shall affect the rights of third parties as a result of negligence in the operation or maintenance of the aforesaid pathology and radiology facilities.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.22]
IA Code § 135B.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.23 - Agreement with doctor.

135B.23 Agreement with doctor.   Each hospital shall arrange for such services and for the direction and supervision of its pathology or radiology department by entering into either an oral or written agreement with a doctor who is a member of or acceptable to the hospital medical staff. Such doctor may or may not be a specialist. The department may be supervised and directed by a qualified member of the staff and specific services may be referred to a specialist, or the specialist may also direct and supervise the department as may be desired. Any contract so entered into shall be in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.23]  2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
IA Code § 135B.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.24 - Employees.

135B.24 Employees.   Unless the department is leased or unless the hospital and doctor mutually agree otherwise, technicians and other personnel, not including doctors, shall be employees of the hospital, subject to the rules of the hospital applicable to employees generally, but under the direction and supervision of the doctor in charge of the department as set forth elsewhere in this subchapter.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.24]  2017 Acts, ch 54, §76  Referred to in §135B.20
IA Code § 135B.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.25 - Hiring and dismissal of technicians.

135B.25 Hiring and dismissal of technicians.   The doctor and hospital shall mutually agree upon the employment of any technicians necessary for the proper operation of said department and no technicians shall be dismissed from said employment without the mutual consent of the parties, provided, however, that in the event the hospital and doctor are unable mutually to agree upon the hiring or discharge or disciplining of any employee of said department, the matter shall be promptly submitted to the joint conference committee for final determination.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.25]  Referred to in §135B.20
IA Code § 135B.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.26 - Compensation.

135B.26 Compensation.   The contract between the hospital and doctor in charge of the laboratory or X ray facilities may contain any provision for compensation of each upon which they mutually agree. The contract may create the relationship of employer and employee between the hospital and the radiologist or pathologist. A percentage arrangement or a relationship of employer and employee between the hospital and the radiologist or pathologist is not unprofessional conduct on the part of the doctor or in violation of the statutes of this state upon the part of the hospital.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.26]  83 Acts, ch 27, §8  Referred to in §514B.32  Section not amended; editorial change applied
IA Code § 135B.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.27 - Admission agreement.

135B.27 Admission agreement.   The hospital admission agreement signed by the patient or the patient’s legal representative shall contain the following statement:   Pathology and radiology services are medical services performed or supervised by doctors, and the personnel and facilities are or may be furnished by the hospital for said services. Charges for such services are or may be collected, however, by the hospital on behalf of said doctors pursuant to an agreement between said doctors and the hospital, and from said charges I consent that an agreed sum will be retained by the hospital in accordance with an existing agreement between the doctor and the hospital.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.27]
IA Code § 135B.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.28 - Hospital bill.

135B.28 Hospital bill.   1. The hospital bill shall properly include the charges for pathology and radiology services as long as the name of the doctor is stated and it fairly appears that the charge is for medical services.   2. The hospital bill shall also contain a statement substantially in the following form:   The pathology and radiology charges are for medical services rendered by or under the direction of the doctor listed above and are collected by the hospital on behalf of the doctor, from which charges an agreed sum will be retained by the hospital in accordance with an existing agreement to which retention you consented at the time of your admission to the hospital.   3. Upon the effective date of regulations which may be adopted by the United States department of health and human services prohibiting combined billing by hospitals and hospital-based physicians under Tit. XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, the charges for all pathology and radiology services in a hospital, may upon the mutual agreement of the hospital, physician, and third-party payer, be billed separately, the hospital component of the charges being included in the hospital bill and the doctor component being billed by the doctor.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.28]  83 Acts, ch 27, §9; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §46
IA Code § 135B.29 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.29 - Fees.

135B.29 Fees.   All fees to be charged by the doctors for pathology and radiology services shall be mutually agreed upon by the hospital and the doctor. In the event dispute shall arise between the parties the matter shall be submitted to the joint conference committee for final determination.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.29]
IA Code § 135B.30 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS|Section 135B.30 - Radiology and pathology fees.

135B.30 Radiology and pathology fees.   Fees for radiology and pathology services must be paid for as medical and not hospital services. In all cases where payment is to be made by a corporation organized pursuant to chapter 514, payment for radiology and pathology services shall be made by a medical service corporation and not by a hospital service corporation.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.30]