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IA Code § 137.105 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.105 - Local boards of health — membership and meetings.

137.105 Local boards of health — membership and meetings.   1. Membership, terms, compensation, and vacancies.   a. All members of a city board shall be appointed by the council.   b. All members of a county board shall be appointed by the county board of supervisors.   c. All members of a district board shall be appointed by the county board of supervisors from each county represented by the district. Each county board of supervisors shall appoint at least one but no more than three members to the district board.   d. Local boards of health shall consist of at least five members. At least one member shall be licensed as a physician under chapter 148, a physician assistant under chapter 148C, an advanced registered nurse practitioner under chapter 152, or an advanced practice registered nurse under chapter 152E.   e. A local board of health member shall serve for a term of three years. A member is eligible for reappointment.   f. A local board of health member shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses in accordance with rules established by the state board or the applicable jurisdiction.   g. A local board of health member vacancy due to death, resignation, or other cause shall be filled as soon as possible after the vacancy exists for the unexpired term of the original appointment.   2. Meetings. A majority of the members of a local board of health shall be considered a quorum and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present is necessary for action taken by a local board of health. The majority shall not include any member who has a conflict of interest and a statement by the member that a conflict of interest exists shall be conclusive for this purpose.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §5; 2016 Acts, ch 1026, §11; 2020 Acts, ch 1083, §2  Referred to in §137.106, 137.108, 331.321  Subsection 1, paragraph d amended
IA Code § 137.106 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.106 - District boards of health — request to form.

137.106 District boards of health — request to form.   The county boards of any two or more geographically contiguous counties may at any time submit a request to form a district board to the state department. The formation request shall be in writing, shall be executed by the county boards of supervisors and the county boards of health for each county comprising the proposed district board, and shall include but not be limited to the following required elements:   1. A written narrative that explains how a district board will attain the capability to provide population-based and personal public health services.   2. The composition of the district board, including the number of members each county shall appoint pursuant to section 137.105 and the total number of members on the district board.   3. Proof of approval by all county boards of supervisors and county boards of health involved in the request to form a district board and of the elements included in the formation plan.   4. The service delivery plan.   5. The budget and fiscal plan for the proposed district board. The budget plan shall include an estimate of proposed expenditures and revenues and an allocation of the revenue responsibilities of each of the counties participating in the proposed district board.   6. A table of organization.   7. A personnel system description, including identification of the district treasurer and district auditor and a section which addresses the employment issues contained in section 137.110.   8. The location of the district board offices and workforce throughout the jurisdiction.   9. An inventory of the property and equipment in the custody of each county board and a description as to whether such property and equipment shall remain in the custody of the county or shall be transferred to the district board to become property of the district board.   10. A timeline for the adoption of district board rules and regulations.   11. Other criteria as established by rule of the state department.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §6; 2016 Acts, ch 1026, §12  Referred to in §137.107, 137.110, 137.113, 137.114, 137.115
IA Code § 137.107 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.107 - Request reviewed by state department.

137.107 Request reviewed by state department.   The state department shall review requests submitted pursuant to section 137.106. The state department, upon finding that all required elements are present, shall present findings to the state board. The state board may approve the formation of a district board and if the formation is approved, shall notify the county boards from whom the request was received.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §7  Referred to in §137.113, 137.114
IA Code § 137.108 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.108 - Initial appointment of district board of health.

137.108 Initial appointment of district board of health.   Upon receipt of notice of approval as a district board, district board members shall be appointed as specified in section 137.105.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §8
IA Code § 137.109 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.109 - Organizational structure of district board.

137.109 Organizational structure of district board.   A district board is a governing body for purposes of chapter 670 and a district health department is a municipality for purposes of chapter 670. All meetings of a district board shall comply with the requirements of chapter 21 and all records of a district board and a district health department shall be maintained in accordance with chapter 22.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §9
IA Code § 137.110 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.110 - District personnel.

137.110 District personnel.   1. A district board may employ persons as necessary for the efficient discharge of its duties. A district board shall have all the duties and powers in employing such persons as a county board of supervisors is granted pursuant to section 331.324, with the exception of the authority to provide for support of the civil service commission for deputy sheriffs as specified in section 331.324, subsection 1, paragraph “k”. A district board may employ persons who were employed at the time of the formation of the district board by the counties represented by the district board, or may employ persons who were not employed by such counties. The county boards involved shall specify in the request submitted pursuant to section 137.106 whether the individual counties or the district board will be responsible for payment of unemployment compensation for any county employees employed by the county board at the time of formation of the district board but not employed by the district board following formation.   2. If the district board employs persons who were employed by the counties represented by the district board at the time of formation of the district board, the district board shall recognize the term of service of the former county employees for purposes of all employee benefits offered by the district board to such employees and such employees shall not forfeit accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, or longevity by becoming district board employees.   3. Persons who were covered by county employee life insurance, accident insurance, and health insurance plans prior to becoming district board employees pursuant to this chapter shall be permitted to apply prior to becoming district board employees for life, accident, and health insurance plans that are available to district board employees so that those persons do not suffer a lapse of insurance coverage as a result of becoming district board employees.   4. The district board may employ or contract with legal counsel to enforce this chapter and district board rules, represent and defend the district board and its officers and employees, provide legal advice to the district board, and perform any other legal duties required by law or assigned by the district board. The district board may employ or contract with the county attorney of a county within its jurisdiction.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §10  Referred to in §137.106
IA Code § 137.111 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.111 - District treasurer and auditor.

137.111 District treasurer and auditor.   Upon establishment of a district board, the district board shall designate a treasurer to serve as treasurer of the district health department, and shall designate an auditor to serve as auditor of the district health department. A treasurer or auditor of any county within the district may also serve in the capacity of treasurer or auditor of the district health department, respectively, or the district board may contract with a third party to act as the treasurer or auditor of the district health department. A county treasurer’s or county auditor’s official bond may extend to cover their respective duties performed on behalf of the district health department.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §11; 2016 Acts, ch 1026, §13
IA Code § 137.112 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.112 - District public health fund — budget.

137.112 District public health fund — budget.   1. The district treasurer shall establish a district public health fund from which disbursements may be made in the manner specified for disbursements by law for the disbursement of county funds.   2. All moneys received by a district board or district health department for local public health purposes from federal appropriations, state appropriations, local appropriations, fees, gifts, grants, bequests, or other sources shall be deposited in the district public health fund. Expenditures shall be made from the fund on order of the district board for the purpose of carrying out its duties. No more than twenty percent of the unexpended balance remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be maintained in the district public health fund. The remainder of the unexpended balance shall revert to the general funds of the member counties in the manner determined by the district board.   3. The district board shall adopt and certify an annual budget in accordance with section 24.17 relating to certification of budgets and section 24.27 relating to protesting budgets.   4. This section does not apply to any district board of health or district health department in existence prior to July 1, 2010.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §12; 2012 Acts, ch 1113, §17, 20, 21
IA Code § 137.113 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.113 - Adding to district.

137.113 Adding to district.   A county may be added to an existing district board by submission and approval of a request, as specified in sections 137.106 and 137.107.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §13
IA Code § 137.114 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.114 - Withdrawal from district.

137.114 Withdrawal from district.   A county may withdraw from an existing district board upon submission of a request for withdrawal to and approval by the state department. The request shall include a plan to reform its county board or join a different district board, information specified in section 137.106, and approval of the request by the district board and, at the recommendation of the state department, the state board. Any county choosing to withdraw from the district board shall commit to the continuity of services in its county by reestablishing its county board or joining a different district board. The remaining counties in the district shall submit an application including the information specified in section 137.106 to the state department for review as provided in section 137.107.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §14
IA Code § 137.115 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.115 - Dissolution of county boards.

137.115 Dissolution of county boards.   Upon appointment of a district board, the county boards involved shall be dissolved and their powers and duties specified in section 137.104 transferred to the district board. All property and equipment in the custody of the county board shall either remain the property of the county or shall become the property of the district board, as so provided in the district board formation request submitted pursuant to section 137.106.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §15
IA Code § 137.116 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.116 - Emergency request for funds.

137.116 Emergency request for funds.   A local board of health may, during a public health disaster as defined in section 135.140 or in preparation for or response to such disaster, request additional appropriations which may upon approval of the director be allotted from the funds reserved for that purpose to the extent that funds are appropriated and available. Upon termination of the disaster response, the local board of health shall report its expenditures of emergency funds to the director.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §16
IA Code § 137.117 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.117 - Penalties — criminal and civil.

137.117 Penalties — criminal and civil.   1. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or the rules of a local board of health or any lawful order of the board, its officers, or authorized agents is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. Each additional day of neglect or failure to comply with such provision, rule, or lawful order after notice of violation by the local board of health shall constitute a separate offense.   2. A local board of health may impose a civil penalty not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars for each violation of this chapter or the rules of the local board of health or any lawful order of the board, its officers, or authorized agents. If the violation is a repeat offense, a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars may be imposed. The local board of health shall impose and enforce such penalties in the manner provided in section 331.307 for county infractions.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §17
IA Code § 137.118 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.118 - Individual choice of treatment.

137.118 Individual choice of treatment.   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impede, limit, or restrict the right of free choice by an individual to the health care or treatment that the individual may select.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §18
IA Code § 137.119 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137 - LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH|Section 137.119 - Adoption of rules.

137.119 Adoption of rules.   The state board of health shall adopt rules to implement this chapter. The department is vested with discretionary authority to interpret the provisions of this chapter.  2010 Acts, ch 1036, §19
IA Code § 137C.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.1 - Title.

137C.1 Title.   This chapter shall be known as the “Iowa Hotel Sanitation Code”.  [C79, 81, §170B.1]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.1  2018 Acts, ch 1041, §44
IA Code § 137C.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.2 - Definitions.

137C.2 Definitions.   For purposes of the Iowa hotel sanitation code, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context:   1. “Bed and breakfast inn” means a hotel which has nine or fewer guest rooms.   2. “Director” means the director of the department of inspections and appeals or the director’s designee.   3. “Department” means the department of inspections and appeals.   4. “Guest room” shall mean any bedroom or other sleeping quarters for transient guests in a hotel.   5. “Hotel” shall mean any building or structure, equipped, used, advertised as, or held out to the public to be an inn, hotel, motel, motor inn, or place where sleeping accommodations are furnished transient guests for hire.   6. “Local board of health” means a county, city, or district board of health.   7. “Municipal corporation” means a political subdivision of this state.   8. “Regulatory authority” means the department or a local board of health that has entered into an agreement with the director pursuant to section 137C.6 for authority to enforce the Iowa hotel sanitation code in its jurisdiction.  [S13, §2514-h; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2808; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.1; C79, 81, §170B.2]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §541; 87 Acts, ch 202, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.2  2004 Acts, ch 1026, §3
IA Code § 137C.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.6 - Authority to enforce.

137C.6 Authority to enforce.   1. The director shall regulate, license, and inspect hotels and enforce the Iowa hotel sanitation code in Iowa. Municipal corporations shall not regulate, license, inspect, or collect license fees from hotels except as provided for in the Iowa hotel sanitation code.   2. If a municipal corporation wants its local board of health to license, inspect, and otherwise enforce the Iowa hotel sanitation code within its jurisdiction, the municipal corporation may enter into an agreement to do so with the director. The director may enter into the agreement if the director finds that the local board of health has adequate resources to perform the required functions. A municipal corporation may only enter into an agreement to enforce the Iowa hotel sanitation code if it also agrees to enforce the rules setting minimum standards to protect consumers from foodborne illness adopted pursuant to section 137F.2.   3. A local board of health that is responsible for enforcing the Iowa hotel sanitation code within its jurisdiction pursuant to an agreement shall make an annual report to the director providing the following information:   a. The total number of hotel licenses granted or renewed during the year.   b. The amount of money collected in license fees during the year.   c. Other information the director requests.   4. The director shall monitor local boards of health to determine if they are enforcing the Iowa hotel sanitation code within their respective jurisdictions. If the director determines that the Iowa hotel sanitation code is enforced by a local board of health, such enforcement shall be accepted in lieu of enforcement by the department in that jurisdiction. If the director determines that the Iowa hotel sanitation code is not enforced by a local board of health, the director may rescind the agreement after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing. If the agreement is rescinded, the director shall assume responsibility for enforcement in the jurisdiction involved.  [C79, 81, §170B.3]  83 Acts, ch 101, §30; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §542, 543; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.6  98 Acts, ch 1162, §3, 30; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §207; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §1, 16  Referred to in §137C.2, 137F.3
IA Code § 137C.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.7 - License required.

137C.7 License required.   A person shall not open or operate a hotel until the regulatory authority has inspected the hotel and issued a license to the person. The regulatory authority shall conduct inspections in accordance with standards adopted by the department by rule pursuant to chapter 17A. Each license shall expire one year from the date of issue. A license is renewable. All licenses issued under this chapter that are not renewed by the licensee on or before the expiration date shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent of the license fee per month if the license is renewed at a later date. A license is not transferable.  [S13, §2527-l; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2809; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.2; C79, 81, §170B.4]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.7  2002 Acts, ch 1119, §132; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §2, 16
IA Code § 137C.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.8 - Application for license.

137C.8 Application for license.   Every application for a license under the Iowa hotel sanitation code shall be made upon a blank furnished by the regulatory authority and shall contain the items required by the department as to ownership, management, location, buildings, equipment, rates, and other data concerning the hotel for which a license is desired. An application for a license to operate an existing hotel shall be made at least thirty days before the expiration of the existing license.  [C79, 81, §170B.5]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.8
IA Code § 137C.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.9 - License fees.

137C.9 License fees.   1. Either the department or the municipal corporation shall collect the following annual license fees:   a. For a hotel containing thirty guest rooms or less, fifty dollars.   b. For a hotel containing more than thirty but less than one hundred one guest rooms, one hundred dollars.   c. For a hotel containing one hundred one guest rooms or more, one hundred fifty dollars.   2. Fees collected by the department shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. Fees collected by a municipal corporation shall be retained by it and for its use.  [S13, §2527-l; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2812; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.5; C79, 81, §170B.6]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.9  2007 Acts, ch 215, §208; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §3, 16; 2019 Acts, ch 136, §33  Referred to in §137F.3A
IA Code § 137C.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.10 - Suspension or revocation of licenses.

137C.10 Suspension or revocation of licenses.   A regulatory authority may suspend or revoke a license issued to a person under the Iowa hotel sanitation code if any of the following occurs:   1. The person’s hotel does not conform to a provision of the Iowa hotel sanitation code or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.   2. The person violates a provision of the Iowa hotel sanitation code or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.   3. The person conducts an activity constituting a criminal offense in the hotel and is convicted of a serious misdemeanor or a more serious offense as a result.  [C79, 81, §170B.7]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §36, 66  C91, §137C.10  91 Acts, ch 107, §9
IA Code § 137C.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.11 - Biennial inspections.

137C.11 Biennial inspections.   The regulatory authority shall inspect each hotel in the state at least once biennially. The inspector may enter the hotel at any reasonable hour to make the inspection. The management shall afford free access to every part of the premises and render all aid and assistance necessary to enable the inspector to make a thorough and complete inspection.  [S13, §2514-q, 2527-m, 2528-d5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2851; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.46; C79, 81, §170B.14]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §66  C91, §137C.11  91 Acts, ch 268, §430
IA Code § 137C.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 137C - HOTEL SANITATION CODE|Section 137C.12 - Inspection upon complaint.

137C.12 Inspection upon complaint.   Upon receipt of a verified complaint signed by a guest of a hotel and stating facts indicating the place is in an insanitary condition, the regulatory authority shall conduct an inspection.  [SS15, §2514-s; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2852; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.47; C79, 81, §170B.15]  90 Acts, ch 1204, §39, 66  C91, §137C.12