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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 78 - Personal Responsibility Education Program and Title v State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Grant Program Funding and Restrictions › Rule 641-78.2 - Definitions

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"Administer"
means to implement PREP or SRAE
				through contracts entered into by the department and selected private,
				governmental, and nonprofit organizations to provide programming directly to
				youth participants. "Administer" does not mean the evaluation of PREP or SRAE
				or the management of federal performance measures data collection for PREP or
				SRAE programming. "Administer" also does not mean providing training and
				technical assistance.
"Affiliate"
means a business, corporate, or
				financial relationship in which an entity is controlled by or under common
				control with an entity that performs or promotes abortions.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Nonprofit health care delivery system"
means
				an Iowa nonprofit corporation that controls, directly or indirectly, a regional
				health care network consisting of hospital facilities and various ambulatory
				and clinic locations that provide a range of primary, secondary, and tertiary
				inpatient, outpatient, and physician services.
"PREP"
means the Personal Responsibility
				Education Program as specified in
				42 U.S.C. Section
				713.
"Regularly"
means recurring, routine, and
				conducted in conformity with established or prescribed rules or policy.
"SRAE"
means the Sexual Risk Avoidance
				Education Grant Program authorized pursuant to Section 510 of Title V of the
				federal Social Security Act,
				42 U.S.C. Section
				710 as amended by Section 50502 of the
				federal Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018,
				Public Law
				115-123, and as further amended by Division S,
				Title VII, Section 701 of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018,
				Public Law
				115-141.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 78 - Personal Responsibility Education Program and Title v State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Grant Program Funding and Restrictions › Rule 641-78.3 - Distribution of Grant Funds

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Distribution of grant funds shall be made in a manner that
				continues access to PREP and SRAE programming.
(1)
Priority.
The department
			 shall distribute all grant funds received to eligible private, governmental,
			 and nonprofit organizations or agencies that are able to deliver services to a
			 county or counties as defined and prioritized by the department.
(2)
Funds
			 restrictions-abortion.
a. Any
			 contract entered into on or after July 1, 2019, by the department to administer
			 PREP or SRAE shall exclude as an eligible applicant any applicant entity that
			 performs abortions, promotes abortions, maintains or operates a facility where
			 abortions are performed or promoted, contracts or subcontracts with an entity
			 that performs or promotes abortions, becomes or continues to be an affiliate of
			 any entity that performs or promotes abortions, or regularly makes referrals to
			 an entity that provides or promotes abortions or maintains or operates a
			 facility where abortions are performed.
b. This prohibition shall not be interpreted
			 to include a nonpublic entity that is a distinct location of a nonprofit health
			 care delivery system, if the distinct location provides programming through
			 PREP or SRAE but does not perform abortions or maintain or operate a facility
			 where abortions are performed.
c.
			 For the purposes of these rules, "abortion" does not include any of the
			 following:
(1) The treatment of a woman for a
			 physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a
			 life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy
			 itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of
			 death.
(2) The treatment of a woman
			 for a spontaneous abortion, commonly known as a miscarriage, when not all of
			 the products of human conception are expelled.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 80 - Local Public Health Services › Rule 641-80.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of the local public health services (LPHS) contract
				is to assure core public health functions are met, to assure essential public
				health services are delivered, and to increase the capacity of local boards of
				health to meet the unique needs of the population while promoting healthy
				people in healthy communities throughout their life spans.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 80 - Local Public Health Services › Rule 641-80.2 - Definitions

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For the purposes of these rules, the following definitions
				apply:
"Allocation"
means the process to distribute
				funds.
"Appropriation"
means the funding amount
				approved in the state budget.
"Community"
means the aggregate of persons
				with common characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age, occupation, or other
				similarities such as location.
"Contractor"
means a local board of health
				(LBOH).
"Core public health functions"
means the
				functions of assessment, policy development, and assurance:
1. Assessment means regular collection, analysis,
				interpretation, and communication of information about health conditions,
				risks, and assets in a community.
2. Policy development means formulation, implementation, and
				evaluation of plans and policies, for public health in general and priority
				health needs in particular, in a manner that incorporates scientific
				information and community values in accordance with state public health
				policy.
3. Assurance means that programs and interventions, which
				maintain and improve health, are carried out by encouragement, regulation, or
				direct action.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Elderly"
means an individual aged 60 years
				and older.
"Essential public health services"
means a
				framework for public health to promote and protect the health of all people in
				all communities.
"Formula"
means the mathematical calculation
				applied to the state appropriation and granted to each local board of health
				pursuant to Iowa Code section
				135.11(13)
				 to determine the amount of available funds
				to be distributed to each county.
"Local board of health"
or
"LBOH"
means a county or district board of health as defined
				in Iowa Code chapter 137.
"Low income"
means the U.S. Census Bureau's
				small area income and poverty estimates (SAIPE) used to determine low
				income.
"LPHS"
means local public health
				services.
"Public health intervention"
means an
				organized effort to promote behaviors and habits that can improve physical,
				mental, and emotional health for specific groups of people.
"Work plan"
means the plan established by the
				contractor to identify the details for implementing core functions and
				essential public health services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 80 - Local Public Health Services › Rule 641-80.3 - Contractor Assurances

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(1) The
			 contractor may directly provide or subcontract all or part of the delivery of
			 essential public health services and public health interventions.
(2) The contractor shall make certain the
			 following:
a. A work plan is submitted
			 annually through an application process that identifies the intended public
			 health interventions and essential public health services for the designated
			 fiscal year;
b. Staff are available
			 to meet the core public health functions, deliver essential public health
			 services, and implement the public health interventions outlined in the work
			 plan;
c. As applicable, contractors
			 will assure that policies and procedures are available for public health
			 interventions and essential public health services identified in the work
			 plan;
d. Fiscal accountability of
			 funds is monitored;
e.
			 Contract-required documentation, including performance metrics, is submitted by
			 the established deadline;
f. A
			 local appeal process is available for public health interventions identified in
			 the work plan; and
g. All
			 applicable local, state, and federal requirements are met.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 80 - Local Public Health Services › Rule 641-80.4 - Utilization of Lphs Contract Funding

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The contractor may bill the department for staff time, salaries
				and benefits, and other necessary costs to implement the approved work
				plan.
(1)
Planning
			 process.
Annually, the contractor shall conduct a planning process to
			 identify the utilization of LPHS contract funding that considers the unique and
			 changing needs of the communities served.
(2)
Reallocation.
The
			 department will annually determine the potential for unused funds from
			 contracts. Reallocation of the funds shall be at the discretion of the
			 department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 80 - Local Public Health Services › Rule 641-80.5 - Lphs Funds

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(1)
Allocation for LPHS funds.
Allocation for LPHS funds to each
			 contractor is determined by the following formula:
a. Eighteen percent of the total LPHS funds
			 shall be divided so that an equal amount is available for use in each county in
			 the state.
b. Eight percent of the
			 total LPHS funds shall be allocated to each county according to the county's
			 population based upon the published data of the U.S. Census Bureau, which is
			 the most recent data available three months prior to the release of the LPHS
			 application.
c. Forty-four percent
			 of the total LPHS funds shall be allocated according to the proportion of state
			 residents who are elderly persons living in a county based upon the
			 bridged-race population estimates produced by the U.S. Census Bureau in
			 collaboration with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
d. Thirty percent of the total LPHS funds
			 shall be allocated according to the proportion of state residents who are
			 low-income persons living in a county based upon the U.S. Census Bureau's small
			 area income and poverty estimates (SAIPE).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 81 - General Rules for Migratory Labor Camps › Rule 641-81.1 - Shelters

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(1)
Heating
			 season.
The season requiring artificial heating as provided in Iowa
			 Code section
			 138.13 is
			 designated as the period between September 15 and June 1.
(2)
Minimum floor space
			 requirements.
The following floor space requirements shall be
			 provided:
a. At least 50 square feet per
			 occupant for sleeping purposes only in family imits and dormitory
			 accommodations.
b. At least 40
			 square feet per occupant for sleeping purposes only in accommodations using
			 double bunk beds.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 81 - General Rules for Migratory Labor Camps › Rule 641-81.2 - Water Supply

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(1)
General.
a. The water supply
			 shall be of a safe bacterial and chemical quality.
b. Where a public water supply is available,
			 such water shall be used in the camp. If a private water source under pressure
			 is provided, the water system shall be capable of delivering at least 35
			 gallons per person per day to the camp site.
c. Cistern supplies consisting of roof or
			 other surface runoff water shall not be used for drinking or culinary
			 purposes.
d. The adequacy of a well
			 as a source of water for drinking or culinary purposes shall be determined by
			 inspection and bacteriological examination. Defects found by inspection or
			 contaminated samples shall be sufficient grounds for requiring repair,
			 chlorination or condemnation of the well.
e. Water containing 45 or more parts per
			 million nitrates shall not be used for drinking or preparation of formula for
			 infants under one year of age. When the supply contains nitrates in the
			 quantity above, water for infant feeding shall be obtained from another source
			 that has been tested and found to be bacterially satisfactory and contains less
			 than 45 parts per million nitrates. A water supply containing 45 or more parts
			 per million of nitrates shall be placarded or posted stating the water shall
			 not be used for infant feeding.
f.
			 Wooden well platforms or manhole covers are prohibited.
g. Hand-pump bases shall be of the solid
			 one-piece type bolted, including suitable gaskets, secured to the well casing
			 by thread or weld connection. Handpumps secured to the platform by bolts cast
			 in the concrete shall be provided with a rubber or neoprene gasket between the
			 pump base and the platform to ensure a watertight joint.
h. The pump head shall be of a type designed
			 to prevent external water or other contaminating material from entering the
			 water chamber
i. The pump spout
			 shall be of the closed, downward-directed type.
j. No hand-operated type of pump or cylinder
			 which requires priming shall be used. No pail and rope, bailer, or chain-bucket
			 systems shall be used.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 81 - General Rules for Migratory Labor Camps › Rule 641-81.3 - Waste Disposal

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(1)
Solid waste disposal.
Solid waste shall be disposed of in a
			 sanitary disposal project approved by the Iowa department of public health, or
			 if disposed of on the premises, the solid wastes shall be buried so as to
			 create no health hazard or nuisance.
(2)
Liquid waste.
a. Existing wastewater disposal systems shall
			 be located and constructed so as not to create a nuisance or condition of
			 pollution.
b. Water-carriage
			 toilets shall discharge to a septic tank and solid absorption system or other
			 type disposal system approved by the Iowa department of public health located,
			 designed and constructed in accordance with the specifications set forth in the
			 Iowa department of natural resources' current publication, "Residential Sewage
			 Disposal Systems."
c. A leaching
			 pit or other type disposal system approved by the Iowa department of public
			 health shall be provided to receive the wastes from sinks, laundries, showers
			 and tubs when no septic tank and absorption system is available. Such leaching
			 pits shall be located and constructed in accordance with the specifications set
			 forth in the Iowa department of natural resources' current publication,
			 "Residential Sewage Disposal Systems."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 81 - General Rules for Migratory Labor Camps › Rule 641-81.4 - Bathing Facilities

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(1)
			 Showers shall be supplied with hot and cold water under pressure. Shower
			 enclosures shall be sufficient to provide privacy for the user An adjacent,
			 enclosed dry area shall be provided for dressing. No duckboards, mats or other
			 such accessories shall be permitted.
(2) Automatic water-heating equipment, or
			 storage tanks with hand-fired heating coils, shall be equipped with combination
			 pressure and temperature relief valves or separate pressure and temperature
			 relief valves. Temperature relief valves shall be located in the top one-eighth
			 or not more than 3 inches above the top of the tank served. Pressure relief
			 valves may be located adjacent to the tank. Gas-fired or other combustion-type
			 water heaters shall be vented to the outside atmosphere.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 81 - General Rules for Migratory Labor Camps › Rule 641-81.5 - Central Dining Facilities

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(1)
Physical facilities.
When central dining facilities are
			 provided by a concessionaire, operator or the manager of a camp, the size of
			 the kitchen and dining hall shall be commensurate with the capacity of the
			 housing and shall be separate from the sleeping quarters.
(2)
Requirements.
When
			 central cooking and eating facilities are provided by a concessionaire,
			 operator or the manager of a camp, such facilities shall comply with the laws
			 and rules of the Iowa department of inspections and appeals.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 81 - General Rules for Migratory Labor Camps › Rule 641-81.6 - Safety and Fire

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(1)
Fire exits.
a. Shelters of
			 one story construction housing less than ten persons shall have two means of
			 escape, one of which may be a readily accessible window with an openable space
			 of at least 24 by 24 inches.
b.
			 Sleeping quarters designed for ten or more persons, central dining facilities
			 and common assembly rooms shall have at least two doors remotely separated so
			 as to provide alternate means of escape.
c. Floors, above the first floor, used for
			 sleeping quarters or common assembly rooms shall have a stairway and a
			 permanent affixed exterior ladder or a second stairway.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 86 - Places Where Dead Human Bodies Are Prepared for Burial or Entombment › Rule 641-86.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards for the
				operation and inspection of places where dead human bodies are prepared for
				burial, cremation or entombment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 86 - Places Where Dead Human Bodies Are Prepared for Burial or Entombment › Rule 641-86.2 - Definitions

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"Board"
means the board of mortuary science
				examiners.
"Cremated remains "
means the body of a
				deceased person, including any form of body prosthesis that has been
				permanently attached to or implanted in the body.
"Cremation "
means the technical process,
				using heat and flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments. The
				reduction takes place through heat and evaporation. Cremation shall include the
				processing, and may include the pulverization, of the bone fragments.
"Cremation chamber"
means the enclosed space
				within which the cremation takes place.
"Cremation establishment"
means a place of
				business which provides any aspect of cremation of human remains.
"Cremation room "
means the room in which the
				cremation chamber is located.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Funeral establishment"
means a place of
				business, as defined by the board of mortuary science examiners, devoted to
				providing any aspect of mortuary science.
"Human remains"
means a deceased human being
				for which a death certificate or fetal death certificate is required.
"Listed"
means equipment or materials included
				in a list published by an agency that maintains periodic inspection on current
				production of listed equipment or materials and whose listing states either
				that the equipment or material complies with approved standards or has been
				tested and found suitable for use in a specified manner
"Preparation room "
means a room in a funeral
				establishment where human remains are prepared, sanitized, embalmed or held for
				ceremonies and final disposition.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 86 - Places Where Dead Human Bodies Are Prepared for Burial or Entombment › Rule 641-86.5 - Preparation Room

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The preparation room shall meet the following standards:
(1) The preparation room shall be of such
			 size and dimensions to accommodate and shall contain an embalming table, an
			 appropriate sink, or other liquid waste receptacle with sewer and water
			 connections, suitable cabinet or shelves, and hand-washing facilities to
			 include hot water, soap and towels.
(2) The preparation room shall be private. It
			 shall not be used as a passageway from room to room. No toilet or commode shall
			 be located within the preparation room. Only equipment necessary for use in
			 preparation of bodies for burial, shipment or cremation shall be permitted in
			 the preparation room.
(3) There
			 shall be a toilet and hand-washing facility accessible elsewhere in the
			 building.
(4) Ventilation shall be
			 provided by an exhaust fan vented to the outside of the building.
(5) Doors and windows of the preparation room
			 shall be so installed and constructed as to obstruct view from outside and to
			 prevent fumes and odors from entering any other part of the building.
(6) There shall be adequate lighting. Light
			 fixtures shall be easy to clean and kept clean.
(7) The preparation room shall be provided
			 with an adequate water supply with hot and cold running water
(8) The building drainage system must be
			 discharged into the municipal sewage system where such a system is available.
			 Where a municipal sewage system is not available, the building drainage system
			 must be discharged into a private system of waste disposal acceptable to the
			 Iowa department of natural resources and the Iowa department of public
			 health.
(9) Backflow prevention.
a. Funeral homes not meeting the requirements
			 of 86.5 (9)
"c"
shall have water-supplied aspirators equipped
			 with a listed atmospheric vacuum breaker mounted at least six inches above the
			 aspirator The discharge of the aspirator shall be through an air gap.
b. Funeral homes not meeting the requirements
			 of 86.5(9)
"c"
shall have hose bibbs protected by a listed
			 nonremovable hose bibb type backflow preventer Potable water outlets with a
			 tube connection fitting shall be protected by a listed atmospheric vacuum
			 breaker mounted at least six inches above the highest point of water
			 usage.
c. In new construction, the
			 water supply to the preparation room and to fixtures in the preparation room
			 shall be protected against backflow in accordance with the Iowa state plumbing
			 code (641-Chapter 25) or in accordance with the ordinance of the political
			 subdivision in which the facility is located, provided that the requirements of
			 the ordinance are equal to or greater than the requirements of the Iowa state
			 plumbing code.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 86 - Places Where Dead Human Bodies Are Prepared for Burial or Entombment › Rule 641-86.6 - Crematorium Chambers

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(1)
			 Cremation chambers shall be installed according to the manufacturer's
			 recommendations.
(2) Cremation
			 chambers shall be vented to the outside of the building.
(3) There shall be a means to bring in a
			 fresh air supply to aid in combustion.
(4) The room where the cremation chamber is
			 located shall have adequate exhaust to prevent heat buildup.
(5) The cremation chamber shall be cleaned
			 after each use, with cremated remains and pulverized materials being placed in
			 containers as defined in
			 645-100.1
			 (156).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 86 - Places Where Dead Human Bodies Are Prepared for Burial or Entombment › Rule 641-86.7 - Inspection Fees

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Inspection fees shall be billed to the owner of a funeral home
				or crematorium upon the completion of an inspection. Inspection fees are due
				upon receipt of a notice of payment due. When the funeral home or crematorium
				is located within the contracted area of a board of health that has a 28E
				agreement for inspections with the department, inspection fees billed shall be
				paid to the contracted board of health or its designee.
(1) The fee for the inspection of a funeral
			 home or crematorium shall be $15 for each facility.
(2) Penalty. Inspection fees not received by
			 the department or contracted board of health within 45 days of the date of
			 billing will be assessed a $25 penalty for each month or fraction thereof that
			 the payment is delinquent.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 87 - Healthy Families Iowa (HFI) › Rule 641-87.1 - Purpose

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These rules are intended to establish standards for the healthy
				families Iowa (HFI) program, a family support program that provides services to
				families and children during the prenatal period through three years of age
				through home visitation. This program shall be identified as healthy
				opportunities for parents to experience success-healthy families Iowa
				(HOPES-HFI). The HOPES-HFI program is intended to promote optimal child health
				and development; improve family coping skills and functioning; promote positive
				parenting skills and parent-child interaction; and prevent child abuse and
				neglect and infant mortality and morbidity. These rules outline the process by
				which the department manages HOPES-HFI funds.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 87 - Healthy Families Iowa (HFI) › Rule 641-87.3 - Applicant Eligibility

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Governmental or nonprofit agencies that are fully accredited by
				HFA or in the process of accreditation by HFA are eligible to apply to the
				department during a competitive year and are eligible applicants for funding.
				The purpose of the applications is to administer HOPES-HFI services for a
				specified project period in an at-risk community, as defined in the request for
				proposals, with an annual continuation application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 87 - Healthy Families Iowa (HFI) › Rule 641-87.4 - Participant Eligibility

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Families must meet the following requirements to be eligible to
				participate in the HOPES-HFI program:
(1) A family member is pregnant or the family
			 has a child aged birth through three years;
(2) The family is determined to be eligible
			 for enrollment according to a universal risk assessment as defined by HFA
			 standards; and
(3) The family
			 resides within the at-risk community.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 87 - Healthy Families Iowa (HFI) › Rule 641-87.5 - Program Requirements

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Contractors shall meet the following minimum program
				requirements:
(1)
Accreditation.
Contractors shall comply with Healthy Families
			 America (HFA) standards and maintain HFA accreditation status. HOPES-HFI
			 contractors will be required to submit evidence of reaccreditation reports to
			 the department within 30 days of receipt. Applicants that are not fully
			 accredited with HFA at the time of application must become accredited within
			 three years of the initial contract execution.
(2)
Participant
			 identification.
Contractors shall collaborate with health care, human
			 services, education, and other partners serving pregnant women and women of
			 childbearing age to identify families who are at risk in order to promote
			 positive birth and parenting outcomes.
(3)
Standardized tools.
Contractors shall utilize standardized tools approved by the department to
			 assess and reassess a participant's risk status and achievements and the
			 appropriate level of service.
(4)
Quality assessment and improvement.
Contractors shall develop
			 a process for annual program evaluation. The process shall include the
			 following:
a. The outcome of the program
			 evaluation shall be reviewed by the program's governing or advisory board with
			 recommendations made for program improvement.
b. The evaluation shall demonstrate the
			 effectiveness of the program through program outcomes, including acceptance and
			 retention rates.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 87 - Healthy Families Iowa (HFI) › Rule 641-87.6 - Contractor Assurance

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In order to receive funding, the contractor shall provide to
				the department assurance that all applicable federal, state, and local
				requirements are met. The contractor shall ensure compliance with Title IV of
				the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA),
				Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, and all affirmative action
				requirements. In addition, the contractor shall ensure the following:
(1)
Program policies and
			 procedures.
Policies and procedures shall be in accordance with HFA
			 standards.
(2)
Personnel
			 policies and procedures.
The personnel policies and procedures shall,
			 at a minimum, include:
a. Conditions of
			 employment, including recruitment, selection, termination, promotion, and
			 compensation.
b. A leave of absence
			 policy.
c. A grievance
			 procedure.
d. Annual employee
			 performance evaluations.
e. A
			 nondiscrimination policy.
f. Fringe
			 benefits.
g. Employment application
			 forms that comply with civil rights regulations.
h. Current job descriptions that delineate
			 qualifications, responsibilities, and essential functions, that reflect current
			 responsibilities, and that are dated.
i. A current salary schedule.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 87 - Healthy Families Iowa (HFI) › Rule 641-87.8 - Participant Right to Appeal

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(1)
Denial, reduction or termination of services.
a. When a contractor denies, reduces or
			 terminates services funded by the HOPES-HFI grant against the wishes of a
			 participant, the contractor shall notify the participant of the following:
(1) The action taken;
(2) The reason for the action; and
(3) The participant's right to
			 appeal.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.1 - Purpose

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The volunteer health care provider program (VHCPP) is
				established to defend and indemnify eligible individual volunteer health care
				providers and protected clinics providing free health care services as provided
				in Iowa Code section
				135.24
				and these rules.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.4 - Sponsor Entity and Protected Clinic

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(1) Licensure. The sponsor entity or
			 protected clinic shall be licensed to the extent required by law for the
			 facility in question.
(2) If the
			 sponsor entity or protected clinic is a charitable organization within the
			 meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the sponsor entity
			 or protected clinic shall provide proof of Section 501(c)(3) status to the
			 VHCPP.
(3) Application. The sponsor
			 entity or protected clinic shall submit the following information on forms
			 provided by the VHCPP:
a. By category, the
			 patient groups to be served;
b. The
			 health care services to be provided;
c. The site where free health care services
			 are to be provided;
d.
			 Classification of each site as a permanent site or temporary site;
e. The services that will be provided to
			 those persons who are uninsured and underinsured for the public health purpose
			 of improved health, prevention of illness/injury, and disease
			 management.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.6 - Defense and Indemnification

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The state shall defend and indemnify an individual volunteer
				health care provider or a protected clinic for a claim arising from the VHCPP
				only to the extent provided by Iowa Code chapter 669 and Iowa Code section
				135.24.
				Persons or entities other than the participating individual volunteer health
				care provider or protected clinic are not considered state employees or state
				agencies under Iowa Code chapter 669. Defense and indemnification of the
				individual volunteer health care provider or a protected clinic under Iowa Code
				chapter 669 and Iowa Code section
				135.24
				shall occur only if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The claim involves medical injury alleged
			 to have been proximately caused by health care services which were identified
			 and approved in the protection or sponsor agreement with the VHCPP and then
			 only to the extent the health care services were provided by or under the
			 direct supervision of the individual volunteer health care provider, including
			 claims based on negligent delegation of health care, or the individual
			 volunteer health care provider is named as a defendant solely because of the
			 individual volunteer health care provider's participation in the protected
			 clinic or sponsor entity clinic.
(2) The claim arises from covered health care
			 services that were performed at a site identified and approved in the
			 protection agreement with the VHCPP.
(3) The claim arises from covered health care
			 services provided through a protected clinic or sponsor entity clinic
			 identified and approved in the individual volunteer health care provider's
			 protection agreement with the VHCPP and which meets the requirements of rule
			 641-88.3 (135).
(4) The individual volunteer health care
			 provider, health care provider, protected clinic, or sponsor entity clinic that
			 provided the health care services receives no direct monetary compensation of
			 any kind and no promise to pay compensation for the health care services which
			 allegedly resulted in medical injury.
(5) The health care services are provided to
			 a patient who is a member of a patient group identified in the sponsor entity
			 or protected clinic protection agreement with the VHCPP.
(6) The individual volunteer health care
			 provider, protected clinic, or sponsor entity clinic is eligible and registered
			 as provided in rule 641-8 8.3(13 5) or the care is provided by a health care
			 provider who holds current professional liability insurance coverage and an
			 active unrestricted license to practice in Iowa under Iowa Code chapter 147A,
			 148, 148A, 148B, 148C, 149, 151, 152, 152B, 152E, 153, 154, 154B, 154C, 154D,
			 154F, or 155A and has been approved by the VHCPP
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.7 - Term of Agreement

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(1)
Individual volunteer health care provider.
The protection
			 agreement with the VHCPP shall expire five years from the date of execution.
			 Individual volunteer health care providers may apply for renewal by filing an
			 application at least 30 days prior to expiration of the protection
			 agreement.
(2)
Protected
			 clinic.
The protection agreement with the VHCPP shall expire five
			 years from the date of execution. The protected clinic may apply for renewal by
			 filing an application at least 30 days prior to expiration of the protection
			 agreement. It is anticipated that temporary sites may change over the five-year
			 period. An updated list of temporary site location or service provision changes
			 shall be provided to the department for review and acceptance at least one week
			 prior to service provision at the temporary site. Location or service provision
			 changes to permanent sites shall require a protection agreement
			 amendment.
(3)
Sponsor
			 entity.
The sponsor entity agreement with the VHCPP shall expire five
			 years from the date of execution. Sponsor entities may apply for renewal by
			 filing an application at least 30 days prior to expiration of the sponsor
			 entity agreement. It is anticipated that temporary sites may change over the
			 five-year period. An updated list of temporary site location or service
			 provision changes shall be provided to the department for review and acceptance
			 at least one week prior to service provision at the temporary site. Location or
			 service provision changes to permanent sites shall require a protection
			 agreement amendment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.8 - Reporting Requirements and Duties

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(1) Upon obtaining knowledge or becoming
			 aware of any injury allegedly arising out of the negligent rendering of, or the
			 negligent failure to render, covered health care services under the VHCPP, a
			 participating individual volunteer health care provider, protected clinic, or
			 sponsor entity shall provide to the VHCPP, as soon as practicable, written
			 notice containing, to the extent obtainable, the circumstance of the alleged
			 injury, the names and addresses of the injured, and any other relevant
			 information.
(2) Upon obtaining
			 knowledge or becoming aware of an injury as defined in subrule 88.8(1), the
			 participating protected clinic or sponsor entity shall promptly take all
			 reasonable steps to prevent further or other injury from arising out of the
			 same or similar incidents, situations or conditions.
(3) A participating individual volunteer
			 health care provider, protected clinic, or sponsor entity shall immediately
			 notify the Iowa Department of Justice, Special Litigation Division, Hoover
			 State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, of service or receipt of an
			 original notice, petition, suit or claim seeking damages from the individual
			 volunteer health care provider, protected clinic or sponsor entity related to
			 participation in the VHCPP.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.9 - Revocation of Agreement

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The VHCPP may deny, suspend, revoke, or condition the agreement
				of an individual volunteer health care provider, protected clinic or sponsor
				entity for cause, including but not limited to:
1. Failure to comply with the protection
			 agreement or sponsor entity agreement with the VHCPP.
2. Violation of state law governing the
			 respective scope of practice or other law governing the health care services
			 provided under the VHCPP.
3. Making
			 false, misleading, or fraudulent statements in connection with the VHCPP,
			 including determination of eligibility of the individual volunteer health care
			 provider, protected clinic, or sponsor entity or handling of a claim against
			 the individual volunteer health care provider, protected clinic, sponsor entity
			 or the state.
4. Evidence of
			 substance abuse or intoxication affecting the provision of health care services
			 under the VHCPP
5. Reasonable
			 grounds to believe that the individual volunteer health care provider or health
			 care provider may have provided incompetent or inadequate care to a patient
			 under the VHCPP or is likely to do so.
6. Reasonable grounds to believe that the
			 individual volunteer health care provider's, protected clinic's, or sponsor
			 entity's participation in the VHCPP may expose the state to undue
			 risk.
7. Failure to immediately
			 notify the VHCPP of any disciplinary action brought against the individual
			 volunteer health care provider by the applicable state licensing
			 board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.10 - Procedure for Revocation of Agreement

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A proceeding for revocation of an individual volunteer health
				care provider's protection agreement or a protected clinic's protection
				agreement or a sponsor entity's agreement for participation shall be conducted
				as a contested case proceeding pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 17A and
				641-Chapter 173. Iowa Code section 17A. 18 does not preclude emergency summary
				suspension of a protection agreement or a sponsor entity agreement. The VHCPP
				shall immediately notify the appropriate licensing board and the appropriate
				protected clinic or sponsor entity of revocation of an individual volunteer
				health care provider's protection agreement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.11 - Effect of Suspension or Revocation

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If the VHCPP suspends or revokes an individual volunteer health
				care provider's protection agreement, sponsor entity protection agreement, or
				protected clinic's protection agreement, the action shall suspend or revoke
				future protection but shall not negate defense and indemnification coverage for
				covered acts or omissions which occurred during the effective dates of the
				protection agreement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.12 - Protection Denied

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(1)
Protection denied
-
appeal procedure.
An
			 applicant who has been denied protection by the VHCPP may appeal the denial and
			 request a hearing on the issues related to the denial by serving a notice of
			 the appeal and request for hearing to the Director, Iowa Department of Public
			 Health, Lucas State Office Building, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa
			 50319-0075, in writing, not more than 30 days following the date of the mailing
			 of the notification of protection denial to the applicant or not more than 30
			 days following the date upon which the applicant was served notice if
			 notification was made in the manner of service of an original notice. The
			 request for hearing shall specifically delineate the facts to be contested and
			 determined at the hearing.
(2)
Protection denied
-
hearing.
If an applicant
			 who has been denied protection by the VHCPP appeals the protection denial and
			 requests a hearing pursuant to subrule 88.12(1), the hearing and subsequent
			 procedures shall be conducted pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 17A and 641-Chapter
			 173.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.13 - Board Notice of Disciplinary Action

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The applicable state licensing board shall notify the VHCPP of
				the initiation of a contested case against a protected individual volunteer
				health care provider or the imposition of disciplinary action, including
				providing copies of any contested case decision or settlement agreement with
				the protected individual volunteer health care provider upon request of the
				VHCPP.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.14 - Effect of Eligibility Protection

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A fully executed protection agreement of an individual
				volunteer health care provider or protected clinic as eligible for
				participation in the VHCPP by the applicable state licensing board and the
				department is solely a determination that the state will defend and indemnify
				the individual volunteer health care provider or the protected clinic to the
				extent provided by Iowa Code section
				135.24
				and these rules. The protection is not an approval or indication of ability or
				competence and may not be represented as such. The protected clinic or sponsor
				entity through which the individual volunteer health care provider provides
				free health care services shall retain responsibility for determining that
				health care personnel are competent and capable of adequately performing the
				health care services to be provided.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.15 - Reporting by a Protected Clinic or Sponsor Entity

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A reporting form will be provided by the VHCPP to the
				participating protected clinic or sponsor entity at the time the protected
				clinic or sponsor entity agreement is approved by the VHCPP. Within 60 days
				following each calendar quarter, the protected clinic or sponsor entity shall
				provide a report to the VHCPP. At a minimum, the report shall include the
				number of clinic patients receiving free health care services and patient
				demographics by age, ethnicity, and insurance status.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 89 - Decision-making Assistance Program and Parental Notification of Intent to Terminate a Pregnancy Through Abortion › Rule 641-89.1 - Title

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This chapter may be cited as "Decision-Making Assistance
				Program and Parental Notification of Intent to Terminate a Pregnancy Through
				Abortion."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 89 - Decision-making Assistance Program and Parental Notification of Intent to Terminate a Pregnancy Through Abortion › Rule 641-89.2 - Purpose and Scope

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The rules contained in this chapter govern the procedures and
				documentation necessary for notification of a parent or grandparent of a
				pregnant minor prior to the termination of the pregnancy through abortion.
				These rules also describe the certification procedure for the decision-making
				assistance program.