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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 108 - Medical Residency Training State Matching Grants Program › Rule 641-108.4 - Eligibility Criteria-support

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To be eligible for a matching grant for the support of medical
				residency training program liability costs, a sponsor shall satisfy the
				following requirements and qualifications:
(1) A sponsor shall be financially and
			 organizationally responsible for a residency training program that is
			 accredited by the ACGME or by the AOA.
(2) A sponsor shall not be subject to Iowa
			 Code chapter 669.
(3) A sponsor
			 shall demonstrate through documented financial information that funds have been
			 budgeted and will be expended by the sponsor in the amount required to provide
			 dollar-for-dollar matching funds for the cost of the medical residency program
			 liability.
(4) A sponsor shall
			 demonstrate that the funding of the medical residency program liability costs
			 falls within the period of July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2026.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 108 - Medical Residency Training State Matching Grants Program › Rule 641-108.5 - Amount of Grant

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(1) The
			 department shall award funds based upon the funds budgeted as demonstrated in
			 the request, as identified in subrule 108.3(2) or 108.4(3).
(2) Grant award per activity.
a. The total amount of a grant awarded to a
			 sponsor proposing the establishment of a new or alternative campus accredited
			 medical residency training program shall be limited to no more than 100 percent
			 of the amount of funds the sponsor has budgeted as demonstrated through a
			 line-item budget for each residency sponsored for the purpose of the residency
			 program.
b. The total amount of a
			 grant awarded to a sponsor proposing the provision of a new residency position
			 within an existing accredited medical residency or fellowship training program,
			 or a sponsor funding residency positions which are in excess of the federal
			 residency cap, shall be limited to no more than 25 percent of the amount of
			 funds the sponsor has budgeted as demonstrated through a line-item budget for
			 each residency position sponsored for the purpose of the residency
			 program.
c. The total amount of a
			 grant awarded to a sponsor proposing to fund medical residency program
			 liability costs shall be limited to no more than 50 percent of the total cost
			 the sponsor has budgeted as demonstrated through a line-item budget for the
			 medical residency program liability costs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 108 - Medical Residency Training State Matching Grants Program › Rule 641-108.6 - Application and Review Process

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(1) The department shall follow requirements
			 for competitive selection contained in 641-Chapter 176 in awarding these
			 funds.
(2) The department shall
			 establish a request for proposal process for sponsors eligible to receive
			 funding. The request for proposal and review process and review criteria for
			 preference in awarding the grants shall be described in the request for
			 proposal, including preference in the residency specialty and preference for
			 candidates who are residents of Iowa, attended and earned an undergraduate
			 degree from an Iowa college or university, or attended and earned a medical
			 degree from a medical school in Iowa. The residency specialty preference may be
			 reflective of a subspecialty where particular demands for services have been
			 demonstrated, of geographic areas of preference, or of other particular
			 preferences that advance the objectives of the program.
(3) Each request for proposal issued by the
			 department will identify one or more of the following purposes for use of the
			 funding:
a. The establishment of new or
			 alternative campus accredited medical residency training programs;
b. The provision of new residency positions
			 within existing accredited medical residency or fellowship training
			 programs;
c. The funding of
			 residency positions which are in excess of the federal residency cap;
			 or
d. The funding of the payment by
			 the sponsor of medical residency program liability costs subject to provision
			 by the sponsor of dollar-for-dollar matching funds used for the payment of such
			 costs for the period beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2026. The
			 funding shall not apply to medical residency programs to which Iowa Code
			 chapter 669 applies.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.1 - Definitions

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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
				apply:
"Centralized repository"
means an entity
				approved by the contractor and licensed pursuant to applicable regulations of
				the Iowa board of pharmacy that accepts donated drugs, conducts a safety
				inspection of the drugs, and ships the donated drugs to a local repository to
				be dispensed in compliance with this chapter and federal and state laws, rules
				and regulations.
"Contractor"
means the third party approved
				by the department to implement and administer the prescription drug donation
				repository program.
"Controlled substance"
means the same as
				defined in Iowa Code section
				124.101.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Indigent"
means a person with an income that
				is below 200 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) as defined by the most
				recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States
				Department of Health and Human Services.
"Local repository"
means a pharmacy or
				medical facility that elects to accept and dispense donated drugs and that
				meets the eligibility requirements of rule
				641-109.3 (135M).
"Medical facility"
means any of the
				following:
1. A physician's
			 office.
2. A hospital.
3. A health clinic.
4. A nonprofit health clinic, including a
			 federally qualified health center as defined in
			 42 U.S.C. §
									1396d(l)(2)(B); a rural
			 health clinic as defined in 42 U.S.C. §
									1396d(l)(1); and a nonprofit
			 health clinic that provides medical care to patients who are indigent,
			 uninsured, or underinsured.
5. A
			 free clinic as defined in Iowa Code section
			 135.24.
6. A charitable organization as defined in
			 Iowa Code section 135.24.
7. A nursing facility as defined in Iowa Code
			 section 135C.1.
"NDC #"
means the unique national drug code
				number that identifies a specific approved drug.
"Nurse practitioner"
means an advanced
				registered nurse practitioner as defined in 655 IAC Chapter 7.
"Pharmacist"
means a pharmacist as defined in
				Iowa Code section 155A.3.
"Pharmacy"
means a pharmacy as defined in
				Iowa Code section 155A.3.
"Physician"
means an individual licensed
				under Iowa Code chapter 148.
"Physician assistant"
means an individual
				licensed under Iowa Code chapter 148C.
"Prescription drug"
means the same as defined
				in Iowa Code section 155A.3 and includes cancer drugs
				and antirejection drugs, but does not include controlled substances.
"Supplies"
means the supplies necessary to
				administer the prescription drugs donated.
"USP"
means United States
				Pharmacopoeia.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.2 - Purpose

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The overall purpose of this chapter is to establish
				administrative rules in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 135M relative to the
				following:
1. Requirements for medical
			 facilities and pharmacies to accept and dispense donated prescription drugs and
			 supplies.
2. Eligibility criteria
			 for individuals to receive donated prescription drugs and supplies.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.3 - Eligibility Criteria for Program Participation by Medical Facilities and Pharmacies

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(1) To be eligible
			 for participation in the prescription drug donation repository program, a
			 medical facility or pharmacy shall be in compliance with all applicable federal
			 and state laws, including laws applicable to the storage and distribution of
			 drugs and the appropriate licensure standards, and shall hold active,
			 nonrestricted, state-issued licenses or registrations in good
			 standing.
(2) Participation in the
			 prescription drug donation repository program is voluntary.
(3) A pharmacy or medical facility may elect
			 to participate in the prescription drug donation repository program by
			 providing, on a form prescribed by the department and available on the
			 program's web page, written notification to the centralized repository of all
			 of the following:
a. The name, street address,
			 and telephone number of the pharmacy or medical facility, and any state-issued
			 license or registration number issued to the pharmacy or medical facility,
			 including the name of the issuing agency.
b. The name and telephone number of the
			 responsible pharmacist, physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner
			 who is employed by or under contract with the pharmacy or medical
			 facility.
c. A statement, signed
			 and dated by the responsible pharmacist, physician, physician assistant or
			 nurse practitioner, indicating that the pharmacy or medical facility meets the
			 eligibility requirements under this rule and shall comply with the requirements
			 of this chapter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.5 - Standards and Procedures for Inspecting and Storing Donated Prescription Drugs and Supplies

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(1) A
			 licensed pharmacist employed by or under contract with the centralized
			 repository or a local repository shall inspect donated prescription drugs and
			 supplies to determine, to the extent reasonably possible in the judgment of the
			 pharmacist, that the drugs and supplies are not adulterated or misbranded, are
			 safe and suitable for dispensing, and are not ineligible drugs or supplies. The
			 pharmacist who inspects the drugs shall sign an inspection record stating the
			 above and attach it to the copy of the inventory or donor record provided with
			 the drugs. If a local repository receives drugs and supplies from the
			 centralized repository, the local repository does not need to reinspect the
			 drugs and supplies.
(2) The
			 centralized repository and local repositories shall store donated drugs and
			 supplies in a secure storage area under environmental conditions appropriate
			 for the drugs or supplies being stored. Donated drugs and supplies may not be
			 stored with nondonated inventory. When donated drugs are not inspected
			 immediately upon receipt, a repository shall quarantine the donated drugs
			 separately from all dispensing stock until the donated drugs have been
			 inspected and approved for dispensing under the program.
(3) Repositories shall destroy donated
			 noncontrolled substances that are not suitable for dispensing and make a record
			 of such destruction according to board of pharmacy 657-subrule 8.7(5). The
			 destruction record shall be made in the same manner as prescribed for the
			 record of return or destruction of a controlled substance in subrule
			 109.5(4).
(4) Controlled substances
			 shall not be accepted for donation.
a.
			 Controlled substances submitted for donation shall be documented and returned
			 immediately to the donor or the donor's representative that provided the
			 drugs.
b. In the event controlled
			 substances enter the centralized repository or a local repository and it is not
			 possible or practicable to return the controlled substances to the donor or the
			 donor's representative due to inability to identify the donor or the donor's
			 representative or due to refusal by the donor or the donor's representative to
			 receive them, abandoned controlled substances shall be documented and destroyed
			 beyond reclamation pursuant to rules of the board of pharmacy. Such destruction
			 shall be performed by a pharmacist or other person that has authority to
			 dispense controlled substances and shall be witnessed by another responsible
			 adult employee of the repository.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.6 - Standards and Procedures for Dispensing Donated Prescription Drugs and Supplies

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(1) Donated drugs
			 and supplies may be dispensed only if the drugs or supplies are prescribed by a
			 health care practitioner for use by an eligible individual and are dispensed by
			 a licensed pharmacist, physician, physician assistant or nurse
			 practitioner.
(2) A repository
			 shall prioritize dispensing to an individual requesting drugs through the
			 program as follows:
a. First, to an indigent
			 individual;
b. Second, to an
			 individual who has no active third-party prescription drug reimbursement
			 coverage for the drug prescribed; and
c. Third, to any other individual if an
			 indigent or uninsured individual is unavailable.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.7 - Eligibility Criteria for Individuals to Receive Donated Prescription Drugs and Supplies

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(1) An
			 individual who requests drugs from the prescription drug donation repository
			 program shall certify to the repository that the individual is a resident of
			 Iowa and meets one or both of the following criteria:
a. Is indigent;
b. Has no active third-party prescription
			 drug reimbursement coverage for the drug prescribed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.8 - Forms and Record Keeping

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(1)
			 The following forms developed for the administration of this program shall be
			 utilized by participants of the program and are available on the program's Web
			 page on the department's Web site,
www.idph.state.ia.us
.
a. Prescription drug donation repository
			 program notice of participation or withdrawal.
b. Prescription drug donation repository
			 program donation, transfer, inventory or destruction record.
c. A record of medications
			 dispensed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.9 - Handling Fee

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A repository may charge the recipient of a donated drug a
				handling fee, not to exceed a maximum of 200 percent of the Medicaid
				professional dispensing fee as established by rule of the department of human
				services, to cover stocking and dispensing costs. A prescription drug dispensed
				through the prescription drug donation repository program shall not be eligible
				for reimbursement under the medical assistance program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.10 - List of Drugs and Supplies Program Will Accept

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All prescription drugs, excluding controlled substances, that
				have been approved for medical use in the United States, that are listed in the
				USP or National Formulary (USP/NF), and that meet the criteria for donation
				established by these rules may be accepted for donation under the prescription
				drug donation repository program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.11 - Exemption From Disciplinary Action, Civil Liability and Criminal Prosecution

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(1) A drug
			 manufacturer acting reasonably and in good faith is not subject to criminal
			 prosecution or civil liability for injury, death, or loss to a person or
			 property for matters related to the donation, acceptance, or dispensing of a
			 prescription drug manufactured by the drug manufacturer that is donated under
			 this chapter, including liability for failure to transfer or communicate
			 product or consumer information or the expiration date of the donated
			 prescription drug.
(2) Except as
			 provided in subrule 109.11(3), a person other than a drug manufacturer subject
			 to subrule 109.11(1), acting reasonably and in good faith, is immune from civil
			 liability and criminal prosecution for injury to or the death of an individual
			 to whom a donated prescription drug is dispensed under this chapter and shall
			 be exempt from disciplinary action related to the person's acts or omissions
			 related to the donation, acceptance, distribution, or dispensing of a donated
			 prescription drug under this chapter
(3) The immunity and exemption provided in
			 subrule 109.11(2) does not extend to any of the following:
a. The donation, acceptance, distribution, or
			 dispensing of a donated prescription drug under this chapter by a person if the
			 person's acts or omissions are not performed reasonably and in good
			 faith.
b. Acts or omissions outside
			 the scope of the program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 109 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program › Rule 641-109.14 - Prescription Drug Donation Repository in Disaster Emergencies

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The following are the requirements for the department to
				receive and distribute prescription drugs and supplies in preparation for a
				disaster emergency proclaimed by the governor or in preparation for a public
				health disaster.
(1) The department may
			 receive prescription drugs and supplies directly from the prescription drug
			 donation repository contractor and dispense prescription drugs and supplies
			 through licensed personnel during or in preparation for a disaster emergency
			 proclaimed by the governor pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 29C.6
			 or during or in preparation for a public health disaster as defined in Iowa
			 Code section
			 135.140(6).
(2) The department may receive and distribute
			 prescription drugs and supplies as defined in Iowa Code section
			 135.142 to
			 any Iowan who has been a victim of a disaster emergency proclaimed by the
			 governor.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 110 - Center for Rural Health and Primary Care › Rule 641-110.2 - Definitions

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"Center for rural health and primary care"
means the department of public health administrative entity that is responsible
				for provision of technical planning assistance to rural communities and
				counties, administration of a comprehensive primary care provider recruitment
				and retention endeavor, coordination of services to provide research of rural
				occupational health injuries and hazards, and coordination with the following:
				the center for agricultural health and safety, the center for health effects of
				environmental contamination, and the department of agriculture and land
				stewardship.
"Community health services assessment and developmental
				plan"
means a comprehensive health services assessment and plan which
				has been developed through a communitywide collaborative effort of public and
				private entities, including citizens at large, located in rural
				communities.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Director"
means the director of the
				department of public health.
"Health care workforce and community support grant
				program"
means a program that provides assistance in the form of a
				forgivable loan, grant, or other nonfinancial assistance to communities to
				support the effort of a community and that is part of the community's long-term
				community health services assessment and developmental plan.
"Primary care health professional"
means an
				individual who is providing primary health services and is licensed to practice
				in the state of Iowa.
"Primary care provider loan repayment program
				"
means a loan repayment for qualifying loans to eligible health
				professionals who choose to establish practices in designated health
				professional shortage areas of the state.
"Primary care provider recruitment and retention
				endeavor"
or
"PPJMECARRE"
means a comprehensive
				primary health care initiative which promotes and assists local efforts in
				developing health care provider recruitment and retention programs and which
				includes a health care workforce and community support grant program and a
				primary care provider loan repayment program.
"Primary health services"
means health
				services regarding family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics
				and gynecology, dentistry, or mental health that are provided by physicians or
				other health professionals.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 110 - Center for Rural Health and Primary Care › Rule 641-110.3 - Responsibilities of the Center

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(1)
			 The center for rural health and primary care shall provide technical planning
			 assistance to rural communities and counties exploring innovative means of
			 delivering rural health services through community health services assessment,
			 planning, and implementation, including but not limited to hospital
			 conversions, cooperative agreements among hospitals, physician and health
			 practitioner support, recruitment and retention of primary health care
			 providers, public health services, emergency medical services, medical
			 assistance facilities, rural health care clinics, and alternative means which
			 may be included in the long-term community health services assessment and
			 developmental plan.
(2) The center
			 for rural health and primary care shall encourage collaborative efforts of the
			 local boards of health, hospital governing boards, and other public and private
			 entities located in rural communities to adopt a long-term community health
			 services assessment and developmental plan.
(3) The center for rural health and primary
			 care shall provide technical assistance to assist rural communities in
			 improving Medicare reimbursements or establishing additional sources of funding
			 through initiatives such as rural health clinics, distinct part skilled nursing
			 facility beds, and the swing-bed program.
(4) The center for rural health and primary
			 care shall coordinate services to provide research for the following:
a. Examination of the prevalence of rural
			 occupational health injuries in the state.
b. Assessment of training and continuing
			 education available through local hospitals and others relating to diagnosis
			 and treatment of diseases associated with rural occupational health
			 hazards.
c. Determination of
			 continuing education support necessary for rural health practitioners to
			 diagnose and treat illnesses caused by exposure to rural occupational health
			 hazards.
d. Determination of the
			 types of actions that can help prevent agricultural accidents, surveillance and
			 reporting of disabilities suffered by persons engaged in agricultural-related
			 injuries and diseases in the state.
e. Identifying causal factors associated with
			 agricultural-related injuries and diseases and indicating the effectiveness of
			 intervention programs designed to reduce injuries and diseases.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 110 - Center for Rural Health and Primary Care › Rule 641-110.11 - Purpose

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The purpose of the PRIMECARRE health care workforce and
				community support grant program is to support community efforts which are part
				of the community's long-term community health services assessment and
				developmental plan. The application process is based upon the department's
				strategic plan. A community or region applying for assistance must complete a
				community health services assessment and adopt a long-term developmental plan.
				The community may request assistance with the assessment from the department.
				The community's or region's plan shall include, to the extent possible, a clear
				commitment to informing high school students of the health care opportunities
				which may be available to such students. The grant assistance may be in the
				form of a forgivable loan, grant, or other nonfinancial assistance as deemed
				appropriate by the center for rural health and primary care. Grants or other
				assistance provided by the center are intended to promote and accommodate local
				creativity in efforts to recruit and retain health care professionals to
				provide services in the locality. Notice of the availability of these public
				funds shall be published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin in accordance with
				641-Chapter 176.
(1)
Eligibility.
The
			 following requirements must be met in order to be eligible for the program:
a. The community or region must have
			 illustrated efforts to meet the health care provider needs of the locality and
			 surrounding area.
b. The community
			 or region must have completed a community health services assessment and
			 adopted a long-term developmental plan as established herein.
c. Participation in a community health
			 services assessment process shall be documented by the community or
			 region.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 111 - Iowa Needs Nurses Now Infrastructure Account › Rule 641-111.1 - Scope and Purpose

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The Iowa needs nurses now infrastructure account is established
				to award grants for clinical simulators, laboratory facilities, health
				information technology and other infrastructure to improve the education of
				nurses and nurse educators in the state and to enhance the clinical experience
				for nurses. Moneys in the account shall consist of moneys appropriated or
				allocated for deposit in or received by the fund or the accoimt and
				specifically dedicated to the Iowa needs nurses now infrastructure account for
				the purposes of the account. Grants from the account may not be used for the
				construction of buildings. Grants awarded shall authorize the use of a
				reasonable portion of the grant moneys for training in the use of the
				infrastructure purchased with the grant moneys. These rules shall be
				implemented only to the extent funding is available.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 111 - Iowa Needs Nurses Now Infrastructure Account › Rule 641-111.2 - Definitions

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For the purposes of these rules, the following definitions
				shall apply:
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Iowa Needs Nurses Now Coalition "
means the
				coalition of nurse, health, education and business leaders who under stand that
				nurses are important to families and communities.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 111 - Iowa Needs Nurses Now Infrastructure Account › Rule 641-111.3 - Eligibility and Criteria

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To be eligible for an Iowa needs nurses now infrastructure
				grant, an organization shall:
(1) Be
			 an educational institution with prelicensure nursing education programs
			 approved by the Iowa board of nursing.
(2) Address the long-term sustainability of
			 the infrastructure project to be funded through the grant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 111 - Iowa Needs Nurses Now Infrastructure Account › Rule 641-111.4 - Review Process

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(1) The
			 department shall follow requirements for competitive selection contained in
			 641-Chapter 176 in awarding grants pursuant to this chapter
(2) The department shall establish a request
			 for proposal and application process for organizations eligible to receive
			 funding. The review process and review criteria shall be described in the
			 request for proposal.
(3) The
			 department shall establish a committee to review proposals and make
			 recommendations to the department. The committee membership may include
			 representation from the following:
a. Iowa
			 board of nursing;
b. Iowa Nurses
			 Association;
c. Iowa Needs Nurses
			 Now Coalition; and
d. Iowa
			 department of education.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 111 - Iowa Needs Nurses Now Infrastructure Account › Rule 641-111.5 - Performance Standards

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A grantee shall provide clinical experiences for nurses and
				nurse educators that:
1. Expand the
			 capacity of its nursing program in terms of opportunities for increased
			 learning by the students completing the program.
2. Offer educational opportunities in
			 geographic areas where there is limited access to clinical facilities due to
			 geographic location or limited patient census to support eligible
			 students.
3. Enhance learning
			 opportunities for the students in the nursing program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 113 - Public Health Response Teams › Rule 641-113.2 - Purpose

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(1) The department,
			 through the division of acute disease prevention, emergency response and
			 environmental health, bureau of emergency and trauma services, shall establish,
			 register, and approve public health response teams to supplement and support
			 disrupted or overburdened local medical and public health personnel, hospitals,
			 and resources in the event of a disaster or threatened disaster or other
			 incident as defined in Iowa Code section
			 135.143.
			 The primary purpose of the public health response teams is to respond to Iowa
			 incidents and to provide support for Iowa medical and public health personnel,
			 hospitals, and resources. A public health response team may also be requested
			 to respond to an out-of-state disaster or emergency pursuant to the emergency
			 management assistance compact at Iowa Code section
			 29C.21.
(2) PHRTs shall be established, registered
			 and approved pursuant to this chapter. Additional PHRTs may be established,
			 registered and approved as necessary upon written order of the
			 director.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 113 - Public Health Response Teams › Rule 641-113.3 - Sponsor Agency

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(1)
Sponsor agency approval.
A hospital or other entity may apply
			 to the department to be a sponsor agency of a public health response team. The
			 applicant shall apply on a form approved by the department and shall provide
			 all information requested by the department. The department may approve an
			 application when the department is satisfied that the sponsor agency will
			 operate the PHRT in compliance with Iowa Code section
			 135.143
			 and this chapter Upon approval of the application, the department and the
			 sponsor agency shall execute a sponsor agreement which shall provide that the
			 agency is registered with the department and has been approved to sponsor a
			 public health response team. The sponsor agreement shall also include the
			 effective date of the approval and the terms and conditions of
			 approval.
(2)
Sponsor
			 agency denial and revocation.
The department may deny approval to an
			 applicant sponsor agency or may revoke a sponsor agency's approval if the
			 department determines that the sponsor agency has violated or failed to comply
			 with Iowa Code section
			 135.143
			 or this chapter, any term or condition contained in the sponsor agreement, any
			 operational procedure, or state or federal law. The department shall notify the
			 applicant or sponsor agency of the department's decision in writing by
			 certified mail, return receipt requested. In the event an applicant or a
			 sponsor agency is dissatisfied with the department's decision, the applicant or
			 sponsor agency may submit a request for reconsideration with the division
			 director Such request shall be delivered by certified mail, return receipt
			 requested, within 20 days of the date of the denial or revocation notification,
			 to Division Director, Division of Acute Disease Prevention and Emergency
			 Response, Lucas State Office Building, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa
			 50319. The division director shall review the matter and issue a written
			 decision within 20 days of receipt of the request. The division director's
			 decision shall be final agency action. This appeal process does not constitute
			 a contested case proceeding as defined in Iowa Code chapter 17A.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 113 - Public Health Response Teams › Rule 641-113.4 - Public Health Response Team Members

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(1)
Registration and
			 approval.
An individual may apply to the department to be a public
			 health response team member. The applicant shall apply on the Iowa statewide
			 registry of volunteers (iSERV) Web site or on a form approved by the department
			 and shall provide all requested information. The department shall register and
			 approve an individual to serve as a PHRT member when the department is
			 satisfied that the individual satisfies the requirements of this chapter and
			 will perform on a PHRT in compliance with Iowa Code section
			 135.143
			 and this chapter. Upon registration and approval of an individual, the
			 department shall provide the individual with written notification that the
			 individual is registered with the department and has been approved to serve on
			 a public health response team. The written notification shall also include the
			 effective date of the approval and the terms and conditions of
			 approval.
(2)
Denial and
			 revocation.
The department may deny approval to an individual or may
			 revoke an individual's approval if the department determines that the
			 individual has violated or failed to comply with Iowa Code section
			 135.143
			 or this chapter, any term or condition contained in the written approval
			 notification from the department, any operational procedure, or state or
			 federal law, or has exposed or may expose the state to undue risk. The
			 department shall notify the individual of the department's decision in writing
			 by certified mail, return receipt requested. In the event an individual is
			 dissatisfied with the department's decision, the individual may submit a
			 request for reconsideration with the division director. Such request shall be
			 delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested, within 20 days of the
			 date of the denial or revocation notification, to Division Director, Division
			 of Acute Disease Prevention and Emergency Response, Lucas State Office
			 Building, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines Iowa 50319. The division director
			 shall review the matter and issue a written decision within 20 days of receipt
			 of the request. The division director's decision shall be final agency action.
			 This appeal process does not constitute a contested case proceeding as defined
			 in Iowa Code chapter 17A.
(3)
Effect of revocation.
If the department revokes a public
			 health response team member's approval, the action may preclude future
			 eligibility, but shall not negate defense and indemnification coverage or other
			 protection for covered acts or omissions which occurred during the effective
			 date of approval.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 113 - Public Health Response Teams › Rule 641-113.5 - Public Health Response Team

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(1)
General requirements
.
a. An
			 entity may make application to the department to be a sponsor agency pursuant
			 to subrule 113.3(1). An individual may make application to be a member of a
			 PHRT pursuant to subrule 113.4(1).
b. The department shall establish the Iowa
			 Volunteer Public Health Response Team Operational Procedures Manual. The
			 operational procedures shall be in writing and shall be provided to each PHRT
			 member. All PHRT members and sponsor agencies shall follow the PHRT operational
			 procedures as established by the department. The Iowa Volunteer Public Health
			 Response Team Operational Procedures Manual is available through the Iowa
			 Department of Public Health, Bureau of Emergency and Trauma Services, Lucas
			 State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075.
c. If the department notifies a PHRT member
			 or sponsor agency of a violation of Iowa Code section
			 135.143,
			 this chapter, or an operational procedure, the PHRT member or sponsor agency
			 shall correct the deficiency or violation identified by the department within a
			 time frame determined by the department. If a PHRT member or sponsor agency
			 fails to correct a deficiency or violation within the time frame identified by
			 the department, or if the deficiency or violation constitutes an immediate
			 danger to the public health, safety, or welfare, the department may initiate
			 action to revoke approval pursuant to subrule 113.3(2) or
			 113.4(2).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 113 - Public Health Response Teams › Rule 641-113.6 - Legal and Other Protections

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A public health response team member acting pursuant to Iowa
				Code section
				135.143
				and this chapter shall be considered an employee of the state under Iowa Code
				section
				29C.21
				and chapter 669, shall be afforded protection as an employee of the state under
				Iowa Code section
				669.21
				whom the state shall defend and indemnify, and shall be considered an employee
				of the state for purposes of workers' compensation, disability, and death
				benefits, provided that the member has done all of the following:
1. Registered with and received approval from
			 the department pursuant to subrule 113.4(1) to serve on a public health
			 response team.
2. Provided direct
			 medical care or other support services during a disaster, threatened disaster,
			 or other incident described in Iowa Code section
			 135.143(1);
			 or participated in a training exercise to prepare for a disaster or other
			 incident described in Iowa Code section
			 135.143(1).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 113 - Public Health Response Teams › Rule 641-113.7 - 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, medical or other services as a public health
			 response team member, the member shall provide written notice to the
			 department, as soon as practicable, containing to the extent obtainable the
			 circumstance of the alleged injury, the name and address of the injured, and
			 any other relevant information.
(2)
			 Upon obtaining knowledge or becoming aware of any injury as defined in subrule
			 113.7(1), a public health response team member shall promptly take all
			 reasonable steps to prevent further or additional injury from the same or
			 similar circumstances, situations, or conditions.
(3) A public health response team member
			 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 petition, suit, or claim seeking damage from the public
			 health response team member related to participation on a public health
			 response team.
(4) Each public
			 health response team member shall fully cooperate with the state in the defense
			 of any claim or suit related to participation on a public health response team,
			 including attending hearings, depositions, and trials and assisting in securing
			 and giving evidence, responding to discovery and ensuring the attendance of
			 witnesses.
(5) Each public health
			 response team member shall accept financial responsibility for personal
			 expenses and costs incurred in the defense of any claim or suit related to
			 participation on a public health response team, including travel, meals, and
			 compensation for time and lost practice.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 113 - Public Health Response Teams › Rule 641-113.8 - 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, medical or other services as a public health
			 response team member, such member or the member's sponsor agency shall provide
			 written notice to the department, as soon as practicable, containing to the
			 extent obtainable the circumstance of the alleged injury, the name and address
			 of the injured, and any other relevant information.
(2) Upon obtaining knowledge or becoming
			 aware of any injury as defined in subrule 113.8(1), a public health response
			 team member shall promptly take all reasonable steps to prevent further or
			 additional injury from the same or similar circumstances, situations, or
			 conditions.
(3) A public health
			 response team member 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 petition, suit, or claim seeking
			 damage from the public health response team member related to participation on
			 a public health response team.
(4)
			 Each public health response team member shall fully cooperate with the state in
			 the defense of any claim or suit related to participation on a public health
			 response team, including attending hearings, depositions, and trials and
			 assisting in securing and giving evidence, responding to discovery and ensuring
			 the attendance of witnesses.
(5)
			 Each public health response team member shall accept financial responsibility
			 for personal expenses and costs incurred in the defense of any claim or suit
			 related to participation on a public health response team, including travel,
			 meals, and compensation for time and lost practice.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 114 - Preparedness Advisory Committee › Rule 641-114.1 - Definitions

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For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions shall
				apply:
"Chairperson"
means the chairperson of the
				preparedness advisory committee, who has been elected by a majority of advisory
				committee members.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Director "
means the director of the Iowa
				department of public health.
"PAC"
means the preparedness advisory
				committee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 114 - Preparedness Advisory Committee › Rule 641-114.2 - Purpose

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The preparedness advisory committee (PAC) shall provide
				technical assistance and make recommendations for the planning and
				implementation of the public health emergency preparedness and hospital
				preparedness programs for the department. The committee shall advise the
				department on matters of policy, plan development, funding allocations, and
				coordination of state, regional and local entities that are responsible for
				promoting and protecting the health and safety of all Iowans prior to, during,
				or after a public health emergency or disaster.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 114 - Preparedness Advisory Committee › Rule 641-114.3 - Appointment and Membership

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(1)
			 The voting members of the PAC shall be appointed by the director.
(2) The appointments shall be for three-year
			 staggered terms, which shall expire on June 30.
(3) Vacancies shall be filled in the same
			 manner in which the original appointments were made for the balance of the
			 unexpired term.
(4) Membership. The
			 voting membership of the PAC shall be comprised of individuals nominated from,
			 but not limited to, the following organizations:
a. American Red Cross.
b. Indian Health Services.
c. Upper Midwest Preparedness and Emergency
			 Response Learning Center.
d. Three
			 representatives identified by the Iowa Counties Public Health Association
			 representing one small, one midsized, and one large public health
			 agency.
e. Two representatives
			 identified by the Iowa Environmental Health Association.
f. Iowa Emergency Management
			 Association.
g. Iowa Emergency
			 Medical Services Association.
h.
			 Six representatives identified by the Iowa Hospital Association representing
			 two rural, two regional, and two urban hospitals.
i. Iowa Medical Society.
j. Iowa Primary Care Association.
k. Iowa Nurses Association.
l Iowa Osteopathic Medical
			 Association.
m. Iowa Pharmacy
			 Association.
n. Iowa Poison Control
			 Center.
o. Three representatives
			 identified by the Iowa Public Health Association representing one small, one
			 midsized, and one large public health agency.
p. Iowa National Guard.
q. State hygienic laboratory.
r. Veterans Health Administration.
s. Safeguard Iowa Partnership.
t. School Administrators of Iowa.
u. A mental health association.
v. American Academy of Pediatrics.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 114 - Preparedness Advisory Committee › Rule 641-114.4 - Officers

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(1) Officers of the
			 PAC shall consist of a chairperson and a vice chairperson, who shall be elected
			 at the first meeting of each fiscal year.
a.
			 Officers may serve no more than three consecutive terms as chairperson or vice
			 chairperson.
b. Vacancies in the
			 office of chairperson shall be filled by elevation of the vice
			 chairperson.
c. Vacancies in the
			 office of vice chairperson shall be filled by election at the next meeting
			 after the vacancy occurs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 114 - Preparedness Advisory Committee › Rule 641-114.5 - Meetings

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(1) The PAC shall
			 establish a meeting schedule on an annual basis to conduct its business. There
			 shall be a minimum of four meetings per year.
a. Meetings may be scheduled as business
			 requires, but notice to members must be given at least five working days prior
			 to the meeting date unless action is required by the PAC on an emergency
			 basis.
b. Notice given four weeks
			 in advance is encouraged to accommodate the schedules of professional
			 members.