Section 135C.45A – Notification penalty.
135C.45A Notification penalty. A person who notifies, or causes to be notified, a health care facility, of the time and date on which a survey or on-site inspection of the facility is scheduled, is subject to an administrative penalty of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than two thousand dollars. 90 Acts, […]
Section 135C.46 – Retaliation by facility prohibited.
135C.46 Retaliation by facility prohibited. 1. A facility shall not discriminate or retaliate in any way against a resident or an employee of the facility who has initiated or participated in any proceeding authorized by this chapter. A facility which violates this section is subject to a penalty of not less than two hundred fifty […]
Section 135C.47 – Report listing licensees and citations.
135C.47 Report listing licensees and citations. Repealed by 98 Acts, ch 1141, §3.
Section 135C.36 – Violations classified — penalties.
135C.36 Violations classified — penalties. Every violation by a health care facility of any provision of this chapter or of the rules adopted pursuant to it shall be classified by the department in accordance with this section. The department shall adopt and may from time to time modify, in accordance with chapter 17A, rules setting […]
Section 135C.48 – Information about complaint procedure.
135C.48 Information about complaint procedure. The department shall make a continuing effort to inform the general public of the appropriate procedure to be followed by any person who believes that a complaint against a health care facility is justified and should be made under section 135C.37. [C77, 79, 81, §135C.48]
Section 135C.37 – Complaints alleging violations — confidentiality.
135C.37 Complaints alleging violations — confidentiality. A person may request an inspection of a health care facility by filing with the department, certified volunteer long-term care ombudsman, or the office of long-term care ombudsman, a complaint of an alleged violation of applicable requirements of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. A […]
Section 135C.38 – Inspections upon complaints.
135C.38 Inspections upon complaints. 1. a. Upon receipt of a complaint made in accordance with section 135C.37, the department shall make a preliminary review of the complaint. Unless the department concludes that the complaint is intended to harass a facility or a licensee or is without reasonable basis, the department shall make or cause to […]
Section 135C.24 – Personal property or affairs of patients or residents.
135C.24 Personal property or affairs of patients or residents. The admission of a resident to a health care facility and the resident’s presence therein shall not in and of itself confer on such facility, its owner, administrator, employees, or representatives any authority to manage, use, or dispose of any property of the resident, nor any […]
Section 135C.25 – Resident advocate committee appointments — duties — disclosure — liability.
135C.25 Resident advocate committee appointments — duties — disclosure — liability. Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 18, §34.
Section 135C.26 – Director notified of casualties.
135C.26 Director notified of casualties. The director shall be notified within twenty-four hours, by the most expeditious means available, of any accident causing major injury or death, and any fire or natural or other disaster occurring in a health care facility. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.26]