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.39 – No advance notice of inspection — exception.
135C.39 No advance notice of inspection — exception. No advance notice of an on-site inspection made pursuant to section 135C.38 shall be given the health care facility or the licensee thereof unless previously and specifically authorized in writing by the director or required by federal law. The person in charge of the facility shall be […]
Section 135C.40 – Citations when violations found — penalties — exception.
135C.40 Citations when violations found — penalties — exception. 1. If the director determines, based on the findings of an inspection or investigation of a health care facility, that the facility is in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, the director within five working days after making the determination, may issue […]
Section 135C.40A – Issuance of final findings.
135C.40A Issuance of final findings. The department shall issue the final findings of an inspection or investigation of a health care facility within ten working days after completion of the on-site inspection or investigation. The final findings shall be served upon the facility personally, by electronic mail, or by certified mail. 2009 Acts, ch 156, […]
Section 135C.41 – Licensee’s response to citation.
135C.41 Licensee’s response to citation. Within twenty business days after service of a citation under section 135C.40, a facility shall do one of the following: 1. If the facility does not desire to contest the citation, take one of the following actions: a. Remit to the department the amount specified by the department pursuant to […]
Section 135C.42 – Informal conference on contested citation.
135C.42 Informal conference on contested citation. 1. The director shall provide an independent reviewer to hold an informal conference with the facility within ten working days after receipt of a request made under section 135C.41, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. At the conclusion of the conference the independent reviewer may affirm or may modify or dismiss […]
Section 135C.43 – Judicial review.
135C.43 Judicial review. 1. A facility which has exhausted all adequate administrative remedies and is aggrieved by the final action of the department may petition for judicial review in the manner provided by chapter 17A. 2. Hearings on petitions for judicial review brought under this section shall be set for trial at the earliest possible […]
Section 135C.30 – Operation of facility under receivership.
135C.30 Operation of facility under receivership. When so authorized by section 135C.11, subsection 2, or section 135C.12, subsection 1, the director may file a verified application in the district court of the county where a health care facility licensed under this chapter is located, requesting that an individual nominated by the director be appointed as […]
Section 135C.31 – Discharge of Medicaid patients.
135C.31 Discharge of Medicaid patients. A resident of a health care facility shall not be discharged solely because the cost of the resident’s care is being paid under chapter 249A or because the resident’s source of payment is changing from private support to payment under chapter 249A. [81 Acts, ch 60, §2] Referred to in […]
Section 135C.31A – Assessment of residents — program eligibility — prescription drug coverage.
135C.31A Assessment of residents — program eligibility — prescription drug coverage. 1. A health care facility shall assist the Iowa department of veterans affairs in identifying, upon admission of a resident, the resident’s eligibility for benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs. The department of inspections and appeals, in cooperation with the department […]