Section 135C.20 – Information distributed.
135C.20 Information distributed. The department shall prepare, publish and send to licensed health care facilities an annual report of its activities and operations under this chapter and such other bulletins containing fundamental health principles and data as may be deemed essential to assure proper operation of health care facilities, and publish for public distribution copies […]
Section 135C.33 – Employees and certified nurse aide trainees — child or dependent adult abuse information and criminal record check options — evaluations — application to other providers — penalty.
135C.33 Employees and certified nurse aide trainees — child or dependent adult abuse information and criminal record check options — evaluations — application to other providers — penalty. 1. a. For the purposes of this section, the term “crime” does not include offenses under chapter 321 classified as a simple misdemeanor or equivalent simple misdemeanor […]
Section 135C.20A – Report cards — facility inspections — complaint procedures — availability to public — electronic access.
135C.20A Report cards — facility inspections — complaint procedures — availability to public — electronic access. 1. The department shall develop and utilize a report card system for the recording of the findings of any inspection of a health care facility. The report card shall include but is not limited to a summary of the […]
Section 135C.34 – Medication aide — certification.
135C.34 Medication aide — certification. The department of inspections and appeals, in cooperation with other appropriate agencies, shall establish a procedure to allow a person who is certified as a medication aide in another state to become certified in this state upon completion and passage of both the certified nurse aide and certified medication aide […]
Section 135C.20B – Governor’s award — quality care.
135C.20B Governor’s award — quality care. 1. A governor’s award for quality care is established, to be awarded annually by the governor to a health care facility in the state which demonstrates provision of the highest quality care to residents. 2. The department shall adopt rules establishing the criteria to determine quality care. In developing […]
Section 135C.35 – Training of inspectors.
135C.35 Training of inspectors. 1. Subject to the availability of funding, all nursing facility inspectors shall receive twelve hours of annual continuing education in gerontology, wound care, dementia, falls, or a combination of these subjects. 2. An inspector shall not be personally liable for financing the training required under subsection 1. 3. The department shall […]
Section 135C.21 – Penalties.
135C.21 Penalties. 1. Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any health care facility without a license shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation after conviction or notice from the department by certified mail of a violation shall be considered a separate offense or chargeable offense. Any such person establishing, […]
Section 135C.22 – Applicable to governmental units.
135C.22 Applicable to governmental units. The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to institutions operated by or under the control of the department of human services, the state board of regents, or any other governmental unit. [C50, 54, §135C.8; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.22] 83 Acts, ch 96, §157, […]
Section 135C.23 – Express requirements for admission or residence.
135C.23 Express requirements for admission or residence. No individual shall be admitted to or permitted to remain in a health care facility as a resident, except in accordance with the requirements of this section. 1. Each resident shall be covered by a contract executed at the time of admission or prior thereto by the resident, […]
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 […]