Section 135H.13 – Information confidential.
135H.13 Information confidential. 1. The department’s final findings and the survey findings of the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations regarding licensure or program accreditation shall be made available to the public in a readily available form and place. Other information relating to the psychiatric institution is confidential and shall not be […]
Section 135H.14 – Judicial review.
135H.14 Judicial review. Judicial review of the action of the department may be sought pursuant to the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A, a petition for judicial review of the department’s actions under this chapter may be filed in the district court of the county in which […]
Section 135H.15 – Penalty.
135H.15 Penalty. A person who establishes, operates, or manages a psychiatric medical institution for children without obtaining a license under this chapter commits a serious misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation following conviction shall be considered a separate offense. 89 Acts, ch 283, §16
Section 135H.16 – Injunction.
135H.16 Injunction. Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of another remedy, the department may maintain an action for injunction or other process to restrain or prevent the establishment, operation, or management of a psychiatric medical institution for children without a license. 89 Acts, ch 283, §17
Section 135H.2 – Purpose.
135H.2 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of basic standards for the operation, construction, and maintenance of a psychiatric medical institution for children which will ensure the safe and adequate diagnosis and evaluation and treatment of the residents. 89 Acts, ch 283, §3
Section 135H.3 – Nature of care.
135H.3 Nature of care. 1. A psychiatric medical institution for children shall utilize a team of professionals to direct an organized program of diagnostic services, psychiatric services, nursing care, and rehabilitative services to meet the needs of residents in accordance with a medical care plan developed for each resident. The membership of the team of […]
Section 135H.4 – Licensure.
135H.4 Licensure. A person shall not establish, operate, or maintain a psychiatric medical institution for children unless the person obtains a license for the institution under this chapter and either holds a license under section 237.3, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, as a comprehensive residential facility for children or holds a license under section 125.13, if […]
Section 135H.5 – Application for license.
135H.5 Application for license. An application for a license under this chapter shall be submitted on a form requesting information required by the department, which may include affirmative evidence of the applicant’s ability to comply with the rules for standards adopted pursuant to this chapter. An application for a license shall be accompanied by the […]
Section 135H.6 – Inspection — conditions for issuance.
135H.6 Inspection — conditions for issuance. 1. The department shall issue a license to an applicant under this chapter if all the following conditions exist: a. The department has ascertained that the applicant’s medical facilities and staff are adequate to provide the care and services required of a psychiatric institution. b. The proposed psychiatric institution […]
Section 135H.7 – Personnel.
135H.7 Personnel. 1. A person shall not be allowed to provide services in a psychiatric institution if the person has a disease which is transmissible to other persons through required contact in the workplace, which presents a significant risk of infecting other persons, which presents a substantial possibility of harming other persons, or for which […]