135B.5 - ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE.
135B.5 ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE.
1. Upon receipt of an application for license and the license
fee, the department shall issue a license if the applicant and
hospital facilities comply with this chapter and the rules of the
department. Each licensee shall receive annual reapproval upon
payment of five hundred dollars and upon filing of an application
form which is available from the department. The annual licensure
fee shall be dedicated to support and provide educational programs on
regulatory issues for hospitals licensed under this chapter in
consultation with the hospital licensing board. Licenses shall be
either general or restricted in form. Each license shall be issued
only for the premises and persons or governmental units named in the
application and is not transferable or assignable except with the
written approval of the department. Licenses shall be posted in a
conspicuous place on the licensed premises as prescribed by rule of
the department.
2. The provisions of this section shall not in any way affect,
change, deny or nullify any rights set forth in, or arising from the
provisions of this chapter and particularly section 135B.7, arising
before or after December 31, 1960. Section History: Early Form
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 135B.5] Section History: Recent Form
90 Acts, ch 1204, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §48