135C.16A - INSPECTORS -- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
135C.16A INSPECTORS -- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
1. Any of the following circumstances disqualifies an inspector
from inspecting a particular health care facility under this chapter:
a. The inspector currently works or, within the past two
years, has worked as an employee or employment agency staff at the
health care facility, or as an officer, consultant, or agent for the
health care facility to be inspected.
b. The inspector has any financial interest or any ownership
interest in the facility. For purposes of this paragraph, indirect
ownership, such as through a broad-based mutual fund, does not
constitute financial or ownership interest.
c. The inspector has an immediate family member who has a
relationship with the facility as described in paragraph "a" or
"b".
d. The inspector has an immediate family member who currently
resides in the facility.
2. For purposes of this section, "immediate family member"
means the same as set forth in 42 C.F.R. § 488.301, and includes a
husband or wife; natural or adoptive parent, child, or sibling;
stepparent, stepchild, or stepsibling; father-in-law, mother-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; or
grandparent or grandchild. Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 156, §1