135C.19 - PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INSPECTION FINDINGS -- POSTING OF CITATIONS.
135C.19 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INSPECTION FINDINGS --
POSTING OF CITATIONS.
1. Following an inspection of a health care facility by the
department pursuant to this chapter, the department's final findings
with respect to compliance by the facility with requirements for
licensing shall be made available to the public in a readily
available form and place. Other information relating to a health
care facility obtained by the department which does not constitute
the department's findings from an inspection of the facility shall
not be made available to the public except in proceedings involving
the citation of a facility for a violation under section 135C.40, or
the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under this
chapter. The name of a person who files a complaint with the
department shall be confidential.
2. a. A citation for a class I or class II violation which is
issued to a health care facility and which has become final, or a
copy of the citation, shall be prominently posted as prescribed in
rules, until the violation is corrected to the department's
satisfaction. The citation or copy shall be posted in a place in
plain view of the residents of the facility cited, persons visiting
the residents, and persons inquiring about placement in the facility.
b. A copy of each citation required to be posted by this
subsection shall be sent by the department to the department of human
services and to the designated protection and advocacy agency if the
facility has one or more residents with developmental disabilities or
mental illness.
3. If the facility cited subsequently advises the department of
human services that the violation has been corrected to the
satisfaction of the department of inspections and appeals, the
department of human services shall maintain this advisory in the same
file with the copy of the citation. The department of human services
shall not disseminate to the public any information regarding
citations issued by the department of inspections and appeals, but
shall forward or refer inquiries to the department of inspections and
appeals. Section History: Early Form
[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 135C.19] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1227, § 2; 87 Acts, ch
234, § 429; 90 Acts, ch 1039, § 8; 90 Acts, ch 1204, § 16, 17; 2009
Acts, ch 41, §263
Referred to in § 135C.40