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 the criteria, the department
shall consult with the members of Iowa partners for resident care and
shall also consider all of the following:
a. The report cards completed pursuant to section 135C.20A.
b. Any unique services provided by a facility to its
residents to improve the quality of care in the facility.
c. Any information submitted by care review committee members
or residents with regard to the quality of care of the facility.
d. Whether the facility accepts residents for whom costs of
care are paid under chapter 249A. Section History: Recent Form
99 Acts, ch 132, §1