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231.43 - AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION.

        231.43  AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
      COMMISSION.
         To ensure compliance with the federal Act the commission on aging
      shall establish the following:
         1.  Procedures to protect the confidentiality of a resident's
      records and files.
         2.  A statewide uniform reporting system.
         3.  Procedures to enable the long-term care resident's advocate to
      elicit, receive, and process complaints regarding administrative
      actions which may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or
      rights of older individuals in long-term care facilities.
         Section History: Recent Form
         86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1017
         C87, § 249D.43
         C93, § 231.43
         2005 Acts, ch 45, §11; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §30