Title IV, PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)

1. The department’s final findings and the findings of an approved qualifying organization regarding licensure or program accreditation shall be made available to the public in a readily available form and place. Other information relating to the psychiatric institution is confid…

Judicial review of the action of the department may be sought pursuant to the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A . Notwithstanding the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A , a petition for judicial review of the department’s actions under this chapter may be…

A person who establishes, operates, or manages a psychiatric medical institution for children without obtaining a license under this chapter commits a serious misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation following conviction shall be considered a separate offense. 89 Acts, ch 28…

Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of another remedy, the department may maintain an action for injunction or other process to restrain or prevent the establishment, operation, or management of a psychiatric medical institution for children without a license. 89 Acts, ch 28…

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of basic standards for the operation, construction, and maintenance of a psychiatric medical institution for children which will ensure the safe and adequate diagnosis and evaluation and…

1. a. A psychiatric medical institution for children shall provide shelter, food, supervision, care, assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, counseling, rehabilitative services, and related professional-directed services to youth who have a serious emotional disturbance, a …

1. A person shall not establish, operate, or maintain a psychiatric medical institution for children unless the person holds a license as a comprehensive residential facility for children under chapter 237 , and holds a license under this chapter . 2. In addition to the requireme…

1. An application for a license under this chapter shall be submitted on a form required by the department. The application may require affirmative evidence of the applicant’s ability to comply with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter . The application shall require the applic…

1. The department shall issue a license to an applicant under this chapter if all the following conditions exist: a. The department has ascertained that the applicant’s medical facilities and staff are adequate to provide the care and services required of a psychiatric medical in…

1. A person shall not be allowed to provide services in a psychiatric institution if the person has a disease which is transmissible to other persons through required contact in the workplace, which presents a significant risk of infecting other persons, which presents a substant…

The department, in cooperation with the department of health and human services, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to the application of a protective locked environment in a psychiatric medical institution for children. 2025 Acts, ch 86, §8 NEW section

The department may deny an application or suspend or revoke a license if the department finds that an applicant or licensee has failed or is unable to comply with this chapter or the rules establishing minimum standards pursuant to this chapter or if any of the following conditio…

The department may issue a provisional license, effective for not more than one year, to a licensee whose psychiatric institution does not meet the requirements of this chapter , if, prior to issuance of the license, written plans to achieve compliance with the applicable require…

The procedure governing notice and hearing to deny an application or suspend or revoke a license shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A . A full and complete record shall be kept of the proceedings and of any testimony. The record need…