Title VI, HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)

The director or the director’s designee shall, during such investigation and as far as possible, see every resident of each institution, especially those admitted since the director’s or the director’s designee’s preceding visit, and shall give such residents suitable opportunity…

For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Council” means the council on health and human services. 2. “Department” means the department of health and human services. 3. “Director” means the director of health and human services. 4. “Institution…

The director may investigate or cause the investigation of charges of abuse, neglect, or mismanagement on the part of an officer or employee of a private facility which is subject to the director’s supervision or control. [S13, §2727-a74b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3313; C46, 50, 54…

In aid of any investigation, the department may summon and compel the attendance of witnesses; examine the witnesses under oath, which the director or the director’s designee may administer; have access to all books, papers, and property material to such investigation; and order …

Any person failing or refusing to obey the orders of the department issued under section 218.31 , or to give or produce evidence when required, shall be reported by the department to the district court in the county where the offense occurs, and shall be dealt with by the court a…

The department shall cause the testimony taken at such investigation to be transcribed and filed with the department within ten days after the testimony is taken, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and when filed the testimony shall be open for the inspection of any person. [S…

1. The department shall adopt rules not inconsistent with law as necessary for the management of the institutions and the admission, treatment, care, custody, education and discharge of residents. It is the duty of the department to establish rules by which danger to life and pro…

When a resident of an institution is working outside the institution proper, the resident is at all times in the actual custody of the superintendent of the institution. [SS15, §5718-a11; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3324; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.41 ] 83 A…

If a resident performs services for the state at an institution, the department shall pay the resident a wage in accordance with federal wage and hour requirements. However, the wage amount shall not exceed the amount of the prevailing wage paid in the state for a like service or…

If wages are paid to a resident pursuant to section 218.42 , the department may deduct from the wages an amount sufficient to pay all or a part of the costs taxed to the resident by reason of the resident’s commitment to the institution. In such case the amount deducted shall be …

If wages are paid to a resident pursuant to section 218.42 , the department may pay all or any part of the wages directly to any dependent of the resident. The department may also deposit the wages to the account of the resident, or may deposit part of the wages and allow the res…

Quarterly conferences of the superintendents of the institutions shall be held with the director at Des Moines or at institutions under the director’s jurisdiction, for the consideration of all matters relative to the management of the institutions. Full minutes of the conference…

1. The director shall encourage the scientific investigation, on the part of the superintendent and medical staff of the institution, as to the most successful methods of institutional management and treatment of the persons committed to the institution. In addition, the departme…

The superintendent of each institution or the superintendent’s designee shall, on the first day of each month, account to the director or the director’s designee for all state funds received during the preceding month, and at the same time remit the accounting to the treasurer of…

The superintendent of each institution or the superintendent’s designee shall make an annual report to the director and include in the report a detailed and accurate inventory of the stock and supplies on hand, and their amount and value, under the following headings: 1. Livestoc…

The director may permit the superintendent of each institution or the superintendent’s designee to retain a stated amount of funds under the superintendent’s or superintendent’s designee’s supervision as a contingent fund for the payment of freight, postage, commodities purchased…

The department may enter into contracts with the governing body of any city or other municipal corporation for the protection from fire of any property under the department’s primary control, located in any municipal corporation or in territory contiguous to the municipal corpora…

If necessary, the director shall make proper requisition upon the director of the department of administrative services for a warrant on the state treasurer to secure the contingent fund for each institution. [SS15, §2727-a44; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3333; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66,…

A monthly report of the status of the contingent fund shall be submitted by the superintendent of each institution or the superintendent’s designee to the director or the director’s designee in accordance with applicable rules established by the director. [SS15, §2727-a44; C24, 2…

The department shall, in the purchase of supplies, afford all reasonable opportunity for competition, and shall give preference to local dealers and Iowa producers when such can be done without loss to the state. [S13, §2727-a46; SS15, §2727-a50; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3335; C46,…

The department may purchase supplies of any institution for use in any other institution, and reasonable payment for the supplies shall be made as in the case of other purchases. [S13, §2727-a47; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3338; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.5…

1. The department shall adopt and make of record rules and regulations governing the purchase of all articles and supplies needed at the various institutions and the form and verification of vouchers for such purchases. 2. The department shall mail vendor warrants for the departm…

The director of the department of administrative services may combine the balances carried in all specific appropriations into a special account for each institution, except that the support fund for each institution shall be carried as a separate account. [S13, §2727-a43; C24, 2…

The department shall work with the department of administrative services to accomplish the following responsibilities: 1. The department shall prepare and submit to the director of the department of management, as provided in section 8.23 , a multiyear construction program includ…

1. Notwithstanding section 8.39, subsection 1 , without the prior written consent and approval of the governor and the director of the department of management, the director may transfer funds between the appropriations made for the institutions, listed as follows: a. The state r…

Upon the death of a resident of an institution, the county medical examiner shall conduct a preliminary investigation of the death as provided in section 331.802 . The cost of the preliminary investigation shall be paid by the department. 2008 Acts, ch 1187, §134 ; 2023 Acts, ch …

The department shall, upon the death of any resident, immediately take possession of all property of the deceased left at the institution, and deliver the property to the duly appointed and qualified representative of the deceased. [S13, §2727-a72; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3352; C4…

If administration is not granted within one year from the date of the death of the decedent, and the value of the estate of the decedent is so small as to make the granting of administration inadvisable, then delivery of the money and other property left by the decedent may be ma…

If an estate administrator is not identified within one year from the death of a decedent in an institution, and a surviving spouse or heir is not known, the superintendent of the institution may convert all the decedent’s property into cash and in so doing the superintendent sha…

Moneys under section 218.67 shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state as soon after one year after the death of the intestate as practicable, and be credited to the support fund of the institution of which the intestate was a resident. [S13, §2727-a72; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §…

A complete permanent record of the money transmitted to the treasurer of state under section 218.68 , showing by whom and with whom the money was left, the amount, the date of the death of the owner, the owner’s reputed place of residence before the owner became a resident of the…

Moneys transmitted to the treasurer of state under section 218.68 shall be paid, at any time within ten years from the death of the intestate, to any person who is shown to be entitled to the moneys. Payment shall be made from the state treasury out of the support fund of such in…

In case the buildings at any institution are destroyed or rendered unfit for habitation by reason of fire, storms, or other like causes, to such an extent that the residents cannot be housed and cared for, the director shall make temporary provision for the housing and care of th…

1. All institutional receipts of the department, including funds received from client participation at the state resource centers under section 222.78 , shall be deposited in the general fund except for reimbursements for services provided to another institution or state agency, …

The director shall cooperate with any department or agency of state government in any manner, including the exchange of employees, calculated to improve administration of the institutions. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.83 ] 83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159 ; 2000 Ac…

The director or the director’s designee shall have sole charge of abstracting and certifying claims for payment and the keeping of a central system of accounts in institutions under the director’s control. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.84 ] 83 Acts, ch 96, §1…

The department shall install in all the institutions the most modern, complete, and uniform system of accounts, records, and reports possible. The system shall be prescribed by the director of the department of administrative services as authorized in section 8A.502, subsection 1…

Vouchers for expenditures other than salaries shall be submitted to the director of the department of administrative services, who shall prepare in triplicate an abstract of claims submitted showing the name of the claimant and the institutions and institutional fund on account o…

Upon such certificate the director of the department of administrative services shall, if the institution named has sufficient funds, issue the director’s warrants upon the state treasurer, for the amounts and to the claimants indicated on the warrants. The director of the depart…

At the close of each pay period, the superintendent of each institution shall prepare and forward to the director or the director’s designee a semimonthly payroll which shall show the name of each officer and employee, the semimonthly pay, time paid for, the amount of pay, and an…

1. The director shall appoint the superintendent of the institution. The tenure of office of a superintendent shall be at the pleasure of the director. The director may transfer a superintendent from one institution to another. 2. The superintendent shall have immediate custody a…

When a resident of an institution has become so mentally disturbed as to constitute a danger to self, to other residents or staff of the institution, or to the public, and the institution cannot provide adequate security, the director or the director’s designee, with the consent …

The department may secure the services of consultants to furnish advice on administrative, professional, or technical problems to the director, department employees, or to provide in-service training and instruction for the employees. The department may pay the consultants at a r…

1. a. The director shall have full power to secure options to purchase real estate, to acquire and sell real estate, and to grant utility easements, for the proper uses of the institutions. Real estate shall be acquired and sold and utility easements granted, upon such terms and …

1. For purposes of construing the provisions of this and the following subtitles of this title and chapters 904 , 913 , and 914 relating to persons with mental illness and reconciling these provisions with other former and present provisions of statute, the following terms shall …

The director may accept gifts, grants, devises, or bequests of real or personal property from the federal government or any source. The director may exercise such powers with reference to the property accepted as deemed essential to the property’s preservation and the purposes fo…