The administrator shall coordinate the division‘s conduct of various inspections and investigations as otherwise provided by law including, but not limited to, all of the following:
 1. Investigations relative to the standards and practices of hospitals, hospices, and health care facilities.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 10A.702

  • Administrator: means a person coordinating the administration of a division of the department. See Iowa Code 10A.101
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Division: means the Iowa title guaranty division in the authority, the director of the division, or a designee of the director. See Iowa Code 16.92
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Inspections and other licensing procedures relative to the hospice program, hospitals, and health care facilities. The division is designated as the sole licensing authority for these programs and facilities.
 3. Inspections relative to hospital and health care facility construction projects.
 4. Inspections of child foster care facilities and private institutions for the care of dependent, neglected, and delinquent children.