1. The Iowa health information network shall be administered and governed by a designated entity selected by the department through a competitive process. The designated entity shall be established as a nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 504. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the corporation is subject to the provisions of chapter 504. The designated entity shall be established for the purpose of administering and governing the statewide Iowa health information network.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 135D.5

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • board: means the entity that governs and administers the Iowa health information network. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of public health. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • Designated entity: means the nonprofit corporation designated by the department through a competitive process as the entity responsible for administering and governing the Iowa health information network. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • 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
  • Health information: means health information as defined in 45 C. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • network: means the statewide health information technology network that is the sole statewide network for Iowa pursuant to this chapter. See Iowa Code 135D.2
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
 2. The designated entity shall collaborate with the department, but the designated entity shall not be considered, in whole or in part, an agency, department, or administrative unit of the state.

 a. The designated entity shall not be required to comply with any requirements that apply to a state agency, department, or administrative unit and shall not exercise any sovereign power of the state.
 b. The designated entity does not have authority to pledge the credit of the state. The assets and liabilities of the designated entity shall be separate from the assets and liabilities of the state and the state shall not be liable for the debts or obligations of the designated entity. All debts and obligations of the designated entity shall be payable solely from the designated entity’s funds. The state shall not guarantee any obligation of or have any obligation to the designated entity.
 3. The articles of incorporation of the designated entity shall provide for its governance and its efficient management. In providing for its governance, the articles of the designated entity shall address the following:

 a. A board of directors to govern the designated entity.
 b. The appointment of a chief executive officer by the board to manage the designated entity’s daily operations.
 c. The delegation of such powers and responsibilities to the chief executive officer as may be necessary for the designated entity’s efficient operation.
 d. The employment of personnel necessary for the efficient performance of the duties assigned to the designated entity. All such personnel shall be considered employees of a private, nonprofit corporation and shall be exempt from the personnel requirements imposed on state agencies, departments, and administrative units.
 e. The financial operations of the designated entity including the authority to receive and expend funds from public and private sources and to use its property, money, or other resources for the purpose of the designated entity.