Terms Used In Iowa Code 135H.8A

  • Department: means the department of inspections and appeals. See Iowa Code 135H.1
  • License: means a license issued by the state under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Licensee: means the holder of a license issued to operate a psychiatric medical institution for children. See Iowa Code 135H.1
  • psychiatric institution: means an institution providing more than twenty-four hours of continuous care involving long-term psychiatric services to three or more children in residence for expected periods of fourteen or more days for diagnosis and evaluation or for expected periods of ninety days or more for treatment. See Iowa Code 135H.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 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 requirements are submitted to and approved by the department. The plans shall specify the deadline for achieving compliance.