§ 231D.1 Definitions
§ 231D.2 Purpose — rules
§ 231D.3 Certification required
§ 231D.3A Exception
§ 231D.4 Application and fees
§ 231D.5 Denial, suspension, or revocation
§ 231D.6 Notice — appeal — emergency provisions
§ 231D.7 Conditional operation
§ 231D.8 Department notified of casualties
§ 231D.9 Complaints and confidentiality
§ 231D.9A Exit interview — issuance of findings
§ 231D.10 Disclosure of findings
§ 231D.10A Informal conference — formal contest — judicial review
§ 231D.11 Penalties
§ 231D.12 Retaliation by adult day services program prohibited
§ 231D.13 Nursing assistant and medication aide — certification
§ 231D.13A Medication setup — administration and storage of medications
§ 231D.14 Criminal records investigation check
§ 231D.15 Fire and safety standards
§ 231D.16 Transition provision
§ 231D.17 Written contractual agreement required
§ 231D.18 Involuntary transfer
§ 231D.19 Limitations on admission and retention of participants

Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 231D - Adult Day Services

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Consumer: means any one of the following:
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Court: shall mean and include any court upon which jurisdiction has been conferred to determine the liability of persons for the support of dependents. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • lawful enforcement: includes but is not limited to the following:
     (1) Contacting or interviewing any participant of an adult day services program in private at any reasonable hour and without advance notice. See Iowa Code 231D.5
  • Nursing facility: means a licensed nursing facility as defined in section 135C. See Iowa Code 249L.2
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Party: means a petitioner, a respondent, or a person who intervenes in a proceeding instituted under this chapter. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1