§ 231C.14 — Civil penalties

Iowa § 231C.14

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VI: HUMAN SERVICES
• Ch. 231C: ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS

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1. The department may establish by rule, in accordance with chapter 17A, civil penalties
for the following violations by an assisted living program:
a. Noncompliance with any regulatory requirements which presents an imminent danger
or a substantial probability of resultant death or physical harm to a tenant.
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b. Following receipt of notice from the department, continued failure or refusal to comply
within a prescribed time frame with regulatory requirements that have a direct relationship
to the health, safety, or security of program tenants.
c. Preventing or interfering with or attempting to impede in any way any duly authorized
representative of the department in the lawful enforcement of this chapter or of the rules
adopted pursuant to this chapter. As used in this paragraph, “lawful enforcement” includes
but is not limited to:
(1) Contacting or interviewing any tenant of an assisted living program in private at any
reasonable hour and without advance notice.
(2) Examining any relevant records of an assisted living program.
(3) Preserving evidence of any violation of this chapter or of the rules adopted pursuant
to this chapter.
2. If a program assessed a penalty does not request a formal hearing pursuant to chapter
17A or withdraws its request for a formal hearing within thirty days of the date the penalty
was assessed, the penalty shall be reduced by thirty-five percent, if the penalty is paid within
thirty days of the issuance of a demand letter issued by the department. The demand letter,
which includes the civil penalty, shall include a statement to this effect.