Iowa § 237C.6 Certificate application and issuance — denial, suspension, or revocation

Iowa Statutes

§ 237C.6 — Certificate application and issuance — denial, suspension, or revocation

Iowa § 237C.6

Title VIHUMAN SERVICES

Ch. 237CCHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES — CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION

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Iowa Code § 237C.6 (2026).

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1.A person shall apply for a certificate to operate a children’s residential facility by completing and submitting to the department an application in a form and format approved by the department. The department shall issue or reissue a certificate of approval if the department determines that the applicant is or upon commencing operation will provide children’s residential facility services in compliance with this chapter. A certificate of approval is valid for up to one year from the date of issuance for the period determined by the department in accordance with administrative rules providing criteria for making the determination.

2.Thecertificateofapprovalshallstateonitsfacethenameoftheholderofthecertificate, the particular premises for which the certificate is issued, and the number

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1. A person shall apply for a certificate to operate a children’s residential facility by
completing and submitting to the department an application in a form and format approved
by the department. The department shall issue or reissue a certificate of approval if the
department determines that the applicant is or upon commencing operation will provide
children’s residential facility services in compliance with this chapter. A certificate of
approval is valid for up to one year from the date of issuance for the period determined by
the department in accordance with administrative rules providing criteria for making the
determination.
2. Thecertificateofapprovalshallstateonitsfacethenameoftheholderofthecertificate,
the particular premises for which the certificate is issued, and the number of children who
may be cared for by the children’s residential facility on the premises at one time under the
certificate of occupancy issued by the director of the department of inspections, appeals,
and licensing or the designee of the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and
licensing. The certificate of approval shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the children’s
residential facility.
3. The department may deny an application for issuance or reissuance of a certificate of
approval or suspend or revoke a certificate of approval if the applicant or certificate holder,
as applicable, fails to comply with this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter
or knowingly makes a false statement concerning a material fact or conceals a material fact
on the application for the issuance or reissuance of a certificate of approval or in a report
regarding operation of the children’s residential facility submitted to the department. All
operations of a children’s residential facility shall cease during a period of suspension or
revocation. The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of approval of a children’s
residential facility that fails to comply with section 282.34.