135B.5 Issuance and renewal of license.
1. Upon receipt of an application for license and the license fee, the department shall issue a license if the applicant and hospital facilities comply with this chapter, chapter 135, and the rules of the department. Each licensee shall receive annual reapproval upon payment of five hundred dollars and upon filing of an application form which is available from the department. The annual licensure fee shall be dedicated to support and provide educational programs on regulatory issues for hospitals licensed under this chapter. Licenses shall be either general or restricted in form. Each license shall be issued only for the premises and persons or governmental units named in the application and is not transferable or assignable except with the written approval of the department. Licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises as prescribed by rule of the department.
2. The provisions of this section shall not in any way affect, change, deny, or nullify any rights set forth in or arising from the provisions of this chapter and particularly section 135B.7, arising before or after December 31, 1960.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.5]
90 Acts, ch 1204, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §48; 2018 Acts, ch 1062, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §24; 2020 Acts, ch 1103, §37, 51
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS
Section 135B.4 - Application for license.
Section 135B.5 - Issuance and renewal of license.
Section 135B.5A - Conversion of a hospital.
Section 135B.6 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of license — hearings and review.
Section 135B.7 - Rules and enforcement.
Section 135B.7A - Procedures — orders.
Section 135B.8 - Effective date of rules.
Section 135B.10 - Hospital licensing board.
Section 135B.11 - Functions of hospital licensing board — compensation.
Section 135B.12 - Confidentiality.
Section 135B.13 - Annual report of department.
Section 135B.14 - Judicial review.
Section 135B.17 - Construction.
Section 135B.18 - County care facilities exempted.
Section 135B.18A - Universal newborn and infant hearing screening.
Section 135B.19 - Title of subchapter.
Section 135B.20 - Definitions.
Section 135B.21 - Functions of hospital.
Section 135B.22 - Character of services.
Section 135B.23 - Agreement with doctor.
Section 135B.25 - Hiring and dismissal of technicians.
Section 135B.26 - Compensation.
Section 135B.27 - Admission agreement.
Section 135B.28 - Hospital bill.
Section 135B.30 - Radiology and pathology fees.
Section 135B.32 - Construction.
Section 135B.33 - Technical assistance — plan — grants.
Section 135B.34 - Hospital employees — criminal history and abuse record checks — penalty.
Section 135B.35 - Pediatric congenital heart surgery — public reporting of data — patient education.