147A.28 Prohibited acts.
A hospital or emergency care facility that imparts or conveys, or causes to be imparted or conveyed, that it is a trauma care facility, or that uses any other term to indicate or imply that the hospital or emergency care facility is a trauma care facility without having obtained a certificate of verification under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars per day for each offense. In addition, the director may apply to the district court for a writ of injunction to restrain the use of the term “trauma care facility”. However, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to restrict a hospital or emergency facility from providing any services for which it is duly authorized.
95 Acts, ch 40, §9; 95 Acts, ch 209, §21
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 147A - EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE — TRAUMA CARE
Section 147A.1A - Lead agency.
Section 147A.2 - Council established — terms of office.
Section 147A.3 - Meetings of the council — quorum.
Section 147A.4 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 147A.6 - Emergency medical care provider certificates — fees and renewal.
Section 147A.7 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of certificates — hearing — appeal.
Section 147A.8 - Authority of certified emergency medical care provider.
Section 147A.10 - Exemptions from liability in certain circumstances.
Section 147A.11 - Prohibited acts.
Section 147A.12 - Registered nurse exception.
Section 147A.13 - Physician assistant exception.
Section 147A.14 - Enforcement.
Section 147A.15 - Automated external defibrillator equipment — penalty.
Section 147A.16 - Exception for care within scope of certification.
Section 147A.18 - Possession and administration of an opioid antagonist — immunity.
Section 147A.20 - Short title.
Section 147A.21 - Definitions.
Section 147A.22 - Legislative findings and intent — purpose.
Section 147A.23 - Trauma care system development.
Section 147A.24 - Trauma system advisory council established.
Section 147A.25 - System evaluation and quality improvement committee.
Section 147A.26 - Trauma registry.