Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-102.4 - Standards for the disclosure statement
(1)
Readability. Documents
required by Iowa Code sections
523D3.,
523D.5 and
523D6. to be given to
residents, prospective residents, and personal representatives, including
disclosure statements and residents' contracts, shall be drafted in accordance
with the following standards:
a. The language
used shall be readable by a person of average intelligence and
education.
b. All information
presented should be conveyed in a logical sequence and in a clear and direct
fashion.
c. Complex and compound
sentences should be avoided.
d.
Words should convey their commonly understood meanings.
e. Definitions shall be included for words or
terms which cannot properly be explained or qualified in the text.
f. Frequent section headings should be used
to permit ease in locating provisions.
g. Documents shall be printed in a typeface
and a point size easily legible to the audience to whom the literature is
directed. An upright typeface with at least 10-point type should be
used.
(2)
Form. Documents shall be typed or printed on paper measuring
8V2 by 11 inches. The disclosure statement shall be bound or otherwise securely
fastened.
(3)
Cover
page. The cover page of the disclosure statement shall state, in a
prominent location and in boldface type, "Disclosure Statement," the date of
the disclosure statement, and that the delivery of the disclosure statement to
a contracting party before the execution of a contract for the provision of
supportive services or continuing care is required by Iowa Code chapter 523D,
but that the disclosure statement has not been approved by any government
agency or representative.
(4)
Table of contents. Multipaged documents shall contain a table
of contents giving a comprehensive listing of all section headings used in the
document. If the table of contents does not appear at the beginning of the
document, the location of the table of contents shall be noted on the first
page.
(5)
Acknowledgment. The last page of the disclosure statement
shall consist of a detachable "acknowledgment of receipt" which shall be signed
and dated by the resident. A copy of the acknowledgment shall be kept on file
in the office of the provider for at least one year from the date of the
acknowledgment.
(6)
Advertising. The disclosure statement shall contain no sales
or advertising materials. Sales or advertising materials may be attached to the
disclosure statement or packaged with the disclosure statement if the manner of
attachment or packaging does not obfuscate the cover page of the disclosure
statement.
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