Iowa Code r. 641-150.5 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] Duties of the department

The department shall:

1. Certify a hospital's capacity to provide perinatal health care in accordance with criteria established under these rules.

2. Provide technical assistance to the hospitals that choose to participate.

3. Review the submitted levels-of-care assessment tool from all participating hospitals.

4. Conduct or coordinate the on-site verification of determined levels of care for maternal and neonatal care hospitals designated as Level II, Level III and Level IV.

5. Facilitate all meetings of the perinatal guidelines advisory committee.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 135.11(27).

Notes

Iowa Code r. 641-150.5

ARC 3835C, IAB 6/6/18, effective 7/11/18

Amended by IAB June 6, 2018/Volume XL, Number 25, effective 7/11/2018