Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals

The state agency that denied a request for inspection reports on a Cedar Rapids home health agency now says that denial was based on an incorrect assumption that it wouldn’t have any such records.

The federal government’s most recent assessment of health-facility inspections indicates Iowa has failed to meet three key standards.

A state agency that denied having inspection records for a Cedar Rapids home health agency now admits it has the records but considers them confidential.

An emerging trend shows an uptick in restaurants running without proper licensure, locally and statewide.

State regulators say they have never inspected and are not investigating a Cedar Rapids-based home health agency alleged to have falsified records, billed for services never delivered and used an unlicensed nurse.

State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past month, including offenses related to cockroach infestations, rodents, expired food and operating without a license.

A female resident of a Coralville care facility wandered from the home earlier this year and was later found at a Nebraska truck stop 265 miles away.

Six Corridor-area restaurants and stores were cited.

The Iowa Board of Chiropractic alleged that in September 2022, it learned that an insurance provider had recently paid out a settlement in a civil lawsuit involving a Cedar Rapids chiropractor’s care of a patient in 2018.

The new rules would reduce penalties for allowing teens to work longer hours, and do not change penalties for workplace safety or hazardous conditions violations.

A state agency says it plans to release quarterly updates on its progress in meeting federal requirements for nursing home inspections after questions were raised by Iowa’s State Auditor.

A report from Iowa Auditor Rob Sand claims the state lags behind federal requirements for nursing home inspections; the state inspections agency disputes the report’s figures

Iowa Workforce Development granted waivers to two Iowa employers to train 16- and 17-year-olds to perform hazardous work, despite federal restrictions and safety concerns, including risk of amputation.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and state agency leaders provided updates on government efforts to assist Iowans whose homes have been damaged by or last to natural disasters over the past few months.

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing -- which inspects nursing homes -- is asserting that emails that were completed, sent and received are preliminary “draft” documents that aren’t subject to disclosure under Iowa’s open records law.