Iowa Code Title IV. Public Health [Chs. 123-158] § 135G.10. Rules

1. The department of inspections, appeals, and licensing and the department of health and human services shall collaborate in establishing standards for licensing of subacute care facilities to achieve all of the following objectives:

2. It is the intent of the general assembly that subacute mental health services be included in the Medicaid state plan adopted for the implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,  1benchmark plan.

3. The department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, in consultation with the department of health and human services and affected professional groups, shall adopt and enforce rules setting out the standards for a subacute care facility and the rights of the residents admitted to a subacute care facility. The department of inspections, appeals, and licensing and the department of health and human services shall coordinate the adoption of rules and the enforcement of the rules in order to prevent duplication of effort by the departments and of requirements of the licensee.