Health and habilitation professionals in the Department's Health Facilities Division inspect, license and/or certify under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs more than 4,000 health care providers and suppliers in the State of Iowa. Among the regulated providers and suppliers are long-term care facilities, hospitals, hospices, end-stage renal disease units, rural health clinics, and child-placing agencies. Survey teams from the Division conduct unannounced on-site inspection at health care facilities to assess the quality of care and services provided to clients, patients, residents and tenants. If problems are discovered during an inspection, the Division can initiate corrective and/or disciplinary action to assure a facility's compliance with state and federal rules.

Additionally, the Health Facilities Division staffs the state's Hospital Licensing Board. The Board advises the Division and the Department on issues impacting the administration of hospitals in the State of Iowa.

Boarding Home Registration Web Site
Owners, operators, and managers of Iowa boarding homes may now register their buildings electronically using the Boarding Home Registration web site. The web site permits boarding home registrants to comply with the requirements of Iowa Code chapter 135O, which was enacted during the 2009 session of the Iowa General Assembly.

The list of boarding homes registered with the Department is available here.

Health Facilities Division's Web Site
The Health Facilities Division maintains an extensive web site with valuable information for its stakeholders, including consumers and health care providers and suppliers. Available through the Division's web site are the Health Facilities Report Cards, which contains the compliance history and inspection reports for Iowa long-term care facilities. Available, too, are copies of the administrative rules governing regulated entities, as well as copies of INSIGHT, the Department's newsletter for health care providers and consumers, alike. Iowans can access the Health Facilities Division's web site by clicking here.

Adult Services Bureau
Staff in the Adult Services Bureau (ASB) oversees the certification of assisted living programs, elder group homes, and adult day care programs. Iowans with questions about one of these regulated programs should contact the ASB at (515) 281-6325, or send an e-mail to the bureau chief.

Contact Information
A contact sheet is maintained for health care providers and suppliers so that they can communicate with the appropriate individual in the Department's Health Facilities Division. The contact information is updated as necessary to reflect program coordinator areas, bureau chiefs, etc.

Division Administrator
Dawn Fisk
(515) 281-4233

Additional Health Facilities Division Resources
Click on the following link for additional resources available to health care providers and suppliers, consumers, and DIA stakeholders.