The list below contains media releases and items of interest regarding activities of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. Note: Some of these files require an Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF file) in order to view or download.

Calendar Year 2011 Media Releases

Sept. 20, 2011: DIA Changes Its Best Practices Program

Sept. 14, 2011: Person Directed Care: Initiate, Progress and Sustain
An Educational Workshop for ALL STAFF - This workshop will help participants and homes to implement, progress, and sustain person directed care regardless of what state of the process they are in. View the conference flier and registration form here.

Sept. 13, 2011: Notice of Petition for Declaratory Ruling - The Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) has received a Petition for a Declaratory Ruling and supporting brief, in which the petitioner requests DIA to determine if the "Prize linked savings system" is a raffle under Iowa Code Chapter 99B. 

August 2, 2011: State Inspectors to Check Iowa State Fair Midway Games

July 6, 2011: Elder Justice Act Requires Facilities, Employees to Report Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime to Local Law Enforcement

June 20, 2011 - Hartley Nursing Home Receives 2011 Governor's Quality Award

April 29, 2011 - Fake Health Inspectors Continue to Operate in Iowa

April 19, 2011 - Providers Reminded that Surveyors Are To Be Given Unrestricted Access to Medical Records

March 18, 2011 - Food Safety Task Force Sponsors Free Food Processing Webinar

March 17, 2011 - DIA Amends Rules Dealing with Iowa Hospitals and Off-Site Premises

March 2, 2011 - 'March Madness' Generates Sports Betting, Office Pool Questions

Feb. 28, 2011 - A revised Certificate of Death form was implemented by the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, effective with deaths occurring at 0000, January 1, 2011. The Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) is making this information available to long-term care facilities and other healthcare providers as a courtesy.

Feb. 18, 2011 - Fake Food Inspectors Reappear Throughout Iowa

Feb. 18, 2011 - Roberts Confirmed as DIA Director

Feb. 4, 2011 - Nominations Sought for 2011 Governor's Award for Quality Care (Download a copy of the 2011 Governor's Award for Quality Care nomination form.)