1. Each licensed birth center shall maintain as public information, available upon request, records of all inspection reports pertaining to that birth center which have been filed with, or issued by, any governmental agency. Copies of such reports shall be retained in the records of the birth center for no less than five years from the date the reports are filed and issued.
2. Any record, report, or document which, by state or federal law or regulation, is deemed confidential shall not be distributed or made available for purposes of compliance with this section unless or until such confidential status expires, except as pursuant to section 135G.15.
3. A licensed birth center shall, upon the request of any person who has completed a written application with intent to be admitted to such birth center or any person who is a patient of such birth center, or any relative, spouse, or guardian of any such person, furnish to the requestor a copy of the last inspection report issued by the department or an accrediting organization, whichever is most recent, pertaining to the licensed birth center, as provided in subsection 1, provided the person requesting such report agrees to pay a reasonable charge to cover copying costs.
87 Acts, ch 200, § 17
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