ARC 2273C
INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS DEPARTMENT[481]
Adopted and Filed
Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code sections 10A.104(5) and 135C.14, the Department of Inspections and Appeals hereby amends Chapter 57, “Residential Care Facilities,” Iowa Administrative Code.
A full review and rewrite of Chapter 57 was completed by the Department in 2014. The Department determined after adoption of the new Chapter 57 that one provision was inadvertently removed from the chapter during the process. The provision required qualified personnel to implement orders for medications and treatments. The adopted amendment adds this requirement back into the chapter.
The Department does not believe that the amendment poses a financial hardship on any regulated entity or individual.
The State Board of Health initially reviewed the amendment at its September 9, 2015, meeting, and approved the amendment at the Board’s November 12, 2015, meeting.
Notice of Intended Action was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin on September 30, 2015, as ARC 2162C. The Department received no comments during the public comment period. This amendment is identical to the one published under Notice of Intended Action.
After analysis and review of this rule making, no impact on jobs has been found.
This amendment is intended to implement Iowa Code section 135C.14.
This amendment shall become effective January 13, 2016.
The following amendment is adopted.
	Adopt the following new subrule 57.11(7):
	57.11(7) Orders for medications and treatments. Orders for medications and treatments shall be correctly implemented by qualified personnel. (I, II, III)
[Filed 11/12/15, effective 1/13/16]
[Published 12/9/15]
Editor’s Note: For replacement pages for IAC, see IAC Supplement 12/9/15.