481—49.6(135R,10A) Public and confidential information. The department’s final findings with respect to compliance by an ambulatory surgical center with requirements for licensing will be made available to the public on the department’s website. Other information relating to an ambulatory surgical center obtained by the department that does not constitute the department’s final findings from an inspection, including the name and identifying information about a complainant, are confidential in accordance with Iowa Code section 135R.6. This rule does not inhibit the referral of otherwise confidential information to other law enforcement or regulatory agencies pursuant to Iowa Code section 10A.105(5).
	49.6(1) Public disclosure. The following records are open and available for inspection:
	a. 	License application forms and accompanying materials;
	b. 	Final findings of the department’s inspections;
	c. 	Official notices of any enforcement action.
	49.6(2) Confidential information. Confidential information includes the following:
	a. 	Information obtained by the department that does not comprise a final finding resulting from an inspection. Inspection information that does not comprise a final finding may be made public in a contested case proceeding concerning the department’s final findings, including the denial or revocation of registration.
	b. 	Names and identifying information of all complainants.
	49.6(3) Redaction of confidential information. If a record normally open for inspection contains confidential information, the confidential information will be redacted prior to providing the record for inspection.
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