481—50.3(135B,135C) Licensing. All hospitals and health care facilities shall be licensed by the department. Applications are available from the Health Facilities Division, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0083. Completed applications are returned to the division with the fee.
	50.3(1) Initial fees for hospitals are:
	a. 	Fifty beds or less, $15;
	b. 	More than 50 and not more than 100 beds, $25;
	c. 	Any greater number of beds, $50.
A fee of $10 is charged to renew a hospital license each year.
	50.3(2) Initial and renewal fees for health care facilities are:
	a. 	Ten beds or less, $20;
	b. 	More than 10 and not more than 25 beds, $40;
	c. 	More than 26 and not more than 75 beds, $60;
	d. 	More than 76 and not more than 150 beds, $80;
	e. 	Any greater number of beds, $100.
	50.3(3) Standards used to determine whether a license is granted or retained are found in the rules of the department of inspections and appeals in the Iowa Administrative Code as follows:
	a. 	Hospitals, 481—Chapter 51;
	b. 	Hospices, 481—Chapter 53;
	c. 	Residential care facilities, 481—Chapters 57 and 60;
	d. 	Nursing facilities, 481—Chapters 58 and 61;
	e. 	Residential care facilities for persons with mental illness, 481—Chapters 60 and 62;
	f. 	Residential care facilities, three- to five-bed license, 481—Chapter 63;
	g. 	Intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled, 481—Chapter 64; and
	h. 	Intermediate care facilities for persons with mental illness, 481—Chapter 65.
	50.3(4) Posting of license. The license shall be posted in each facility so the public can see it easily.
[ARC 0766C, IAB 5/29/13, effective 7/3/13; ARC 7035C, IAB 5/31/23, effective 7/5/23]