481—50.8(22,135B,135C) Records. The division collects and stores a variety of records in the course of licensing and inspecting hospitals and health care facilities, as described in 481—Chapter 5. The records contain both public and confidential information.
	50.8(1) Public information. The following are general categories of public information:
	a. 	The department’s final findings or the final findings of an accreditation organization with respect to compliance by a hospital or health care facility with requirements for licensing or accreditation, including any plan of correction;
	b. 	Applications for licensing or certification, accompanying materials, and status of any application;
	c. 	Reports from the state fire marshal;
	d. 	Information regarding complaints, unless otherwise confidential pursuant to subrule 50.8(2) or Iowa Code section 22.7;
	e. 	Waiver requests and responses;
	f. 	Official notices of licensing or certification sanctions.
	50.8(2) Confidential information. The following are general categories of confidential information:
	a. 	Information that does not comprise a final report resulting from a survey, investigation, or entity-reported incident investigation, except as set forth in Iowa Code section 135B.12 or 135C.19(1);
	b. 	Names of complainants;
	c. 	Names of patients or residents and any identifying medical information;
	d. 	The address of anyone other than an owner.
	50.8(3) Redaction of confidential information. If a record normally open for inspection contains confidential information, the confidential information shall be redacted before the records are provided for inspection.
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