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Direct Care Worker Registry
& Health Facility Database
Direct Care Worker Registry
& Health Facility Database
Complete your online registration application for a NEW Health Care Employment Agency
Complete your online registration application for a NEW Boarding Home
Complete your online license application for a NEW Ambulatory Surgical Center
Complete your online license application for a NEW Long Term Care Center
Complete your online license application for a NEW Assisted Living Center
Complete your online license application for a NEW Hospital
DCW SEARCH
Look up eligibility status of Direct Care Workers
CMA SEARCH
Look up Certified Medication Aides
ENTITY SEARCH
Look up contact details for care facilities
The maximum State fine amount for a health facility allowed by law is $10,000. This fine could be doubled or trebled (tripled) for repeat offenses for a maximum fine of $30,000. [See Iowa Code 135C 36-44A]
The following facilities are not State-licensed or subject to State fines: hospitals, rural health clinics, end-stage renal disease centers, home health agencies, hospices, outpatient physical therapy and speech, portable x-ray facilities, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, or community mental health centers. For federal fine information, please visit the Quality, Certification, & Oversight reports website.