135B.12 CONFIDENTIALITY.
The department's final findings or the final survey findings of
the joint commission on the accreditation of health care
organizations or the American osteopathic association with respect to
compliance by a hospital with requirements for licensing or
accreditation shall be made available to the public in a readily
available form and place. Other information relating to a hospital
obtained by the department which does not constitute the department's
findings from an inspection of the hospital or the final survey
findings of the joint commission on the accreditation of health care
organizations or the American osteopathic association shall not be
made available to the public, except in proceedings involving the
denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under this chapter.
The name of a person who files a complaint with the department shall
remain confidential and shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena,
or other means of legal compulsion for its release to a person other
than department employees or agents involved in the investigation of
the complaint.
135B.12 CONFIDENTIALITY.
The department's final findings or the final survey findings of
the joint commission on the accreditation of health care
organizations or the American osteopathic association with respect to
compliance by a hospital with requirements for licensing or
accreditation shall be made available to the public in a readily
available form and place. Other information relating to a hospital
obtained by the department which does not constitute the department's
findings from an inspection of the hospital or the final survey
findings of the joint commission on the accreditation of health care
organizations or the American osteopathic association shall not be
made available to the public, except in proceedings involving the
denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under this chapter.
The name of a person who files a complaint with the department shall
remain confidential and shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena,
or other means of legal compulsion for its release to a person other
than department employees or agents involved in the investigation of
the complaint.
135B.12 CONFIDENTIALITY.
The department's final findings or the final survey findings of
the joint commission on the accreditation of health care
organizations or the American osteopathic association with respect to
compliance by a hospital with requirements for licensing or
accreditation shall be made available to the public in a readily
available form and place. Other information relating to a hospital
obtained by the department which does not constitute the department's
findings from an inspection of the hospital or the final survey
findings of the joint commission on the accreditation of health care
organizations or the American osteopathic association shall not be
made available to the public, except in proceedings involving the
denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under this chapter.
The name of a person who files a complaint with the department shall
remain confidential and shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena,
or other means of legal compulsion for its release to a person other
than department employees or agents involved in the investigation of
the complaint.
