135B.9 INSPECTIONS -- PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
INVESTIGATIONS.
The department shall make or cause to be made inspections as it
deems necessary in order to determine compliance with applicable
rules.
In the state resource centers and state mental health institutes
operated by the department of human services, the designated
protection and advocacy agency as provided in section 135C.2,
subsection 4, shall have the authority to investigate all complaints
of abuse and neglect of persons with developmental disabilities or
mental illnesses if the complaints are reported to the protection and
advocacy agency or if there is probable cause to believe that the
abuse has occurred. Such authority shall include the examination of
all records pertaining to the care provided to the residents and
contact or interview with any resident, employee, or any other person
who might have knowledge about the operation of the institution.
135B.9 INSPECTIONS -- PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
INVESTIGATIONS.
The department shall make or cause to be made inspections as it
deems necessary in order to determine compliance with applicable
rules.
In the state resource centers and state mental health institutes
operated by the department of human services, the designated
protection and advocacy agency as provided in section 135C.2,
subsection 4, shall have the authority to investigate all complaints
of abuse and neglect of persons with developmental disabilities or
mental illnesses if the complaints are reported to the protection and
advocacy agency or if there is probable cause to believe that the
abuse has occurred. Such authority shall include the examination of
all records pertaining to the care provided to the residents and
contact or interview with any resident, employee, or any other person
who might have knowledge about the operation of the institution.
135B.9 INSPECTIONS -- PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
INVESTIGATIONS.
The department shall make or cause to be made inspections as it
deems necessary in order to determine compliance with applicable
rules.
In the state resource centers and state mental health institutes
operated by the department of human services, the designated
protection and advocacy agency as provided in section 135C.2,
subsection 4, shall have the authority to investigate all complaints
of abuse and neglect of persons with developmental disabilities or
mental illnesses if the complaints are reported to the protection and
advocacy agency or if there is probable cause to believe that the
abuse has occurred. Such authority shall include the examination of
all records pertaining to the care provided to the residents and
contact or interview with any resident, employee, or any other person
who might have knowledge about the operation of the institution.