During the 2022 legislative session, the 89th Iowa General Assembly passed brand-new legislation (House File 2521) requiring health care work agencies that provide direct care to personnel to specific healthcare centers in Iowa to register with the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) and pay an annual fee.
The department's administrative guidelines (Iowa Administrative Code 481-55) for the newly-created Iowa Code 135Q have actually been settled. These brand-new rules executing House File 2521 went into effect on Jan. 4, 2023.
Healthcare work company registration benefits one year. Agencies will have to sign up every year they function in Iowa.
How do companies register with DIAL?
The easiest way to register is through the online kind.
However, health care employment service can also register by fax (515.281.5022) or mail. If signing up by fax or mail (see address listed below), please include the following info on your company letterhead:
- All firm workplace locations operating in Iowa, including physical address with city, state, and postal code (Please note the staffing firm office does not need to be found in Iowa. Any office location that offers staff for Iowa health care centers need to sign up.);.
Owner information, consisting of names, sending by mail address (with city, state and postal code), contact person's name (if owner is a company or entity and not an individual), contact number, and e-mail address;.
Managing entity details (if suitable), consisting of names, mailing address (with city, state and postal code), contact person's name (if owner is an organization or entity and not a person), phone number, and email address.
How much does registration expense?
Registration is $500 for each healthcare employment service workplace place operating in Iowa. If you sign up through the online form, please consist of the submission number with your check when you mail it to DIAL. If you sign up via fax, please include the date you sent your fax when you mail your check.
Please mail your check to:
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing.
Health & Safety Division/HCEA Registration.
6200 Park Avenue, Suite 100.
Des Moines, Iowa 50321
Registered, not "certified"
Health care work agencies are registering only with DIAL. This is not a license. Agencies will not get a registration file or certificate. DIAL will send an e-mail confirmation to the company contact once the registration type has been finished and the $500 fee has been paid. The private listed as the contact person in the sent type will get this verification. If the person who was noted as the contact hasn't got the email, please have them examine their spam folder. If the email can not lie, please call us. You can do that via the online contact type or by calling 515.281.4115.
Check to see if an agency is registered
Anyone can inspect the registration status of a healthcare employment service in the Health Facilities Division online database. In the "Entity Search" box, pick "Healthcare Employment Service" as the type of facility, and then click "Search." The search results default to 10 outcomes, however you can alter the number of outcomes revealed at the top of the record list.
Get Help
Instructions for logging into Health Facilities Database.
Instructions for quarterly reports.
Template for report.
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Health Care Employment Agencies might now sign up online.
Employment Agency Requirements FAQs
What are the requirements for these employment service?
In addition to registration, each healthcare employment agency is needed to:
- Follow all requirements under Iowa Code Section 135Q.2( 2 );.
- Submit quarterly reports to DIAL;.
- Verify that its workers abide by all relevant state and federal requirements;.
- Maintain documentation regarding each agency worker's compliance with minimum licensing, certification, training, health requirements, and continuing education standards as described in Iowa Administrative Code 481-55.3( 1 );.
- Report to the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry finished work tasks of the firm employee (if the employee is a licensed nurse assistant, or CNA) enough to maintain an active status on the computer registry, per state and federal requirements.
Please note this is not an all-inclusive list of requirements. For additional information, please see Iowa Administrative Code 481-55.
When do agencies send their quarterly reports?
In accordance with Rule 55.5( 3 ), quarterly reports should be submitted to DIAL.
First quarter reports (Jan. 1-March 31) are due yearly by April 15;.
Second quarter reports (April 1-June 30) are due annually by July 15;.
Third quarter reports (July 1-Sept. 30) are due yearly by Oct. 15;.
Fourth quarter reports (Oct. 1-Dec. 31) are due each year by Jan. 15.
How do companies report hours for the CNAs they utilize to the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry?
Each healthcare work company is required to report the hours worked in long-term care facilities by qualified nursing assistants (CNAs) in their use. They can do this in the Health Facilities database. The person listed as the contact in the registration for the company will need to log in utilizing that to report these hours.
