Acute & Continuing Care Bureau

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Adult & Special Services Unit
The unit oversees several types of health facilities and programs, including:

  • Adult day services (ADS)

  • Assisted living programs (ALPs)

  • Child programs and services

  • Elder group homes (EGHs)

  • Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IIDs)

  • Residential care facilities (RCFs)

  • Complaints Unit
    Handles complaints for the health facilities overseen by the Acute & Continuing Care and Long-Term Care bureaus

  • DCW Registry & HCEA Unit

    • Iowa Direct Care Worker (DCW) Registry for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs)

      • Health Care Employment Agency registration

  • Medicare Services Unit

    • Ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs)

      • Comprehensive outpatient rehab facilities (CORFs)

      • End-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities (i.e., kidney dialysis)

      • Home health agencies (HHAs)

      • Hospices

      • Hospitals

      • OASIS education program

      • Portable X-ray

      • PPS units

      • Rehabilitation agencies

      • Rural health clinics (RHCs)

Acute & Continuing Care Bureau Laws & Rules