Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Inspections Division
Chapter 55 - Health Care Employment Agencies
Rule 481-55.3 - General Requirements

a. The health care employment agency shall ensure completion of all requirements regarding criminal, dependent adult abuse, and child abuse record checks that would otherwise be the responsibility of the health care entity if the health care entity employed the agency worker directly;

b. The health care employment agency shall ensure completion of the physical examination and screening and testing for tuberculosis procedures that would otherwise be the responsibility of the health care entity if the health care entity employed the agency worker directly; and

c. The health care employment agency shall ensure that an agency worker has completed all education, training, and continuing education requirements for the agency worker's occupation and that the agency worker is in good standing with any minimum licensing or certification standards to appropriately engage in the workers' profession.

a. If a health care employment agency receives an allegation of dependent adult abuse against an agency worker, the health care employment agency shall immediately notify the facility in which the alleged abuse occurred so that the facility may immediately separate the victim and alleged dependent adult abuser. The health care employment agency shall also notify the department within 24 hours or the next business day. If the health care employment agency has reason to believe that immediate protection for the dependent adult is advisable, the health care employment agency should also make an oral report to an appropriate law enforcement agency. After receiving notice of an allegation of dependent adult abuse against an agency worker and before the department's dependent adult abuse investigation is completed and the abuse determination is made, the health care employment agency shall disclose such investigation to any prospective health care entity with which the agency worker will be placed.

b. In addition to any other requirement under state or federal law with respect to the receipt of an allegation of dependent adult abuse, if a health care entity receives an allegation of dependent adult abuse against an agency worker, the health care employment agency shall immediately notify the health care employment agency of the allegation. This does not except the health care entity from any of its duties with respect to alleged dependent adult abuse under state or federal law.

c. If the health care employment agency terminates the alleged dependent adult abuser as a result of the investigation or the alleged dependent adult abuser resigns, the alleged dependent adult abuser shall disclose such termination or investigation to any prospective facility or program employer.