Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 61 - State Mechanical Code
Rule 641-61.1 - Definitions
The following definitions apply to this chapter:
"Ambulatory health care facility" means a facility or portion thereof used to provide services or treatment that provides, on an outpatient basis, treatment for one or more patients that renders the patients incapable of taking action for self-preservation under emergency conditions without the assistance of others; or provides, on an outpatient basis, anesthesia that renders the patient incapable of taking action for self-preservation under emergency conditions without the assistance of others.
"Hospice" means a facility licensed or seeking licensure pursuant to Iowa Code section 135J.2.
"Hospital" means a facility licensed or seeking licensure pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 135B.
"Intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability" means a facility licensed or seeking licensure pursuant to Iowa Code section 135C.2(3)"c."
"Life Safety Code" means the 2012 edition of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269, or the most recent version of the Life Safety Code adopted by reference by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
"Nursing facility" means a facility licensed or seeking licensure pursuant to Iowa Code section 135C.6, including a nursing facility for intermediate care or a nursing facility for skilled care.
