1. The department of health and senior services shall inspect all facilities licensed by the department at least once each year. Such inspections shall be conducted:
- (1) Without the prior notification of the facility; and
- (2) At times of the day, on dates and at intervals which do not permit facilities to anticipate such inspections.
- 2. The department shall annually reevaluate the inspection process to ensure the requirements of subsection 1 of this section are met.
- 3. Information regarding unannounced inspections shall be disclosed to employees of the department on a need-to-know basis only. Any employee of the department who knowingly discloses the time of an unannounced inspection in violation of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall have his or her employment immediately terminated.
(L. 1999 S.B. 326 § 4, A.L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2331 merged with S.B. 710)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Rulemaking authority, 198.534