During the 2022 legal session, the 89th Iowa General Assembly passed brand-new legislation (House File 2521) needing healthcare employment service that supply direct care to staff to certain health care facilities in Iowa to sign up with the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) and pay an annual fee.
The department’s administrative rules (Iowa Administrative Code 481-55) for the newly-created Iowa Code 135Q have actually been settled. These new rules executing House File 2521 went into result on Jan. 4, 2023.
Health care employment service registration benefits one year. Agencies will need to sign up every year they are in operation in Iowa.
How do agencies sign up with DIAL?
The easiest method to register is via the online kind.
However, health care employment service can likewise register by fax (515.281.5022) or mail. If signing up by fax or mail (see address below), please consist of the following details on your company letterhead:
– All company office locations running in Iowa, including physical address with city, state, and ZIP code (Please keep in mind the staffing firm office does not need to be located in Iowa. Any office place that supplies staff for Iowa healthcare facilities should sign up.);.

Owner info, including names, sending by mail address (with city, state and postal code), contact person’s name (if owner is a business or entity and not an individual), contact number, and email address;.

Managing entity information (if applicable), including names, mailing address (with city, state and postal code), contact individual’s name (if owner is a company or entity and not an individual), contact number, and e-mail address.

How much does registration cost?
Registration is $500 for each health care employment service office area operating in Iowa. If you register through the online form, please include the submission number with your check when you mail it to DIAL. If you sign up by means of 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”
Healthcare employment firms are registering only with DIAL. This is not a license. Agencies will not receive a registration document or certificate. DIAL will send an e-mail verification to the firm contact once the registration kind has actually been completed and the $500 cost has actually been paid. The specific noted as the contact individual in the submitted kind will receive this confirmation. If the individual who was listed as the contact hasn’t got the email, please have them inspect their spam folder. If the e-mail can not lie, please call us. You can do that via the online contact kind or by calling 515.281.4115.
Check to see if a firm 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, choose “Healthcare Employment Agency” as the type of facility, and then click “Search.” The search results default to 10 outcomes, however you can change 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.

Register Online
Healthcare Employment might now register online.
Employment Service Requirements FAQs
What are the requirements for these employment service?
In addition to registration, each health care employment agency is required to:
– Adhere to all requirements under Iowa Code Section 135Q.2( 2 );.

– Submit quarterly reports to DIAL;.

– Verify that its staff members comply with all applicable state and federal requirements;.

– Maintain documents relating to each firm worker’s compliance with minimum licensing, accreditation, training, health requirements, and continuing education requirements as described in Iowa Administrative Code 481-55.3( 1 );.

– Report to the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry finished work tasks of the agency employee (if the worker is a certified nurse aide, or CNA) sufficient to maintain an active status on the pc registry, per state and federal requirements.

Please note this is not a complete list of requirements. For additional information, please see Iowa Administrative Code 481-55.
When do companies 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 each year by Oct. 15;.

Fourth quarter reports (Oct. 1-Dec. 31) are due annually by Jan. 15.

How do agencies report hours for the CNAs they employ to the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry?
Each healthcare employment service is required to report the hours operated in long-lasting care facilities by licensed nursing assistants (CNAs) in their employ. They can do this in the Health Facilities database. The person listed as the contact in the registration for the company will require to visit utilizing that e-mail address to report these hours.