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135C.17 - DUTIES OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

        135C.17  DUTIES OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
         It shall be the duty of the department of human services, state
      fire marshal, and the officers and agents of other state and local
      governmental units, and the designated protection and advocacy agency
      to assist the department in carrying out the provisions of this
      chapter, insofar as the functions of these respective offices and
      departments are concerned with the health, welfare, and safety of any
      resident of any health care facility.  It shall be the duty of the
      department to cooperate with the protection and advocacy agency by
      responding to all reasonable requests for assistance and information
      as required by federal law and this chapter.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 135C.17]
         Section History: Recent Form
         83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 87 Acts, ch 234, § 428
         Referred to in § 135C.21