249A.18A - RESIDENT ASSESSMENT.
249A.18A RESIDENT ASSESSMENT.
A nursing facility as defined in section 135C.1 shall complete a
resident assessment prior to initial admission of a resident and
periodically during the resident's stay in the facility. The
assessment shall be completed for each prospective resident and
current resident regardless of payor source. The nursing facility
may utilize the same resident assessment tool required for
certification of the facility under the medical assistance and
federal Medicare programs to comply with this section. Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1004, §12, 22