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After state inspectors concluded their review, the Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) assessed the home health agency with 37 total violations. The first 34 violations were cited in November of last year, followed by three more in December.
The situation is bad enough that the DIA fully barred Iowa County Public Health from assessing the skills and competencies of potential home-health aide applicants. This ban is effective through November 2024 and also applies to registered nurses employed by the agency.
In July 2022, state inspectors say the new Iowa County health administrator met with the Iowa County Board of Health. One of the action items discussed in this meeting was the need to notify both state and federal regulators about the change in management. However, following this meeting, that notification never happened.
Following the review, state inspectors noted several other failures by the Iowa County agency, including:
In all, 12 other state agencies have been cited for various violations. However, Iowa County has about 10 times more than the average number of violations of other state in-home health agencies. Additionally, the 37 violations assessed occurred within a six-month timeframe. The other agencies cited all received three or less violations. It is also worth mentioning that five of the 13 agencies that received citations are run by county public health departments.
Other Iowa state health agencies cited include:
You can read the full article to see more details about these agencies and their citations. You can find additional information about all home-health agencies in Iowa by going to the CMS Care Compare website or the website for the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals.
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This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by attorney Jeffery A. Pitman, who has more than 28 years of legal experience and handled thousands of personal injury cases while obtaining millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements in Wisconsin.
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