135C.16A Inspectors — conflicts of interest.
1. Any of the following circumstances disqualifies an inspector from inspecting a particular health care facility under this chapter:
a. The inspector currently works or, within the past two years, has worked as an employee or employment agency staff at the health care facility, or as an officer, consultant, or agent for the health care facility to be inspected.
b. The inspector has any financial interest or any ownership interest in the facility. For purposes of this paragraph, indirect ownership, such as through a broad-based mutual fund, does not constitute financial or ownership interest.
c. The inspector has an immediate family member who has a relationship with the facility as described in paragraph “a” or “b”.
d. The inspector has an immediate family member who currently resides in the facility.
2. For purposes of this section, “immediate family member” means the same as set forth in
42 C.F.R. §488.301
, and includes a husband or wife; natural or adoptive parent, child, or sibling; stepparent, stepchild, or stepsibling; father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; or grandparent or grandchild.
2009 Acts, ch 156, §1
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