Iowa
For Iowa, has con program is yes; facilities covered is hospitals, residential care facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, organized outpatient health facilities, outpatient surgical facilities, community mental health facilities, birthing centers; moratorium is No; statute citation is Iowa Code § 135.61 et seq.; Iowa Code § 135B.5A (Rural Emergency Hospitals), recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.
- State
- Iowa verified
- Has CON program
- yes our reading
- Facilities covered
- hospitals, residential care facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, organized outpatient health facilities, outpatient surgical facilities, community mental health facilities, birthing centers
- Moratorium
- No
- Statute citation
- Iowa Code § 135.61 et seq.; Iowa Code § 135B.5A (Rural Emergency Hospitals) verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Iowa Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <https://dial.iowa.gov/state-health-facilities-council> Iowa Department of Public Health / State Health Facilities Council | Certificate of Need Law | <https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ico/chapter/10A.pdf> Iowa Code § 135.61 et seq. | <https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ico/chapter/135B.pdf> Iowa Code § 135B.5A (Rural Emergency Hospitals) |
— ncsl.org, retrieved 2026-08-19
Source
- ncsl.orghttps://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws