# Iowa — Certificate of need programs by US state

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_

## 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) |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).