State assisted-living licensing record · Iowa DIAL · record as pulled September 22, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey

481-67.5-2 · 481—Chapter 67, General Provisions for Elder Group Homes, Assisted Living Programs, and Adult Day Services

Medications. Each program shall follow its own written medication policy, which shall include when…

An assisted living rule from DIAL, cited on Iowa licensure inspections and complaint investigations. TagProof groups it under Medication. DIAL lists each rule cited at a visit with the rule's own text; no severity is attached.

108
Facilities cited
In the last 5 years
187
Individual citations
32
Cited more than once
At separate visits
30%
Repeat rate

30% of the facilities cited on 481-67.5-2 have been cited on it again at a later visit. A finding that recurs is usually a gap in the routine that produces the record — the same check missed, or done and not documented in a form the surveyor accepts — rather than a new fault.

Where it is cited

Iowa counties with the most facilities cited on 481-67.5-2
Linn County18Polk County15Scott County12Johnson County9Black Hawk County8Warren County5Woodbury County4Wapello County3Carroll County2Cerro Gordo Coun…2
Iowa counties with the most facilities cited on 481-67.5-2
CountyFacilities cited
Linn County18
Polk County15
Scott County12
Johnson County9
Black Hawk County8
Warren County5
Woodbury County4
Wapello County3
Carroll County2
Cerro Gordo County2

What the rule says

The rule's text as DIAL lists it with the citation, verbatim.

481—67.5(2)f(4) When medications are administered traditionally by the program, medications and treatments shall be administered as prescribed by the tenant's physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant.

Tag code, title and classification as published by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing, Health Facilities Division. Counts are over Iowa licensed assisted living facilities only; there is no national figure for a state rule.