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

481-69.28-5 · 481—Chapter 69, Assisted Living Programs

Personnel who are employed by or contract with the program and who are responsible for food preparation or…

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

35
Facilities cited
In the last 5 years
37
Individual citations
1
Cited more than once
At separate visits
3%
Repeat rate

Where it is cited

Iowa counties with the most facilities cited on 481-69.28-5
Linn County7Johnson County5Polk County4Scott County4Pottawattamie Co…3Black Hawk County2Cerro Gordo Coun…1Des Moines County1Floyd County1Keokuk County1
Iowa counties with the most facilities cited on 481-69.28-5
CountyFacilities cited
Linn County7
Johnson County5
Polk County4
Scott County4
Pottawattamie County3
Black Hawk County2
Cerro Gordo County1
Des Moines County1
Floyd County1
Keokuk County1

What the rule says

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

481—69.28(5) Personnel who are employed by or contract with the program and who are responsible for food preparation or service, or both food preparation and service, shall have an orientation on sanitation and safe food handling prior to handling food and shall have annual in-service training on food protection.

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.