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

481-69.32-2 · 481—Chapter 69, Assisted Living Programs

An operating alarm system shall be connected to each exit door in a dementia-specific program

An assisted living rule from DIAL, cited on Iowa licensure inspections and complaint investigations. TagProof groups it under Life safety — one of the building-related rules, usually the maintenance side's to fix. 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
44
Individual citations
7
Cited more than once
At separate visits
20%
Repeat rate

Where it is cited

Iowa counties with the most facilities cited on 481-69.32-2
Linn County4Polk County4Scott County3Black Hawk County2Johnson County2Pottawattamie Co…2Woodbury County2Appanoose County1Butler County1Cerro Gordo Coun…1
Iowa counties with the most facilities cited on 481-69.32-2
CountyFacilities cited
Linn County4
Polk County4
Scott County3
Black Hawk County2
Johnson County2
Pottawattamie County2
Woodbury County2
Appanoose County1
Butler County1
Cerro Gordo County1

What the rule says

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

481—69.32(2) An operating alarm system shall be connected to each exit door in a dementia-specific program.

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.