{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-135b.16","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 135B.16","heading":"Injunction.","body":"Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the department may, in the manner provided by law, maintain an action in the name of the state for an injunction or other process against any person or governmental unit to restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management, or operation of a hospital or rural emergency hospital without a license.","path":["Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)","Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/135B.16.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:02Z","sha256":"57c14f6aa05741f833ac4c5d0a778cfc0a7a9b00d1f23aee6a20a10b9f4efb5d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-135b.15","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-135b.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}