{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-144f.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 144F.5","heading":"Hospital discharge process — evidence-based practices.","body":"A hospital’s discharge process may incorporate established evidence-based practices, including but not limited to any of the following:\n1. The standards for accreditation adopted by the joint commission or any other nationally recognized hospital accreditation organization.\n2. The conditions of participation for hospitals adopted by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services.","path":["Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)","Chapter 144F - CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD, ENABLE (CARE) ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/144F.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:03Z","sha256":"c05b544ebb2aa01c2f249513d4c690c287d753579545cf210fbc72883af27958","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-144f.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-144f.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}