WOODBURN – Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) Bureau of Emergency and Trauma Services is proposing to issue a citation and warning to Woodburn Rescue in Clarke County.
According to official IDPH documents, the citation and warning stems from when a service program has committed any of the following acts or offenses:
• Failure or repeated failure to meet the requirements or standards established pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 147A or the rules adopted to that chapter.
• Failure to correct a deficiency within the time frame required by the department.
Specifically, “an ambulance or nontransport service in this state that desires to provide emergency medical care, in the out-of-hospital setting, shall apply to the department for authorization to establish a program utilizing certified emergency medical care providers for delivery of care at the scene of an emergency or nonemergency, during transportation to a hospital, during transfer from one medical care facility to another or to a private home, or while in the hospital emergency department and until care is directly assumed by a physician or by authorized hospital personnel.”
Time frames
Documents state the department performed an on-site inspection with Woodburn Rescue May 18. At the time of the inspection, deficiencies were identified and the service was given 30 days to resolve the deficiencies.
The service failed to correct the deficiencies identified above within 30 days.
The rescue service was cited for failing to correct service program deficiencies in that time period. Its staff was warned that failing to make corrections or violating the department’s rules in the future may result in further disciplinary action, including suspension or revocation of the service program’s authorization.
Documents state service officials have the right to request a hearing concerning the notice of disciplinary action. If no request for a hearing is received within the 20-day time period, the disciplinary action proposed shall become effective and be final agency action.
IDPH is the lead agency responsible for the development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of Iowa’s Emergency Medical Services system.