The Health Facilities Division is a part of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. The division inspects, licenses and certifies more than 4,000 health care providers and suppliers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. It operates a survey team that conducts on-site inspections at various health care facilities to assess the quality of services. The Health Facilities Division is responsible for initiating corrective actions to assure facilities compliance with the state and federal rules. It also offers Insight, which is an online newsletter for health care providers and consumers. The division serves hospitals, hospice care facilities and rural health clinics in the State of Iowa.
The Iowa Secretaries of State provides easy access to election and voter information and election results. It answers more than 56,000 telephone requests for business information. Additionally, the office supervises over 90 county auditors in the administration of election laws and rules. The Iowa Secretaries of State preserves various original documents including the Constitution of the State of Iowa and the Acts of the General Assembly. It maintains a nonprofit center that is a resource of the business services division of the office and is responsible for the registration of all nonprofit corporations. The office also operates a business center that is responsible for filing documents, such as financing statements, trademarks, business entity documents and statutorily required special filings. The Iowa Secretaries of State provides 24-hour access to forms, applications and searchable databases needed by businesses, lending institutions and citizens. It is located in Des Moines, Iowa
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