Iowa § 147A.28 - 147A.28 Prohibited acts.
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§ 147A.28. 147A.28 Prohibited acts.
A hospital or emergency care facility that imparts or conveys, or causes to be imparted or conveyed, that it is a trauma care facility, or that uses any other term to indicate or imply that the hospital or emergency care facility is a trauma care facility without having obtained a certificate of verification under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars per day for each offense. In addition, the director may apply to the district court for a writ of injunction to restrain the use of the term “trauma care facility”. However, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to restrict a hospital or emergency facility from providing any services for which it is duly authorized. 95 Acts, ch 40, §9; 95 Acts, ch 209, §21 Wed Dec 10 23:00:17 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 147A.28 (21, 0)
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Section 147A.28 ("147A.28 Prohibited acts.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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