What does a Iowa surveyor ask for on emergency preparedness?

Your fire and evacuation drill records for the period (Iowa Admin. Code 481—69 (assisted living programs); Iowa Fire Code ch. 4). The plan goes on the wall (Iowa Admin. Code 481). Source: Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing. Last checked July 2026.

Iowa survey readiness

What Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing can ask you for, each line cited — and the ones you can't yet produce.

The building

Iowa requirements loaded — the rules below are Iowa’s own.

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29 of the outstanding items are the ones a survey opens with.

Iowa — Assisted Living Program

What Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing can ask for, each cited. Checked July 2026.

Goes in the planIs the section written, and does it say what the rule requires?

The plan goes on the wall

The administrator must have a written emergency plan for fire, tornado, explosion or other emergency — and the plan SHALL BE POSTED, not merely kept.

Iowa Admin. Code 481 · Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing

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Must be postedIs it up, in the place the rule names?

The plan goes on the wall

The administrator must have a written emergency plan for fire, tornado, explosion or other emergency — and the plan SHALL BE POSTED, not merely kept.

Iowa Admin. Code 481 · Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing

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Must be done, on a scheduleWhen did it last happen, and was that inside the interval?

Your fire and evacuation drill records for the period

Drills at the required frequency: Fire and evacuation drills must include COMPLETE EVACUATION of the premises, not less than six times a year on a bimonthly basis, with not less than two conducted at night when residents could reasonably be expected to be sleeping.

Iowa Admin. Code 481—69 (assisted living programs); Iowa Fire Code ch. 4 · Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing

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Records to retainHow far back can you produce the records?

Your fire and evacuation drill records for the period

Iowa Admin. Code 481—69 (assisted living programs); Iowa Fire Code ch. 4 · Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing

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What Iowa requires

Assisted Living Program — Assisted living / residential care

Your fire and evacuation drill records for the period. Drills at the required frequency: Fire and evacuation drills must include COMPLETE EVACUATION of the premises, not less than six times a year on a bimonthly basis, with not less than two conducted at night when residents could reasonably be expected to be sleeping. Iowa Admin. Code 481—69 (assisted living programs); Iowa Fire Code ch. 4
The plan goes on the wall. The administrator must have a written emergency plan for fire, tornado, explosion or other emergency — and the plan SHALL BE POSTED, not merely kept. Iowa Admin. Code 481

Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing · checked July 2026

The evidence, and where it comes from

Every item above needs something you can hand over. The Iowa fire drill log produces the drill record at the frequency this state sets, the emergency plan builder writes the plan itself from the same research, and the compliance calendar puts the life-safety tests on dates. Anything you record against the building shows up on the checklist already ticked.

A self-assessment against published rules, not a compliance determination. CompliMaint issues nothing — Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing and your authority having jurisdiction do. Requirements we could not verify are absent rather than guessed at.