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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2383
BY
MADISON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
training
for
health
care
facility
1
inspectors,
and
making
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
135C.35,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
The
department,
in
consultation
with
3
the
board
of
nursing,
shall
establish
continuing
education
4
requirements
that
allow
a
person
to
maintain
dual
certification
5
as
a
certified
nurse
aide
and
an
inspector
under
this
chapter.
6
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
135C.35D
Health
care
facility
7
inspector
incentive
grant
program.
8
1.
The
department
shall
establish
a
health
care
facility
9
inspector
incentive
grant
program
to
provide
funding
for
10
certified
nurse
aides
to
obtain
necessary
training
to
qualify
11
as
inspectors
under
this
chapter.
12
2.
Under
the
program,
the
department
shall
award
grants
13
of
up
to
two
thousand
dollars
to
qualified
applicants,
with
14
grant
amounts
based
on
an
applicant’s
number
of
years
of
15
employment
as
a
certified
nurse
aide
and
the
amount
of
training
16
necessary
for
the
applicant
to
qualify
as
an
inspector
under
17
this
chapter.
18
3.
The
department
shall
establish
eligibility
requirements,
19
award
criteria,
and
application
and
other
necessary
procedures
20
for
the
program.
21
4.
a.
A
health
care
facility
inspector
incentive
grant
22
program
fund
is
established
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
23
control
of
the
department.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
24
appropriated
to
the
fund
by
the
general
assembly,
which
may
25
include
penalties
collected
by
the
department
under
this
26
chapter.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
27
to
award
grants
under
this
section.
28
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
29
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
30
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
for
31
subsequent
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
32
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
33
be
credited
to
the
fund.
34
5.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
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to
administer
this
section.
1
Sec.
3.
Section
260C.14,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
2
following
new
subsection:
3
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
27.
a.
Establish
a
certificate
program
4
for
long-term
care
quality
and
inspection
support.
The
5
program
must
consist
of
at
least
thirty
but
no
more
than
forty
6
contact
hours
and
include
but
not
be
limited
to
the
subjects
7
of
inspection
processes,
abuse
and
neglect
prevention
control,
8
and
incident
reporting.
The
certificate
must
be
structured
to
9
supplement
the
community
college’s
certified
nursing
assistant
10
training
program.
The
board
shall
pursue
partnerships
with
11
nursing
homes
and
other
care
facilities
to
include
practical
12
training
in
the
program.
13
b.
The
board
shall
pursue
relevant
state
and
federal
grants
14
and
other
funding
opportunities,
including
but
not
limited
to
15
the
Medicaid
quality
incentive
program,
to
establish
and
expand
16
the
program.
17
Sec.
4.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
The
moneys
generated
as
18
a
result
of
the
enactment
of
this
Act
are
intended
to
cover
19
the
costs
of
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
and
this
20
specification
of
state
funding
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
all
the
21
state
funding-related
requirements
of
section
25B.2,
subsection
22
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
shall
be
necessary
for
the
23
full
implementation
of
this
Act
by,
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
24
against,
all
affected
political
subdivisions.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
training
for
health
care
facility
29
inspectors.
30
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
31
and
licensing
(department),
in
consultation
with
the
board
of
32
nursing,
to
establish
continuing
education
requirements
that
33
allow
a
person
to
maintain
dual
certification
as
a
certified
34
nurse
aide
and
a
health
care
facility
inspector.
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The
bill
requires
the
department
to
establish
a
health
care
1
facility
inspector
incentive
grant
program
to
provide
funding
2
for
certified
nurse
aides
to
obtain
necessary
training
to
3
qualify
as
health
care
facility
inspectors.
4
The
bill
provides
that
a
grant
shall
be
up
to
$2,000
with
5
grant
amounts
based
on
an
applicant’s
number
of
years
of
6
employment
as
a
certified
nurse
aide
and
the
amount
of
training
7
necessary
for
the
applicant
to
qualify
as
an
inspector.
8
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
establish
eligibility
9
requirements,
award
criteria,
and
application
and
other
10
necessary
procedures
for
the
program.
11
The
bill
establishes
a
health
care
facility
inspector
12
incentive
grant
program
fund
to
support
the
program.
13
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
each
community
14
college
to
establish
a
certificate
program
for
long-term
care
15
quality
and
inspection
support.
The
bill
specifies
the
content
16
and
structure
of
the
program.
The
bill
directs
the
board
to
17
pursue
relevant
state
and
federal
grants
and
other
funding
18
opportunities
to
establish
and
expand
the
program.
19
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
20
section
25B.3.
The
bill
provides
that
moneys
generated
in
21
the
bill
are
intended
to
cover
the
costs
of
any
state
mandate
22
included
in
the
bill.
The
inclusion
of
this
specification
23
of
state
funding
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
requirement
24
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
mandates
25
included
in
the
bill.
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