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536
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
536
BY
CELSI
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
and
1
making
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
1524XS
(2)
91
lh/ko
S.F.
536
Section
1.
OFFICE
OF
LONG-TERM
CARE
OMBUDSMAN
——
1
APPROPRIATION.
2
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
3
to
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
for
the
fiscal
year
4
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
ending
June
30,
2026,
the
following
5
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
6
purposes
designated:
7
To
increase
the
number
of
local
long-term
care
ombudsmen,
8
including
for
salaries,
support,
administration,
maintenance,
9
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
10
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$
300,000
11
2.
a.
The
funding
appropriated
in
this
section
is
in
12
addition
to
any
other
funds
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
13
of
the
state
and
any
other
full-time
equivalent
positions
14
authorized
for
local
long-term
care
ombudsmen
during
the
same
15
fiscal
year.
The
funding
shall
be
used
to
support
local
16
ombudsmen
in
fulfilling
their
duties
pursuant
to
section
231.42
17
including
to
provide
the
resources
necessary
to
complete
site
18
visits
and
to
carry
out
other
duties
to
protect
and
improve
the
19
health,
safety,
welfare,
and
rights
of
residents
and
tenants.
20
b.
To
the
extent
possible,
the
office
of
long-term
care
21
ombudsman
shall
use
the
additional
funding
to
prioritize
site
22
visits
to
nursing
facilities
that
have
changed
ownership
in
the
23
immediately
preceding
consecutive
twelve
months,
especially
24
nursing
facilities
that
have
transitioned
to
private
equity
25
ownership.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
and
30
makes
an
appropriation.
31
The
bill
appropriates
funds
from
the
general
fund
of
32
the
state
to
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
for
FY
33
2025-2026
to
be
used
to
increase
the
number
of
local
long-term
34
care
ombudsmen.
The
funding
appropriated
is
in
addition
to
any
35
-1-
LSB
1524XS
(2)
91
lh/ko
1/
2
S.F.
536
other
funds
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
and
1
any
other
full-time
equivalent
positions
authorized
for
local
2
long-term
care
ombudsmen
during
the
same
fiscal
year.
The
3
funding
shall
be
used
to
support
local
ombudsmen
in
fulfilling
4
their
duties
including
to
provide
the
resources
necessary
5
to
complete
site
visits
and
to
carry
out
other
duties
to
6
protect
and
improve
the
health,
safety,
welfare,
and
rights
of
7
residents
and
tenants.
The
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
8
shall
use
the
funding
to
prioritize
site
visits
of
nursing
9
facilities
that
have
changed
ownership,
especially
site
visits
10
of
those
that
have
transitioned
to
private
equity
ownership.
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1524XS
(2)
91
lh/ko
2/
2