House File 19 HOUSE FILE BY SMITH Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the provision of an administrative hearing for 2 tenants of assisted living programs. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1147HH 80 5 pf/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 231C.3A ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING 1 2 == TENANT APPEALS. 1 3 If the department determines that a tenant of an assisted 1 4 living program requires a level of care that is higher than 1 5 the level of care the program is certified or accredited to 1 6 provide, the tenant may request an administrative hearing 1 7 before the department of inspections and appeals to review the 1 8 determination. The findings of the administrative hearing 1 9 shall be final and shall not be subject to further review 1 10 pursuant to chapter 17A. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 This bill provides a mechanism for a tenant of an assisted 1 13 living program to request an administrative hearing to review 1 14 a determination by the department of elder affairs that the 1 15 tenant requires a higher level of care than the program is 1 16 certified or accredited to provide. The findings of the 1 17 administrative hearing are final and not subject to further 1 18 review. 1 19 LSB 1147HH 80 1 20 pf/pj/5 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35