Senate File 2032 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2032 BY BOLKCOM , DANIELSON , DVORSKY , DOTZLER , JOCHUM , HANCOCK , HATCH , DEARDEN , HORN , FRAISE , COURTNEY , KIBBIE , McCOY , QUIRMBACH , BEALL , MATHIS , WILHELM , RAGAN , HOGG , SODDERS , and SCHOENJAHN A BILL FOR An Act relating to advocacy for long-term care residents and 1 making an appropriation. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5534XS (3) 84 pf/nh

S.F. 2032 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 231.45 Certified volunteer 1 long-term care resident’s advocate program. 2 1. The department shall establish a certified volunteer 3 long-term care resident’s advocate program in accordance with 4 the federal Act to provide assistance to the state and local 5 long-term care resident’s advocates. 6 2. The department shall develop and implement a 7 certification process for volunteer long-term care resident’s 8 advocates including but not limited to an application process, 9 provision for background checks, classroom or on-site training, 10 orientation, and continuing education. 11 3. The provisions of section 231.42 relating to local 12 long-term care resident’s advocates shall apply to certified 13 volunteer long-term care resident’s advocates. 14 4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 15 to administer this section. 16 Sec. 2. LOCAL LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENT’S ADVOCATES —— 17 APPROPRIATION. It is the intent of the general assembly that 18 the number of local long-term care resident’s advocates as 19 provided in section 231.42 be increased each year until 15 20 local long-term care resident’s advocates are available in 21 the state. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and 22 ending June 30, 2013, the following amount, or so much thereof, 23 is appropriated to the department on aging for the purpose 24 designated: 25 To provide an additional local long-term care resident’s 26 advocate: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 28 Sec. 3. SUFFICIENT STAFFING OF NURSING FACILITIES —— 29 WORKGROUP REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS. The department on aging 30 shall convene a workgroup to review staffing in nursing homes 31 to make recommendations regarding what constitutes sufficient 32 staffing in meeting resident satisfaction and in providing 33 quality care. The workgroup shall consist of interested 34 consumers and providers, and shall include representatives of 35 -1- LSB 5534XS (3) 84 pf/nh 1/ 3

S.F. 2032 the office of the state long-term care resident’s advocate, the 1 department of inspections and appeals, the department of human 2 services, and other appropriate state agencies or departments. 3 The workgroup shall, at a minimum, review national research 4 and current practices in developing its recommendations. The 5 workgroup shall make recommendations to the general assembly no 6 later than December 15, 2012. 7 EXPLANATION 8 This bill relates to advocacy for long-term care residents. 9 The bill directs the department on aging (IDA) to establish 10 a certified volunteer long-term care resident’s advocate 11 program to provide assistance to the state and local long-term 12 care resident’s advocates. The department is to develop and 13 implement a certification process for volunteer long-term care 14 resident’s advocates. The bill provides that the provisions 15 relating to local long-term care resident’s advocates shall 16 apply to certified volunteer long-term care resident’s 17 advocates, and directs IDA to adopt rules pursuant to Code 18 chapter 17A to administer the provisions. 19 The bill also provides that it is the intent of the general 20 assembly that the number of local long-term care resident’s 21 advocates be increased each year until 15 local long-term 22 care resident’s advocates are available in the state; and 23 appropriates $100,000 to IDA for FY 2012-2013 to provide an 24 additional local long-term care resident’s advocate. 25 The bill directs IDA to convene a workgroup to review 26 staffing in nursing homes to make recommendations regarding 27 what constitutes sufficient staffing in meeting resident 28 satisfaction and in providing quality care. The workgroup 29 is to consist of interested consumers, providers, and 30 representatives of the office of the state long-term care 31 resident’s advocate, the department of inspections and appeals, 32 the department of human services, and other appropriate state 33 agencies or departments. The workgroup is directed to review 34 national research and current practices in developing its 35 -2- LSB 5534XS (3) 84 pf/nh 2/ 3