House File 2118 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2118 BY MASCHER , RUFF , HUNTER , MURPHY , STAED , JACOBY , KEARNS , STUTSMAN , LENSING , DUNKEL , ABDUL-SAMAD , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , T. TAYLOR , HALL , MEYER , BEARINGER , OURTH , WOLFE , ANDERSON , H. MILLER , GAINES , STECKMAN , WINCKLER , BERRY , GASKILL , KAJTAZOVIC , and OLDSON A BILL FOR An Act relating to local long-term care ombudsmen and providing 1 an appropriation. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5521HH (4) 85 pf/nh

H.F. 2118 Section 1. LOCAL LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMEN —— 1 APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated to the office of 2 long-term care ombudsman from the general fund of the state for 3 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 4 2015, the following amount or so much thereof as is necessary 5 to be used for the purposes designated: 6 To provide two additional local long-term care ombudsmen 7 including administrative support to fulfill the duties 8 specified pursuant to section 231.42: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 257,000 10 It is the intent of the general assembly that local long-term 11 care ombudsmen protect residents and tenants of long-term care 12 facilities from abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation; 13 and focus on providing information and assistance to residents 14 and tenants in understanding and maintaining their rights 15 throughout the involuntary discharge process. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill relates to local long-term care ombudsmen. The 20 bill makes an appropriation to the office of long-term care 21 ombudsman from the general fund of the state for fiscal year 22 2014-2015 to provide two additional local long-term care 23 ombudsmen including administrative support to fulfill the 24 duties of the local long-term care ombudsmen as specified 25 by law, focusing on providing information and support to 26 residents and tenants of long-term care facilities regarding 27 the involuntary discharge process. 28 -1- LSB 5521HH (4) 85 pf/nh 1/ 1