Senate
File
2057
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2057
BY
BEALL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
study
of
the
housing
of
sex
offenders
1
and
other
hard-to-place
individuals
in
need
of
a
nursing
2
facility
level
of
care,
making
an
appropriation,
and
3
including
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
SEX
OFFENDERS
1
REQUIRING
CARE
——
REQUEST
FOR
PROPOSALS.
2
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
3
state
to
the
department
of
human
services
for
the
fiscal
year
4
beginning
July
1,
2013,
and
ending
June
30,
2014,
the
following
5
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
6
purposes
designated:
7
For
a
study
to
assess
placement
of
sex
offenders
or
other
8
hard-to-place
persons
in
the
state
requiring
the
type
of
9
personal
and
medical
care
provided
by
a
nursing
facility,
10
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
11
purposes:
12
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$
150,000
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2.
From
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section,
the
14
department
of
human
services
shall
utilize
a
request
for
15
proposals
process
to
select
a
private
entity
to
study
the
16
implementation
of
facilities
in
other
states
that
provide
care
17
for
sex
offenders
and
other
hard-to-place
persons
needing
18
the
type
of
care
provided
by
a
nursing
facility,
to
develop
19
projections
of
the
need
for
this
type
of
facility
in
the
state
20
over
the
next
twenty
years,
and
to
develop
cost
projections
and
21
financing
considerations
for
facility
options
in
the
state.
22
The
department
of
human
services
shall
issue
a
request
for
23
proposals
within
thirty
days
after
the
date
of
enactment
of
24
this
Act.
25
3.
The
study
and
report
following
the
conclusion
of
the
26
study
shall
include
all
of
the
following
information:
27
a.
A
summary
of
long-term
care
facilities
operated
in
other
28
states
for
the
purpose
of
caring
for
sex
offenders
or
other
29
hard-to-place
persons,
whether
the
facility
is
operated
by
30
a
governmental
entity
or
through
a
contract
with
a
private
31
entity.
The
summary
of
the
facilities
shall
include
an
32
overview
of
ownership
and
operations,
populations
served,
33
financing
sources
and
average
costs
per
patient,
public
34
financing
limitations,
security
or
staff
training
policies,
and
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other
considerations
deemed
appropriate.
The
summary
shall
1
focus
on
models
that
may
be
adaptable
to
Iowa.
2
b.
A
projection
of
the
number
of
persons
in
the
state
who,
3
in
the
next
twenty
years,
would
require
the
services
of
such
a
4
facility
due
to
sex
offender
status,
a
history
of
abusive
or
5
violent
behavior
in
previous
nursing
facility
placements,
or
6
other
unmet
psychiatric
needs.
7
c.
An
analysis
of
options
for
the
state
based
on
the
8
research
of
out-of-state
models
and
projected
need.
The
9
analysis
shall
identify
potential
ownership
structures
and
10
public
or
private
facility
options,
including
an
identification
11
of
state-owned
facilities
that
may
be
underutilized
and
could
12
be
reconfigured.
The
analysis
shall
also
include
management
13
structures,
whether
it
be
public
or
private,
potential
sources
14
of
revenue
and
limitations
on
those
sources,
the
need
for
15
enhanced
security
or
staff
training
for
safety,
and
other
16
considerations
deemed
appropriate.
17
4.
A
report
on
the
results
of
the
study
produced
pursuant
to
18
this
section
shall
be
submitted
to
the
governor,
the
general
19
assembly,
and
the
department
of
human
services
by
November
1,
20
2014.
21
5.
The
departments
of
human
services,
corrections,
22
inspections
and
appeals,
and
aging,
the
state
public
defender,
23
the
office
of
ombudsman,
the
office
of
the
state
long-term
care
24
ombudsman,
and
the
judicial
branch
shall
provide
information
25
for
purposes
of
the
study
as
requested
by
the
private
entity
26
conducting
the
study.
However,
any
information
which
is
27
confidential
shall
continue
to
be
maintained
as
confidential.
28
6.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
29
this
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
30
close
of
the
fiscal
year
for
which
appropriated
shall
not
31
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
32
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
33
year.
34
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
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immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
provides
for
a
study
concerning
housing
for
sex
5
offenders
and
other
hard-to-place
individuals
who
are
in
need
6
of
a
nursing
facility
level
of
care.
7
The
bill
appropriates
$150,000
from
the
general
fund
to
the
8
department
of
human
services
(DHS)
for
FY
2013-2014
for
a
study
9
to
assess
placement
of
sex
offenders
or
other
hard-to-place
10
persons
who
are
in
need
of
a
nursing
facility
level
of
care
for
11
personal
or
medical
reasons.
The
bill
directs
DHS
to
conduct
12
a
request
for
proposals
process,
within
30
days
of
enactment
13
of
the
bill,
to
select
a
private
entity
to
study
the
issue.
14
The
bill
states
that
the
study
and
the
report
on
the
study
15
must
include
a
summary
of
long-term
care
facilities
operated
16
in
other
states
for
the
purpose
of
caring
for
sex
offenders
17
or
other
hard-to-place
persons,
a
20-year
projection
of
the
18
need
for
this
type
of
facility
in
this
state,
and
an
analysis
19
of
options
for
the
state
for
this
type
of
facility
as
well
20
as
cost
projections
and
financing
considerations
for
such
a
21
facility.
The
bill
requires
a
report
on
the
results
of
the
22
study
generated
from
the
private
entity
to
be
submitted
to
the
23
governor,
the
general
assembly,
and
DHS
by
November
1,
2014.
24
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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