SF 51 (LSB 1484XS (2) 90)

SENATE FILE 51

BY  PETERSEN, CELSI, DOTZLER, JOCHUM, T. TAYLOR, DONAHUE, KNOX, TRONE GARRIOTT, BENNETT, WEINER, WINCKLER, and WAHLS

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the submission and posting of hospital policies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  135B.36  Hospital policies —— submission to department —— posting.
   1.  A hospital licensed under this chapter shall no later than September 1, 2023, submit to the department its policies related to all of the following:
   a.  Admission.
   b.  Nondiscrimination.
   c.  Reproductive health care.
   2.  The department shall post a copy of the policies received under subsection 1 on the department’s internet site.
   3.  If a hospital makes changes or additions to any of the policies specified under subsection 1, the hospital shall submit a copy of the changed or added policy to the department within thirty days after the hospital approves the change or addition.
   4.  A hospital shall post a copy of the policies provided under subsection 1 on the hospital’s internet site where the policies are readily accessible to the public, without requiring a login credential or other restriction.
    Sec. 2.  CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE.  The Code editor may designate section 135B.36, as enacted in this Act, as a new subchapter within chapter 135B, entitled “submission and posting of hospital policies”.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires a licensed hospital, no later than September 1, 2023, to submit to the department of inspections and appeals (DIA) its policies related to admission, nondiscrimination, and reproductive health care. DIA shall post a copy of the policies received on the department’s internet site. If a hospital makes changes or additions to any of the policies, the hospital shall submit a copy of the changed or added policy to DIA within 30 days after the hospital approves the change or addition. A hospital shall post a copy of the policies on the hospital’s internet site where the policies are readily accessible to the public without requiring a login credential or other restriction.