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House Journal: Page 1304: Tuesday, April 2, 1996

 3   department shall have full access to a program during
 4   certification or voluntary accreditation and
 5   monitoring of the program.
 6     Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  231C.4  FIRE AND SAFETY
 7   STANDARDS.
 8     The state fire marshal shall adopt rules, in
 9   coordination with the department, relating to the
10   certification or voluntary accreditation and
11   monitoring of the fire and safety of certified or
12   voluntarily accredited assisted living programs.
13     Sec. 5.  NEW SECTION.  231C.5  COORDINATION OF THE
14   LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM.
15     1.  Any person representing a program to the public
16   as an assisted living program prior to July 1, 1996,
17   shall be granted a temporary certification or
18   voluntary accreditation by the department and shall
19   meet the requirements of this chapter within one year
20   of the issuance of the temporary certification or
21   voluntary accreditation to receive subsequent
22   certification or voluntary accreditation.
23     2.  A hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B or
24   a health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter
25   135C may operate an assisted living program, located
26   in a distinct part of or separate structure under the
27   control of the hospital or health care facility, if
28   certified or voluntarily accredited pursuant to this
29   chapter.
30     3.  This chapter shall not be construed to require
31   that a facility licensed as a different type of
32   facility also comply with the requirements of this
33   chapter, unless the facility is represented to the
34   public as a certified or voluntarily accredited
35   assisted living program.
36     Sec. 6.  MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAIVER.  The department
37   of human services shall seek an assisted living
38   program waiver from the health care financing
39   administration of the United States department of
40   health and human services to add a certified or
41   voluntarily accredited assisted living program as an
42   eligible provider under the medical assistance home
43   and community-based services waiver for the elderly.
44     Sec. 7.  IMPLEMENTATION.  It is the intent of the
45   general assembly that sections 1 through 5 of this Act
46   be implemented following the establishment of a
47   funding source for implementation and administration
48   of this Act."
Witt of Black Hawk offered amendment H-5715, to amendment
H-5639, filed by him and Carroll as follows:

H-5715

 1     Amend the amendment, H-5639, to Senate File 454, as
 2   amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as

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