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House Journal: Page 1306: Tuesday, April 2, 1996

 3   requested materials relating to the accreditation
 4   process to the department.
 5     3.  A hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B or
 6   a health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter
 7   135C may operate an assisted living program, located
 8   in a distinct part of or a separate structure under
 9   the control of the hospital or health care facility,
10   if the program is accredited pursuant to this chapter.
11     Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  231C.3  SANCTIONS.
12     The department may adopt rules to establish
13   sanctions for failure to comply with the accreditation
14   provisions of this chapter.  Additional sanctions
15   shall not be imposed for violations for which
16   sanctions exist under other law including but not
17   limited to building code and fire safety violations,
18   dependent adult abuse and adult protective services
19   provisions, and home health care regulations.
20     Sec. 4.  MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAIVER.  The department
21   of human services shall seek a waiver from the health
22   care financing administration of the United States
23   department of health and human services to include
24   assisted living programs as eligible providers under
25   the medical assistance home and community-based
26   services waiver for the elderly.
27     Sec. 5.  IMPLEMENTATION.
28     1.  The department shall approve  at least one
29   independent entity for the purposes of accrediting
30   assisted living programs on or before July 1, 1997.
31     2.  The requirements of this chapter relating to
32   accreditation of assisted living programs take effect
33   July 1, 1998, if the program represents itself to the
34   public as an assisted living program."
35        .  Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
36   word "program" the following:  "accreditation
37   process".
38        .  Title page, line 3, by striking the word
39   "penalties" and inserting the following:
40   "sanctions"."
41     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair at 11:07
a.m.
Witt of Black Hawk moved the adoption of amendment H-5715, to
amendment H-5639.
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 56, nays 23.
Amendment H-5715 was adopted.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER
Blodgett of Cerro Gordo called up for immediate consideration
the motion to reconsider amendment H-5715, to amendment H-5639,
filed

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