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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 10A.104, subsection 8, Code Supplement 1 2 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 8. Establish by rule standards and procedures for 1 4 certifying that targeted small businesses are eligible to 1 5 participate in the procurementset-asideprogram established 1 6 in sections 73.15 through 73.21. The procedure for 1 7 determination of eligibility shall not include self- 1 8 certification by a business. Rules and guidelines adopted 1 9 pursuant to this subsection are subject to review and approval 1 10 by the director of the department of management. The director 1 11 shall maintain a current directory of targeted small 1 12 businesses which have been certified pursuant to this 1 13 subsection. 1 14 Sec. 2. Section 10A.106, Code Supplement 1999, is amended 1 15 to read as follows: 1 16 10A.106 DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. 1 17 The department is comprised of the following divisions: 1 18 1. Administrative hearings division. 1 19 2. Audits division. 1 20 3. Investigations division. 1 21 4. Inspections division. 1 22 5. Health facilities division. 1 23 The allocation of departmental duties to the divisions of 1 24 the department in sections 10A.302, 10A.402,and10A.502, 1 25 10A.702, and 10A.801 does not prohibit the director from 1 26 reallocating departmental duties within the department. The 1 27 director shall not reallocate any of the duties of the 1 28 division of administrative hearings, created by section 1 29 10A.801, to any other unit of the department. 1 30 Sec. 3. Section 10A.402, subsections 2, 3, 4, and 6, Code 1 31 1999, are amended by striking the subsections. 1 32 Sec. 4. Section 10A.502, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 33 follows: 1 34 10A.502 RESPONSIBILITIES. 1 35 The administrator shall coordinate the division's conduct 2 1 of various inspections as otherwise provided for by law 2 2 including but not limited to the following: 2 3 1. Inspectionsof land situated outside of the state which2 4is proposed for sale within the stateand licensing procedures 2 5 related to social and charitable gambling pursuant to chapter 2 6 99B. 2 7 2. Inspections of food establishments, including 2 8 restaurants, hotels, food and beverage vending machines, state 2 9 educational, charitable, correctional, and penal institutions, 2 10 and sanitation inspections in any locality of the state upon 2 11 the written petition of five or more residents of a particular 2 12 locality. 2 133. Inspections and other licensing procedures relative to2 14the hospice program, hospitals, and health care facilities.2 15The division shall be the sole designated licensing authority2 16for these programs and facilities.2 174. Inspections relative to hospital and health care2 18facility construction projects and licensing boards2 19established within the department of public health, except the2 20board of medical examiners, the board of pharmacy examiners,2 21the board of dental examiners, and the board of nursing.2 225. Inspections of child foster care facilities and private2 23institutions for the care of dependent, neglected, and2 24delinquent children.2 25 Article VII 2 26 HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION 2 27 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 10A.701 DEFINITIONS. 2 28 As used in this article, unless the context otherwise 2 29 requires: 2 30 1. "Administrator" means the chief administrator who shall 2 31 coordinate the administration of this division. 2 32 2. "Division" means the health facilities division of the 2 33 department of inspections and appeals. 2 34 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 10A.702 RESPONSIBILITIES. 2 35 The administrator shall coordinate the division's conduct 3 1 of various inspections and investigations as otherwise 3 2 provided by law, including but not limited to, all of the 3 3 following: 3 4 1. Investigations relative to the standards and practices 3 5 of hospitals, hospices, birth centers, and health care 3 6 facilities. 3 7 2. Inspections and other licensing procedures relative to 3 8 the hospice program, hospitals, birth centers, and health care 3 9 facilities. The division is designated as the sole licensing 3 10 authority for these programs and facilities. 3 11 3. Inspections relative to hospital and health care 3 12 facility construction projects. 3 13 4. Inspections of child foster care facilities and private 3 14 institutions for the care of dependent, neglected, and 3 15 delinquent children. 3 16 EXPLANATION 3 17 This bill makes changes in the Code relative to the duties 3 18 of divisions within the department of inspections and appeals. 3 19 The amendment to Code section 10A.104 corrects a reference 3 20 to the targeted small business procurement goal program. 3 21 The amendment to Code section 10A.106 establishes the 3 22 health facilities division within the department of 3 23 inspections and appeals. The division currently exists under 3 24 the authority of the director of the department, but is not 3 25 codified. The bill establishes the duties of the division in 3 26 new Code section 10A.702, some of which are currently codified 3 27 as duties of the investigations and inspections divisions of 3 28 the department (eliminated as duties of these divisions in 3 29 this bill), but which are carried out by the health facilities 3 30 division including: investigations relative to standards and 3 31 practices of hospitals, hospices, birth centers, and health 3 32 care facilities; inspections and other licensing procedures 3 33 relative to the hospice program, hospitals, birth centers, and 3 34 health care facilities; inspections relative to hospital and 3 35 health care facility construction projects; and inspections of 4 1 child foster care facilities and private institutions for the 4 2 care of dependent, neglected, and delinquent children. 4 3 The amendment to Code section 10A.402 deletes 4 4 responsibilities that are not currently performed by the 4 5 investigations division, some of which are later codified in 4 6 the bill as duties of the health facilities division. The 4 7 duties eliminated include investigations relative to the 4 8 proposed sale within the state of subdivided land situated 4 9 outside of the state; investigations relative to applications 4 10 for beer and liquor permits; investigations pertaining to 4 11 standards and practices of hospitals, hospices, and health 4 12 care facilities; and investigations relative to the operations 4 13 of the department of elder affairs. 4 14 The amendment to Code section 10A.502 eliminates 4 15 responsibilities listed under the inspections division that 4 16 are not currently performed by that division, some of which 4 17 are later codified in the bill as duties of the health 4 18 facilities division. The bill eliminates as duties of the 4 19 inspections division, inspections of land situated outside of 4 20 Iowa which is proposed for sale within the state; inspections 4 21 and licensing procedures relative to hospices, hospitals, and 4 22 health care facilities; inspections relative to hospital and 4 23 health care facility construction projects and licensing 4 24 boards established within the Iowa department of public 4 25 health, with some exceptions; and inspections of child foster 4 26 care facilities and private institutions for the care of 4 27 dependent, neglected, and delinquent children. 4 28 The bill adds as a duty of the inspections division the 4 29 current practice of inspections of and licensing procedures 4 30 related to social and charitable gambling pursuant to Code 4 31 chapter 99B. 4 32 LSB 5371DP 78 4 33 pf/as/5.2
Text: HSB00537 Text: HSB00539 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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