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1 1 SENATE FILE 2190
1 2
1 3 AN ACT
1 4 RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM IN
1 5 IOWA.
1 6
1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 8
1 9 Section 1. GOAL OF IOWA'S LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM. The
1 10 general assembly finds and declares that the goal of Iowa's
1 11 long-term care system is to ensure residents access to an
1 12 extensive range of high-quality long-term care options that
1 13 maximize independence, choice, and dignity through the
1 14 development of a comprehensive system of community-based and
1 15 institutional long-term care options that provide affordable,
1 16 high-quality, cost-effective services and other supports
1 17 delivered in the most integrated, life-enhancing setting. The
1 18 general assembly finds and declares that information regarding
1 19 all components of the long-term care system must be
1 20 effectively communicated to all those potentially impacted by
1 21 the need for long-term care in order to empower consumers to
1 22 make decisions about how best to meet their own long-term care
1 23 needs.
1 24 Sec. 2. BENCHMARKS. The following benchmarks shall be
1 25 used in measuring the state's progress in realizing its goal
1 26 for the long-term care system:
1 27 1. Reducing the number of nursing home beds from the
1 28 current ninety-one per one thousand persons for individuals
1 29 sixty-five years of age or older.
1 30 2. Increasing the percentage of Medicaid long-term care
1 31 dollars expended on community-based services.
1 32 3. Increasing the proportion of Medicaid long-term care
1 33 dollars expended on consumer-directed care.
1 34 4. Increasing the percent of providers having and using
1 35 consumer satisfaction surveys.
2 1 5. Reducing the use of nursing homes for individuals
2 2 sixty-five years of age and older who have relatively few
2 3 disabilities.
2 4 6. Improving satisfaction with the long-term care system
2 5 by both providers and consumers.
2 6 7. Increasing the proportion of frail elders receiving
2 7 assistance from family caregivers.
2 8 8. Increasing the proportion of Iowans with private long-
2 9 term care insurance coverage.
2 10 Sec. 3. LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM TASK FORCE.
2 11 1. A long-term care system task force is created
2 12 consisting of the following members:
2 13 a. Five members of the senate and five members of the
2 14 house of representatives, serving as voting members. The
2 15 legislative members shall be appointed by the majority leader
2 16 of the senate, after consultation with the president of the
2 17 senate and the minority leader of the senate, and by the
2 18 speaker of the house, after consultation with the majority
2 19 leader and the minority leader of the house of
2 20 representatives. Appointments shall comply with sections
2 21 69.16 and 69.16A. Vacancies shall be filled by the original
2 22 appointing authority and in the manner of the original
2 23 appointment.
2 24 b. A representative of the governor's office, serving as
2 25 an ex officio, nonvoting member.
2 26 c. An individual with expertise in long-term care,
2 27 selected by the legislative council, serving as an ex officio,
2 28 nonvoting member.
2 29 d. The director of human services, the director of public
2 30 health, the director of the department of elder affairs, and
2 31 the director of the department of inspections and appeals, or
2 32 the directors' designees, serving as ex officio, nonvoting
2 33 members.
2 34 2. Nonlegislative members shall receive actual expenses
2 35 incurred while serving in their official capacity.
3 1 Legislative members shall receive per diem compensation and
3 2 expenses pursuant to section 2.12.
3 3 3. The individual with expertise in long-term care,
3 4 selected by the legislative council, shall act as chairperson
3 5 of the task force. A majority of the voting members of the
3 6 task force shall constitute a quorum.
3 7 4. The task force shall submit a report to the general
3 8 assembly by December 15, 2004, which includes all of the
3 9 following:
3 10 a. A list of priorities developed by the task force to
3 11 realize the stated goal of the long-term care system in Iowa.
3 12 b. Strategies recommended by the task force to implement
3 13 the priorities listed that are measurable utilizing the
3 14 benchmarks established.
3 15 c. Recommendations of immediate and long-range steps to be
3 16 taken in realizing the goal of the long-term care system.
3 17 d. Any recommendations of legislation necessary to
3 18 implement the work of the task force and to realize the goal
3 19 of the long-term care system in Iowa.
3 20 e. Strategies recommended by the task force regarding the
3 21 use of a universal assessment and counseling tool to assist
3 22 individuals in making appropriate use of long-term care
3 23 options.
3 24
3 25
3 26
3 27 JEFFREY M. LAMBERTI
3 28 President of the Senate
3 29
3 30
3 31
3 32 CHRISTOPHER C. RANTS
3 33 Speaker of the House
3 34
3 35 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
4 1 is known as Senate File 2190, Eightieth General Assembly.
4 2
4 3
4 4
4 5 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
4 6 Secretary of the Senate
4 7 Approved , 2004
4 8
4 9
4 10
4 11 THOMAS J. VILSACK
4 12 Governor
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