H-8489

   Amend House File 2501 as follows:
   1.  Page 111, after line 12 by inserting: 
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IOWA VETERANS HOME DENIAL OF ADMISSION —— APPEAL PROCESS

   Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  35D.8  Denial of admission —— appeal process.
   1.  If a veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran has been denied admission to the Iowa veterans home, the commandant or the commandant’s designee shall notify the veteran or surviving spouse, in writing, of the decision, the particular basis for the decision, and the right of the veteran or surviving spouse to appeal the decision as provided in this section.
   2.  The veteran or surviving spouse may file an appeal of the decision denying admission with the commission within five calendar days of receipt of the notice of the decision. The commission shall conduct a contested case proceeding pursuant to chapter 17A. The commission shall render a decision on the appeal and notify the commandant and the veteran or surviving spouse of the decision in writing.
   3.  If the veteran or surviving spouse, or the commandant, is not satisfied with the decision of the commission, the veteran or surviving spouse, or the commandant, may appeal the commission’s decision by filing an appeal with the department of inspections and appeals within five calendar days of being notified in writing of the commission’s decision. The department of inspections and appeals shall render a decision on the appeal of the commission’s decision and notify the commandant and the veteran or surviving spouse of the decision in writing.
   4.  If the veteran or surviving spouse, or the commandant, is not satisfied with the decision of the department of inspections and appeals, the veteran or surviving spouse, or the commandant, may seek judicial review in accordance with chapter 17A.>

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M. SMITH of Marshall