S-3083

   Amend House File 309, as passed by the House, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 
   <Section 1.  Section 135C.7A, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  6A.  The department shall not approve the change of ownership of a previously licensed nursing facility if the person seeking to obtain ownership of the nursing facility is any of the following:
   a.  A private equity fund as defined in 12 U.S.C. §1851(h)(2), as amended.
   b.  Majority owned by a private equity fund.
   c.  An affiliate of a private equity fund.
   d.  A real estate investment trust as defined in 26 U.S.C. §856(a), as amended.
   e.  Majority owned by a real estate investment trust.
   f.  An affiliate of a real estate investment trust.>
   2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and inserting <An Act relating to nursing facilities, including the prohibition of certain changes of ownership of a previously licensed nursing facility, and the review of certain deficient practices by a nursing facility.>
   3.  By renumbering as necessary.

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JANICE WEINER