House File 2514 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 2514 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO A PILOT PROJECT FOR DEMENTIA=SPECIFIC CARE 1 5 ALTERNATIVES. 1 6 1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 8 1 9 Section 1. DEMENTIA=SPECIFIC CARE ALTERNATIVES == PILOT 1 10 PROJECT. 1 11 1. The department of inspections and appeals, in 1 12 cooperation with department of elder affairs in consultation 1 13 with representatives of the affected industry, shall implement 1 14 a pilot project for dementia=specific alternative living. 1 15 2. The department of inspections and appeals, in 1 16 cooperation with department of elder affairs in consultation 1 17 with representatives of the affected industry, shall adopt 1 18 rules for the pilot project which allow for an environment 1 19 that is similar to group home living, but which, at a minimum, 1 20 require compliance with life safety code requirements 1 21 commensurate with the level of care required for, and frailty 1 22 of, the population being served. 1 23 3. The department of inspections and appeals shall limit 1 24 the number of projects in the pilot project to two. The 1 25 projects shall be based on measurable outcomes as defined by 1 26 the department of inspections and appeals, in cooperation with 1 27 the department of elder affairs in consultation with 1 28 representatives of the affected industry. The projects shall 1 29 be subject to an objective third=party evaluation and an 1 30 institutional review board using the human services protocol. 1 31 4. The projects shall each be limited to three years in 1 32 duration. Upon completion of the three=year period, the human 1 33 services protocol review, and the third=party evaluation, the 1 34 department of inspections and appeals, in cooperation with the 1 35 department of elder affairs in consultation with 2 1 representatives of the affected industry, shall submit a 2 2 report to the general assembly, which shall include but is not 2 3 limited to all of the following: 2 4 a. The results of the human services protocol review. 2 5 b. The conclusion of the third=party evaluation of the 2 6 effectiveness of the dementia=specific care alternative. 2 7 c. Based upon the third=party evaluation, a comparison of 2 8 the effectiveness of the dementia=specific care alternative to 2 9 current dementia=specific assisted living and dementia= 2 10 specific nursing facilities. 2 11 d. Recommendations for immediate and long=range steps to 2 12 be taken. 2 13 e. Any recommendations for legislation necessary to 2 14 implement the work of the pilot project. 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 CHRISTOPHER C. RANTS 2 19 Speaker of the House 2 20 2 21 2 22 2 23 JEFFREY M. LAMBERTI 2 24 President of the Senate 2 25 2 26 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 2 27 is known as House File 2514, Eightieth General Assembly. 2 28 2 29 2 30 2 31 MARGARET THOMSON 2 32 Chief Clerk of the House 2 33 Approved , 2004 2 34 2 35 3 1 3 2 THOMAS J. VILSACK 3 3 Governor