House File 14

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                                       BY  BUKTA


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the establishment of a special classification
  2    within the residential care facility category for elders.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1007HH 80
  5 pf/cls/14

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 135C.2, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
  1  2 2003, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
  1  3    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (3)  Within the residential care
  1  4 facility category, a special license classification for
  1  5 residential facilities intended to serve persons who are
  1  6 elders as defined in section 231A.1 and which contain five or
  1  7 fewer residents.  A facility within the special classification
  1  8 established pursuant to this subparagraph is exempt from the
  1  9 requirements of section 135.63.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill requires the department of inspections and
  1 12 appeals to establish within the residential care facility
  1 13 category of health care facilities, a special license
  1 14 classification for residential facilities intended to serve
  1 15 persons who are elders and which contain five or fewer
  1 16 residents.  A facility within the special classification is
  1 17 exempt from certificate of need requirements.
  1 18 LSB 1007HH 80
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