House File 42 HOUSE FILE BY SHOULTZ Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to development of recommendations regarding 2 assisted living and adult day care. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1560HH 80 5 pf/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. ASSISTED LIVING AND ADULT DAY CARE TASK FORCE 1 2 == ESTABLISHED == REPORT. The department of elder affairs 1 3 shall convene a task force comprised of representatives of the 1 4 department of elder affairs, the department of inspections and 1 5 appeals, providers of assisted living and adult day care 1 6 services, area agencies on aging, and consumers of assisted 1 7 living or adult day care services, to make recommendations 1 8 regarding a comprehensive, consistent regulatory system for 1 9 assisted living and adult day care in the state. The 1 10 recommendations shall also include a funding mechanism to 1 11 support inspection and enforcement activities related to 1 12 assisted living and adult day care. The task force shall 1 13 submit a report of its recommendations to the governor and the 1 14 general assembly no later than December 1, 2003. 1 15 EXPLANATION 1 16 This bill directs the department of elder affairs to 1 17 convene a task force to make recommendations regarding a 1 18 comprehensive, consistent regulatory system for assisted 1 19 living and adult day care in the state. The task force is to 1 20 be comprised of representatives of the department of elder 1 21 affairs, the department of inspections and appeals, providers 1 22 of assisted living and adult day care services, area agencies 1 23 on aging, and consumers of assisted living or adult day care 1 24 services. The recommendations are to include a funding 1 25 mechanism to support inspection and enforcement activities. 1 26 The report of the task force is to be submitted to the 1 27 governor and the general assembly no later than December 1, 1 28 2003. 1 29 LSB 1560HH 80 1 30 pf/pj/5 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35