House File 507 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HEATON Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the posting of certain Medicare rating 2 information by nursing facilities. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1653YH 83 5 pf/nh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135C.20C MEDICARE FIVE=STAR 1 2 QUALITY RATINGS == REQUIRED POSTING. 1 3 A nursing facility shall post the most recent five=star 1 4 quality rating information available under the nursing home 1 5 compare program of the centers for Medicare and Medicaid 1 6 services of the United States department of health and human 1 7 services. The five=star rating information shall be 1 8 prominently posted as prescribed by rule in a place in plain 1 9 view of the residents of the facility, persons visiting the 1 10 residents, and persons inquiring about placement in the 1 11 facility. 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 This bill requires nursing facilities to post the most 1 14 recent five=star quality rating information available under 1 15 the nursing home compare program of the centers for Medicare 1 16 and Medicaid services of the United States department of 1 17 health and human services. The information must be 1 18 prominently posted as prescribed by rule in a place in plain 1 19 view of the residents of the facility, persons visiting the 1 20 residents, and persons inquiring about placement in the 1 21 facility. 1 22 LSB 1653YH 83 1 23 pf/nh/8