House File 512 - 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 reporting of class I violations by health care
  2    facilities to the governor and general assembly.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1496YH 83
  5 pf/nh/24

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  135C.20C  REPORTING OF CLASS I OR
  1  2 CLASS II VIOLATIONS == GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
  1  3    The department shall develop and utilize a system to report
  1  4 class I violations under this chapter to the governor and the
  1  5 general assembly on a quarterly basis.  The reports shall
  1  6 include a summary of the violations found, any actions taken
  1  7 to correct the violations, any enforcement action taken
  1  8 including any citations issued and penalties assessed, the
  1  9 rationale for the enforcement action taken including any
  1 10 penalties assessed, and the nature and status of any actions
  1 11 taken with respect to any uncorrected violations for which
  1 12 citations were issued.  The report may be provided in an
  1 13 electronic format.  The department shall adopt rules to
  1 14 implement this section.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill directs the department of inspections and appeals
  1 17 to develop and utilize a system to report class I violations
  1 18 by health care facilities to the governor and the general
  1 19 assembly on a quarterly basis.  Class I violations are
  1 20 violations which present an imminent danger or a substantial
  1 21 probability of resultant death or physical harm to the
  1 22 residents of the facility in which the violations occur.
  1 23    The reports are to include a summary of the violations
  1 24 found, any actions taken to correct the violations, any
  1 25 enforcement action taken including any citations issued and
  1 26 penalties assessed, the rationale for the enforcement action
  1 27 taken including any penalties assessed, and the nature and
  1 28 status of any actions taken with respect to any uncorrected
  1 29 violations for which citations were issued.  The bill provides
  1 30 that the report may be provided in an electronic format and
  1 31 directs the department of inspections and appeals to adopt
  1 32 rules to implement the bill.
  1 33 LSB 1496YH 83
  1 34 pf/nh/24