House
Study
Bill
549
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
REBUILD
IOWA
AND
DISASTER
RECOVERY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SCHUELLER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
emergency
preparedness
for
assisted
living
1
programs
and
elder
group
homes.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
231B.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2009,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Policies
and
procedures
to
implement
in
3
emergencies,
including
emergencies
due
to
natural
disaster,
and
4
including
policies
and
procedures
relating
to
evacuation
plans
5
and
notification
of
a
tenant’s
legal
representative.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
231C.3,
subsection
1,
Code
Supplement
2009,
7
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Policies
and
procedures
to
implement
in
9
emergencies,
including
emergencies
due
to
natural
disaster,
and
10
including
policies
and
procedures
relating
to
evacuation
plans
11
and
notification
of
a
tenant’s
legal
representative.
12
EXPLANATION
13
This
bill
requires
that
the
rules
and
standards
for
14
certification
of
assisted
living
program
and
elder
group
homes
15
include
policies
and
procedures
to
implement
in
emergencies,
16
including
emergencies
due
to
natural
disaster,
and
including
17
policies
and
procedures
relating
to
evacuation
plans
and
18
notification
of
a
tenant’s
legal
representative.
19
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