House File 2133 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2133 BY H. MILLER A BILL FOR An Act establishing a committee to examine options for a 1 facility for elderly sexual offenders. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5742HH (2) 84 ad/nh
H.F. 2133 Section 1. FACILITY FOR ELDERLY SEXUAL OFFENDERS COMMITTEE 1 AND REPORT. 2 1. The department of inspections and appeals shall 3 establish and facilitate a committee of stakeholders to examine 4 options for designating a facility to provide care for elderly 5 persons in this state who are no longer under judicial control, 6 but have a history of committing sexual offenses and have been 7 determined to be likely to reoffend. 8 2. The membership of the committee shall include but is not 9 limited to the following: 10 a. Representatives of the departments of inspections and 11 appeals, human services, public health, and aging, and the 12 office of the citizens’ aide. 13 b. Consumers of services provided by health care facilities 14 and family members of consumers. 15 c. Health care facility administrators or owners. 16 d. Direct care workers employed by health care facilities. 17 e. Representatives from the Iowa legal aid. 18 f. Representatives from AARP Iowa. 19 g. Four ex officio, nonvoting members, from the general 20 assembly with not more than one member from each chamber being 21 from the same political party. The two senators shall be 22 appointed, one each, by the majority leader of the senate and 23 the minority leader of the senate. The two representatives 24 shall be appointed, one each, by the speaker of the house 25 of representatives and the minority leader of the house of 26 representatives. 27 3. The committee shall consider options to create a new 28 facility or assist an existing facility to expand services 29 to provide care for elderly persons who are no longer under 30 judicial control, but have a history of committing sexual 31 offenses and have been determined to be likely to reoffend. 32 The committee shall identify the characteristics of a client 33 for such a facility, the need for such a facility, options for 34 creating a new facility to house such persons, options for 35 -1- LSB 5742HH (2) 84 ad/nh 1/ 3
H.F. 2133 the expansion of an existing facility to house such persons, 1 options for using any alternative facilities for such purposes, 2 options to qualify a facility for Medicaid reimbursement, cost 3 projections for any recommendations, and other information 4 deemed relevant by the department of inspections and appeals. 5 4. The committee shall provide a report detailing its 6 findings and recommendations to the governor and the general 7 assembly by December 15, 2012. 8 EXPLANATION 9 This bill establishes a committee to examine options for 10 a facility for elderly sexual offenders. The bill directs 11 the department of inspections and appeals to establish and 12 facilitate the committee. The membership of the committee 13 shall include but is not limited to representatives from 14 the departments of inspections and appeals, human services, 15 public health, and aging, and the office of the citizens’ 16 aide; consumers and family members of consumers; health care 17 facility administrators, owners, and direct care workers; 18 representatives from Iowa legal aid and AARP Iowa; and four ex 19 officio, nonvoting members from the general assembly. 20 The bill requires the committee to consider options to 21 create a new facility or assist an existing facility to 22 expand services to provide care for elderly persons who 23 are no longer under judicial control, but have a history of 24 committing sexual offenses and have been determined likely 25 to reoffend. The committee shall identify the clients to be 26 served by the facility; the need for such a facility; options 27 for creating a new facility, expanding an existing facility, 28 or using any alternative facility for the purpose of housing 29 identified persons; options to qualify a facility for Medicaid 30 reimbursement; cost projections for recommendations; and other 31 information deemed relevant by the department of inspections 32 and appeals. 33 The bill requires the committee to provide a report of its 34 findings and recommendations to the governor and the general 35 -2- LSB 5742HH (2) 84 ad/nh 2/ 3
H.F. 2133 assembly by December 15, 2012. 1 -3- LSB 5742HH (2) 84 ad/nh 3/ 3