HF 2186 (LSB 5334HV (1) 85)

HOUSE FILE 2186

BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 527)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the admission or retention of participants in an adult day services program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  231D.19  Admission and retention of participants.

   An adult day services program shall not knowingly admit or retain a participant who meets any of the following criteria:

   1.  Is under the age of eighteen.
   2.  Requires routine three-person assistance with standing, transfer, or evacuation.
   3.  Poses a danger to the participant, other participants, or the adult day services program staff. “Pose a danger” may include but is not limited to the following situations:
   a.  The participant chronically elopes despite intervention.
   b.  The participant is sexually or physically aggressive or abusive.
   c.  The participant’s verbal abuse is unmanageable by staff.
   d.  The participant is in the acute stage of alcoholism, drug addiction, or mental illness.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill establishes criteria that would prohibit the admission or retention of a participant in an adult day services program. The program may not knowingly admit or retain a participant who is under 18 years of age, requires three-person assistance, poses a danger to the participant, to other participants, or to the staff of the adult day services program. The department of inspections and appeals may deny, suspend, or revoke certification of the adult day services program for failure to comply with this requirement.