Senate
File
90
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
90
BY
BOLKCOM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
assisted
living
programs.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
231C.1,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
The
purposes
of
establishing
an
regulating
assisted
living
3
program
programs
include
all
of
the
following:
4
Sec.
2.
Section
231C.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
2.
“Assisted
living”
means
provision
of
housing
7
with
services
which
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
8
health-related
care,
personal
care,
and
assistance
with
9
instrumental
activities
of
daily
living
to
three
or
more
10
tenants
in
a
physical
structure
which
provides
a
homelike
11
environment.
“Assisted
living”
also
includes
encouragement
12
of
family
involvement,
tenant
self-direction,
and
tenant
13
participation
in
decisions
that
emphasize
choice,
dignity,
14
privacy,
individuality,
shared
risk,
and
independence.
15
“Assisted
living”
includes
the
provision
of
housing
and
16
assistance
with
instrumental
activities
of
daily
living
only
17
if
personal
care
or
health-related
care
is
also
included.
18
“Assisted
living”
includes
access
to
on-site
staff
who
are
awake
19
twenty-four
hours
per
day
response
staff
to
meet
the
tenant’s
20
scheduled
and
unscheduled
or
unpredictable
needs
,
commensurate
21
with
the
tenant’s
mental
health,
physical
health,
and
cognitive
22
and
functional
status,
in
a
manner
that
promotes
maximum
23
dignity
and
independence
and
provides
supervision,
safety,
and
24
security.
25
Sec.
3.
Section
231C.3,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
26
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
27
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Requirements
to
ensure
that
the
28
nutritional
needs
of
each
tenant
are
met
as
reflected
in
the
29
tenant’s
service
plan.
The
rules
shall
require
a
program,
at
a
30
minimum,
to
provide
one
hot
meal
per
day
to
all
tenants
and
up
31
to
three
meals
per
day
if
required
by
a
tenant.
32
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
f.
Provisions
relating
to
employment
33
qualifications
for
a
program
manager.
34
(1)
The
rules
shall
require
that
a
program
manager
employed
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after
July
1,
2013,
comply
with
all
of
the
following:
1
(a)
Have,
at
a
minimum,
a
combination
of
three
years
of
2
education
and
experience
related
to
older
individuals.
3
(b)
Within
six
months
of
employment,
complete
a
course
of
4
instruction
in
assisted
living
program
management
for
which
5
the
curriculum
includes
at
least
six
hours
of
state-specific
6
training
related
to
assisted
living
program
laws
and
rules.
7
(2)
The
rules
shall
provide
that
a
program
manager
employed
8
prior
to
July
1,
2013,
is
not
subject
to
the
requirements
9
specified
in
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(b),
10
if
the
individual
demonstrates
prior
completion
of
similar
11
training.
12
EXPLANATION
13
This
bill
includes
provisions
relating
to
assisted
living
14
programs
regulated
pursuant
to
Code
chapter
231C.
15
The
bill
amends
the
definition
of
“assisted
living”
to
16
provide
that
assisted
living
includes
access
to
on-site,
awake
17
staff
24
hours
per
day
to
meet
the
tenant’s
needs,
commensurate
18
with
the
tenant’s
physical
health,
mental
health,
and
cognitive
19
and
functional
status.
20
Provisions
relating
to
rules
regulating
assisted
living
21
programs
are
amended
to
include
requirements
to
ensure
that
the
22
nutritional
needs
of
each
tenant
are
met
as
reflected
in
the
23
tenant’s
service
plan.
The
rules
are
to
require
a
program,
at
24
a
minimum,
to
provide
one
hot
meal
per
day
to
all
tenants
and
up
25
to
three
meals
per
day
if
required
by
a
tenant.
The
rules
also
26
are
to
include
provisions
relating
to
employment
qualifications
27
for
a
program
manager
including
education,
experience,
and
28
training.
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