HF 2212 (LSB 6019HH (5) 87)

HOUSE FILE 2212

BY  STECKMAN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the implementation of a centralized direct care workforce database.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  CENTRALIZED DIRECT CARE WORKFORCE DATABASE.  The department of inspections and appeals shall expand the registry of nurse aides established pursuant to 441 IAC 81.16(5) to include a database to maintain the verified education and training records, credentials or certifications, and experience of all direct care workers. The purposes of the centralized direct care workforce database are to increase the portability of direct care worker records, credentials or certifications, and experience across settings; lessen the burden on direct care workers and employers in the recruitment, selection, and employment of direct care workers; and provide the data necessary to ensure a well-prepared direct care workforce to meet the growing demand for these services. 
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of inspections and appeals to expand the registry of nurse aides to include a database to maintain the verified education and training records, credentials or certifications, and experience of all direct care workers. The purposes of the centralized direct care workforce database are to increase the portability of direct care worker records, credentials or certifications, and experience across settings; lessen the burden on direct care workers and employers in the recruitment, selection, and employment of direct care workers; and provide the data necessary to ensure a well-prepared direct care workforce to meet the growing demand for these services.