HSB 556 (LSB 5692YC (1) 87)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HOLT)

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for procedures relating to a denial of admission to the Iowa veterans home.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  35D.8  Denial of admission —— appeal process.
   1.  If a veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran has been denied admission to the Iowa veterans home, the commandant or the commandant’s designee shall notify the veteran or surviving spouse, in writing, of the decision, the particular basis for the decision, and the right of the veteran or surviving spouse to appeal the decision as provided in this section.
   2.  The veteran or surviving spouse may file an appeal of the decision denying admission with the commission within five calendar days of receipt of the notice of the decision. The commission shall conduct a contested case proceeding pursuant to chapter 17A. The commission shall render a decision on the appeal and notify the commandant and the veteran or surviving spouse of the decision in writing.
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 procedures if a veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran is denied admission to the Iowa veterans home.
   The bill provides that if a veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran is denied admission, the commandant of the veterans home, or the commandant’s designee, shall notify the veteran or surviving spouse, in writing, of the decision, the basis for the decision, and the right to appeal the decision. The bill provides that an appeal, if made, must be filed with the commission of veterans affairs within five calendar days of the notice of denial. The commission shall conduct a contested case proceeding concerning the denial and notify the parties of the decision in writing.