Senate
File
2245
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2245
BY
BOLKCOM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
funding
of
the
office
of
long-term
care
1
ombudsman.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
OFFICE
OF
LONG-TERM
CARE
OMBUDSMAN
——
FUNDING
1
REVIEW
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The
office
of
long-term
care
2
ombudsman,
in
coordination
with
the
department
on
aging
and
3
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals,
shall
explore
4
options,
including
but
not
limited
to
increasing
licensing
5
fees
for
health
care
facilities,
utilizing
moneys
deposited
6
in
the
Medicaid
fraud
fund
pursuant
to
section
249A.50,
or
7
utilizing
civil
penalty
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
pursuant
8
to
section
249A.57,
to
provide
an
ongoing
source
of
revenue
to
9
support
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
including
local
10
long-term
care
ombudsmen
and
certified
volunteer
long-term
11
care
ombudsmen.
The
office
and
the
departments
shall
also
12
review
current
expenditures
of
federal,
state,
and
other
13
funding
sources
available
to
the
office
and
the
departments
to
14
determine
if
such
funds
could
be
more
efficiently
utilized
to
15
provide
additional
support
to
the
office.
The
office
shall
16
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
17
December
15,
2018,
including
the
results
of
the
review
by
the
18
office
and
departments
of
licensing
fees,
the
moneys
in
the
19
funds
created
pursuant
to
sections
249A.50
and
249A.57,
current
20
expenditures
of
federal,
state,
and
other
funding
sources
21
available
to
the
office
and
the
departments,
and
providing
any
22
recommendations
for
ongoing
sources
of
revenue
to
support
the
23
work
of
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
in
the
future.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
ongoing
funding
for
the
office
of
28
long-term
care
ombudsman
(OLTCO).
The
bill
directs
the
29
OLTCO,
in
cooperation
with
the
department
on
aging
(IDA)
and
30
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
(DIA),
to
explore
options
31
including
but
not
limited
to
increasing
licensing
fees
for
32
health
care
facilities,
utilizing
moneys
deposited
in
the
33
Medicaid
fraud
fund,
and
utilizing
civil
penalty
moneys
to
34
provide
an
ongoing
source
of
revenue
to
support
the
OLTCO.
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The
OLTCO,
IDA,
and
DIA
are
required
to
also
review
current
1
expenditures
of
federal,
state,
and
other
funding
sources
2
available
to
the
OLTCO,
IDA,
and
DIA
to
determine
if
such
funds
3
could
be
more
efficiently
utilized
to
provide
funding
support
4
for
the
office.
The
OLTCO
is
directed
to
submit
a
report
to
5
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2018,
6
including
the
results
of
the
review
of
licensing
fees,
civil
7
penalty
moneys,
moneys
in
the
Medicaid
fraud
fund,
and
current
8
expenditures
of
federal,
state,
and
other
funding
sources,
and
9
providing
recommendations
for
ongoing
sources
of
revenue
to
10
support
the
work
of
the
OLTCO
in
the
future.
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