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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3128)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
regulation
of
hospitals,
including
the
1
issuance
of
licenses
and
the
conversion
of
hospitals.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135B.5,
subsection
1,
Code
2018,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Upon
receipt
of
an
application
for
license
and
the
3
license
fee,
the
department
shall
issue
a
license
if
the
4
applicant
and
hospital
facilities
comply
with
this
chapter
,
5
chapter
135,
and
the
rules
of
the
department.
Each
licensee
6
shall
receive
annual
reapproval
upon
payment
of
five
hundred
7
dollars
and
upon
filing
of
an
application
form
which
is
8
available
from
the
department.
The
annual
licensure
fee
shall
9
be
dedicated
to
support
and
provide
educational
programs
on
10
regulatory
issues
for
hospitals
licensed
under
this
chapter
in
11
consultation
with
the
hospital
licensing
board.
Licenses
shall
12
be
either
general
or
restricted
in
form.
Each
license
shall
be
13
issued
only
for
the
premises
and
persons
or
governmental
units
14
named
in
the
application
and
is
not
transferable
or
assignable
15
except
with
the
written
approval
of
the
department.
Licenses
16
shall
be
posted
in
a
conspicuous
place
on
the
licensed
premises
17
as
prescribed
by
rule
of
the
department.
18
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
135B.5A
Conversion
of
a
hospital.
19
A
conversion
of
a
long-term
acute
care
hospital,
20
rehabilitation
hospital,
or
psychiatric
hospital
as
defined
by
21
federal
regulations
to
a
general
hospital
or
to
a
specialty
22
hospital
of
a
different
type
is
a
permanent
change
in
bed
23
capacity
and
shall
require
a
certificate
of
need
pursuant
to
24
section
135.63.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
the
licensing
and
conversion
of
29
hospitals.
The
bill
requires
a
hospital
to
comply
with
Code
30
chapter
135
before
receiving
a
license.
31
The
bill
classifies
a
conversion
from
a
long-term
acute
care
32
hospital,
rehabilitation
hospital,
or
psychiatric
hospital
to
a
33
general
hospital
or
to
a
specialty
hospital
of
a
different
type
34
as
a
permanent
change
in
bed
capacity
requiring
a
certificate
35
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of
need
pursuant
to
Code
section
135.63.
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