Senate
File
200
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
200
BY
RAGAN
,
JOCHUM
,
BOLKCOM
,
MATHIS
,
CELSI
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
DOTZLER
,
GIDDENS
,
J.
SMITH
,
WAHLS
,
PETERSEN
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
BISIGNANO
,
BOULTON
,
KINNEY
,
LYKAM
,
QUIRMBACH
,
and
HOGG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
office
of
the
long-term
care
ombudsman,
1
and
making
an
appropriation.
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
——
1
APPROPRIATION.
2
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
3
state
to
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
for
the
fiscal
4
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
and
ending
June
30,
2022,
in
5
addition
to
any
other
funds
appropriated
from
the
general
6
fund
of
the
state
to,
and
in
addition
to
any
other
full-time
7
equivalent
positions
authorized
for,
the
office
of
long-term
8
care
ombudsman,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
9
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
10
To
increase
the
number
of
local
long-term
care
ombudsmen
11
including
for
salaries,
support,
administration,
maintenance,
12
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
13
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$
300,000
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2.
The
funding
appropriated
in
this
section
is
in
addition
15
to
any
other
funds
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
16
state
and
any
other
full-time
equivalent
positions
authorized
17
for
local
long-term
care
ombudsmen
during
the
same
fiscal
18
year.
The
funding
shall
be
used
to
support
local
ombudsmen
in
19
fulfilling
their
duties
pursuant
to
section
231.42
including
20
to
provide
the
resources
necessary
to
complete
site
visits
and
21
to
carry
out
other
duties
to
protect
and
improve
the
health,
22
safety,
welfare,
and
rights
of
residents
and
tenants.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
appropriates
funds
from
the
general
fund
of
the
27
state
to
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
for
fiscal
year
28
2021-2022
to
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
to
be
29
used
to
increase
the
number
of
local
long-term
care
ombudsmen.
30
The
funding
appropriated
is
in
addition
to
any
other
funds
31
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
and
any
other
32
full-time
equivalent
positions
authorized
for
local
long-term
33
care
ombudsmen
during
the
same
fiscal
year.
The
funding
shall
34
be
used
to
support
local
ombudsmen
in
fulfilling
their
required
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duties
including
to
provide
the
resources
necessary
to
complete
1
site
visits
and
to
carry
out
other
duties
to
protect
and
2
improve
the
health,
safety,
welfare,
and
rights
of
residents
3
and
tenants.
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