Senate
File
2063
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2063
BY
BROWN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
nursing
home
administrator
training
pilot
1
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
155.20
Nursing
home
administrator
1
training
pilot
program.
2
1.
The
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
3
shall
establish
a
nursing
home
administrator
training
pilot
4
program
to
provide
opportunities
for
individuals
pursuing
5
the
profession
of
nursing
home
administrator,
prior
to
an
6
individual
receiving
a
nursing
home
administrator
license,
to
7
obtain
on-the-job
experience
supervised
by
a
licensed
nursing
8
home
administrator.
9
2.
An
applicant
for
the
pilot
program
shall
provide
evidence
10
of
all
of
the
following
to
the
department:
11
a.
Compliance
with
section
155.3,
subsections
1
and
2.
12
b.
An
offer
of
employment
from
a
participating
nursing
home
13
in
the
state
that
has
received
a
minimum
overall
rating
of
14
three
stars
from
the
five-star
quality
rating
system
created
by
15
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
16
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
17
c.
The
name
of
the
participating
nursing
home
at
which
the
18
applicant
will
be
employed
and
receive
training,
and
the
name
19
of
the
participating
nursing
home
administrator
who
will
act
20
as
the
applicant’s
supervisor
during
the
pilot
program.
The
21
participating
nursing
home
administrator
shall
hold
a
current
22
license
in
good
standing
as
a
nursing
home
administrator,
have
23
at
least
two
years
of
experience,
and
shall
not
be
related
24
to
the
applicant
within
the
third
degree
of
consanguinity
or
25
affinity.
26
3.
a.
Upon
acceptance
into
the
pilot
program,
the
nursing
27
home
administrator
trainee
shall
work
in
the
participating
28
nursing
home
under
the
supervision
of
the
participating
nursing
29
home
administrator
for
a
minimum
of
two
consecutive
years.
30
b.
During
the
training
period,
the
board
shall
grant
the
31
trainee
a
provisional
license,
and
shall
waive
the
examination
32
requirements
pursuant
to
section
155.3
and
any
continuing
33
education
requirements
prescribed
by
the
board
under
section
34
155.10.
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c.
Subject
to
the
availability
of
funds
appropriated
to
1
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
for
the
2
purpose
of
the
pilot
program:
3
(1)
The
department
shall
consider
approving
up
to
ten
4
applicants
in
the
first
year
of
the
pilot
program.
5
(2)
The
department
shall
reimburse
a
participating
nursing
6
home
for
thirty
percent
of
the
trainee’s
base
salary
during
7
the
first
year,
not
to
exceed
thirty
thousand
dollars,
and
ten
8
percent
of
the
trainee’s
base
salary
during
the
second
year,
9
not
to
exceed
ten
thousand
dollars.
10
d.
If
a
trainee
is
terminated
by
the
participating
nursing
11
home
for
cause,
the
trainee
shall
refund
to
the
department
12
the
portion
of
the
trainee’s
base
salary
reimbursed
by
the
13
department.
14
4.
Upon
completion
of
the
training
period,
the
15
participating
nursing
facility
shall
submit
verification
to
the
16
board
that
the
trainee
is
in
good
professional
standing
and
17
shall
report
any
unprofessional
conduct
or
disciplinary
action
18
taken
against
the
trainee
during
the
training
period.
19
5.
Notwithstanding
any
other
required
qualifications
for
20
licensure,
upon
completion
of
the
training
period
and
payment
21
of
the
license
fee
pursuant
to
section
155.5,
the
trainee
shall
22
be
eligible
for
licensure
as
a
nursing
home
administrator.
23
6.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
to
administer
the
pilot
24
program,
including
criteria
for
designating
a
nursing
home
as
a
25
participating
nursing
home
and
a
nursing
home
administrator
as
26
a
participating
nursing
home
administrator.
27
7.
The
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
28
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
29
31,
2026,
that
provides
an
assessment
of
the
pilot
program
30
and
a
recommendation
to
continue
the
pilot
program,
continue
31
the
pilot
program
with
modifications,
or
terminate
the
pilot
32
program.
33
Sec.
2.
Section
155.9,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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155.9
Duties
of
the
board
——
rules
for
provisional
licenses.
1
In
addition
to
the
duties
and
responsibilities
provided
in
2
chapters
147
and
272C
,
the
board
shall
adopt
rules
for
granting
3
a
nursing
home
administrator
provisional
license
to
under
the
4
following
circumstances:
5
1.
To
an
administrator
appointed
on
a
temporary
basis
by
6
a
nursing
home’s
owner
or
owners
in
the
event
the
regular
7
administrator
of
the
nursing
home
is
unable
to
perform
the
8
administrator’s
duties
or
the
nursing
home
is
without
a
9
licensed
administrator
because
of
death
or
other
cause.
Such
10
provisional
license
shall
allow
the
provisional
licensee
11
to
perform
the
duties
of
a
nursing
home
administrator.
An
12
individual
shall
not
hold
a
provisional
license
for
more
than
13
twelve
total
combined
months,
and
the
board
may
revoke
or
14
otherwise
discipline
a
provisional
licensee
for
cause
after
due
15
notice
and
a
hearing
on
a
charge
or
complaint
filed
with
the
16
board.
17
2.
To
a
nursing
home
administrator
trainee
while
18
participating
in
the
nursing
home
administrator
training
pilot
19
program
established
under
section
155.20.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
24
and
licensing
(DIAL)
to
establish
a
nursing
home
administrator
25
training
pilot
program
(pilot
program)
to
provide
opportunities
26
for
individuals
pursuing
the
profession
of
nursing
home
27
administrator,
prior
to
an
individual
receiving
a
nursing
28
home
administrator
license,
to
obtain
on-the-job
experience
29
supervised
by
a
licensed
nursing
home
administrator.
30
An
applicant
for
the
pilot
program
shall
provide
evidence
31
to
DIAL
of:
compliance
with
the
requirements
for
an
applicant
32
for
a
nursing
home
administrator
license
to
be
of
sound
mental
33
health
and
physically
able
to
perform
the
duties
and
to
have
34
presented
satisfactory
evidence
of
sufficient
education,
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training,
or
experience
to
administer,
supervise,
and
manage
1
a
nursing
home;
an
offer
of
employment
from
a
participating
2
nursing
home
in
the
state
that
has
received
a
minimum
overall
3
rating
of
three
stars
from
the
federal
five-star
quality
rating
4
system;
the
name
of
the
participating
nursing
home
in
which
5
the
applicant
will
be
employed
and
train;
and
the
name
of
the
6
participating
nursing
home
administrator
who
will
act
as
the
7
applicant’s
supervisor
during
the
pilot
program.
8
Upon
acceptance
into
the
pilot
program,
the
nursing
home
9
administrator
trainee
shall
work
in
the
participating
nursing
10
facility
under
the
supervision
of
a
participating
nursing
11
home
administrator
for
a
minimum
of
two
consecutive
years.
12
During
the
training
period,
the
board
shall
grant
the
trainee
a
13
provisional
license
and
waive
the
examination
requirements
and
14
any
continuing
education
requirements
prescribed
by
the
board.
15
Subject
to
the
availability
of
funds
appropriated
to
DIAL
16
for
the
purpose
of
the
pilot
program:
DIAL
shall
consider
17
approving
up
to
10
applicants
in
the
first
year
of
the
pilot
18
program;
and
DIAL
shall
reimburse
the
participating
nursing
19
home
for
30
percent
of
the
trainee’s
base
salary
during
the
20
first
year,
not
to
exceed
$30,000,
and
10
percent
of
the
21
trainee’s
base
salary
during
the
second
year,
not
to
exceed
22
$10,000.
If
a
trainee
is
terminated
by
the
participating
23
nursing
home
for
cause,
the
trainee
shall
refund
to
DIAL
the
24
portion
of
the
trainee’s
base
salary
reimbursed
by
DIAL.
25
Upon
completion
of
the
training
period,
the
participating
26
nursing
home
shall
submit
verification
to
the
board
that
the
27
trainee
is
in
good
professional
standing
and
shall
report
any
28
unprofessional
conduct
or
disciplinary
action
taken
against
the
29
trainee
during
the
training
period.
30
Notwithstanding
any
other
required
qualifications
for
31
licensure,
upon
completion
of
the
training
period
and
payment
32
of
the
license
fee,
the
trainee
shall
be
eligible
for
licensure
33
as
a
nursing
home
administrator.
The
bill
directs
DIAL
to
34
adopt
administrative
rules
to
administer
the
pilot
program.
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The
bill
requires
DIAL
to
submit
a
report
to
the
general
1
assembly
by
December
31,
2026,
with
an
assessment
of
the
pilot
2
program
and
a
recommendation
to
continue
the
pilot
program,
3
continue
the
pilot
program
with
modifications,
or
terminate
the
4
pilot
program.
5
The
bill
makes
a
conforming
change
in
Code
section
155.9
6
to
authorize
the
board
to
adopt
rules
to
grant
a
nursing
7
home
administrator
provisional
license
to
a
nursing
home
8
administrator
trainee
while
participating
in
the
pilot
program.
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