House
File
813
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
813
BY
GERHOLD
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
private
pay
per
diem
rates
at
nursing
1
facilities.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135C.35D
Nursing
facilities
——
1
private
pay
per
diem
rates.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“per
diem
rate”
means
3
the
daily
rate
a
nursing
facility
charges
a
private
pay
4
individual
to
reside
in
the
nursing
facility
pursuant
to
a
5
contract
executed
by
the
nursing
facility
and
the
private
pay
6
individual.
7
2.
a.
A
nursing
facility
shall
not
increase
a
per
diem
8
rate
by
a
percentage
greater
than
the
percentage
change
in
9
the
consumer
price
index
for
all
urban
consumers
for
the
last
10
available
twelve-month
period
published
in
the
federal
register
11
by
the
federal
bureau
of
labor
statistics.
12
b.
A
nursing
facility
shall
not
increase
the
per
diem
rate
13
for
at
least
twelve
consecutive
months
from
the
date
the
per
14
diem
rate
was
established.
15
c.
A
nursing
facility
shall
not
increase
the
per
diem
rate
16
more
than
one
time
in
any
consecutive
twelve-month
period.
17
3.
A
nursing
facility
not
in
compliance
with
this
section
18
shall
not
be
eligible
to
renew
a
license
under
this
chapter.
19
4.
The
department
shall
implement
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
20
17A
to
implement
this
section.
Rules
shall
include
but
not
be
21
limited
to
a
requirement
that
each
nursing
facility
submit
a
22
list
of
each
per
diem
rate
charged
by
the
nursing
facility
to
23
the
department
on
an
annual
basis.
Each
nursing
facility
shall
24
provide
the
information
to
the
department
in
a
format
approved
25
by
the
department
that
does
not
disclose
the
identity
of
any
26
private
pay
individual.
27
5.
This
section
applies
to
per
diem
rates
that
are
28
established
or
renewed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
29
Act.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
relates
to
private
pay
per
diem
rates
at
nursing
34
facilities.
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The
bill
defines
“per
diem
rate”
(per
diem)
as
the
daily
rate
1
a
nursing
facility
(facility)
charges
a
private
pay
individual
2
to
reside
in
the
facility
pursuant
to
a
contract
executed
by
3
the
facility
and
the
private
pay
individual.
4
The
bill
prohibits
facilities
from
increasing
a
per
diem
by
5
a
percentage
greater
than
the
percentage
change
in
the
consumer
6
price
index
for
all
urban
consumers
for
the
last
available
7
12-month
period
published
in
the
federal
register
by
the
8
federal
bureau
of
labor
statistics.
Facilities
cannot
change
a
9
per
diem
within
12
months
of
establishing
the
per
diem
or
more
10
than
once
in
a
consecutive
12-month
period.
11
A
facility
is
ineligible
to
renew
its
license
unless
the
12
facility
is
in
compliance
with
the
bill.
13
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
14
and
licensing
(DIAL)
to
adopt
rules
to
implement
the
bill.
The
15
rules
must
include
but
not
be
limited
to
requiring
facilities
16
to
submit
a
list
of
each
per
diem
charged
by
the
facility
to
17
DIAL
on
an
annual
basis
in
a
format
approved
by
DIAL
that
does
18
not
disclose
the
identity
of
any
private
pay
individual.
19
The
bill
applies
to
per
diems
established
or
renewed
on
or
20
after
the
bill’s
effective
date.
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