Senate File 401 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 401 BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1240) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate March 12, 2015 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to subacute care facilities. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 SF 401 (2) 86 rh/rj/jh
S.F. 401 Section 1. Section 135G.6, subsection 2, paragraphs b and c, 1 Code 2015, are amended to read as follows: 2 b. The department of human services shall not give approval 3 to an application which would cause the number of publicly 4 funded subacute care facility beds licensed under this chapter 5 to exceed fifty seventy-five beds. 6 c. The subacute care facility beds identified by the 7 a request for proposals process initiated on or after the 8 effective date of this Act shall be existing beds which have 9 been awarded a new beds located in hospitals and facilities 10 existing under a current certificate of need pursuant to 11 chapter 135 . Such beds shall not be required to obtain an 12 additional certificate of need upon conversion to licensed 13 subacute care facility beds . 14 Sec. 2. Section 229.13, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended 15 by adding the following new paragraph: 16 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. If the court orders evaluation and 17 treatment of the respondent on an inpatient basis under this 18 section, the court may order the respondent placed under the 19 care of an appropriate subacute care facility licensed under 20 chapter 135G. 21 Sec. 3. Section 229.14, subsection 2, Code 2015, is amended 22 by adding the following new paragraph: 23 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. If the court orders placement and 24 treatment of the respondent on an inpatient basis under this 25 section, the court may order the respondent placed under the 26 care of an appropriate subacute care facility licensed under 27 chapter 135G. 28 Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS —— 29 RULES. The administrative rules adopted by the department of 30 inspections and appeals relating to eligibility requirements 31 for individualized subacute mental health services in subacute 32 care facilities licensed under chapter 135G shall allow for the 33 treatment of persons involuntarily hospitalized under chapter 34 229. 35 -1- SF 401 (2) 86 rh/rj/jh 1/ 1