RSSSF 2086—Inspections of State-Licensed Health Care Facilities SSB 3053—Physician Assistant Ratio SSB 3080—Foster Care Licensing SSB 3084—Suspension of Medicaid for Inmates FLOOR ACTION: SF 2806 is a Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) bill. It repeals the moratorium on regular state-licensed-only health care facility inspections. It is retroactive to October 24, 2011. This bill legalizes [...]
Read the full story >>SF 2082 – Medicaid reimbursement for speech and language pathologists SSB 3037 – Inspections of Adult Day Programs and PACE Programs SSB 3054 – Financial Supplementation at Nursing Facilities SSB 3056 – Iowa Health Information Network SSB 3082 – Child Support Recovery Federal Conformance SSB 3083 – Child Support Recovery Administrative Process Regarding Paternity SSB [...]
Read the full story >>SSB 3036 – State-licensed-only Health Care Facility Inspections SSB 3038 – Child Abuse Registry Changes SSB 3041 – Iowa Controlled Substance Act and Iowa Precursor Substances Act Updates SSB 3043 – Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment Form COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 3036 is a Department of Inspections and Appeals bill. It repeals the moratorium on [...]
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The Legislature adjourned for the summer on June 30. The Senate Democratic Research staff has compiled a review to help you sort through the highlights, low-lights and missed opportunities of the 2011 legislative session. (Updated 8/1/11)
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kris Bell SF 313 – Iowa Care Updates FLOOR ACTION: SF 313, as amended, makes changes to the Iowa Care Program to be in compliance with federal regulations and the waiver renewal plan, and it makes updates to the regional provider network. [4/27: 49-0 (Houser excused)]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kris Bell SF 482 – DHS Policy Bill FLOOR ACTION: SF 482 is the Department of Human Services’ policy bill. It makes changes to the Foster Home Insurance Fund; barbering license issues at the Unit for Sexually Violent Predators; Adoption Placement Investigations and Reports; Information Retention for Child in Need of Assistance cases; [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kris Bell HF 322 – Epilepsy Task Force HF 389 – Medicaid Fraud Control Investigative costs HF 390 – Alzheimer’s Strategies HF 467 – Iowa Department of Public Health Policy Bill FLOOR ACTION: HF 322 establishes a task force consisting of patients, physicians and pharmacists to provide education and information to assess the [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kris Bell SF 233 – Medicaid Coverage for Behavioral Health Services SF 492 – Guardians and Conservators Notification to Families HF 389 – Medicaid Fraud Investigative Costs HF 390 – Alzheimer’s Disease Response Strategy HF 393 – Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Signing Death Certificates HF 467 – Iowa Department of Public Health [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kris Bell SF 480 – Health Care Cost Containment HF 322 – Epilepsy Task Force FLOOR ACTION: SF 480 is based on the Legislative Health Care Coverage recommendations to contain costs in the health care system. It creates an Office of Health Policy within the Iowa Department of Public Health to combine the [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kris Bell SF 279 – Child Support Recovery update bill SF 295 – Umbilical Cord Donation SF 404 – Electronic Health Record Exchange SF 482 – Department of Human Services Technical Bill SF 495 – Long Term Care Ombudsman FLOOR ACTION: SF 279 updates the Child Support Recovery Code chapter to conform with [...]
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