Bill Text: IA HF2177 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the planning, development, and implementation of a centralized direct care workforce database.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-01 - Subcommittee: Jacobsen, Anderson and Best. H.J. 193. [HF2177 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF2177-Introduced.html
House File 2177 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HEATON A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the planning, development, and 2 implementation of a centralized direct care workforce 3 database. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6006YH (5) 87 pf/rn PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. CENTRALIZED DIRECT CARE WORKFORCE DATABASE == 1 2 STAKEHOLDER WORKGROUP == IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 1 3 1. The department of inspections and appeals shall convene 1 4 a workgroup of stakeholders to plan, develop, and implement 1 5 a centralized direct care workforce database as an extension 1 6 of the Iowa nurse aide registry. The purposes of the database 1 7 are to ensure that the direct care workforce, employers, and 1 8 consumers have access to a central database that provides 1 9 information related to direct care worker verified education 1 10 and training records, credentials or certifications, and 1 11 experience; to provide for portability of training and 1 12 credentials across settings; to lessen the burden on workers 1 13 and employers and provide employers and consumers with access 1 14 to information in the recruitment, selection, and employment 1 15 of direct care workers; and to provide the data necessary 1 16 to ensure a well=prepared direct care workforce to meet the 1 17 growing demand for their services. 1 18 2. The members of the stakeholder workgroup shall include 1 19 one representative of the department of education, Iowa 1 20 workforce development, the department on aging, the department 1 21 of public health, the department of human services, the Iowa 1 22 caregivers, AARP Iowa, the board of nursing, a rural community 1 23 college and an urban community college, the lifelong smiles 1 24 coalition, the Iowa skills2compete coalition, the university 1 25 of Iowa college of nursing, a certified nursing assistant 1 26 (CNA) testing center, Iowa state university, the older Iowans 1 27 legislature, the Olmstead consumer task force, the national 1 28 alliance on mental illness=Iowa, leadingage Iowa, HCI care 1 29 services, the Iowa health care association, the Iowa assisted 1 30 living association, the Iowa hospital association, a rural 1 31 public health entity and an urban public health entity, 1 32 at least four direct care workers employed in a variety of 1 33 settings, consumers, and other entities as deemed appropriate. 1 34 If available, the stakeholder workgroup shall include 1 35 the department of inspections and appeals information and 2 1 technology staff who are familiar with prior efforts to expand 2 2 the registry. 2 3 3. The stakeholder workgroup shall do all of the following: 2 4 a. Utilize recommendations from the direct care worker 2 5 advisory council including the final report published in 2 6 2012 and the report of the direct care workforce initiative 2 7 summit report published in December 2016 by the department 2 8 of public health as a basis for development of a centralized 2 9 direct care workforce database to provide a comprehensive 2 10 direct care workforce data collection and tracking system. 2 11 Such system shall provide information related to a direct care 2 12 worker's verified education and training records, credentials 2 13 and certifications, and experience, including a means for 2 14 grandfathering existing qualified direct care workers into the 2 15 database; include an interface for employers and consumers to 2 16 identify direct care workers with particular knowledge and 2 17 skills; and provide demographic and other information to assist 2 18 in tracking, analyzing, and making projections regarding the 2 19 direct care workforce. 2 20 b. Review prior efforts including the results of the Iowa 2 21 better jobs better care program demonstration and the AMANDA 2 22 portal developed through the federal personal and home care 2 23 aide state training (PHCAST) grant to determine if these 2 24 technologies could be brought to scale or implemented to save 2 25 costs and resources in implementing the database. 2 26 c. Solicit input from stakeholders on the types of data to 2 27 be collected and the types of analyses to be performed by the 2 28 department of education, Iowa workforce development, and other 2 29 entities involved in building and retaining the high=demand 2 30 direct care workforce. 2 31 d. Recommend strategies to provide a state=recognized, 2 32 competency=based, comprehensive, cross=discipline training, 2 33 such as prepare to care, to provide a recognized career path 2 34 and increase professionalism in and improve retention by 2 35 employers of the direct care workforce. 3 1 e. Develop a public awareness plan to inform workers, 3 2 employers, consumers, advocates, educators, and others about 3 3 the database. 3 4 f. Explore state, federal, and other sources of funding 3 5 and review the status of prior private foundation investments 3 6 in modifications of the Iowa nurse aide registry to support 3 7 expansion of the registry to include the centralized direct 3 8 care workforce database. 3 9 g. Develop a phased=in plan for implementation of the 3 10 centralized direct care workforce database to begin no later 3 11 than July 1, 2019. 3 12 4. The stakeholder workgroup shall convene no later than 3 13 September 1, 2018, and submit a report, including the phased=in 3 14 implementation plan to the governor and the general assembly by 3 15 December 15, 2018. 3 16 EXPLANATION 3 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 3 18 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 19 This bill relates to planning, development, and 3 20 implementation of a centralized direct care workforce database. 3 21 The bill requires the department of inspections and appeals 3 22 to convene a workgroup of stakeholders to plan, develop, and 3 23 implement a centralized direct care workforce database as an 3 24 extension of the Iowa nurse aide registry. The purposes of 3 25 the database are to ensure that the direct care workforce, 3 26 employers, and consumers have access to a central database that 3 27 provides information related to direct care worker verified 3 28 education and training records, credentials or certifications, 3 29 and experience; to provide for portability of training and 3 30 credentials across settings; to lessen the burden on workers 3 31 and employers and provide employers and consumers with access 3 32 to information in the recruitment, selection, and employment 3 33 of direct care workers; and to provide the data necessary 3 34 to ensure a well=prepared direct care workforce to meet the 3 35 growing demand for their services. 4 1 The bill specifies the membership of the stakeholder 4 2 workgroup and the duties of the workgroup, including 4 3 development of a centralized direct care workforce database to 4 4 provide a comprehensive direct care workforce data collection 4 5 and tracking system; reviewing prior efforts to expand 4 6 the nurse aide registry to determine if these technologies 4 7 could be brought to scale or implemented to save costs and 4 8 resources in implementing the database; soliciting input from 4 9 stakeholders on the types of data to be collected and the types 4 10 of analyses to be performed in building and retaining the 4 11 high=demand direct care workforce; recommending strategies to 4 12 provide a state=recognized, competency=based, comprehensive, 4 13 cross=discipline training for direct care workers; developing a 4 14 public awareness plan to inform workers, employers, consumers, 4 15 advocates, educators, and others about the database; exploring 4 16 state, federal, and other sources of funding and reviewing the 4 17 status of prior private foundation investments in modifications 4 18 of the Iowa nurse aide registry to support the database; 4 19 and developing a phased=in plan for implementation of the 4 20 centralized direct care workforce database to begin no later 4 21 than July 1, 2019. 4 22 The bill requires the stakeholder workgroup to convene no 4 23 later than September 1, 2018, and submit a report, including a 4 24 phased=in implementation plan for the centralized direct care 4 25 workforce database, to the governor and the general assembly by 4 26 December 15, 2018. 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