Bill Text: IA HF474 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the office of the long-term care ombudsman, and making an appropriation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-10 - Introduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 338. [HF474 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF474-Introduced.html
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BY
MASCHER
,
STAED
,
HANSEN
,
WINCKLER
,
SUNDE
,
and
STECKMAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
office
of
the
long-term
care
ombudsman,
1
and
making
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
OFFICE
OF
LONG-TERM
CARE
OMBUDSMAN
——
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APPROPRIATION.
2
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
3
state
to
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
for
the
fiscal
4
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
and
ending
June
30,
2022,
in
5
addition
to
any
other
funds
appropriated
from
the
general
6
fund
of
the
state
to,
and
in
addition
to
any
other
full-time
7
equivalent
positions
authorized
for,
the
office
of
long-term
8
care
ombudsman,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
9
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
10
To
increase
the
number
of
local
long-term
care
ombudsmen
11
including
for
salaries,
support,
administration,
maintenance,
12
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
13
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$
300,000
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2.
The
funding
appropriated
in
this
section
is
in
addition
15
to
any
other
funds
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
16
state
and
any
other
full-time
equivalent
positions
authorized
17
for
local
long-term
care
ombudsmen
during
the
same
fiscal
18
year.
The
funding
shall
be
used
to
support
local
long-term
19
care
ombudsmen
in
fulfilling
their
duties
pursuant
to
section
20
231.42
including
to
provide
the
resources
necessary
to
complete
21
site
visits
and
to
carry
out
other
duties
utilizing
the
most
22
efficient
means
available
considering
any
existing
public
23
health
concerns
to
protect
and
improve
the
health,
safety,
24
welfare,
and
rights
of
residents
and
tenants.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
appropriates
funds
from
the
general
fund
of
the
29
state
to
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
for
fiscal
30
year
2021-2022
to
the
office
of
long-term
care
ombudsman
to
be
31
used
to
increase
the
number
of
local
long-term
care
ombudsmen.
32
The
funding
appropriated
is
in
addition
to
any
other
funds
33
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
and
any
other
34
full-time
equivalent
positions
authorized
for
local
long-term
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care
ombudsmen
during
the
same
fiscal
year.
The
funding
shall
1
be
used
to
support
local
long-term
care
ombudsmen
in
fulfilling
2
their
required
duties
including
to
provide
the
resources
3
necessary
to
complete
site
visits
and
to
carry
out
other
duties
4
utilizing
the
most
efficient
means
available
considering
any
5
existing
public
health
concerns
to
protect
and
improve
the
6
health,
safety,
welfare,
and
rights
of
residents
and
tenants.
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