Bill Text: IA SF2122 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to nursing facility security deposits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-09 - Subcommittee, Dotzler, Allen, and Garrett. S.J. 191. [SF2122 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SF2122-Introduced.html
Senate File 2122 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY ZAUN A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to nursing facility security deposits. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5647XS (2) 86 rh/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135C.24A Nursing facility security 1 2 deposits. 1 3 1. If a nursing facility requires a security deposit 1 4 prior to an individual's admission to the nursing facility, 1 5 the nursing facility shall, within thirty days from the date 1 6 the individual is discharged or transferred from the nursing 1 7 facility, return the security deposit to the individual less 1 8 any charges expended in accordance with the terms of the 1 9 nursing facility contract. 1 10 2. The department shall adopt rules to implement this 1 11 section. 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 14 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 15 This bill provides that if a nursing facility requires a 1 16 security deposit prior to an individual's admission to the 1 17 nursing facility, the nursing facility shall, within 30 days 1 18 from the date the individual is discharged or transferred 1 19 from the nursing facility, return the security deposit to the 1 20 individual less any charges expended in accordance with the 1 21 terms of the nursing facility contract. The bill directs 1 22 the department of inspections and appeals to adopt rules to 1 23 implement the bill. 1 24 "Nursing facility" means an institution or a distinct 1 25 part of an institution housing three or more individuals not 1 26 related to the administrator or owner within the third degree 1 27 of consanguinity, which is primarily engaged in providing 1 28 health=related care and services, including rehabilitative 1 29 services, but which is not engaged primarily in providing 1 30 treatment or care for mental illness or an intellectual 1 31 disability, for a period exceeding 24 consecutive hours for 1 32 individuals who, because of a mental or physical condition, 1 33 require nursing care and other services in addition to room and 1 34 board. LSB 5647XS (2) 86 rh/nh