Bill Text: IA SF2285 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the elimination of certain required reports by and duties of the department of health and human services, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3123.) Effective date: 04/10/2024. Applicability date: 01/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-10 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 809. [SF2285 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2285-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
ELIMINATION
OF
CERTAIN
REQUIRED
REPORTS
BY
AND
DUTIES
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
135.16A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
If
necessary
to
implement,
administer,
and
enforce
this
section
,
the
department,
in
cooperation
with
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
shall
submit
a
request
to
the
United
States
department
of
agriculture
for
a
waiver
or
other
exception
from
regulations
as
deemed
feasible
by
the
department.
The
department
shall
regularly
report
the
status
of
such
request
to
the
legislative
services
agency.
Sec.
2.
Section
135.181,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
Sec.
3.
Section
139A.26,
subsection
5,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
for
administration
of
this
section
.
The
department
shall
review
the
requirements
of
this
section
at
least
every
five
years,
and
shall
submit
its
recommendations
for
modification
to,
or
continuation
of,
Senate
File
2285,
p.
2
this
section
based
upon
new
information
about
the
disease
or
vaccination
against
the
disease
in
a
report
that
shall
be
submitted
to
the
general
assembly
no
later
than
January
15,
2010,
with
subsequent
reports
developed
and
submitted
by
January
15
at
least
every
fifth
year
thereafter.
Sec.
4.
Section
217.21,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
217.21
Annual
report.
The
department
shall
annually
report
no
later
than
October
1
on
the
period
ending
with
the
June
30
preceding,
pursuant
to
section
217.22,
itemized
departmental
expenditures
concerning
each
program
under
the
department’s
administration
and
adequate
and
complete
statistical
reports
for
the
state
as
a
whole
concerning
all
payments
made
under
the
department’s
administration.
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
217.22
Publicly
available
reportable
information.
The
department
shall
make
reportable
information
and
data
publicly
available
in
the
most
cost-efficient
manner
including
but
not
limited
to
through
utilization
of
modernized,
interactive
displays
found
on
the
department’s
internet
site.
No
later
than
January
1,
2027,
any
information
and
data
publicly
available
within
a
modernized,
interactive
display
shall
be
downloadable
and
contain
the
date
and
time
of
the
download.
Sec.
6.
Section
225D.2,
subsection
5,
paragraph
d,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
d.
The
department
shall
report
on
the
program
and
fund
pursuant
to
section
217.21.
Sec.
7.
Section
231E.4,
subsection
3,
paragraph
h,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
h.
Maintain
statistical
data
on
the
local
offices
including
various
methods
of
funding,
the
types
of
services
provided,
and
the
demographics
of
the
wards
and
clients,
and
report
pursuant
to
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
November
1,
annually,
regarding
the
local
offices
and
recommend
any
appropriate
legislative
action
section
217.22
.
Senate
File
2285,
p.
3
Sec.
8.
Section
235A.23,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
235A.23
Reports.
1.
The
department
may
compile
statistics,
conduct
research,
and
issue
reports
on
child
abuse,
provided
identifying
details
of
the
subject
of
child
abuse
reports
are
deleted
from
any
report
issued
pursuant
to
section
217.22
.
2.
The
department
shall
issue
an
annual
report
on
its
administrative
operation,
including
information
as
to
the
number
of
requests
for
child
abuse
data,
the
proportion
of
requests
attributable
to
each
type
of
authorized
access,
the
frequency
and
nature
of
irregularities,
and
other
pertinent
matters.
Sec.
9.
Section
235B.13,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
235B.13
Registry
reports.
1.
The
registry
may
compile
statistics,
conduct
research,
and
issue
reports
on
dependent
adult
abuse,
provided
identifying
details
of
the
subjects
of
dependent
adult
abuse
reports
are
deleted
from
any
report
issued
,
pursuant
to
section
217.22
.
2.
The
registry
shall
issue
an
annual
report
on
its
administrative
operation,
including
information
as
to
the
number
of
requests
for
dependent
adult
abuse
data,
the
proportion
of
requests
attributable
to
each
type
of
authorized
access,
the
frequency
and
nature
of
irregularities,
and
other
pertinent
matters.
Sec.
10.
Section
249A.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
Determine
the
greatest
amount,
duration,
and
scope
of
assistance
which
may
be
provided,
and
the
broadest
range
of
eligible
individuals
to
whom
assistance
may
effectively
be
provided,
under
this
chapter
within
the
limitations
of
available
funds.
In
so
doing,
the
director
shall
at
least
every
six
months
evaluate
the
scope
of
the
program
currently
being
provided
under
this
chapter
,
project
the
probable
cost
of
continuing
a
like
program,
and
compare
the
probable
cost
with
the
remaining
balance
of
the
state
appropriation
made
for
payment
of
assistance
under
this
chapter
during
the
current
Senate
File
2285,
p.
4
appropriation
period.
After
each
evaluation
of
the
scope
of
the
program,
the
director
shall
report
to
the
general
assembly
through
the
legislative
council
or
in
another
manner
as
the
general
assembly
may
by
resolution
direct.
Sec.
11.
Section
249A.24,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
Sec.
12.
REPEAL.
Section
142C.17,
Code
2024,
is
repealed.
Sec.
13.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
Sec.
14.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
retroactively
to
reports
due
on
or
after
January
1,
2024.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2285,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
