Bill Text: IA SF2334 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of hospitals, including the issuance of licenses and the conversion of hospitals. (Formerly SSB 3128.) Effective 7-1-18.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-04-02 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 860. [SF2334 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF2334-Enrolled.html

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Senate File 2334 - Enrolled




                              SENATE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE
                                  GOVERNMENT

                              (SUCCESSOR TO SSB
                                  3128)
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                                   A BILL FOR
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                                       Senate File 2334

                             AN ACT
 RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF HOSPITALS, INCLUDING THE
    ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AND THE CONVERSION OF HOSPITALS.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  Section 135B.5, subsection 1, Code 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
    1.  Upon receipt of an application for license and the
 license fee, the department shall issue a license if the
 applicant and hospital facilities comply with this chapter,
 chapter 135, and the rules of the department. Each licensee
 shall receive annual reapproval upon payment of five hundred
 dollars and upon filing of an application form which is
 available from the department. The annual licensure fee shall
 be dedicated to support and provide educational programs on
 regulatory issues for hospitals licensed under this chapter in
 consultation with the hospital licensing board. Licenses shall
 be either general or restricted in form. Each license shall be
 issued only for the premises and persons or governmental units
 named in the application and is not transferable or assignable
 except with the written approval of the department. Licenses
 shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises
 as prescribed by rule of the department.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  135B.5A  Conversion of a hospital.
    A conversion of a long=term acute care hospital,
 rehabilitation hospital, or psychiatric hospital as defined by
 federal regulations to a general hospital or to a specialty
 hospital of a different type is a permanent change in bed
 capacity and shall require a certificate of need pursuant to
 section 135.63.


                                                                                            CHARLES SCHNEIDE


                                                                                            LINDA UPMEYER


                                                                                            W. CHARLES SMITH


                                                                                            KIM REYNOLDS

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