Bill Text: IA SF434 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and health care facilities, including information and reporting requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-02 - Subcommittee: Edler, Costello, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 464. [SF434 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF434-Introduced.html
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BY
LOFGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
hospitals,
ambulatory
surgical
centers,
and
1
health
care
facilities,
including
information
and
reporting
2
requirements.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135.61,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
“Ambulatory
surgical
center”
means
the
3
same
as
defined
in
section
147.163.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
135.61,
subsection
14,
paragraph
d,
Code
5
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
d.
An
outpatient
ambulatory
surgical
facility
center
.
7
Sec.
3.
Section
135.61,
subsection
21,
Code
2023,
is
amended
8
by
striking
the
subsection.
9
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.75A
Additional
annual
reports
10
by
hospitals,
ambulatory
surgical
centers,
and
health
care
11
facilities.
12
In
addition
to
any
other
information
and
reporting
required
13
under
this
subchapter,
the
department
shall
require
all
of
the
14
following:
15
1.
Hospitals
and
ambulatory
surgical
centers
shall
annually
16
report
all
of
the
following
to
the
department
and
to
the
board
17
of
medicine
in
a
format
required
by
the
department:
18
a.
Surgical,
medical,
anesthesia-related,
or
other
19
complications
from
surgeries
or
treatment
provided
to
patients
20
by
the
hospital
or
ambulatory
surgical
center.
21
b.
The
type
and
number
of
each
type
of
surgery
performed
in
22
the
prior
calendar
year.
23
c.
Return
visit
and
readmission
rates
related
to
a
previous
24
treatment
or
surgery,
not
including
scheduled
follow-up
25
appointments.
26
d.
Findings
from
surveys
on
patient
safety
culture
conducted
27
by
the
federal
agency
for
healthcare
research
and
quality
for
28
the
prior
calendar
year.
29
2.
Hospitals
and
ambulatory
surgical
centers
shall
provide
30
patient
education
related
to
the
top
five
most
common
surgeries
31
performed
in
the
state.
The
education
materials
shall
be
32
developed
by
the
department
in
consultation
with
the
board
of
33
medicine,
the
Iowa
hospital
association,
and
the
university
of
34
Iowa
hospitals
and
clinics.
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3.
Hospitals,
ambulatory
surgical
centers,
and
health
care
1
facilities
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
2
a.
Post
information
about
the
regulatory
functions
of
the
3
department
and
the
health
care
professional
licensing
boards,
4
including
how
to
contact
the
department
or
licensing
boards.
5
b.
Provide
information
to
patients
and
residents
regarding
6
the
actual
reimbursement
received
from
a
third
party
for
any
7
charges
imposed
on
a
patient
or
resident.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
relates
to
hospitals,
ambulatory
surgical
centers,
12
and
health
care
facilities,
including
information
and
reporting
13
requirements.
14
The
bill
requires
that
in
addition
to
any
other
information
15
and
reporting
required
under
Code
chapter
135,
subchapter
16
VI,
relating
to
the
health
facilities
council,
hospitals
and
17
ambulatory
surgical
centers
shall
annually
report
all
of
the
18
following
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
(HHS)
19
and
to
the
board
of
medicine
in
a
format
required
by
HHS:
20
surgical,
medical,
anesthesia-related,
or
other
complications
21
from
surgeries
or
treatment
provided
to
patients
by
the
22
hospital
or
ambulatory
surgical
center;
the
type
and
number
23
of
each
type
of
surgery
performed
in
the
prior
calendar
year;
24
the
return
visit
and
readmission
rates
related
to
a
previous
25
treatment
or
surgery,
not
including
scheduled
follow-up
26
appointments;
and
the
findings
from
surveys
on
patient
safety
27
culture
conducted
by
the
federal
agency
for
healthcare
research
28
and
quality
for
the
prior
calendar
year.
29
The
bill
requires
hospitals
and
ambulatory
surgical
centers
30
to
provide
patient
education
related
to
the
top
five
most
31
common
surgeries
performed
in
the
state.
The
education
32
materials
shall
be
developed
by
HHS
in
consultation
with
the
33
board
of
medicine,
the
Iowa
hospital
association,
and
the
34
university
of
Iowa
hospitals
and
clinics.
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The
bill
requires
hospitals,
ambulatory
surgical
centers,
1
and
health
care
facilities
to
post
information
about
the
2
regulatory
functions
of
HHS,
the
department
of
inspections
3
and
appeals,
and
health
care
professional
licensing
boards,
4
including
how
to
contact
the
departments
or
licensing
boards;
5
and
to
provide
information
to
patients
and
residents
regarding
6
the
actual
reimbursement
received
from
a
third
party
for
any
7
charges
imposed
on
a
patient
or
resident.
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