HF 2521: Relating to health care employment agencies, and providing penalties

What it does

This bill relates to health care employment agencies. The bill defines a health care employment agency (agency) as an agency that contracts with a health care entity in this state to provide agency workers for temporary, temporary-to-hire, direct hire, or other contract or employee placements. The bill also defines “department”, “direct services”, “health care employment agency” or “agency”, “health care employment agency worker” or “agency worker”, “health care entity”, “managing entity”, and “nursing services” for purposes of the bill.

Lobbying · 16 for, 1 against

For: Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Gundersen Health System; Hope Haven Area Development Center; Imagine the Possibilities; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Council of Health Care Centers; Iowa Physician Assistant Society; Iowa Veterinary Medical Association; LeadingAge Iowa; MercyOne; Mosaic; National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter; and 4 more

Against: American Staffing Association

In plain words

1. February 23, 2022Filed in the House
2. March 2, 2022Passed the House, 99–0
3. March 2, 2022Arrived in the Senate
4. March 22, 2022Took the place of SF 2210 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
5. March 22, 2022Passed the Senate, 49–0
6. May 17, 2022Sent to the Governor
7. May 17, 2022Signed into law