SF 2210: 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.

Senate subcommittee · named February 9, 2022

• Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
• Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

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 8, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Human Resources committee
2. February 9, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Costello, Edler and Trone Garriott
3. February 10, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 16, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
5. March 22, 2022Withdrawn