Bills › 89th General Assembly

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 7, 2022
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 7, 2022
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 9, 2022
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2255
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 2255 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2255 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Most healthcare facilities in Iowa would no longer need special permission to start or change certain medical services. This rule change only keeps the requirement in place for nursing facilities.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the certificate of need process. The bill eliminates the application of certificate of need requirements to any other institutional health facility or other entity that furnishes new or changed institutional health services with the exception of nursing facilities. The bill amends the definition of “new institutional health service” or “changed institutional health service” to retain services applicable to a nursing facility and eliminates definitions and other provisions no longer necessary to the certificate of need provisions. The bill also makes conforming changes throughout the Code.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 7, 2022. On February 8, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§135.131§135.61§135.62§135.63§135.64§135.67§135.73§135H.6§135P.1§231C.3

Repeals§135B.5A

How the Code works3

Lobbying

13 for · 5 against · 22 undecided · Who →

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