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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2199: Relating to health care employment agencies, including the statewide maximum allowable charges schedule applicable to nursing services provided by health care employment agency workers, providing penalties, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

Became HF 2391 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to health care employment agencies (agency), including the maximum allowable charges an agency may charge a health care entity for nursing services provided by a health care employment agency worker (agency worker). The bill defines terms used in the bill, including “health care employment agency” which includes a “health care technology platform” as defined in the bill; “individual agency worker category” which includes specified health professionals who are agency workers, and “nursing services professionals” which includes the same specified health professionals who are not agency workers but are instead employed directly by, or contract directly with, a health care entity.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 2391 is estimated to cost the State $200,000 in FY 2025 and $195,000 in FY 2026 as shown in Figure 1. Federal funds are estimated to cover half of the costs for FTEs needed by the HHS.

House subcommittee · named January 29, 2024

  • Rep. Joel Fry (R)
  • Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D) · timi.brown-powers@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 3 against

For: Iowa Council of Health Care Centers; Iowa Health Care Association; LeadingAge Iowa; State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Against: American Staffing Association; Americans For Prosperity; Grape Tree Medical Staffing, LLC

In plain words

  1. January 29, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
  2. January 29, 2024House subcommittee named: Fry, Brown-Powers and Wood
  3. February 5, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 6, 2024Approved by the House committee
  5. February 8, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2391
  6. February 27, 2024Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2199