SF 2063: Establishing a nursing home administrator training pilot program

What it does

This bill requires the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing (DIAL) to establish a nursing home administrator training pilot program (pilot program) to provide opportunities for individuals pursuing the profession of nursing home administrator, prior to an individual receiving a nursing home administrator license, to obtain on-the-job experience supervised by a licensed nursing home administrator. An applicant for the pilot program shall provide evidence to DIAL of: compliance with the requirements for an applicant for a nursing home administrator license to be of sound mental health and physically able to perform the duties and to have presented satisfactory evidence of sufficient education, training, or experience to administer, supervise, and manage a nursing home; an offer of employment from a participating nursing home in the state that has received a minimum overall rating of three stars from the federal five-star quality rating system; the name of the participating nursing home in which the applicant will be employed and train; and the name of the participating nursing home administrator who will act as the applicant’s supervisor during the pilot program.

Senate subcommittee · named January 23, 2024

• Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
• Sen. Kevin Alons (R) · kevin.alons@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Health Care Association; Mindspring Mental Health Alliance

In plain words

1. January 17, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. January 23, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Brown, Alons and Trone Garriott
3. January 25, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. January 31, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
5. February 19, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted