91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 527: Relating to nursing facility staffing requirements
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to nursing facility (facility) staffing requirements. The bill defines “certified nurse aide training program”, “nurse aide”, “physician”, “registered nurse”, “resident assessment”, and “resident care plan”. The bill requires facilities to have sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skill sets to provide nursing care and related services to ensure resident safety and attain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident, as determined by resident assessments and individual resident care plans and considering the number, acuity, and diagnoses of the nursing facility’s residents.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 2025
- Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
- Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Diane Hathway; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council
In plain words
- March 5, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
- March 10, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Celsi and Costello
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/91/SF527