91st General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 531: Relating to nursing facilities and submission of the financial and statistical report
Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to reimbursable costs submitted by nursing facilities for the financial and statistical report (report). The bill requires the department of health and human services to adopt rules to amend 441 IAC 81.6(11)(o), the reimbursable costs a nursing facility is allowed to submit in the report. A nursing facility shall not include certain expenses in the report that are related to association dues, lobbying costs, retainers, employees, and certain legal fees as detailed in the bill. Certain professional fees and certain legal fees that are directly related to patient-related care may be included in the report as described in the bill.
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 · 1 for, 0 against
For: 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 Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF531