House File 549 - Reprinted
HOUSE FILE 549
BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 140)
(As Amended and Passed by the House March 9, 2021)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to regulatory provisions applicable to care
2 provided in health care facilities and assisted living
3 programs.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 135C.34, Code 2021, is amended to read
2 as follows:
3 135C.34 Medication aide —— certification.
4 The department of inspections and appeals, in cooperation
5 with other appropriate agencies, shall establish a procedure to
6 allow recognize the credentials of a person who is certified as
7 a medication aide in another state to become certified in this
8 state upon completion and passage of both the certified nurse
9 aide and certified medication aide challenge examinations,
10 without additional requirements for certification, including
11 but not limited to, completion and passage of both the
12 certified nurse aide competency examination and the certified
13 medication aide challenge examination or required employment
14 in this state prior to certification, if upon the request of
15 the person seeking certification, the department determines
16 that the other state in which the person is certified has
17 substantially similar certification requirements. The
18 department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to
19 administer this section.
20 Sec. 2. MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION BY NURSING STUDENTS AND
21 GRADUATE NURSES IN NURSING FACILITIES. The department of
22 inspections and appeals, in cooperation with other appropriate
23 agencies, shall adopt or amend rules pursuant to chapter
24 17A to allow a nursing student or a graduate nurse with an
25 appropriate level of training to administer medications if
26 the nursing facility documents that the nursing facility has
27 implemented training and supervision measures to ensure the
28 nursing student’s or graduate nurse’s competency in safe
29 medication administration. The rules shall not require the
30 nursing student or graduate nurse to complete a medication
31 course or challenge examination if the nursing facility meets
32 such requirements.
33 Sec. 3. CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE TRAINING —— RECIPROCITY. The
34 department of inspections and appeals shall adopt or amend
35 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to recognize a person who is
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1 a nurse aide in another state and is able to demonstrate
2 competency in skills and techniques necessary to care for the
3 needs of residents in nursing facilities as required by 42
4 C.F.R. §483.35(c) and (d)(1)(k) to become certified in this
5 state without additional requirements for certification. The
6 rules shall provide for such persons to complete the direct
7 care worker registry application and to be included in the
8 direct care worker registry maintained by the department.
9 Sec. 4. ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM MANAGER WHO IS ALSO A
10 LICENSED NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR. The department of
11 inspections and appeals shall amend the administrative rules
12 pursuant to chapter 17A relating to an assisted living program
13 manager to allow a new assisting living program manager who
14 is currently licensed as a nursing home administrator to
15 complete any required assisted living management class within
16 twelve months of employment rather than within six months of
17 employment.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 135C.34
Reprinted: 135C.34