Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session

Iowa House Bill HSB24

Introduced
1/12/23  
Introduced
1/12/23  

Caption

A bill for an act relating to health care employment agencies, health care employment agency workers, and health care entities, and including retroactive applicability provisions.(See HF 357.)

Impact

This legislation represents a significant shift in how healthcare employment agencies operate by prohibiting them from imposing non-compete clauses and financial penalties on agency workers should they be hired permanently by health care entities. By discouraging these practices, HSB24 aims to enhance employment opportunities for agency workers and improve job security. Moreover, the bill's retroactive applicability means it impacts contracts executed since January 1, 2019, which could have repercussions on numerous existing agreements, enhancing the rights of workers retrospectively.

Summary

House Study Bill 24 (HSB24) is focused on regulating health care employment agencies, their workers, and the healthcare entities that engage them. The bill establishes clearer definitions regarding what constitutes direct services provided by healthcare workers, delineates the types of services that are exempt, and attempts to streamline employment practices within these agencies. For instance, it clarifies exclusions for services such as janitorial work and certain medical practices from the definition of direct services, creating a more precise scope for healthcare employment agencies.

Contention

Despite its intentions to strengthen the rights of healthcare workers, HSB24 has generated considerable debate. Supporters argue that the bill will eliminate unfair practices that limit employment flexibility for agency workers, thereby improving the working conditions within the healthcare sector. However, opponents may express concerns about the implications for healthcare employment agencies, suggesting that these changes could create operational complexities and potentially reduce the availability of workers for healthcare facilities, especially in critical care situations.

Notable_points

Key discussions surrounding HSB24 have revolved around employment rights and the balance of power between healthcare entities and employment agencies. Noteworthy is the bill's retroactive clause, which may lead to legal challenges regarding existing contracts that may have included provisions that are now considered unenforceable. The committee, while reviewing the bill, has also considered how these changes could affect the overall dynamics of healthcare employment in Iowa.

Companion Bills

IA SSB1044

Related A bill for an act relating to health care employment agencies, health care employment agency workers, and health care entities, and including retroactive applicability provisions.(See SF 327.)

IA SF327

Replaced by A bill for an act relating to health care employment agencies, health care employment agency workers, and health care entities, providing for the use of annual registration fees, and including retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1044.)

IA HF357

Replaced by A bill for an act relating to health care employment agencies, health care employment agency workers, and health care entities, providing for the use of annual registration fees, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 24.) Effective date: 07/01/2023. Applicability date: 01/01/2019.

Previously Filed As

IA SSB1044

A bill for an act relating to health care employment agencies, health care employment agency workers, and health care entities, and including retroactive applicability provisions.(See SF 327.)

IA SF327

A bill for an act relating to health care employment agencies, health care employment agency workers, and health care entities, providing for the use of annual registration fees, and including retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1044.)

IA HF357

A bill for an act relating to health care employment agencies, health care employment agency workers, and health care entities, providing for the use of annual registration fees, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 24.) Effective date: 07/01/2023. Applicability date: 01/01/2019.

IA HF2199

A bill for an act 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.(See HF 2391.)

IA HF2391

A bill for an act 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 provisions.(Formerly HF 2199.)

IA SF5

A bill for an act relating to health care employment agency reporting requirements.

IA HF2698

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for veterans and health and human services, including other related provisions and appropriations including but not limited to the personal needs allowance for certain persons under Medicaid and the state supplementary assistance programs, replacement generation tax revenues, the Medicaid fraud and health care trust funds, the retention of certain revenues by the mental health institutes, the retention of Medicaid eligibility by residents of mental health institutes, the scope of services of the state resource centers, the appropriation of moneys in the juvenile detention home fund, the family investment program account and diversion program, the child support collection services center refund account, the quality assurance assessment payment period, the centers of excellence grant program, an assisted living program revised payment model study, funding for county commissions of veteran affairs, foster care provisions including those relating to a relative or fictive kin, health care employment agencies and health care technology platforms, medical cannabidiol practitioner requirements, nursing facility oversight, and state-funded psychiatry residency and fellowship positions, providing penalties, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. Effective date: 05/09/2024, 07/01/2024. Applicability date: 07/01/2022, 07/01/2023.

IA SF509

A bill for an act relating to employment status and employment benefits and including applicability provisions.

IA HB2738

Health care workers; employment rights

IA HB2388

Health care workers; employment rights

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