Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF327

Introduced
2/20/23  

Caption

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.)

Impact

The bill seeks to address concerns about the volatility in employment terms for agency workers by standardizing contract provisions. It mandates annual registration for health care employment agencies, requiring them to pay a registration fee which is intended to fund oversight and operational costs associated with these agencies. This regulatory framework aims to protect agency workers and improve job security in the health care sector, which has seen a significant demand for nursing personnel in recent years.

Summary

Senate File 327 is a legislative proposal aimed at regulating health care employment agencies, agency workers, and health care entities in Iowa. The bill introduces new requirements for contracts between health care employment agencies and agency workers, particularly those providing nursing services. It stipulates that contracts should have a minimum duration of 24 months and a maximum of 36 months, ensuring that agency workers remain with a single health care entity throughout the contract period. The bill also imposes restrictions prohibiting non-compete clauses and the payment of compensation if an agency worker is hired permanently by a health care entity after the contract ends.

Contention

Some potential points of contention around SF327 stem from the implications of the retroactive applicability clause that affects contracts formed as far back as January 1, 2019. This aspect of the bill could lead to disputes regarding the enforceability of existing contracts that do not align with the new stipulations. Stakeholders may argue over whether the retroactive enforcement is fair or necessary, particularly amidst the ongoing challenges related to workforce shortages in health care. Additionally, the enforcement of such regulations may be viewed differently by employers and workers, raising questions about balance in contract fairness and operational flexibility.

Companion Bills

IA HF357

Similar To 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 HSB24

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 HF 357.)

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.)

Previously Filed As

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 HSB24

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.)

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 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 HB4146

Relating to the regulation of health care employment agencies; authorizing a fee; providing an administrative penalty.

IA SF506

A bill for an act relating to health facilities and health services including licensing and the certificate of need process, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1117.)

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 SF2437

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for veterans and health and human services, including other related provisions and appropriations, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3205.)

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