Iowa 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF5 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/09/2023

                    Senate File 5 - Introduced   SENATE FILE 5   BY ZAUN   A BILL FOR   An Act relating to health care employment agency reporting 1   requirements. 2   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3   TLSB 1447XS (2) 90   pf/rh  

  S.F. 5   Section 1. Section 135Q.2, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 1   amended to read as follows: 2   4. A health care employment agency shall submit a report to 3   the department on a quarterly basis for each health care entity 4   participating in Medicare or Medicaid with whom the agency 5   contracts that includes all of the following by provider type:   6   a. A a detailed list of the average amount charged to the 7   health care entity for each individual agency worker category. 8   b.   A detailed list of the average amount paid by the agency 9   to agency workers in each individual agency worker category. 10   EXPLANATION 11   The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12   the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 13   This bill relates to the reporting requirements for a health 14   care employment agency. 15   Under current law, a health care employment agency is 16   required to submit a report to the department of inspections 17   and appeals on a quarterly basis for each health care entity 18   participating in Medicare or Medicaid with whom the agency 19   contracts that includes both a detailed list of the average 20   amount charged to the health care entity for each individual 21   agency worker category and a detailed list of the average 22   amount paid by the agency to agency workers in each individual 23   agency worker category. The bill eliminates the required 24   reporting of the detailed list of the average amount paid by 25   the agency to agency workers in each individual agency worker 26   category. 27   -1-   LSB 1447XS (2) 90   pf/rh   1/ 1