Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SSB1044

Introduced
1/17/23  
Introduced
1/17/23  

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 SF 327.)

Impact

A key feature of SSB1044 is its retroactive applicability, meaning it would apply to contracts executed since January 1, 2019. This provision raises concerns about the implications for existing agreements between health care entities and agency workers, as any contracts that violate the new stipulations may become unenforceable in court. The intended effect is to provide a more equitable legal framework for agency workers and to increase the accountability of health care employment agencies.

Summary

Senate Study Bill 1044 aims to amend laws relating to health care employment agencies, their workers, and health care entities in Iowa. The bill specifically defines 'direct services' provided by individuals like registered nurses and certified nursing aides, while excluding roles that do not directly involve patient care or treatment. This distinction is crucial for clarifying who is considered a service provider under the law and is intended to protect the interests of health care workers engaged in patient-facing roles.

Contention

Despite its protective essence for health care workers, the bill has generated debate among stakeholders. Proponents argue that SSB1044 fosters fair employment practices and shields workers from exploitative contracts that are prevalent in the health care industry. However, some critics express concerns that the bill's provisions, particularly regarding non-compete clauses and penalties for employment transitions, may unintentionally constrain agency workers' career mobility and opportunities for permanent employment.

Further_details

Overall, SSB1044 reflects an emerging trend in legislative efforts aimed at regulating the health care employment sector. By establishing clearer definitions and limitations on agency contracts, the bill endeavors to balance the needs of health care facilities with the rights of workers. Stakeholders from various sectors will continue to monitor its progression through the legislative process, as its final form could significantly influence future health care employment practices in Iowa.

Companion Bills

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 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 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 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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