IHCA continues to track issues of importance to members, including the subjects mentioned in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin that is released every two weeks. Here is a bi-weekly area of note found in the March 4 issue of the Iowa Administrative Bulletin. If and when issues arise, IHCA will take appropriate steps in an effort to remediate problems for members.
Regulatory Analysis
DHS RA Ch. 119 | Human Services Department — Record Check Evaluations for Certain Employers and Educational Training Programs
These proposed rules establish procedures for the performance of record check evaluations by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. These rules apply to personnel employed by health care facilities and other programs and for students enrolled in educational training programs for nurses and CNAs. Record check evaluations are performed, at the request of a prospective employer or training program, on persons who have been found to have been convicted of a crime under a law of any state or have a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse, to determine whether the crimes or founded abuses warrant prohibition of employment or enrollment in a training program.