Iowa SF532 amends health care facility regulations, inspection timelines, penalties, and funding.

Iowa SF532 modifies health care facility regulations by adjusting inspection timelines for complaints, increasing penalties for violations, and prohibiting retaliation against residents or employees who file complaints. The bill raises the minimum penalty for a class I violation by a health care facility from $2,000 to $5,000 and maintains the upper limit at $10,000. It also increases the penalty for repeated class I violations within a 12-month period from tripling to quadrupling the amount.

Iowa SF532 amends health care facility regulations, inspection timelines, penalties, and funding.

Iowa SF532 modifies health care facility regulations by adjusting inspection timelines for complaints, increasing penalties for violations, and prohibiting retaliation against residents or employees who file complaints. The bill raises the minimum penalty for a class I violation by a health care facility from $2,000 to $5,000 and maintains the upper limit at $10,000. It also increases the penalty for repeated class I violations within a 12-month period from tripling to quadrupling the amount.