249K.1 - PURPOSE -- INTENT. - Iowa Statutes

249K.1 PURPOSE -- INTENT. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a mechanism to support the appropriate number of nursing facility beds for the state's citizens and to financially assist nursing facilities in remaining compliant with applicable regulations. It is the intent of this chapter that the administrative burden on both the state and nursing facilities be minimal.          Section History: Recent Form 2007 Acts, ch 219, §35, 41, 43          Footnotes Approval received April 17, 2008, from centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for medical assistance state plan amendment effective October 1, 2007; approval of instant relief or nondirect care limit exception dependent on extent of available funding; 2007 Acts, ch 219, §41