A bill for an act relating to private pay per diem rates at nursing facilities.

HF 813 limits how much Iowa nursing facilities can increase daily private pay rates for residents. It prohibits rate hikes exceeding the annual Consumer Price Index change, prevents increases within 12 months of the last change, and restricts more than one increase per year. Facilities failing to comply lose eligibility for license renewal. The bill requires nursing facilities to annually report their private pay rates to the state department in a non-identifying format, effective for rates set or renewed after the law takes effect.