Iowa Considering LTC Sex Offender Rule

Terry Brandstad, the governor of Iowa, plans to ask the state legislature to pass a bill that would require notification of sex offenders moving into long-term care facilities.

If the bill is passed, residents, staff and community members would be notified when a sex offender is committed to a care facility. It would be enforced by the Department of Inspections and Appeals.

According to a 2005 Government Accountability Office report, there are close to 700 sex offenders living in long-term care facilities nationwide. Approximately 55 of those live in facilities in Iowa.

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