House File 773 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE 773
BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 479)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to a determination of the availability of
2 mental health services in the state including the value of
3 pursuing a Medicaid institutions for mental diseases waiver,
4 and including effective date provisions.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. STUDY AND REPORT OF MEDICAID INSTITUTIONS FOR
2 MENTAL DISEASES WAIVER AND THE AVAILABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH
3 SERVICES. The department of human services shall conduct a
4 statewide study of the current availability of mental health
5 services in the state. The study will research and evaluate
6 the current availability of mental health services across the
7 continuum of care and the potential value of pursuing a section
8 1115 demonstration waiver as specified in section 12003 of the
9 federal 21st Century Cures Act, Pub. L. No. 114-255, to provide
10 for reimbursement for services provided in settings that
11 qualify as institutions for mental diseases. The department
12 shall submit a final report of the results of the study to the
13 governor and the general assembly by February 15, 2022.
14 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate
15 importance, takes effect upon enactment.
16 EXPLANATION
17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
19 This bill requires the department of human services (DHS) to
20 conduct a statewide study of the current availability of mental
21 health services in the state, including the potential value
22 of pursuing a section 1115 demonstration waiver as specified
23 under the federal 21st Century Cures Act, to provide for
24 reimbursement for services provided in settings that qualify
25 as institutions for mental diseases. DHS shall submit a final
26 report of the results of the study to the governor and to the
27 general assembly by February 15, 2022. The bill takes effect
28 upon enactment.
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