Iowa HF 2094: A bill for an act relating to remote court proceedings.

Bill Text

House
File
2094
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
2094

BY
A.
MEYER
and
LATHAM

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
directing
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
1

increase
the
number
of
inpatient
psychiatric
beds
at
each
2

state
mental
health
institute.
3

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4

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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
STATE
1

MENTAL
HEALTH
INSTITUTE
INPATIENT
PSYCHIATRIC
BEDS.
By
July
1,
2

2027,
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall,
at
a
3

minimum,
double
the
number
of
inpatient
psychiatric
beds
based
4

on
the
number
of
inpatient
psychiatric
beds
that
were
at
each
5

state
mental
health
institute
on
June
30,
2025.
No
later
than
6

October
1,
2026,
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
7

shall
apply
to
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
8

of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services
9

for
a
waiver
of
Medicaid’s
institution
for
mental
diseases
10

exclusion.
11

EXPLANATION
12

The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13

the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14

This
bill
directs
the
department
of
health
and
human
15

services
(HHS),
by
July
1,
2027,
to
at
least
double
the
number
16

of
inpatient
psychiatric
beds
(beds)
based
on
the
number
of
17

beds
that
were
at
each
state
mental
health
institute
(MHI)
on
18

June
30,
2025.
The
bill
requires
HHS,
by
October
1,
2026,
19

to
apply
to
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
20

of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services
21

for
a
waiver
of
Medicaid’s
institution
for
mental
diseases
22

exclusion
so
the
state
may
use
Medicaid
funds
for
the
increase
23

in
inpatient
psychiatric
beds.
24

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