House File 700 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ABDUL=SAMAD


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act making an appropriation to expand substance abuse
  2    treatment services for mothers with an addiction.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2316HH 82
  5 jp/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  MOTHERS WITH AN ADDICTION.  There is
  1  2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
  1  3 department of public health for the fiscal year beginning July
  1  4 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, the following amount, or so
  1  5 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
  1  6 designated:
  1  7    For expanding the capacity of in=patient substance abuse
  1  8 treatment services provided to mothers with an addiction by at
  1  9 least 10 individuals in order to reduce the waiting list time
  1 10 for such services:
  1 11 .................................................. $    175,000
  1 12    The appropriation made in this section is in addition to
  1 13 any other funds appropriated or otherwise made available for
  1 14 the same purpose.  To the extent federal funding is provided
  1 15 to match funds appropriated in this section, the number of
  1 16 persons funded through the appropriation shall be increased
  1 17 accordingly.
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill makes an appropriation to the department of
  1 20 public health for expanding the capacity of in=patient
  1 21 substance abuse treatment services provided to mothers with an
  1 22 addiction by at least 10 individuals in order to reduce the
  1 23 waiting list time for such services.  To the extent federal
  1 24 funding is provided to match the appropriation, the number of
  1 25 persons funded through the appropriation is required to be
  1 26 increased accordingly.
  1 27 LSB 2316HH 82
  1 28 jp:rj/es/88