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1 1 Section 1. Section 232.141, Code Supplement 1999, is
1 2 amended by adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. If a child has had three or more
1 4 unsuccessful placements in a psychiatric medical institution
1 5 for children prior to the child's placement in a juvenile
1 6 detention or shelter care home and the child's mental health
1 7 or substance abuse is an element in the cause for the juvenile
1 8 home placement, the state is liable for the actual costs of
1 9 the child's juvenile home placement.
1 10 EXPLANATION
1 11 This bill establishes that certain placements in a juvenile
1 12 detention or shelter care home are a charge upon the state.
1 13 The bill amends Code section 232.141 in the juvenile justice
1 14 code, relating to liability for expenses. If a child has had
1 15 three or more unsuccessful placements in a psychiatric medical
1 16 institution for children prior to the child's placement in the
1 17 juvenile home and the child's mental health or substance abuse
1 18 is an element in the cause for the placement, the state is
1 19 liable for the actual costs of the placement.
1 20 LSB 5141SS 78
1 21 jp/cls/14
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