Bills in Committee

Health and Human Services (H)

Bills under consideration and review by committee.

Bill	Bill Title
SF 2270	A bill for an act relating to the state comprehensive Alzheimer's disease response strategy. (Formerly SSB 3149.)
SF 2243	A bill for an act creating a licensed social worker loan repayment program and a revolving fund. (Formerly SSB 3079.)
SF 480	A bill for an act relating to health care and policy, and health care infrastructure and integration of public and private programs, and related matters, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 117.)
SF 404	A bill for an act relating to health information technology including the creation of a statewide health information exchange, providing for fees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1060.)
SF 401	A bill for an act relating to the penalty for the unlawful practice of dentistry. (Formerly SSB 1030.)
SF 295	A bill for an act relating to donation of newborn umbilical cord blood. (Formerly SF 56.)
SF 241	A bill for an act relating to the amount of certain civil penalties that may be imposed by the board of pharmacy. (Formerly SF 103.)
SF 233	A bill for an act relating to payment for behavioral health services provided by licensed mental health counselors and certified alcohol and drug counselors under the Medicaid program. (Formerly SF 152.) Effective 7-1-11.
SF 185	A bill for an act relating to the membership of the medical assistance advisory council. (Formerly SSB 1080.)
SF 175	A bill for an act extending the repeal date for the prevention of disabilities policy council. (Formerly SF 32.)
HF 2432	A bill for an act requiring diabetes management care in public schools. (Formerly HF 2219)
HF 2325	A bill for an act relating to child placement by requiring the consideration of the stability of the home in a determination concerning the removal of the child.
HF 2320	A bill for an act relating to the designation of area agencies on aging, and including effective date provisions. Effective 3-29-12.
HF 2312	A bill for an act relating to rules for compensation under the medical assistance program of individuals holding certain positions in nursing facilities.
HF 2309	A bill for an act relating to the period for renewal of a foster care license.
HF 2298	A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of terminations of pregnancy and abortions, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2259	A bill for an act relating to a review of the feasibility of manufacturing essential generic pharmaceuticals in the state.
HF 2243	A bill for an act relating to directives to the department of human services regarding changes in the IowaCare and Medicaid programs.
HF 2239	A bill for an act relating to abortions, providing civil and criminal penalties, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2232	A bill for an act creating a task force on the awarding of joint physical care in child custody proceedings.
HF 2219	A bill for an act requiring diabetes management care in public and nonpublic schools and providing remedies. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2432)
HF 2194	A bill for an act creating a licensed social worker loan repayment program and a revolving fund.
HF 2193	A bill for an act relating to patient safety by establishing a nurse staffing plan, a collaborative nurse staffing committee, a patient safety committee, and reporting for nurses, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2175	A bill for an act relating to the definition of person under the criminal code.
HF 2165	A bill for an act relating to physician orders for scope of treatment. Effective 7-1-12.
HF 2155	A bill for an act establishing a unit at the mental health institute in Clarinda for the medical treatment of certain inmates committed to the custody of the department of corrections.
HF 2149	A bill for an act relating to advocacy for long-term care residents and making an appropriation.
HF 2148	A bill for an act relating to county mental health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities services management plan requirements and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 548)
HF 2137	A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of patient information held by a pharmacy and providing a penalty.
HF 2136	A bill for an act relating to pharmacies, including prescription requirements and patient privacy, and making penalties applicable.
HF 2135	A bill for an act expanding the newborn safe haven Act to infants one year of age or younger.
HF 2134	A bill for an act requiring notification about certain criminal histories of residents of a health care facility or residential program, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2133	A bill for an act establishing a committee to examine options for a facility for elderly sexual offenders.
HF 2132	A bill for an act relating to services provided by assisted living programs and requiring the adoption of rules.
HF 2131	A bill for an act relating to sexual abuse of children and making appropriations.
HF 2130	A bill for an act prohibiting family foster home providers from providing child care in the home.
HF 2129	A bill for an act authorizing additional applications for risk pool assistance for purposes of funding county mental health and disability services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and including effective dates.
HF 2110	A bill for an act relating to suspension of a child support obligation or order and including effective date provisions.
HF 2096	A bill for an act relating to the supervision of physician assistants.
HF 2088	A bill for an act authorizing registered nurses and physician assistants to order respiratory therapy.
HF 2079	A bill for an act relating to the retaining and sharing of information regarding the employer of each IowaCare program member and Medicaid program recipient.
HF 2073	A bill for an act relating to the use of the elder index to determine provision of services and programs for older individuals.
HF 2059	A bill for an act relating to failure to make contact with or verify the whereabouts and safety of a child and the reporting of the death of a child to a law enforcement agency, and providing penalties.
HF 2046	A bill for an act requiring drug testing of applicants for the family investment program.
HF 2045	A bill for an act mandating drug testing of applicants for and certain recipients of assistance under the family investment program.
HF 2036	A bill for an act requiring drug testing of certain applicants for the family investment program.
HF 2033	A bill for an act establishing prerequisites to the performance of an abortion.
HF 2009	A bill for an act relating to reimbursement of expenses under the disaster aid individual assistance grant fund.
HF 669	A bill for an act relating to the responsibilities of procurement organizations.
HF 623	A bill for an act relating to the treatment of medical assistance eligibility for individuals committed to certain public institutions, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 106)
HF 601	A bill for an act relating to indemnification of hospitals participating in the volunteer health care provider program. (Formerly HF 203)
HF 562	A bill for an act relating to the child abuse registry administered by the department of human services. (Formerly HSB 132) Effective 7-01-11.
HF 552	A bill for an act relating to the termination of the family planning waiver under the medical assistance program.
HF 546	A bill for an act providing for implementation of a local services approach for addressing child foster care and associated services provided outside this state.
HF 541	A bill for an act providing for continuation of the judicial branch and department of human services workgroup to improve the processes for involuntary commitment for chronic substance abuse and serious mental illness.
HF 537	A bill for an act relating to assisted living programs, including voluntary cessation of program operations and decertification of assisted living programs, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 54) Effective 7-01-11.
HF 531	A bill for an act relating to including telemedicine services as a distinct covered service under the medical assistance program. (Formerly HF 296)
HF 530	A bill for an act relating to donation of newborn umbilical cord blood. (Formerly HF 165)
HF 495	A bill for an act to exclude tests not intended to evaluate the risk of developing a disease from the restrictions on genetic testing contained in the Iowa criminal code. (Formerly HSB 122)
HF 478	A bill for an act relating to state and county responsibilities for adult mental health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities services and including effective date provisions.
HF 449	A bill for an act providing for midwife licensure and providing for a fee and a penalty, and including effective date provisions.
HF 432	A bill for an act relating to state child care assistance program eligibility and provider requirements.
HF 423	A bill for an act relating to quality standards for children in a foster care, preadoption or adoption, or subsidized guardianship placement.
HF 422	A bill for an act establishing a long-term care system task force.
HF 393	A bill for an act allowing a physician assistant or an advanced registered nurse practitioner to sign a death certificate. (Formerly HSB 25) Effective 7-01-11.
HF 356	A bill for an act requiring applicants for and participants in certain public assistance programs administered by the department of human services to participate in a substance abuse screening program.
HF 308	A bill for an act requiring hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities to report data on the use of a registered nurse as a circulating nurse during surgical procedures and including effective date provisions.
HF 307	A bill for an act relating to the authorized uses of moneys under the decategorization of child welfare and juvenile justice funding initiative and including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions.
HF 306	A bill for an act to create a Lyme disease task force within the department of public health.
HF 297	A bill for an act relating to grandparent and great-grandparent visitation.
HF 296	A bill for an act relating to including telemedicine services as a distinct covered service under the medical assistance program. (See Cmte. Bill HF 531)
HF 288	A bill for an act requiring the department of human services to request authorization from the United States department of agriculture to allow the state to restrict the use of food assistance benefits for food items with a low nutritional value and including effective date provisions.
HF 287	A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements under the medical assistance program and providing penalties.
HF 272	A bill for an act requiring the establishment of a collaborative nurse council in licensed hospitals and licensed nursing facilities.
HF 265	A bill for an act requiring health insurance coverage of certain services provided by licensed marital and family therapists and mental health counselors and including applicability provisions.
HF 248	A bill for an act concerning community mental health centers.
HF 225	A bill for an act relating to the disclosure of relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers by members of the medical assistance pharmaceutical and therapeutics committee and the drug utilization review commission.
HF 224	A bill for an act providing for implementation of a voluntary licensure system for certain home-based child care providers.
HF 218	A bill for an act relating to social work, including the licensure of social workers and the creation of a licensed social worker loan repayment program and a revolving fund.
HF 203	A bill for an act relating to indemnification of hospitals participating in the volunteer health care provider program. (See Cmte. Bill HF 601)
HF 198	A bill for an act relating to eligibility for the preparation for adult living program administered by the department of human services.
HF 192	A bill for an act relating to the protocol for a medical abortion, and providing penalties.
HF 191	A bill for an act relating to due process requirements associated with child abuse assessments performed by the department of human services and providing penalties.
HF 188	A bill for an act relating to requirements for foster care provided by an individual in a single-family home facility.
HF 174	A bill for an act revising requirements for family support programs provided under the school ready children grant program and including effective and applicability date provisions.
HF 165	A bill for an act relating to donation of newborn umbilical cord blood. (See Cmte. Bill HF 530)
HF 153	A bill for an act relating to the protection of life beginning at conception, and including effective date provisions.
HF 152	A bill for an act relating to the accessibility of welfare moneys by welfare program recipients at certain gambling establishments through electronic benefits transfer programs.
HF 125	A bill for an act requiring testing of family investment program applicants and participants for use of controlled substances.
HF 110	A bill for an act relating to assisted living programs, and including effective date provisions.
HF 106	A bill for an act relating to the treatment of benefits for individuals committed to certain public institutions including medical assistance, social security, and supplemental security income benefits. (See Cmte. Bill HF 623)
HF 82	A bill for an act concerning rules relating to copayments and other information regarding services provided to medical assistance recipients.
HF 40	A bill for an act requiring performance reviews for the executive director of the board of nursing.
HF 34	A bill for an act adding hallucinogenic substances to the list of schedule I controlled substances, and providing penalties.
HF 33	A bill for an act adding hallucinogenic substances to the list of schedule I controlled substances, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
HF 23	A bill for an act relating to the duties of employees of the department of human services assigned to cases of children in a foster care placement.
HJR 3	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to specify that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of every person, and that personhood applies to all human beings from the beginning of their biological development.
HCR 10	A concurrent resolution requesting the legislative council to establish an interim study committee to examine domestic abuse.