House Amendment 8183


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     1  1    Amend House File 2473 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
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     1  4    <Section 1.  Section 229.1B, Code 2003, is amended
     1  5 to read as follows:
     1  6    229.1B  SINGLE ENTRY POINT PROCESS.
     1  7    1.   Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter
     1  8 to the contrary, any person whose hospitalization
     1  9 expenses are payable in whole or in part by a county
     1 10 shall be subject to all requirements of the single
     1 11 entry point process.
     1 12    2.  The county single entry point process
     1 13 administrator shall develop a plan for addressing
     1 14 emergency examinations and placements made under this
     1 15 chapter.  The plan shall be developed in consultation
     1 16 with representatives of the community mental health
     1 17 centers and hospitals providing emergency services in
     1 18 that county.  The plan shall include but is not
     1 19 limited to a process for the administrator or the
     1 20 administrator's designee to provide the court with a
     1 21 placement recommendation as required by this chapter.>
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