Senate File 2162 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  TINSMAN


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to voluntary mental health screening of teenage
  2    youth.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5919SS 81
  5 jp/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 225C.4, subsection 1, Code 2005, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  t.  Work with the departments of education
  1  4 and public health in expanding the availability and public
  1  5 awareness of services making voluntary mental health
  1  6 screenings available to adolescent youth.  The purpose of
  1  7 expanding the services is to provide early identification of
  1  8 mental illness, prevent suicides, and link those in need with
  1  9 further assessment.  In performing this duty, the
  1 10 administrator shall utilize expertise and funding available
  1 11 under the federal Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, Pub. L. No.
  1 12 108=355, and other public and private resources providing
  1 13 support for such services.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This bill relates to voluntary mental health screening of
  1 16 teenage youth.  The duties of the administrator of the
  1 17 department of human services for mental health, mental
  1 18 retardation, developmental disabilities, and brain injury
  1 19 services are expanded to require the administrator to work
  1 20 with the departments of education and public health in
  1 21 expanding the availability and public awareness of services
  1 22 making voluntary mental health screenings available to
  1 23 adolescent youth.  The bill describes the purpose of expanding
  1 24 the services and directs the administrator to make use of
  1 25 expertise and funding available under the federal Garrett Lee
  1 26 Smith Memorial Act and other public and private resources
  1 27 providing support for such services.
  1 28 LSB 5919SS 81
  1 29 jp:nh/je/5