House File 2251 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  GRANZOW and HEATON


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring a legislative study of the state's mental health
  2    patient advocates.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5913YH 82
  5 jp/nh/24

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  1  1    Section 1.  MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT ADVOCATE INTERIM STUDY.
  1  2 The legislative council shall authorize a 2008 legislative
  1  3 interim study of the duties, responsibilities, funding, and
  1  4 authority for the mental health patient advocates appointed by
  1  5 the courts under chapter 229.  In addition to legislators, the
  1  6 study committee membership shall include representatives of
  1  7 counties, the judicial branch, mental health patient
  1  8 advocates, and the department of human services.  The study
  1  9 committee shall specifically identify the appropriate
  1 10 appointing authority and funding source for the advocates in
  1 11 the study recommendations.
  1 12                           EXPLANATION
  1 13    This bill requires the legislative council to authorize for
  1 14 the 2008 legislative interim a study of the state's mental
  1 15 health patient advocates.
  1 16 LSB 5913YH 82
  1 17 jp/nh/24