House File 570 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  FORD


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to contracted services for substance abuse
  2    treatment funded through the department of public health.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2307HH 82
  5 pf/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH == SUBSTANCE ABUSE
  1  2 TREATMENT SERVICES CONTRACT == SELECTION OF PROVIDERS.  As a
  1  3 condition of extending the contract for provision of substance
  1  4 abuse treatment services funded through the department of
  1  5 public health under the Iowa plan for behavioral health beyond
  1  6 July 1, 2007, the department of public health shall require
  1  7 the contractor to issue annual requests for proposals in
  1  8 selecting licensed substance abuse treatment providers.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill requires that as a condition of extending the
  1 11 contract under the Iowa plan for behavioral health for
  1 12 provision of substance abuse treatment services that are
  1 13 funded through the department of public health, the department
  1 14 is to require the contractor to issue annual requests for
  1 15 proposals in selecting the licensed substance abuse treatment
  1 16 providers.
  1 17 LSB 2307HH 82
  1 18 pf:nh/gg/14