House Study Bill 727 


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  1  1                    HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2      BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES RESOLUTION
  1  3                      BY CHAIRPERSON SMITH)
  1  4 A Resolution requesting the legislative council to
  1  5    authorize a study committee for the 2008 interim to
  1  6    review Iowa's system of mental health patient
  1  7    advocates appointed by the courts.
  1  8    WHEREAS, the mental health patient advocates appointed by
  1  9 the courts provide a valuable service in providing a
  1 10 competent, independent review to the court of the situations
  1 11 of patients hospitalized with a mental illness or serious
  1 12 mental impairment; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, the patient advocates are primarily appointed by
  1 14 the chief judge of each judicial district while the costs for
  1 15 an advocate are paid by the patient's county of legal
  1 16 settlement and questions have been raised as to whether this
  1 17 is the best approach for funding and supporting the patient
  1 18 advocates; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 19    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the
  1 20 legislative council is requested to authorize a study
  1 21 committee for the 2008 interim to review the system for mental
  1 22 health patient advocates in order to provide recommendations
  1 23 for the best means for funding and supporting the system.
  1 24 LSB 6360HC 82
  1 25 jp/rj/8