SF 2048 (LSB 5247XS (2) 83)

SENATE FILE 2048

BY  WARNSTADT

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for counseling to be available for the children of certain military personnel with federal service active duty mobilization orders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 225C.52, subsection 2, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  m.  Providing for augmentation of the mental and behavioral health benefits available under the federal government’s civilian health care plan for military personnel and dependents so that dependent children covered under such plans who reside in this state are eligible to receive counseling free of charge for the period beginning upon receipt of federal service active duty mobilization orders by the military personnel and ending one year after the date the mobilization was completed.
EXPLANATION
   This bill provides for counseling to be available free of charge for the dependent children of certain military personnel with federal service active duty mobilization orders. The requirement is inserted as one of the desired outcomes for the comprehensive community-based mental health services system for children under Code section 225C.52. The requirement is for augmentation of the mental and behavioral health benefits available under the federal government’s civilian health care plan for military personnel and dependents in order for the counseling to be available to the personnel’s dependent children residing in this state for a specified period. The specified period begins upon receipt of federal service active duty mobilization orders by the military personnel and ends one year after the date the mobilization was completed.