House
File
2155
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2155
BY
ANDERSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
unit
at
the
mental
health
institute
1
in
Clarinda
for
the
medical
treatment
of
certain
inmates
2
committed
to
the
custody
of
the
department
of
corrections.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
218.1,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
1
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
The
Except
as
provided
in
section
904.205,
the
director
3
of
human
services
shall
have
the
general
and
full
authority
4
given
under
statute
to
control,
manage,
direct,
and
operate
5
the
following
institutions
under
the
director’s
jurisdiction,
6
and
may
at
the
director’s
discretion
assign
the
powers
and
7
authorities
given
the
director
by
statute
to
any
one
of
the
8
deputy
directors,
division
administrators,
or
officers
or
9
employees
of
the
divisions
of
the
department
of
human
services:
10
Sec.
2.
Section
226.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2011,
11
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
12
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(4)
A
unit
at
the
mental
health
institute
13
at
Clarinda,
designated
for
nonviolent
inmates
committed
to
14
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
15
who
are
in
need
of
medical
treatment,
designated
as
provided
16
in
section
904.205.
17
Sec.
3.
Section
904.205,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
904.205
Clarinda
correctional
facility.
20
1.
The
state
correctional
facility
at
Clarinda
shall
be
21
utilized
as
a
secure
men’s
correctional
facility
primarily
for
22
offenders
with
chemical
dependence,
mental
retardation,
or
23
mental
illness
,
or
in
need
of
medical
treatment
.
24
2.
a.
A
unit
of
the
mental
health
institute
at
Clarinda
25
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
human
services
shall
26
be
designated,
pursuant
to
a
chapter
28E
agreement,
as
a
unit
27
of
the
correctional
facility
at
Clarinda
for
the
purpose
of
28
providing
medical
treatment
to
nonviolent
inmates
committed
to
29
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections.
30
b.
As
used
in
this
section,
“medical
treatment”
means
31
rehabilitative
services
for
a
period
exceeding
twenty-four
32
consecutive
hours
for
individuals
who,
because
of
a
mental
or
33
physical
condition,
require
nursing
care
and
other
services
in
34
addition
to
a
patient
bed.
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EXPLANATION
1
This
bill
establishes
a
unit
at
the
mental
health
institute
2
in
Clarinda
for
the
medical
treatment
of
certain
inmates
3
committed
to
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
4
corrections.
5
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services,
pursuant
6
to
a
Code
chapter
28E
agreement,
to
designate
a
unit
of
the
7
Clarinda
correctional
facility
for
the
purpose
of
providing
8
medical
treatment
to
nonviolent
inmates
committed
to
the
9
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections.
10
The
bill
defines
“medical
treatment”
to
mean
rehabilitative
11
services
for
a
period
exceeding
24
consecutive
hours
for
12
individuals
who,
because
of
a
mental
or
physical
condition,
13
require
nursing
care
and
other
services
in
addition
to
a
14
patient
bed.
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