House File 2306 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2306 BY RUFF and THOMAS A BILL FOR An Act making an appropriation for grants to community mental 1 health centers for implementation of electronic health 2 records. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5681HH (4) 85 jp/nh
H.F. 2306 Section 1. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS —— 1 IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS. 2 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 3 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 4 beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following 5 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 6 purposes designated: 7 For the public purpose of providing grants to community 8 mental health centers in accordance with this section: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000,000 10 2. The appropriation made in subsection 1 shall be 11 distributed as grants of $100,000 each to the nonprofit 12 community mental health centers designated by the department 13 under chapter 230A as of January 1, 2014. The grants shall 14 be used by the centers for the costs of implementing an 15 electronic health record system. The electronic health record 16 systems implemented pursuant to a grant under this section 17 shall comply with the electronic health information provisions 18 implemented pursuant to section 135.156 and with the mental 19 health and disabilities services system central data repository 20 implemented pursuant to section 225C.6A and other data 21 requirements under chapter 225C. Each recipient of a grant 22 under this section shall have the electronic health record 23 system fully operational on or before July 1, 2018. 24 EXPLANATION 25 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 26 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 27 This bill makes an appropriation from the general fund of the 28 state to the department of human services to provide grants to 29 the nonprofit community mental health centers designated by the 30 department as of January 1, 2014. The amount of each grant is 31 $100,000 and the grants are to be used by the centers for the 32 costs of implementing an electronic health record system. 33 The electronic health record systems shall be compatible 34 with the electronic health information provisions implemented 35 -1- LSB 5681HH (4) 85 jp/nh 1/ 2
H.F. 2306 pursuant to Code section 135.156 (electronic health information 1 requirements developed by the department of public health) and 2 with the mental health and disabilities services system central 3 data repository implemented pursuant to Code section 225C.6A 4 and other data requirements under Code chapter 225C, relating 5 to such services. 6 Each recipient of a grant is required to have the electronic 7 health record system fully operational on or before July 1, 8 2018. 9 -2- LSB 5681HH (4) 85 jp/nh 2/ 2