House
File
366
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
366
BY
HEDDENS
,
OURTH
,
ANDERSON
,
WOLFE
,
KEARNS
,
BERRY
,
THEDE
,
GAINES
,
M.
SMITH
,
HUNTER
,
STECKMAN
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
COHOON
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
PRICHARD
,
KELLEY
,
RIDING
,
DUNKEL
,
FORBES
,
WOOD
,
DAWSON
,
OLDSON
,
and
THOMAS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
children’s
health
by
creating
a
center
for
1
child
health
excellence
and
innovation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135.11,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
32.
Create
and
operate,
subject
to
3
appropriation
of
funding
by
the
general
assembly,
a
center
for
4
child
health
excellence
and
innovation.
The
purpose
of
the
5
center
is
to
provide
a
policy
forum
for
efforts
to
improve
6
child
health,
including
but
not
limited
to
improving
health
7
quality,
demonstrating
better
health
outcomes,
and
reducing
8
long-term
health
care
costs.
9
a.
The
center
shall
engage
major
providers
of
child
health
10
services,
including
but
not
limited
to
representatives
of
the
11
department,
the
medical
assistance
program
administrator,
12
child
health
specialty
clinics,
the
association
representing
13
community
health
centers,
and
others.
14
b.
The
center
shall
lead
the
review
and
analysis
of
public
15
policy
efforts
that
are
directed
toward
the
purpose
of
the
16
center.
17
c.
The
center
shall
develop
community-based
initiatives
18
to
promote
healthy
child
development,
leveraging
medical
19
assistance
program
funding
where
possible.
The
initiatives
20
shall
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
promotion
of
21
demonstration
programs
within
the
behavioral
health
managed
22
care
contract
and
the
development
of
a
grant
application
for
23
federal
and
foundation
funding
opportunities
that
focus
upon
24
improving
child
health
through
innovation
and
the
diffusion
of
25
innovation.
26
d.
The
center
shall
develop
an
early
childhood
mental
health
27
certification
for
professionals
and
others
engaged
in
working
28
with
young
children.
29
e.
The
center
shall
draw
upon
national
and
state
30
expertise
in
the
field
of
child
health,
including
experts
31
from
Iowa’s
institutions
of
higher
education,
health
provider
32
organizations,
and
health
policy
and
advocacy
organizations.
33
The
center
shall
seek
support
from
the
Iowa
research
34
community
in
data
report
development
and
analysis
of
available
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information
from
Iowa
child
health
data
sources.
1
f.
The
center
shall
work
with
the
departments
of
human
2
services
and
public
health
and
with
the
governor
and
members
3
of
the
general
assembly
in
child
health
public
policy
efforts
4
such
as
providing
medical
assistance
funding
as
necessary
to
5
expand
the
department’s
initiative
to
provide
for
adequate
6
developmental
surveillance
and
screening
during
a
child’s
first
7
five
years
to
be
available
statewide
and
enabling
child
care
8
resource
and
referral
service
agencies
to
facilitate
provision
9
of
child
mental
health
consultation
for
child
care
providers.
10
g.
The
center
shall
submit
a
report
of
its
activities
and
11
policy
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
15
12
annually.
13
EXPLANATION
14
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
public
health
to
15
create
a
center
for
child
health
excellence
and
innovation.
16
The
purpose
of
the
center
is
to
provide
a
policy
forum
for
17
efforts
to
improve
child
health,
including
but
not
limited
to
18
improving
health
quality,
demonstrating
better
health
outcomes,
19
and
reducing
long-term
health
care
costs.
The
creation
and
20
operation
of
the
center
is
subject
to
provision
of
funding
by
21
the
general
assembly.
22
The
center
is
required
to
engage
other
departments
of
state
23
government
and
child
health
providers
and
to
perform
various
24
duties
to
further
the
purpose
of
the
center.
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