Senate File 140 - Introduced SENATE FILE 140 BY TAYLOR A BILL FOR An Act relating to the acceptance of eligible patients into 1 state mental health institutes and including effective date 2 provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2036XS (3) 86 rh/tm
S.F. 140 Section 1. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 153, as 1 amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, section 29, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 SEC. 153. MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES. 4 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 5 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 6 beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following 7 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 8 purposes designated: 9 1. a. For the state mental health institute at Cherokee for 10 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 11 for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,031,934 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 169.20 14 2. b. For the state mental health institute at Clarinda for 15 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 16 for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,787,309 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 86.10 19 3. c. For the state mental health institute at Independence 20 for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, 21 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 22 positions: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,484,386 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 233.00 25 4. d. For the state mental health institute at Mount 26 Pleasant for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 27 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 28 equivalent positions: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,417,796 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 97.92 31 2. The department shall accept all eligible patients into 32 the state mental health institutes through June 30, 2015. 33 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 34 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 35 -1- LSB 2036XS (3) 86 rh/tm 1/ 2
S.F. 140 EXPLANATION 1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 This bill directs the department of human services to accept 4 all eligible patients to the state mental health institutes 5 through June 30, 2015 (FY 2014-2015). Iowa has four mental 6 health institutes located in Cherokee, Clarinda, Independence, 7 and Mount Pleasant. All state mental health institutes provide 8 short-term psychiatric care for severe symptoms of mental 9 illness. Mount Pleasant also provides substance use disorder 10 treatment. 11 The bill is effective upon enactment. 12 -2- LSB 2036XS (3) 86 rh/tm 2/ 2