House
File
386
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
386
BY
HANUSA
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
provision
and
financing
of
long-term
1
care
services
in
subacute
mental
health
care
facilities
for
2
persons
with
serious
and
persistent
mental
illness.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
229.13,
subsection
7,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(1)
(a)
The
respondent’s
mental
health
professional
acting
3
within
the
scope
of
the
mental
health
professional’s
practice
4
shall
notify
the
committing
court,
with
preference
given
to
5
the
committing
judge,
if
available,
in
the
appropriate
county
6
and
the
court
shall
enter
a
written
order
directing
that
the
7
respondent
be
taken
into
immediate
protective
custody
by
the
8
appropriate
sheriff
or
sheriff’s
deputy.
The
appropriate
9
sheriff
or
sheriff’s
deputy
shall
exercise
all
due
diligence
10
in
taking
the
respondent
into
protective
custody
to
a
hospital
11
or
other
suitable
facility.
The
court’s
written
order
shall
12
include
a
statement
that
the
respondent
has
not
been
compliant
13
with
the
committing
court’s
outpatient
treatment
order.
The
14
clerk
of
the
district
court
shall
enter
notice
of
the
court’s
15
order
into
the
Iowa
criminal
justice
information
system
or
the
16
national
crime
information
center
system,
and
shall
send
a
copy
17
of
the
order
to
the
outpatient
treatment
facility
at
which
18
the
respondent
was
previously
ordered
to
undergo
outpatient
19
treatment.
20
(b)
If
the
respondent’s
mental
health
professional
is
21
unable
to
contact
the
committing
court
during
regular
business
22
hours,
the
mental
health
professional
shall
notify
the
23
appropriate
sheriff
or
sheriff’s
deputy
who
shall
take
the
24
respondent
into
immediate
protective
custody.
The
respondent’s
25
mental
health
professional
shall
provide
notice
of
such
action
26
to
the
committing
court
on
the
next
business
day
and
the
27
committing
court
shall
proceed
as
provided
in
subparagraph
28
division
(a).
The
respondent’s
mental
health
professional
29
shall
also
provide
such
notice
to
the
outpatient
treatment
30
facility
at
which
the
respondent
was
previously
ordered
to
31
undergo
outpatient
treatment.
32
(c)
If
charges
are
pending
against
the
respondent,
33
the
respondent
may
be
detained
in
protective
custody
in
a
34
hospital
or
other
suitable
facility
for
a
period
not
to
exceed
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seventy-two
hours
from
the
time
the
respondent
is
taken
into
1
protective
custody
for
crisis
observation
and
treatment
before
2
formal
charges
can
be
filed
against
the
respondent.
3
Sec.
2.
Section
229.13,
subsection
7,
paragraph
a,
4
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
(3)
If
the
respondent
chooses
to
be
treated
by
the
6
appropriate
medication
which
may
include
the
use
of
injectable
7
antipsychotic
medicine
but
the
mental
health
professional
8
acting
within
the
scope
of
the
mental
health
professional’s
9
practice
at
the
outpatient
psychiatric
clinic,
hospital,
or
10
other
suitable
facility
determines
,
or
a
family
member
of
the
11
respondent
provides
sufficient
information
to
the
mental
health
12
professional
or
any
of
the
respondent’s
outpatient
treatment
13
providers
to
the
mental
health
professional
or
outpatient
14
treatment
provider
to
conclude
that
the
respondent’s
behavior
15
continues
to
be
likely
to
result
in
physical
injury
to
the
16
respondent’s
self
or
others
if
allowed
to
continue,
the
mental
17
health
professional
acting
within
the
scope
of
the
mental
18
health
professional’s
practice
shall
comply
with
the
provisions
19
of
subparagraph
(1)
and,
following
notice
and
hearing
held
in
20
accordance
with
the
procedures
in
section
229.12
,
the
court
may
21
order
the
respondent
treated
on
an
inpatient
basis
requiring
22
full-time
custody,
care,
and
treatment
in
a
hospital
or
other
23
suitable
facility
until
such
time
as
the
chief
medical
officer
24
reports
that
the
respondent
does
not
require
further
treatment
25
for
serious
mental
impairment
or
has
indicated
the
respondent
26
is
willing
to
submit
to
treatment
on
another
basis
as
ordered
27
by
the
court.
28
Sec.
3.
Section
229.13,
subsection
7,
Code
2017,
is
amended
29
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
30
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subsection,
31
“other
suitable
facility”
may
include
an
appropriate
subacute
32
care
facility
licensed
under
chapter
135G
but
shall
not
include
33
a
jail
or
other
correctional
facility.
34
Sec.
4.
DEPARTMENT
OF
INSPECTIONS
AND
APPEALS
——
RULES.
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1.
The
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
shall
1
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
relating
to
eligibility
2
requirements
for
the
receipt
of
individualized
subacute
mental
3
health
services
in
subacute
care
facilities
licensed
under
4
chapter
135G
to
allow
for
the
care
and
treatment
of
a
person
5
with
a
serious
and
persistent
mental
illness
on
a
long-term
6
basis
if
the
person
is
in
court-ordered
outpatient
treatment
7
and
any
of
the
following
applies:
8
a.
The
person
is
not
complying
with
the
court-ordered
9
outpatient
treatment.
10
b.
The
person’s
outpatient
mental
health
professional
11
is
not
available
for
appointments
and
follow
up
necessary
to
12
assist
the
person
in
remaining
compliant
with
the
outpatient
13
court-ordered
treatment.
14
c.
The
person
has
visited
a
hospital
emergency
room
or
15
emergency
clinic
multiple
times
but
has
not
been
admitted
to
16
the
hospital
as
an
inpatient,
or
the
person
has
been
admitted
17
to
a
hospital
as
an
inpatient
but,
based
upon
information
18
received
from
family
members
or
mental
health
professionals,
19
the
person
continues
to
be
noncompliant
with
the
court-ordered
20
outpatient
treatment.
21
d.
Protective
treatment
in
a
hospital
or
other
suitable
22
facility
is
not
available.
23
e.
Pursuant
to
section
229.13,
subsection
7,
the
person
24
has
been
taken
into
custody
by
the
county
sheriff
for
25
noncompliance
with
the
court-ordered
outpatient
treatment,
and
26
protective
treatment
in
a
hospital
or
other
suitable
facility
27
is
available.
28
2.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“other
suitable
29
facility”
shall
not
include
a
jail
or
other
correctional
30
facility.
31
Sec.
5.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
RULES.
32
1.
The
department
of
human
services,
in
coordination
with
33
regional
administrators
of
county
mental
health
and
disability
34
services
regions,
the
state
mental
health
and
disability
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services
commission,
service
providers,
and
other
stakeholders,
1
shall
develop
a
methodology
to
establish
appropriate
medical
2
assistance
program
reimbursement
rates
for
the
actual
cost
3
of
mental
health
treatment
services
and
associated
room
and
4
board
costs
in
a
subacute
mental
health
facility
licensed
under
5
chapter
135G
for
eligible
persons
pursuant
to
this
Act.
6
2.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
adopt
rules
7
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
the
provisions
of
this
8
Act.
9
Sec.
6.
CITATION.
This
Act
may,
along
with
its
formal
10
citation,
be
cited
as
“Jackie’s
Law”.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
the
provision
and
financing
of
15
long-term
care
services
in
subacute
care
mental
health
care
16
facilities
for
persons
with
serious
and
persistent
mental
17
illness.
18
The
bill
amends
Code
section
229.13
relating
to
a
person
19
(respondent)
who
is
under
a
court
order
to
undergo
outpatient
20
treatment
for
mental
illness
upon
the
conclusion
of
an
21
involuntary
hospitalization
proceeding.
Under
current
law,
22
if
the
respondent
is
ordered
to
undergo
outpatient
treatment
23
and
the
respondent’s
failure
to
comply
with
the
course
of
24
treatment
results
in
behavior
by
the
respondent
which,
in
25
the
opinion
of
the
respondent’s
mental
health
professional,
26
is
likely
to
result
in
physical
injury
to
the
respondent’s
27
self
or
others
if
allowed
to
continue,
the
respondent
may
be
28
taken
into
protective
custody.
Once
in
protective
custody,
29
the
respondent
shall
be
given
the
choice
of
being
treated
30
by
the
appropriate
medication
at
an
outpatient
psychiatric
31
clinic,
hospital,
or
other
suitable
facility
or
being
placed
32
for
treatment
under
the
care
of
a
hospital
or
other
suitable
33
facility
for
inpatient
treatment.
If
the
respondent
chooses
to
34
be
treated
by
the
appropriate
medication
but
the
mental
health
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professional
at
the
outpatient
psychiatric
clinic,
hospital,
1
or
other
suitable
facility
determines
that
the
respondent’s
2
behavior
continues
to
be
likely
to
result
in
physical
injury
3
to
the
respondent’s
self
or
others
if
allowed
to
continue,
the
4
mental
health
professional
is
required
to
notify
the
committing
5
court,
and
after
proper
notice
and
hearing,
the
court
may
6
order
the
respondent
treated
on
an
inpatient
basis
requiring
7
full-time
custody,
care,
and
treatment
in
a
hospital
until
it
8
is
determined
that
the
respondent
does
not
require
further
9
treatment
for
serious
mental
impairment
or
has
indicated
10
the
respondent
is
willing
to
submit
to
other
court-ordered
11
treatment.
12
The
bill
provides
that
the
court’s
written
order
shall
13
include
a
statement
that
the
respondent
has
not
been
compliant
14
with
the
committing
court’s
outpatient
treatment
order.
The
15
clerk
of
the
district
court
shall
enter
notice
of
the
court’s
16
order
into
the
Iowa
criminal
justice
information
system
or
17
the
national
crime
information
center
system,
and
shall
send
18
a
copy
of
the
order
to
the
outpatient
treatment
facility
19
at
which
the
respondent
was
previously
ordered
to
undergo
20
outpatient
treatment.
If
the
respondent’s
mental
health
21
professional
is
unable
to
contact
the
committing
court
during
22
regular
business
hours,
the
mental
health
professional
shall
23
notify
the
appropriate
sheriff
or
sheriff’s
deputy
who
shall
24
take
the
respondent
into
immediate
protective
custody.
The
25
respondent’s
mental
health
professional
shall
provide
notice
of
26
such
action
to
the
committing
court
on
the
next
business
day
27
and
the
committing
court
shall
proceed
as
provided
in
the
bill.
28
The
respondent’s
mental
health
professional
shall
also
provide
29
such
notice
to
the
outpatient
treatment
facility
at
which
30
the
respondent
was
previously
ordered
to
undergo
outpatient
31
treatment.
If
charges
are
pending
against
the
respondent,
the
32
respondent
may
be
detained
in
protective
custody
in
a
hospital
33
or
other
suitable
facility
for
a
72-hour
period
for
crisis
34
observation
and
treatment
before
formal
charges
can
be
filed
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against
the
respondent.
1
The
bill
allows
a
family
member
of
the
respondent
to
provide
2
information
to
the
mental
health
professional
or
any
of
the
3
respondent’s
outpatient
treatment
providers
from
which
the
4
mental
health
professional
or
outpatient
treatment
provider
5
may
conclude
that
the
respondent’s
behavior
continues
to
be
6
likely
to
result
in
physical
injury
to
the
respondent’s
self
7
or
others.
The
bill
then
provides
that
the
court
may
order
the
8
respondent
treated
on
an
inpatient
basis
in
a
suitable
facility
9
in
addition
to
a
hospital.
The
bill
defines
other
suitable
10
facility
to
include
an
appropriate
subacute
care
facility
11
licensed
under
Code
chapter
135G
but
excludes
a
jail
or
other
12
correctional
facility.
13
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
14
to
adopt
rules
relating
to
eligibility
requirements
for
15
individualized
subacute
mental
health
services
in
subacute
care
16
facilities
licensed
under
Code
chapter
135G
to
allow
for
the
17
treatment
of
a
person
with
a
serious
and
persistent
mental
18
illness
that
requires
inpatient
care
on
a
long-term
basis
if
19
the
person
is
in
court-ordered
outpatient
treatment
and
certain
20
circumstances
apply.
21
The
department
of
human
services,
in
coordination
with
22
regional
administrators
of
county
mental
health
and
disability
23
services
regions,
the
state
mental
health
and
disability
24
services
commission,
service
providers,
and
other
stakeholders,
25
is
required
to
develop
a
methodology
to
establish
appropriate
26
medical
assistance
program
reimbursement
rates
for
the
actual
27
cost
of
mental
health
treatment
services
and
associated
room
28
and
board
costs
in
a
subacute
care
facility
licensed
under
29
Code
chapter
135G
for
eligible
persons
under
the
bill.
The
30
department
is
required
to
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
31
to
administer
the
provisions
of
the
bill.
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