Senate
File
2214
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2214
BY
EDLER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
therapeutic
foster
care
services
study
1
committee.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
THERAPEUTIC
1
FOSTER
CARE
SERVICES
STUDY
COMMITTEE.
2
1.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
convene
a
study
3
committee
to
meet
during
the
2022
legislative
interim
to
4
examine
issues
relating
to
the
establishment
of
therapeutic
5
foster
care
services
to
provide
eligible
children
therapeutic
6
foster
care
services
in
a
family-like
setting.
For
the
7
purposes
of
this
section,
“therapeutic
foster
care”
means
8
out-of-home
care
provided
by
a
foster
parent
with
specialized
9
training
and
support
to
care
for
a
wide
variety
of
children
10
with
significant
emotional,
behavioral,
social,
or
medical
11
needs.
12
2.
The
study
committee
shall
consider
but
not
be
limited
to
13
all
of
the
following:
14
a.
The
appropriate
population
eligible
for
therapeutic
15
foster
care
services.
16
b.
Licensing
requirements.
17
c.
Training
requirements.
18
d.
The
number
of
children
estimated
to
be
in
need
of
19
therapeutic
foster
care
services.
20
e.
Costs
to
initiate
and
maintain
therapeutic
foster
care
21
services.
22
f.
Potential
funding
sources.
23
g.
The
operation
of
similar
therapeutic
foster
care
24
services
in
other
states.
25
3.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
detailing
the
study
26
committee’s
findings
and
making
recommendations
to
the
governor
27
and
the
general
assembly
no
later
than
December
15,
2022.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
establishes
a
therapeutic
foster
care
services
32
study
committee.
33
The
bill
directs
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS)
to
34
convene
a
study
committee
to
meet
during
the
2022
legislative
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interim
to
examine
issues
relating
to
therapeutic
foster
care
1
services
to
provide
eligible
children
therapeutic
care
services
2
in
a
family-like
setting.
The
bill
defines
“therapeutic
foster
3
care”
as
out-of-home
care
provided
by
a
foster
parent
with
4
specialized
training
and
support
to
care
for
a
wide
variety
of
5
children
with
significant
emotional,
behavioral,
social,
or
6
medical
needs.
7
The
bill
requires
the
study
committee
to
consider
but
not
be
8
limited
to
the
appropriate
population
eligible
for
therapeutic
9
foster
care
services;
licensing
requirements;
training
10
requirements;
the
number
of
children
estimated
to
be
in
need
11
of
therapeutic
foster
care
services;
costs
to
initiate
and
12
maintain
therapeutic
foster
care
services;
potential
funding
13
sources;
and
how
similar
therapeutic
foster
care
services
14
operate
in
other
states.
15
The
bill
requires
the
study
committee
to
submit
a
report
16
detailing
its
findings
and
making
recommendations
to
the
17
governor
and
the
general
assembly
no
later
than
December
15,
18
2022.
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