Senate File 2420 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2420 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2354) (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3146) A BILL FOR An Act related to state behavioral health, disability, and 1 addictive disorder services and related programs, including 2 the transition of behavioral health services from a mental 3 health and disability services system to a behavioral health 4 service system, the transfer of disability services to the 5 division of aging and disability services of the department 6 of health and human services, the elimination of the 7 commission on aging, the elimination of special intellectual 8 disability units at state mental health institutes, making 9 appropriations, and including effective date provisions. 10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 11 TLSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko
S.F. 2420 DIVISION I 1 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM 2 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 225A.1 Definitions. 3 As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise 4 requires: 5 1. “Administrative services organization” means an entity 6 designated by the department pursuant to section 225A.4, to 7 develop and perform planning and administrative services in 8 accordance with a district behavioral health service system 9 plan. 10 2. “Behavioral health condition” means a substantial 11 limitation in major life activities due to a mental, 12 behavioral, or addictive disorder or condition diagnosed in 13 accordance with the criteria provided in the most current 14 edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental 15 disorders, published by the American psychiatric association. 16 3. “Behavioral health district” or “district” means a 17 geographic, multicounty, sub-state area as designated by the 18 department under section 225A.4. 19 4. “Behavioral health provider” or “provider” means an 20 individual, firm, corporation, association, or institution 21 that, pursuant to this chapter, is providing or has been 22 approved by the department to provide services to an individual 23 with a behavioral health condition. 24 5. “Behavioral health service system” means the behavioral 25 health service system established in section 225A.3. 26 6. “Caregiver” means an adult family member, or other 27 individual, who is providing care to a person outside of a 28 formal program. 29 7. “Community mental health center” means an entity 30 designated by the department to address the mental health needs 31 of one or more counties. 32 8. “Department” means the department of health and human 33 services. 34 9. “Director” means the director of the department of health 35 -1- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 1/ 95
S.F. 2420 and human services. 1 10. “District behavioral health advisory council” 2 or “advisory council” means a council established by an 3 administrative services organization under section 225A.5, to 4 identify opportunities, address challenges, and advise the 5 administrative services organization in accordance with section 6 225A.5. 7 11. “District behavioral health service system plan” or 8 “district behavioral health plan” means a plan developed by 9 an administrative services organization and approved by the 10 department to outline the services intended to be provided 11 within the administrative services organization’s behavioral 12 health district. 13 12. “Indicated prevention” means prevention activities 14 designed to prevent the onset of substance use disorders in 15 individuals who do not meet the medical criteria for addiction, 16 but who show early signs of developing a substance use disorder 17 in the future. 18 13. “Selective prevention” means prevention activities 19 designed to target subsets of the total population who are 20 considered at-risk for a substance use disorder by virtue of 21 their membership in a particular segment of the population. 22 Selective prevention targets the entire subgroup, regardless of 23 the degree of risk of any individual within the group. 24 14. “State behavioral health service system plan” or 25 “state behavioral health plan” means the plan developed by the 26 department that describes the key components of the state’s 27 behavioral health service system. 28 15. “Universal prevention” means prevention activities 29 designed to address an entire population class for the purpose 30 of preventing or delaying the use of alcohol, tobacco, and 31 other drugs. Population classes include but are not limited 32 to the national population, local populations, community 33 populations, school populations, and neighborhood populations. 34 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 225A.2 State mental health authority 35 -2- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 2/ 95
S.F. 2420 —— state agency for substance abuse. 1 1. The department is designated as the state mental health 2 authority as defined in 42 U.S.C. §201(m) for the purpose of 3 directing benefits from the federal community mental health 4 services block grant, 42 U.S.C. §300x et seq., and the state 5 authority designated for the purpose of directing benefits 6 from the federal substance abuse prevention and treatment 7 block grant, 42 U.S.C. §300x-21 et seq. This designation 8 does not preclude the state board of regents from authorizing 9 or directing any institution under the board of regents’ 10 jurisdiction to carry out educational, prevention, and research 11 activities in the areas of mental health and intellectual 12 disability. 13 2. The department is designated as the single state agency 14 for substance abuse for the purposes of 42 U.S.C. §1396a et 15 seq. 16 3. For the purposes of effectuating the department’s roles 17 designated in this section, the department shall have the 18 following powers and the authority to take all of the following 19 actions: 20 a. Plan, establish, and maintain prevention, education, 21 early intervention, treatment, recovery support, and crisis 22 services programs as necessary or desirable for the behavioral 23 health service system established in section 225A.3. 24 b. Develop and submit a state plan as required by, and in 25 accordance with, 42 U.S.C. §300x-1. 26 c. Review and approve district behavioral health service 27 system plans developed in accordance with the state behavioral 28 health service system plan. 29 d. Perform all necessary acts to cooperate with any state 30 agency, political subdivision, or federal government agency to 31 apply for grants. 32 e. Solicit and accept for use any gift of money by will or 33 otherwise, and any grant of money or services from the federal 34 government, the state, or any political subdivision thereof, 35 -3- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 3/ 95
S.F. 2420 or any private source. 1 f. Collect and maintain records, engage in studies and 2 analyses, and gather relevant statistics. 3 g. Take any other actions as necessary to execute the 4 duties granted to the department in this chapter, or that 5 are otherwise required to maintain compliance with federal 6 requirements related to the department’s roles as designated in 7 this section. 8 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 225A.3 Behavioral health service 9 system —— department powers and duties. 10 1. a. A behavioral health service system is established 11 under the control of the department for the purposes of 12 implementing a statewide system of prevention, education, early 13 intervention, treatment, recovery support, and crisis services 14 related to mental health and addictive disorders, including but 15 not limited to alcohol use, substance use, tobacco use, and 16 problem gambling. 17 b. The behavioral health service system shall support 18 equitable statewide access to all services offered through 19 the behavioral health service system and offer specialized 20 services with a focus on at-risk populations including but not 21 limited to children, youth, young adults, individuals with 22 disabilities, pregnant and parenting women, older adults, and 23 people with limited access to financial resources. 24 c. Services offered through the behavioral health service 25 system shall, at a minimum, include all of the following: 26 (1) Prevention intervention services and education 27 programs designed to reduce and mitigate behavioral health 28 conditions and future behavioral health conditions. Prevention 29 intervention programs shall incorporate indicated prevention, 30 selective prevention, and universal prevention activities. 31 (2) Evidence-based and evidence-informed early intervention 32 and treatment services. 33 (3) Comprehensive recovery support services with a focus on 34 community-based services that avoid, divert, or offset the need 35 -4- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 4/ 95
S.F. 2420 for long-term inpatient services, law enforcement involvement, 1 or incarceration. 2 (4) Crisis services with a focus on reducing the escalation 3 of crisis situations, relieving the immediate distress of 4 individuals experiencing a crisis situation, and reducing the 5 risk that individuals in a crisis situation harm themselves. 6 2. To the extent funding is available, the department shall 7 perform all of the following duties to develop and administer 8 the behavioral health service system: 9 a. (1) Develop a state behavioral health service system 10 plan that accomplishes all of the following: 11 (a) Identifies the goals, objectives, and targeted outcomes 12 for the behavioral health service system. 13 (b) Identifies the strategies to meet system objectives and 14 ensure equitable access statewide to prevention, education, 15 early intervention, treatment, recovery support, and crisis 16 services. 17 (c) Is consistent with the state health improvement plan 18 developed under section 217.17. 19 (d) Is consistent with the department’s agency strategic 20 plan adopted pursuant to section 8E.206. 21 (2) The department shall do all of the following when 22 developing the state behavioral health service system plan: 23 (a) Collaborate with stakeholders including but not limited 24 to county supervisors and other local elected officials, 25 experienced behavioral health providers, and organizations that 26 represent populations, including but not limited to children, 27 served by the behavioral health service system. 28 (b) Publish the proposed state behavioral health service 29 system plan on the department’s internet site and allow the 30 public to review and comment on the proposed state behavioral 31 health system plan prior to the adoption of the proposed state 32 behavioral health plan. 33 b. Administer and distribute state appropriations, federal 34 aid, and grants that have been deposited into the behavioral 35 -5- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 5/ 95
S.F. 2420 health fund established in section 225A.7. 1 c. Oversee, provide technical assistance to, and 2 monitor administrative services organizations to ensure the 3 administrative services organizations’ compliance with district 4 behavioral health plans. 5 d. Collaborate with the department of inspections, appeals, 6 and licensing on the accreditation, certification, and 7 licensure of behavioral health providers including but not 8 limited to the approval, denial, revocation, or suspension of 9 a behavioral health provider’s accreditation, certification, 10 or licensure. 11 e. Develop and adopt minimum accreditation standards for 12 the maintenance and operation of community mental health 13 centers to ensure that each community mental health center, 14 and each entity that provides services under contract with a 15 community mental health center, furnishes high-quality mental 16 health services to the community that the community mental 17 health center serves in accordance with rules adopted by the 18 department. 19 f. Designate community mental health centers. 20 g. Conduct formal accreditation reviews of community mental 21 health centers based on minimum accreditation standards adopted 22 by the department pursuant to paragraph “e” . 23 h. Establish and maintain a data collection and management 24 information system to identify, collect, and analyze service 25 outcome and performance data to address the needs of patients, 26 providers, the department, and programs operating within the 27 behavioral health service system. 28 i. Collect, monitor, and utilize information including but 29 not limited to behavioral health service system patient records 30 and syndromic surveillance data to understand emerging needs, 31 and to deploy information, resources, and technical assistance 32 in response. 33 j. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this 34 chapter. Such rules shall include but not be limited to rules 35 -6- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 6/ 95
S.F. 2420 that provide for all of the following: 1 (1) Minimum access standards to ensure equitable access to 2 services provided through the behavioral health service system 3 including but not limited to when services are available, who 4 is eligible for services, and where services are available. 5 (2) Methods to ensure each individual who is eligible 6 for services receives an uninterrupted continuum of care for 7 prevention, education, early intervention, treatment, recovery 8 support, and crisis services. 9 (3) Standards for the implementation and maintenance 10 of behavioral health programs and services offered by the 11 behavioral health service system, and by each administrative 12 services organization. 13 (4) Procedures for the management and oversight of 14 behavioral health providers to ensure compliance with the terms 15 of the behavioral health providers’ contracts relating to the 16 behavioral health service system, and with state and federal 17 law and rules. 18 (5) Procedures for the suspension of an administrative 19 services organization’s services due to the administrative 20 services organization’s failure to comply with the terms and 21 conditions of its contract with the department. 22 (6) Procedures for the reallocation of funds from 23 an administrative services organization that is not in 24 compliance with the terms of its contract with the department 25 to an alternative administrative services organization or 26 a behavioral health provider to provide for services the 27 noncompliant administrative services organization failed to 28 provide. 29 (7) Procedures for the termination of an administrative 30 services organization’s designation as an administrative 31 services organization. 32 (8) Procedures for the collection, utilization, and 33 maintenance of the data necessary to establish a central data 34 repository in accordance with section 225A.6. 35 -7- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 7/ 95
S.F. 2420 (9) Any other requirements the department deems necessary 1 to ensure that an administrative services organization 2 fulfills the administrative services organization’s duties 3 as established in this chapter, and as established in the 4 administrative services organization’s district behavioral 5 health plan. 6 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 225A.4 Behavioral health service 7 system —— districts and administrative services organizations. 8 1. a. The department shall divide the entirety of the 9 state into designated behavioral health districts. Behavioral 10 health prevention, education, early intervention, treatment, 11 recovery support, and crisis services related to mental health 12 and addictive disorders, including but not limited to alcohol 13 use, substance use, tobacco use, and problem gambling, shall 14 be made available through each behavioral health district in a 15 manner consistent with directives each district receives from 16 the department. 17 b. For the purpose of providing equitable access to all 18 services provided through the behavioral health service 19 system, the department shall consider all of the following when 20 designating behavioral health districts: 21 (1) City and county lines. 22 (2) The maximum population size that behavioral health 23 services available in an area are able to effectively serve. 24 (3) Areas of high need for behavioral health services. 25 (4) Patterns various populations exhibit when accessing or 26 receiving behavioral health services. 27 c. Notwithstanding chapter 17A, the manner in which the 28 department designates behavioral health districts including but 29 not limited to the determination of the boundaries for each 30 district shall not be subject to judicial review. 31 2. a. The department shall designate an administrative 32 services organization for each behavioral health district to 33 oversee and organize each district and the behavioral health 34 services associated with the district. The department shall 35 -8- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 8/ 95
S.F. 2420 issue requests for proposals for administrative services 1 organization candidates. 2 b. At the department’s discretion, the department may 3 designate any of the following entities as an administrative 4 services organization: 5 (1) An organization that coordinated administrative 6 services or mental health and disability services for a mental 7 health and disability services region formed on or before June 8 30, 2024. 9 (2) A public or private nonprofit agency located in a 10 behavioral health district, or any separate organizational 11 unit within the public or private nonprofit agency, that has 12 the capabilities to engage in the planning or provision of a 13 broad range of behavioral health prevention, education, early 14 intervention, treatment, recovery support, and crisis services 15 related to mental health and addictive disorders, including but 16 not limited to alcohol use, substance use, tobacco use, and 17 problem gambling, only as directed by the department. 18 c. The department shall consider all of the following 19 factors in determining whether to designate an entity as an 20 administrative services organization: 21 (1) Whether the entity has demonstrated the capacity to 22 manage and utilize available resources in a manner required of 23 an administrative services organization. 24 (2) Whether the entity has demonstrated the ability to 25 ensure the delivery of behavioral health services within the 26 district as required by the department by rule. 27 (3) Whether the entity has demonstrated the ability to 28 fulfill the monitoring, oversight, and provider compliance 29 responsibilities as required by the department by rule. 30 (4) Whether the entity has demonstrated the capacity to 31 function as a subrecipient for the purposes of the federal 32 community mental health services block grant, 42 U.S.C. 33 §300x et seq., and the federal substance abuse prevention and 34 treatment block grant, 42 U.S.C. §300x-21 et seq., and the 35 -9- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 9/ 95
S.F. 2420 ability to comply with all federal requirements applicable to 1 subrecipients under the block grants. 2 3. a. Upon designation by the department, an administrative 3 services organization shall be considered an instrumentality of 4 the state and shall adhere to all state and federal mandates 5 and prohibitions applicable to an instrumentality of the state. 6 b. An entity’s designation as an administrative services 7 organization shall continue until the designation is removed 8 by the department, the administrative services organization 9 withdraws, or a change in state or federal law necessitates the 10 removal of the designation. 11 4. Each administrative services organization shall function 12 as a subrecipient for the purposes of the federal community 13 mental health services block grant, 42 U.S.C. §300x et seq., 14 and the federal substance abuse prevention and treatment block 15 grant, 42 U.S.C. §300x-21 et seq., and shall comply with all 16 federal requirements applicable to subrecipients under the 17 block grants. 18 5. Each administrative services organization shall perform 19 all of the following duties: 20 a. Develop and administer a district behavioral health plan 21 in accordance with the standards adopted by the department by 22 rule. 23 b. Coordinate the administration of the district behavioral 24 health plan with federal, state, and local resources in order 25 to develop a comprehensive and coordinated local behavioral 26 health service system. 27 c. Enter into contracts necessary to provide services under 28 the district behavioral health plan. 29 d. Oversee, provide technical assistance to, and monitor 30 the compliance of providers contracted by the administrative 31 services organization to provide behavioral health services in 32 accordance with the district behavioral health plan. 33 e. Establish a district behavioral health advisory council 34 pursuant to section 225A.5. 35 -10- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 10/ 95
S.F. 2420 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 225A.5 District behavioral health 1 advisory councils. 2 1. Each administrative services organization shall 3 establish a district behavioral health advisory council that 4 shall do all of the following: 5 a. Identify opportunities and address challenges based on 6 updates received from the administrative services organization 7 regarding the implementation of the district behavioral health 8 plan. 9 b. Advise the administrative services organization while the 10 administrative services organization is developing behavioral 11 health policies. 12 c. Advise the administrative services organization on 13 how to best provide access to behavioral health prevention, 14 education, early intervention, treatment, recovery support, 15 and crisis services related to mental health and addictive 16 disorders, including but not limited to alcohol use, substance 17 use, tobacco use, and problem gambling, throughout the district 18 as directed by the department. 19 2. An advisory council shall consist of ten members. 20 Members shall be appointed by the administrative services 21 organization subject to the following requirements: 22 a. Three members shall be local elected public officials 23 currently holding office within the behavioral health district, 24 or the public official’s designated representative. 25 b. Three members shall be chosen in accordance with 26 procedures established by the administrative services 27 organization to ensure representation of the populations 28 served within the behavioral health district. At least one 29 member chosen under this paragraph shall represent child and 30 adolescent persons. 31 c. Three members shall be chosen who have experience 32 or education related to core behavioral health functions, 33 essential behavioral health services, behavioral health 34 prevention, behavioral health treatment, population-based 35 -11- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 11/ 95
S.F. 2420 behavioral health services, or community-based behavioral 1 health initiatives. 2 d. One member shall be a law enforcement representative from 3 within the behavioral health district. 4 3. An advisory council shall perform the duties required 5 under this section regardless of whether any seat on the 6 advisory council is vacant. 7 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION . 225A.6 Behavioral health service 8 system —— data collection and use. 9 1. The department shall take all of the following actions 10 for data related to the behavioral health service system: 11 a. Collect and analyze the data, including but not 12 limited to Medicaid and community services network data, as 13 necessary to issue cost estimates for serving populations, 14 providing treatment, making and receiving payments, conducting 15 operations, and performing prevention and health promotion 16 activities. In doing so, the department shall maintain 17 compliance with applicable federal and state privacy laws 18 to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of individually 19 identifiable data. The department shall periodically assess 20 the status of the department’s compliance to ensure that data 21 collected by and stored with the department is protected. 22 b. Establish and administer a central data repository for 23 collecting and analyzing state, behavioral health district, and 24 contracted behavioral health provider data. 25 c. Establish a record for each individual receiving publicly 26 funded services from an administrative services organization. 27 Each record shall include a unique client identifier for the 28 purposes of identifying and tracking the individual’s record. 29 d. Consult with administrative services organizations, 30 behavioral health service providers, and other behavioral 31 health service system stakeholders on an ongoing basis to 32 implement and maintain the central data repository. 33 e. Engage with all entities that maintain information the 34 department is required to collect pursuant to this section in 35 -12- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 12/ 95
S.F. 2420 order to integrate all data concerning individuals receiving 1 services within the behavioral health service system. 2 f. Engage with all entities that maintain general population 3 data relating to behavioral health in order to develop action 4 plans, create projections relating to a population’s behavioral 5 health needs, develop policies concerning behavioral health, 6 and otherwise perform acts as necessary to enhance the state’s 7 overall behavioral health. 8 2. Administrative services organizations shall report all 9 data required to be maintained in the central data repository 10 to the department in a manner as established by the department 11 by rule. For the purpose of making such data reports, an 12 administrative services organization shall do one of the 13 following: 14 a. Utilize a data system that integrates with the data 15 systems used by the department. 16 b. Utilize a data system that has the capacity to securely 17 exchange information with the department, other behavioral 18 health districts, contractors, and other entities involved with 19 the behavioral health service system who are authorized to 20 access the central data repository. 21 3. Data and information maintained by and exchanged between 22 an administrative services organization and the department 23 shall be labeled consistently, share the same definitions, 24 utilize the same common coding and nomenclature, and be in a 25 form and format as required by the department by rule. 26 4. Administrative services organizations shall report 27 to the department, in a manner specified by the department, 28 information including but not limited to demographic 29 information, expenditure data, and data concerning the 30 behavioral health services and other support provided to 31 individuals in the administrative service organization’s 32 district. 33 5. The department shall ensure that public and private 34 agencies, organizations, and individuals that operate within 35 -13- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 13/ 95
S.F. 2420 the behavioral health service system, or that make formal 1 requests for the release of data collected by the department, 2 maintain uniform methods for keeping statistical information 3 relating to behavioral health service system outcomes and 4 performance. 5 6. The department shall develop and implement a 6 communication plan that details how outcome and performance 7 data will be shared with stakeholders including but not limited 8 to the public, persons involved with the behavioral health 9 service system, and the general assembly. 10 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 225A.7 Behavioral health fund. 11 1. For purposes of this section: 12 a. “Population” means, as of July 1 of the fiscal year 13 preceding the fiscal year in which the population figure is 14 applied, the population shown by the latest preceding certified 15 federal census or the latest applicable population estimate 16 issued by the United States census bureau, whichever is most 17 recent. 18 b. “State growth factor” for a fiscal year means an amount 19 equal to the dollar amount used to calculate the appropriation 20 under this section for the immediately preceding fiscal year 21 multiplied by the percent increase, if any, in the amount of 22 sales tax revenue deposited into the general fund of the state 23 under section 423.2A, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , less the 24 transfers required under section 423.2A, subsection 2, between 25 the fiscal year beginning three years prior to the applicable 26 fiscal year and the fiscal year beginning two years prior 27 to the applicable year, but not to exceed one and one-half 28 percent. 29 2. A behavioral health fund is established in the state 30 treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall 31 consist of moneys deposited into the fund pursuant to this 32 section and section 426B.1, gifts of money or property accepted 33 by the state or the department to support any services under 34 this chapter or chapter 231, and moneys otherwise appropriated 35 -14- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 14/ 95
S.F. 2420 by the general assembly. Moneys in the fund are appropriated 1 to the department to implement and administer the behavioral 2 health service system and related programs including but not 3 limited to all of the following: 4 a. Distributions to administrative services organizations 5 to provide services as outlined in the organizations’ district 6 behavioral health plan. 7 b. Distributions to providers of mental health services 8 and addictive disorder services, including but not limited to 9 tobacco use services, substance use disorder services, and 10 problem gambling services. 11 c. Funding of disability services pursuant to chapter 231. 12 This paragraph is repealed July 1, 2028. 13 d. Administrative costs associated with services described 14 under this subsection. The department shall not use more than 15 five percent of the moneys in the behavioral health fund at the 16 beginning of each fiscal year for purposes of administrative 17 costs. 18 3. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, there 19 is transferred from the general fund of the state to the 20 behavioral health fund an amount equal to forty-two dollars 21 multiplied by the state’s population for the fiscal year. 22 4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and each 23 succeeding fiscal year, there is transferred from the general 24 fund of the state to the behavioral health fund an amount equal 25 to the state’s population for the fiscal year multiplied by 26 the sum of the dollar amount used to calculate the transfer 27 from the general fund to the behavioral health fund for the 28 immediately preceding fiscal year, plus the state growth factor 29 for the fiscal year for which the transfer is being made. 30 5. For each fiscal year, an administrative services 31 organization shall not spend on administrative costs an amount 32 more than seven percent of the total amount distributed to the 33 administrative services organization through this section and 34 all other appropriations for the same fiscal year. 35 -15- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 15/ 95
S.F. 2420 6. Moneys in the behavioral health fund may be used by the 1 department for cash flow purposes, provided that any moneys so 2 allocated are returned to the behavioral health fund by the end 3 of each fiscal year. 4 7. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest 5 or earnings on moneys deposited in the behavioral health fund 6 shall be credited to the behavioral health fund. 7 8. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 8 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 9 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 10 available for expenditure for the purposes designated. 11 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION . 225A.8 Addictive disorders prevention 12 —— prohibitions. 13 1. For purposes of this section, “entity” means a 14 manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or 15 distributing agent, or an agent of a manufacturer, distributor, 16 wholesaler, retailer, or distributing agent as those terms are 17 defined in section 453A.1. 18 2. To promote comprehensive tobacco use prevention and 19 control initiatives outlined in the state behavioral health 20 service system plan, an entity shall not perform any of the 21 following acts: 22 a. Give away cigarettes or tobacco products. 23 b. Provide free articles, products, commodities, gifts, or 24 concessions in any exchange for the purchase of cigarettes or 25 tobacco products. 26 3. The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to 27 transactions between manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, 28 or retailers as those terms are defined in section 453A.1. 29 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION . 225A.9 Application for services —— 30 minors. 31 A minor who is twelve years of age or older shall have 32 the legal capacity to act and give consent to the provision 33 of tobacco cessation coaching services pursuant to a tobacco 34 cessation telephone and internet-based program approved by 35 -16- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 16/ 95
S.F. 2420 the department through the behavioral health service system 1 established in section 225A.3. Consent shall not be subject to 2 later disaffirmance by reason of such minority. The consent of 3 another person, including but not limited to the consent of a 4 spouse, parent, custodian, or guardian, shall not be necessary. 5 Sec. 10. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor is directed 6 to do all of the following: 7 1. Designate sections 225A.1 through 225A.9, as enacted 8 in this division of this Act, as Code chapter 225A entitled 9 “Department of Health and Human Services —— Behavioral Health 10 Service System”. 11 2. Correct internal references in the Code and in any 12 enacted legislation as necessary due to the enactment of this 13 division of this Act. 14 Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 15 effect July 1, 2025. 16 DIVISION II 17 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM —— CONFORMING CHANGES 18 Sec. 12. Section 11.6, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2024, 19 is amended to read as follows: 20 b. The financial condition and transactions of community 21 mental health centers organized under chapter 230A , substance 22 use disorder programs organized licensed under chapter 125 , and 23 community action agencies organized under chapter 216A , shall 24 be audited at least once each year. 25 Sec. 13. Section 97B.1A, subsection 8, paragraph a, 26 subparagraph (13), Code 2024, is amended by striking the 27 subparagraph. 28 Sec. 14. Section 123.17, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended 29 to read as follows: 30 5. After any transfer provided for in subsection 3 is made, 31 the department shall transfer into a special revenue account 32 in the general fund of the state, a sum of money at least equal 33 to seven percent of the gross amount of sales made by the 34 department from the beer and liquor control fund on a monthly 35 -17- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 17/ 95
S.F. 2420 basis but not less than nine million dollars annually. Of 1 the amounts transferred, two three million dollars, plus an 2 additional amount determined by the general assembly, shall be 3 appropriated to the department of health and human services for 4 use by the staff who administer the comprehensive substance use 5 disorder program under chapter 125 for substance use disorder 6 treatment and prevention programs shall be transferred to the 7 behavioral health fund established under section 225A.7 . Any 8 amounts received in excess of the amounts appropriated to the 9 department of health and human services for use by the staff 10 who administer the comprehensive substance use disorder program 11 under chapter 125 transferred to the behavioral health fund 12 shall be considered part of the general fund balance. 13 Sec. 15. Section 123.17, subsection 8, Code 2024, is amended 14 by striking the subsection. 15 Sec. 16. Section 123.17, subsection 9, Code 2024, is amended 16 to read as follows: 17 9. After any transfers provided for in subsections 3, 5, 18 6, and 7 , and 8 are made, and before any other transfer to the 19 general fund, the department shall transfer to the economic 20 development authority from the beer and liquor control fund the 21 lesser of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or one percent of 22 the gross sales of native distilled spirits by all class “A” 23 native distilled spirits license holders made by the department 24 for the purposes of promoting Iowa wine, beer, and spirits. 25 Sec. 17. Section 124.409, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 26 amended by striking the subsection. 27 Sec. 18. Section 125.2, subsections 4, 5, and 10, Code 2024, 28 are amended by striking the subsections. 29 Sec. 19. Section 125.91, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 1. The procedure prescribed by this section shall only 32 be used for a person with a substance use disorder due to 33 intoxication or substance-induced incapacitation who has 34 threatened, attempted, or inflicted physical self-harm or harm 35 -18- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 18/ 95
S.F. 2420 on another, and is likely to inflict physical self-harm or harm 1 on another unless immediately detained, or who is incapacitated 2 by a chemical substance, if an application has not been filed 3 naming the person as the respondent pursuant to section 125.75 4 and the person cannot be ordered into immediate custody and 5 detained pursuant to section 125.81 . 6 Sec. 20. Section 125.93, Code 2024, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 125.93 Commitment records —— confidentiality. 9 Records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment 10 of a person which are maintained in connection with the 11 provision of substance use disorder treatment services are 12 confidential, consistent with the requirements of section 13 125.37 , and with the federal confidentiality regulations 14 authorized by the federal Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act , 15 42 U.S.C. §290ee and the federal Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse 16 and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act, 42 17 U.S.C. §290dd-2. However, such records may be disclosed to an 18 employee of the department of corrections, if authorized by the 19 director of the department of corrections, or to an employee 20 of a judicial district department of correctional services, if 21 authorized by the director of the judicial district department 22 of correctional services. 23 Sec. 21. Section 135.11, subsection 11, Code 2024, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 11. Administer chapters 125, 136A , 136C , 139A , 142 , 142A , 26 144 , and 147A . 27 Sec. 22. Section 135C.2, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph 28 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 29 The department shall establish a special classification 30 within the residential care facility category in order to 31 foster the development of residential care facilities which 32 serve persons with an intellectual disability, chronic mental 33 illness, a developmental disability, or brain injury, as 34 described under section 225C.26 , and which contain five or 35 -19- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 19/ 95
S.F. 2420 fewer residents. A facility within the special classification 1 established pursuant to this subsection is exempt from the 2 requirements of section 10A.713 . The department shall adopt 3 rules which are consistent with rules previously developed for 4 the waiver demonstration waiver project pursuant to 1986 Iowa 5 Acts, ch. 1246, §206 , and which include all of the following 6 provisions: 7 Sec. 23. Section 135C.6, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 8 to read as follows: 9 1. A person or governmental unit acting severally or 10 jointly with any other person or governmental unit shall not 11 establish or operate a health care facility in this state 12 without a license for the facility. A supported community 13 living service, as defined in section 225C.21 249A.38A , is not 14 required to be licensed under this chapter , but is subject to 15 approval under section 225C.21 249A.38A in order to receive 16 public funding. 17 Sec. 24. Section 135C.23, subsection 1, unnumbered 18 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 19 Each resident shall be covered by a contract executed 20 by the resident, or the resident’s legal representative, 21 and the health care facility at or prior to the time of the 22 resident’s admission or prior thereto by the resident, or the 23 legal representative, and the health care facility, except as 24 otherwise provided by subsection 5 with respect to residents 25 admitted at public expense to a county care facility operated 26 under chapter 347B . Each party to the contract shall be 27 entitled to a duplicate of the original thereof contract , and 28 the health care facility shall keep on file all contracts 29 which it has with residents and shall not destroy or otherwise 30 dispose of any such contract for at least one year after its 31 expiration. Each such contract shall expressly set forth: 32 Sec. 25. Section 135C.23, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 33 2024, is amended to read as follows: 34 b. This section does not prohibit the admission of a 35 -20- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 20/ 95
S.F. 2420 patient with a history of dangerous or disturbing behavior to 1 an intermediate care facility for persons with mental illness, 2 intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual 3 disability, or nursing facility , or county care facility when 4 the intermediate care facility for persons with mental illness, 5 intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual 6 disability, or nursing facility , or county care facility has a 7 program which has received prior approval from the department 8 to properly care for and manage the patient. An intermediate 9 care facility for persons with mental illness, intermediate 10 care facility for persons with an intellectual disability, 11 or nursing facility , or county care facility is required to 12 transfer or discharge a resident with dangerous or disturbing 13 behavior when the intermediate care facility for persons with 14 mental illness, intermediate care facility for persons with an 15 intellectual disability, or nursing facility , or county care 16 facility cannot control the resident’s dangerous or disturbing 17 behavior. The department , in coordination with the state 18 mental health and disability services commission created in 19 section 225C.5 , shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for 20 programs to be required in intermediate care facilities for 21 persons with mental illness, intermediate care facilities 22 for persons with an intellectual disability, and nursing 23 facilities , and county care facilities that admit patients 24 or have residents with histories of dangerous or disturbing 25 behavior. 26 Sec. 26. Section 135C.23, subsection 5, Code 2024, is 27 amended by striking the subsection. 28 Sec. 27. Section 135C.24, subsection 5, Code 2024, is 29 amended by striking the subsection. 30 Sec. 28. Section 135G.1, subsection 12, Code 2024, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 12. a. “Subacute mental health services” means the same 33 as defined in section 225C.6 services that provide all of the 34 following: 35 -21- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 21/ 95
S.F. 2420 (1) A comprehensive set of wraparound services for a 1 person who has had, or is at imminent risk of having, acute or 2 crisis mental health symptoms that do not permit the person to 3 remain in or threatens removal of the person from the person’s 4 home and community, but who has been determined by a mental 5 health professional and a licensed health care professional, 6 subject to the professional’s scope of practice, not to need 7 inpatient acute hospital services. For the purposes of this 8 subparagraph, “licensed health care professional” means a person 9 licensed under chapter 148, an advanced registered nurse 10 practitioner, or a physician assistant. 11 (2) Intensive, recovery-oriented treatment and monitoring 12 of a person. Treatment may be provided directly or remotely 13 by a licensed psychiatrist or an advanced registered nurse 14 practitioner. 15 (3) An outcome-focused, interdisciplinary approach designed 16 to return a person to living successfully in the community. 17 b. Subacute mental health services may include services 18 provided in a wide array of settings ranging from a person’s 19 home to a specialized facility with restricted means of egress. 20 c. Subacute mental health services shall be limited to a 21 period not to exceed ten calendar days or another time period 22 determined in accordance with rules adopted by the department 23 for this purpose, whichever is longer . 24 Sec. 29. Section 142.1, Code 2024, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 142.1 Delivery of bodies. 27 The body of every person dying who died in a public asylum, 28 hospital, county care facility, penitentiary, or reformatory 29 in this state, or found dead within the state, or which who 30 is to be buried at public expense in this state, except those 31 buried under the provisions of chapter 144C or 249 , and which 32 is suitable for scientific purposes, shall be delivered to the 33 medical college of the state university, or some osteopathic 34 or chiropractic college or school located in this state, which 35 -22- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 22/ 95
S.F. 2420 has been approved under the law regulating the practice of 1 osteopathic medicine or chiropractic; but no such body shall 2 be delivered to any such college or school if the deceased 3 person expressed a desire during the person’s last illness 4 that the person’s body should be buried or cremated, nor if 5 such is the desire of the person’s relatives. Such bodies 6 shall be equitably distributed among said colleges and schools 7 according to their needs for teaching anatomy in accordance 8 with such rules as may be adopted by the department of health 9 and human services. The expense of transporting said bodies to 10 such college or school shall be paid by the college or school 11 receiving the same. If the deceased person has not expressed 12 a desire during the person’s last illness that the person’s 13 body should be buried or cremated and no person authorized to 14 control the deceased person’s remains under section 144C.5 15 requests the person’s body for burial or cremation, and if a 16 friend objects to the use of the deceased person’s body for 17 scientific purposes, said deceased person’s body shall be 18 forthwith delivered to such friend for burial or cremation at 19 no expense to the state or county. Unless such friend provides 20 for burial and burial expenses within five days, the body shall 21 be used for scientific purposes under this chapter . 22 Sec. 30. Section 142.3, Code 2024, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 142.3 Notification of department. 25 Every county medical examiner, funeral director or embalmer, 26 and the managing officer of every public asylum, hospital, 27 county care facility, penitentiary, or reformatory, as soon as 28 any dead body shall come into the person’s custody which may be 29 used for scientific purposes as provided in sections 142.1 and 30 142.2 , shall at once notify the nearest relative or friend of 31 the deceased, if known, and the department of health and human 32 services, and hold such body unburied for forty-eight hours. 33 Upon receipt of notification, the department shall issue verbal 34 or written instructions relative to the disposition to be made 35 -23- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 23/ 95
S.F. 2420 of said body. Complete jurisdiction over said bodies is vested 1 exclusively in the department of health and human services. No 2 autopsy or post mortem, except as are legally ordered by county 3 medical examiners, shall be performed on any of said bodies 4 prior to their delivery to the medical schools. 5 Sec. 31. NEW SECTION . 217.17 State health improvement plan. 6 1. The department shall develop, implement, and administer 7 a state health improvement plan to identify health priorities, 8 goals, and measurable objectives, and outline strategies to 9 improve health statewide. 10 2. The state health improvement plan shall be developed 11 and updated in collaboration and in coordination with other 12 state departments, stakeholders, and statewide organizations 13 the department determines to be relevant. 14 3. The state health improvement plan may be updated by the 15 department at the department’s discretion. 16 Sec. 32. NEW SECTION . 217.37 Recovery of payment —— 17 assignment of liens —— county attorney to enforce. 18 1. For purposes of this section, “assistance” means all of 19 the following: 20 a. A payment by the state for services rendered through 21 the behavioral health service system established under section 22 225A.3. 23 b. A payment by the state for aging and disability services 24 rendered in accordance with chapter 231. 25 2. The department shall have the authority to investigate if 26 a person is eligible to have assistance paid on the person’s 27 behalf and whether payment of assistance was proper. 28 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 29 assistance shall not be recoverable unless the department 30 finds that the assistance was paid for the benefit of a person 31 who was not entitled to have assistance paid on the person’s 32 behalf. 33 4. Assistance paid for the benefit of a person who was 34 not entitled to have assistance paid on the person’s behalf 35 -24- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 24/ 95
S.F. 2420 shall be recoverable from the entity to which the assistance 1 was paid, from the person on whose behalf assistance was paid, 2 or from a third party who is liable for the person’s debts or 3 support. 4 5. Upon the death of a person who was not entitled to 5 have assistance paid on the person’s behalf, the department 6 shall have a lien equivalent in priority to liens described 7 in section 633.425, subsection 6, against the person’s estate 8 for the portion of the assistance improperly paid which the 9 department had not recovered at the time of the person’s death. 10 6. The department may waive all or a portion of improperly 11 paid assistance, or a lien created under subsection 5, if 12 the department finds that collection would result in undue 13 hardship. 14 7. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 15 to implement and administer this section. 16 Sec. 33. Section 218.30, Code 2024, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 218.30 Investigation of other facilities. 19 The director may investigate or cause the investigation of 20 charges of abuse, neglect, or mismanagement on the part of an 21 officer or employee of a private facility which is subject to 22 the director’s supervision or control. The director shall also 23 investigate or cause the investigation of charges concerning 24 county care facilities in which persons with mental illness are 25 served. 26 Sec. 34. Section 218.78, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 27 to read as follows: 28 1. All institutional receipts of the department, including 29 funds received from client participation at the state resource 30 centers under section 222.78 and at the state mental health 31 institutes under section 230.20 , shall be deposited in the 32 general fund except for reimbursements for services provided 33 to another institution or state agency, for receipts deposited 34 in the revolving farm fund under section 904.706 , for deposits 35 -25- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 25/ 95
S.F. 2420 into the medical assistance fund under section 249A.11 , and for 1 rentals charged to employees or others for room, apartment, or 2 house and meals, which shall be available to the institutions. 3 Sec. 35. Section 222.1, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 4 to read as follows: 5 1. This chapter addresses the public and private services 6 available in this state to meet the needs of persons with an 7 intellectual disability. The responsibility of the mental 8 health and disability services regions formed by counties and 9 of the state for the costs and administration of publicly 10 funded services shall be as set out in section 222.60 and other 11 pertinent sections of this chapter . 12 Sec. 36. Section 222.2, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 13 following new subsection: 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 01. “Administrative services organization” 15 means the same as defined in section 225A.1. 16 Sec. 37. Section 222.2, subsections 6 and 7, Code 2024, are 17 amended by striking the subsections. 18 Sec. 38. Section 222.12, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 19 by striking the subsection. 20 Sec. 39. Section 222.13, Code 2024, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 222.13 Voluntary admissions. 23 1. If an adult person is believed to be a person with an 24 intellectual disability, the adult person or the adult person’s 25 guardian may apply to the department and the superintendent of 26 any state resource center for the voluntary admission of the 27 adult person either as an inpatient or an outpatient of the 28 resource center. If the expenses of the person’s admission 29 or placement are payable in whole or in part by the person’s 30 county of residence, application for the admission shall be 31 made through the regional administrator. An application for 32 admission to a special unit of any adult person believed to be 33 in need of any of the services provided by the special unit 34 under section 222.88 may be made in the same manner. The 35 -26- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 26/ 95
S.F. 2420 superintendent shall accept the application if a preadmission 1 diagnostic evaluation confirms or establishes the need for 2 admission, except that an application shall not be accepted if 3 the institution does not have adequate facilities available or 4 if the acceptance will result in an overcrowded condition. 5 2. If the resource center does not have an appropriate 6 program for the treatment of an adult or minor person with an 7 intellectual disability applying under this section or section 8 222.13A , the regional administrator for the person’s county 9 of residence or the department , as applicable, shall arrange 10 for the placement of the person in any public or private 11 facility within or without outside of the state, approved by 12 the director, which offers appropriate services for the person. 13 If the expenses of the placement are payable in whole or in 14 part by a county, the placement shall be made by the regional 15 administrator for the county. 16 3. If the expenses of an admission of an adult to a resource 17 center or a special unit, or of the placement of the person 18 in a public or private facility are payable in whole or in 19 part by a mental health and disability services region, the 20 regional administrator shall make a full investigation into 21 the financial circumstances of the person and those liable for 22 the person’s support under section 222.78 to determine whether 23 or not any of them are able to pay the expenses arising out of 24 the admission of the person to a resource center, special unit, 25 or public or private facility. If the regional administrator 26 finds that the person or those legally responsible for 27 the person are presently unable to pay the expenses, the 28 regional administrator shall pay the expenses. The regional 29 administrator may review such a finding at any subsequent 30 time while the person remains at the resource center, or is 31 otherwise receiving care or treatment for which this chapter 32 obligates the region to pay. If the regional administrator 33 finds upon review that the person or those legally responsible 34 for the person are presently able to pay the expenses, the 35 -27- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 27/ 95
S.F. 2420 finding shall apply only to the charges incurred during the 1 period beginning on the date of the review and continuing 2 thereafter, unless and until the regional administrator again 3 changes such a finding. If the regional administrator finds 4 that the person or those legally responsible for the person 5 are able to pay the expenses, the regional administrator shall 6 collect the charges to the extent required by section 222.78 , 7 and the regional administrator shall be responsible for the 8 payment of the remaining charges. 9 Sec. 40. Section 222.13A, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2024, 10 are amended to read as follows: 11 3. During the preadmission diagnostic evaluation, the 12 minor shall be informed both orally and in writing that the 13 minor has the right to object to the voluntary admission. If 14 Notwithstanding section 222.33, if the preadmission diagnostic 15 evaluation determines that the voluntary admission is 16 appropriate but the minor objects to the admission, the minor 17 shall not be admitted to the state resource center unless the 18 court approves of the admission. A petition for approval of 19 the minor’s admission may be submitted to the juvenile court by 20 the minor’s parent, guardian, or custodian. 21 4. As soon as practicable after the filing of a petition for 22 approval of the voluntary admission, the court shall determine 23 whether the minor has an attorney to represent the minor in the 24 proceeding. If the minor does not have an attorney, the court 25 shall assign an attorney to the minor an attorney . If the 26 minor is unable to pay for an attorney, the attorney shall be 27 compensated by the mental health and disability services region 28 an administrative services organization at an hourly rate to be 29 established by the regional administrator in substantially the 30 same manner as provided in section 815.7 . 31 Sec. 41. Section 222.14, Code 2024, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 222.14 Care by region pending admission. 34 If the institution is unable to receive a patient, the 35 -28- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 28/ 95
S.F. 2420 superintendent shall notify the regional administrator 1 for the county of residence of the prospective patient an 2 administrative services organization . Until such time as the 3 patient is able to be received by the institution, or when 4 application has been made for admission to a public or private 5 facility as provided in section 222.13 and the application 6 is pending, the care of the patient shall be provided as 7 arranged by the regional administrator administrative services 8 organization . 9 Sec. 42. NEW SECTION . 222.33 State resource center —— 10 admissions and discharge. 11 1. The department shall make all final determinations 12 concerning whether a person may be admitted to a state resource 13 center. 14 2. If a patient is admitted to a state resource center 15 pursuant to section 222.13 or 222.13A, and the patient 16 wishes to be placed outside of the state resource center, the 17 discharge of the patient shall be made in accordance with 18 section 222.15. 19 Sec. 43. NEW SECTION . 222.35 State —— payor of last resort. 20 The department shall implement services and adopt rules 21 pursuant to chapter 17A in a manner that ensures that the state 22 is the payor of last resort, and that the department shall not 23 make any payments for services that have been provided until 24 the department has determined that the services provided are 25 not payable by a third-party source. 26 Sec. 44. Section 222.73, subsections 2 and 4, Code 2024, are 27 amended by striking the subsections. 28 Sec. 45. Section 222.77, Code 2024, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 222.77 Patients on leave. 31 The cost of support of patients placed on convalescent leave 32 or removed as a habilitation measure from a resource center, 33 or a special unit, except when living in the home of a person 34 legally bound for the support of the patient, shall be paid by 35 -29- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 29/ 95
S.F. 2420 the county of residence or the state as provided in section 1 222.60 . 2 Sec. 46. Section 222.78, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 1. The father and mother of any patient admitted to a 5 resource center or to a special unit , as either an inpatient 6 or an outpatient, and any person, firm, or corporation bound 7 by contract made for support of the patient , are liable for 8 the support of the patient. The patient and those legally 9 bound for the support of the patient shall be liable to the 10 county or state , as applicable, for all sums advanced in 11 accordance with the provisions of sections 222.60 and 222.77 12 relating to reasonable attorney fees and court costs for 13 the patient’s admission to the resource center, and for the 14 treatment, training, instruction, care, habilitation, support, 15 transportation, or other expenditures made on behalf of the 16 patient pursuant to this chapter . 17 Sec. 47. Section 222.79, Code 2024, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 222.79 Certification statement presumed correct. 20 In actions to enforce the liability imposed by section 21 222.78 , the superintendent or the county of residence, as 22 applicable, shall submit a certification statement stating 23 the sums charged, and the certification statement shall be 24 considered presumptively correct. 25 Sec. 48. Section 222.80, Code 2024, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 222.80 Liability to county or state. 28 A person admitted to a county institution or home or admitted 29 at county or state expense to a private hospital, sanitarium, 30 or other facility for treatment, training, instruction, care, 31 habilitation, and support as a patient with an intellectual 32 disability shall be liable to the county or state , as 33 applicable, for the reasonable cost of the support as provided 34 in section 222.78 . 35 -30- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 30/ 95
S.F. 2420 Sec. 49. Section 222.82, Code 2024, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 222.82 Collection of liabilities and claims. 3 If liabilities and claims exist as provided in section 4 222.78 or any other provision of this chapter , the county of 5 residence or the state , as applicable, may proceed as provided 6 in this section . If the liabilities and claims are owed to 7 a county of residence, the county’s board of supervisors may 8 direct the county attorney to proceed with the collection of 9 the liabilities and claims as a part of the duties of the 10 county attorney’s office when the board of supervisors deems 11 such action advisable. If the liabilities and claims are owed 12 to the state, the state shall proceed with the collection. 13 The board of supervisors or the state , as applicable, may 14 compromise any and all liabilities to the county or state 15 arising under this chapter when such compromise is deemed to be 16 in the best interests of the county or state. Any collections 17 and liens shall be limited in conformance to section 614.1, 18 subsection 4 . 19 Sec. 50. Section 222.85, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 2. Moneys paid to a resource center from any source other 22 than state appropriated funds and intended to pay all or a 23 portion of the cost of care of a patient, which cost would 24 otherwise be paid from state or county funds or from the 25 patient’s own funds, shall not be deemed “funds belonging to a 26 patient” for the purposes of this section . 27 Sec. 51. Section 222.86, Code 2024, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 222.86 Payment for care from fund. 30 If a patient is not receiving medical assistance under 31 chapter 249A and the amount in the account of any patient 32 in the patients’ personal deposit fund exceeds two hundred 33 dollars, the department may apply any amount of the excess to 34 reimburse the county of residence or the state for liability 35 -31- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 31/ 95
S.F. 2420 incurred by the county or the state for the payment of care, 1 support, and maintenance of the patient , when billed by the 2 county or state , as applicable . 3 Sec. 52. Section 222.92, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 4 to read as follows: 5 1. The department shall operate the state resource centers 6 on the basis of net appropriations from the general fund of 7 the state. The appropriation amounts shall be the net amounts 8 of state moneys projected to be needed for the state resource 9 centers for the fiscal year of the appropriations. The purpose 10 of utilizing net appropriations is to encourage the state 11 resource centers to operate with increased self-sufficiency, to 12 improve quality and efficiency, and to support collaborative 13 efforts between the state resource centers and counties and 14 other providers of funding for the services available from 15 the state resource centers. The state resource centers shall 16 not be operated under the net appropriations in a manner that 17 results in a cost increase to the state or in cost shifting 18 between the state, the medical assistance program, counties, or 19 other sources of funding for the state resource centers. 20 Sec. 53. Section 222.92, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 21 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 22 Sec. 54. Section 225.1, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 23 to read as follows: 24 2. For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context 25 otherwise requires: 26 a. “Mental health and disability services region” means 27 a mental health and disability services region approved in 28 accordance with section 225C.56 . “Administrative services 29 organization” means the same as defined in section 225A.1. 30 b. “Regional administrator” means the administrator of a 31 mental health and disability services region, as defined in 32 section 225C.55 . “Department” means the department of health 33 and human services. 34 c. “Respondent” means the same as defined in section 229.1 . 35 -32- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 32/ 95
S.F. 2420 Sec. 55. NEW SECTION . 225.4 State psychiatric hospital —— 1 admissions. 2 The department shall make all final determinations 3 concerning whether a person may be admitted to the state 4 psychiatric hospital. 5 Sec. 56. Section 225.11, Code 2024, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 225.11 Initiating commitment procedures. 8 When a court finds upon completion of a hearing held pursuant 9 to section 229.12 that the contention that a respondent is 10 seriously mentally impaired has been sustained by clear and 11 convincing evidence, and the application filed under section 12 229.6 also contends or the court otherwise concludes that it 13 would be appropriate to refer the respondent to the state 14 psychiatric hospital for a complete psychiatric evaluation and 15 appropriate treatment pursuant to section 229.13 , the judge 16 may order that a financial investigation be made in the manner 17 prescribed by section 225.13 . If the costs of a respondent’s 18 evaluation or treatment are payable in whole or in part by a 19 county an administrative services organization , an order under 20 this section shall be for referral of the respondent through 21 the regional administrator for the respondent’s county of 22 residence by an administrative services organization for an 23 evaluation and referral of the respondent to an appropriate 24 placement or service, which may include the state psychiatric 25 hospital for additional evaluation or treatment. 26 Sec. 57. Section 225.12, Code 2024, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 225.12 Voluntary public patient —— physician’s or physician 29 assistant’s report. 30 A physician or a physician assistant who meets the 31 qualifications set forth in the definition of a mental health 32 professional in section 228.1 filing information under 33 section 225.10 shall include a written report to the regional 34 administrator for the county of residence of the person named 35 -33- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 33/ 95
S.F. 2420 in the information, giving shall submit a detailed history of 1 the case to an administrative services organization as will be 2 likely to aid in the observation, treatment, and hospital care 3 of the person and describing the history in detail . 4 Sec. 58. Section 225.13, Code 2024, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 225.13 Financial condition. 7 The regional administrator for the county of residence of 8 a person being admitted to the state psychiatric hospital is 9 Administrative services organizations shall be responsible for 10 investigating the financial condition of the a person and of 11 those legally responsible for the person’s support. 12 Sec. 59. Section 225.15, Code 2024, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 225.15 Examination and treatment. 15 1. When a respondent arrives at the state psychiatric 16 hospital, the admitting physician, or a physician assistant 17 who meets the qualifications set forth in the definition of a 18 mental health professional in section 228.1 , shall examine the 19 respondent and determine whether or not, in the physician’s 20 or physician assistant’s judgment, the respondent is a fit 21 subject for observation, treatment, and hospital care. If, 22 upon examination, the physician or physician assistant who 23 meets the qualifications set forth in the definition of a 24 mental health professional in section 228.1 decides that the 25 respondent should be admitted to the hospital, the respondent 26 shall be provided a proper bed in the hospital. The physician 27 or physician assistant who meets the qualifications set forth 28 in the definition of a mental health professional in section 29 228.1 who has charge of the respondent shall proceed with 30 observation, medical treatment, and hospital care as in the 31 physician’s or physician assistant’s judgment are proper and 32 necessary, in compliance with sections 229.13 , 229.14 , this 33 section , and section 229.16 . After the respondent’s admission, 34 the observation, medical treatment, and hospital care of the 35 -34- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 34/ 95
S.F. 2420 respondent may be provided by a mental health professional, 1 as defined in section 228.1 , who is licensed as a physician, 2 advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. 3 2. A proper and competent nurse shall also be assigned to 4 look after and care for the respondent during observation, 5 treatment, and care. Observation, treatment, and hospital 6 care under this section which are payable in whole or in part 7 by a county shall only be provided as determined through 8 the regional administrator for the respondent’s county of 9 residence. 10 Sec. 60. Section 225.16, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 1. If the regional administrator for a person’s county of 13 residence department finds from the physician’s information 14 or from the information of a physician assistant who 15 meets the qualifications set forth in the definition of 16 a mental health professional in section 228.1 which was 17 filed under the provisions of section 225.10 225.12 that it 18 would be appropriate for the person to be admitted to the 19 state psychiatric hospital, and the report of the regional 20 administrator made pursuant to section 225.13 shows the 21 department finds that the person and those who are legally 22 responsible for the person are not able to pay the expenses 23 incurred at the hospital, or are able to pay only a part of 24 the expenses, the person shall be considered to be a voluntary 25 public patient and the regional administrator shall direct that 26 the person shall be sent to the state psychiatric hospital at 27 the state university of Iowa for observation, treatment, and 28 hospital care. 29 Sec. 61. Section 225.17, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 2. When the respondent arrives at the hospital, the 32 respondent shall receive the same treatment as is provided for 33 committed public patients in section 225.15 , in compliance 34 with sections 229.13 through 229.16 . However, observation, 35 -35- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 35/ 95
S.F. 2420 treatment, and hospital care under this section of a respondent 1 whose expenses are payable in whole or in part by a county 2 shall only be provided as determined through the regional 3 administrator for the respondent’s county of residence. 4 Sec. 62. Section 225.18, Code 2024, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 225.18 Attendants. 7 The regional administrator An administrative services 8 organization may appoint an attendant to accompany the 9 committed public patient or the voluntary public patient 10 or the committed private patient from the place where the 11 patient may be to the state psychiatric hospital, or to 12 accompany the patient from the hospital to a place as may 13 be designated by the regional administrator administrative 14 services organization . If a patient is moved pursuant to this 15 section , at least one attendant shall be of the same gender as 16 the patient. 17 Sec. 63. Section 225.22, Code 2024, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 225.22 Liability of private patients —— payment. 20 Every committed private patient, if the patient has an 21 estate sufficient for that purpose, or if those legally 22 responsible for the patient’s support are financially able, 23 shall be liable to the county and state for all expenses paid 24 by them in the state on behalf of such patient. All bills 25 for the care, nursing, observation, treatment, medicine, and 26 maintenance of such patients shall be paid by the director of 27 the department of administrative services in the same manner as 28 those of committed and voluntary public patients as provided in 29 this chapter , unless the patient or those legally responsible 30 for the patient make such settlement with the state psychiatric 31 hospital. 32 Sec. 64. Section 225.24, Code 2024, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 225.24 Collection of preliminary expense. 35 -36- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 36/ 95
S.F. 2420 Unless a committed private patient or those legally 1 responsible for the patient’s support offer to settle the 2 amount of the claims, the regional administrator for the 3 person’s county of residence department shall collect, by 4 action if necessary, the amount of all claims for per diem and 5 expenses that have been approved by the regional administrator 6 for the county an administrative services organization and 7 paid by the regional administrator as provided under section 8 225.21 administrative services organization . Any amount 9 collected shall be credited to the mental health and disability 10 services region combined account created behavioral health fund 11 established in accordance with section 225C.58 225A.7 . 12 Sec. 65. Section 225.27, Code 2024, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 225.27 Discharge —— transfer. 15 The state psychiatric hospital may, at any time, discharge 16 any patient as recovered, as improved, or as not likely to 17 be benefited by further treatment. If the patient being so 18 discharged was involuntarily hospitalized, the hospital shall 19 notify the committing judge or court of the discharge as 20 required by section 229.14 or section 229.16 , whichever is as 21 applicable , and the applicable regional administrator . Upon 22 receiving the notification, the court shall issue an order 23 confirming the patient’s discharge from the hospital or from 24 care and custody, as the case may be, and shall terminate the 25 proceedings pursuant to which the order was issued. The court 26 or judge shall, if necessary, appoint a person to accompany the 27 discharged patient from the state psychiatric hospital to such 28 place as the hospital or the court may designate, or authorize 29 the hospital to appoint such attendant. 30 Sec. 66. Section 226.1, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended 31 by adding the following new paragraph: 32 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0a. “Administrative services organization” 33 means the same as defined in section 225A.1. 34 Sec. 67. Section 226.1, subsection 4, paragraphs d and f, 35 -37- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 37/ 95
S.F. 2420 Code 2024, are amended by striking the paragraphs. 1 Sec. 68. Section 226.8, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 2. Charges for the care of any person with a diagnosis of 4 an intellectual disability admitted to a state mental health 5 institute shall be made by the institute in the manner provided 6 by chapter 230 , but the liability of any other person to any 7 mental health and disability services region the state for the 8 cost of care of such person with a diagnosis of an intellectual 9 disability shall be as prescribed by section 222.78 . 10 Sec. 69. Section 226.32, Code 2024, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 226.32 Overcrowded conditions. 13 The director shall order the discharge or removal from the 14 mental health institute of incurable and harmless patients 15 whenever it is necessary to make room for recent cases. If 16 a patient who is to be discharged entered the mental health 17 institute voluntarily, the director shall notify the regional 18 administrator for the county interested at least ten days in 19 advance of the day of actual discharge. 20 Sec. 70. Section 226.34, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 21 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 22 Sec. 71. Section 228.6, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 23 to read as follows: 24 1. A mental health professional or an employee of or 25 agent for a mental health facility may disclose mental health 26 information if and to the extent necessary, to meet the 27 requirements of section 229.24 , 229.25 , 230.20 , 230.21 , 230.25 , 28 230.26 , 230A.108 , 232.74 , or 232.147 , or to meet the compulsory 29 reporting or disclosure requirements of other state or federal 30 law relating to the protection of human health and safety. 31 Sec. 72. Section 229.1, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 32 following new subsection: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 01. “Administrative services organization” 34 means the same as defined in section 225A.1. 35 -38- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 38/ 95
S.F. 2420 Sec. 73. Section 229.1, subsections 11, 18, and 19, Code 1 2024, are amended by striking the subsections. 2 Sec. 74. Section 229.1B, Code 2024, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 229.1B Regional administrator Administrative services 5 organization . 6 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the 7 contrary, any person whose hospitalization expenses are 8 payable in whole or in part by a mental health and disability 9 services region an administrative services organization 10 shall be subject to all administrative requirements of the 11 regional administrator for the county administrative services 12 organization . 13 Sec. 75. Section 229.2, subsection 1, paragraph b, 14 subparagraph (3), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 15 (3) As soon as is practicable after the filing of a 16 petition for juvenile court approval of the admission of the 17 minor, the juvenile court shall determine whether the minor 18 has an attorney to represent the minor in the hospitalization 19 proceeding, and if not, the court shall assign to the minor 20 an attorney. If the minor is financially unable to pay for 21 an attorney, the attorney shall be compensated by the mental 22 health and disability services region an administrative 23 services organization at an hourly rate to be established 24 by the regional administrator for the county in which the 25 proceeding is held administrative services organization in 26 substantially the same manner as provided in section 815.7 . 27 Sec. 76. Section 229.2, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 28 2024, is amended to read as follows: 29 a. The chief medical officer of a public hospital shall 30 receive and may admit the person whose admission is sought, 31 subject in cases other than medical emergencies to availability 32 of suitable accommodations and to the provisions of sections 33 section 229.41 and 229.42 . 34 Sec. 77. Section 229.8, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 35 -39- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 39/ 95
S.F. 2420 to read as follows: 1 1. Determine whether the respondent has an attorney 2 who is able and willing to represent the respondent in the 3 hospitalization proceeding, and if not, whether the respondent 4 is financially able to employ an attorney and capable of 5 meaningfully assisting in selecting one. In accordance with 6 those determinations, the court shall if necessary allow the 7 respondent to select, or shall assign to the respondent, an 8 attorney. If the respondent is financially unable to pay an 9 attorney, the attorney shall be compensated by the mental 10 health and disability services region an administrative 11 services organization at an hourly rate to be established 12 by the regional administrator for the county in which the 13 proceeding is held administrative services organization in 14 substantially the same manner as provided in section 815.7 . 15 Sec. 78. Section 229.10, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 16 2024, is amended to read as follows: 17 a. An examination of the respondent shall be conducted by 18 one or more licensed physicians or mental health professionals, 19 as required by the court’s order, within a reasonable time. 20 If the respondent is detained pursuant to section 229.11, 21 subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , the examination shall be conducted 22 within twenty-four hours. If the respondent is detained 23 pursuant to section 229.11, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” or 24 “c” , the examination shall be conducted within forty-eight 25 hours. If the respondent so desires, the respondent shall be 26 entitled to a separate examination by a licensed physician or 27 mental health professional of the respondent’s own choice. The 28 reasonable cost of the examinations shall, if the respondent 29 lacks sufficient funds to pay the cost, be paid by the regional 30 administrator from mental health and disability services region 31 funds an administrative services organization upon order of the 32 court. 33 Sec. 79. Section 229.11, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 34 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 35 -40- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 40/ 95
S.F. 2420 If the applicant requests that the respondent be taken into 1 immediate custody and the judge, upon reviewing the application 2 and accompanying documentation, finds probable cause to believe 3 that the respondent has a serious mental impairment and is 4 likely to injure the respondent or other persons if allowed 5 to remain at liberty, the judge may enter a written order 6 directing that the respondent be taken into immediate custody 7 by the sheriff or the sheriff’s deputy and be detained until 8 the hospitalization hearing. The hospitalization hearing shall 9 be held no more than five days after the date of the order, 10 except that if the fifth day after the date of the order is 11 a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the hearing may be held 12 on the next succeeding business day. If the expenses of a 13 respondent are payable in whole or in part by a mental health 14 and disability services region an administrative services 15 organization , for a placement in accordance with paragraph “a” , 16 the judge shall give notice of the placement to the regional 17 administrator for the county in which the court is located an 18 administrative services organization , and for a placement in 19 accordance with paragraph “b” or “c” , the judge shall order 20 the placement in a hospital or facility designated through 21 the regional administrator by an administrative services 22 organization . The judge may order the respondent detained for 23 the period of time until the hearing is held, and no longer, 24 in accordance with paragraph “a” , if possible, and if not then 25 in accordance with paragraph “b” , or, only if neither of these 26 alternatives is available, in accordance with paragraph “c” . 27 Detention may be in any of the following: 28 Sec. 80. Section 229.13, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 29 2024, is amended to read as follows: 30 a. The court shall order a respondent whose expenses are 31 payable in whole or in part by a mental health and disability 32 services region an administrative services organization 33 placed under the care of an appropriate hospital or facility 34 designated through the regional administrator for the county 35 -41- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 41/ 95
S.F. 2420 by an administrative services organization on an inpatient or 1 outpatient basis. 2 Sec. 81. Section 229.13, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 3 2024, is amended to read as follows: 4 b. A region An administrative services organization shall 5 contract with mental health professionals to provide the 6 appropriate treatment including treatment by the use of oral 7 medicine or injectable antipsychotic medicine pursuant to this 8 section . 9 Sec. 82. Section 229.14, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 10 2024, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. For a respondent whose expenses are payable in whole 12 or in part by a mental health and disability services region 13 an administrative services organization , placement as 14 designated through the regional administrator for the county 15 by an administrative services organization in the care of an 16 appropriate hospital or facility on an inpatient or outpatient 17 basis, or other appropriate treatment, or in an appropriate 18 alternative placement. 19 Sec. 83. Section 229.14A, subsections 7 and 9, Code 2024, 20 are amended to read as follows: 21 7. If a respondent’s expenses are payable in whole or in 22 part by a mental health and disability services region through 23 the regional administrator for the county an administrative 24 services organization , notice of a placement hearing shall be 25 provided to the county attorney and the regional administrator 26 an administrative services organization . At the hearing, the 27 county may present evidence regarding appropriate placement. 28 9. A placement made pursuant to an order entered under 29 section 229.13 or 229.14 or this section shall be considered to 30 be authorized through the regional administrator for the county 31 by an administrative services organization . 32 Sec. 84. Section 229.15, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended 33 to read as follows: 34 4. When a patient has been placed in an alternative facility 35 -42- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 42/ 95
S.F. 2420 other than a hospital pursuant to a report issued under section 1 229.14, subsection 1 , paragraph “d” , a report on the patient’s 2 condition and prognosis shall be made to the court which placed 3 the patient, at least once every six months, unless the court 4 authorizes annual reports. If an evaluation of the patient is 5 performed pursuant to section 227.2, subsection 4 , a copy of 6 the evaluation report shall be submitted to the court within 7 fifteen days of the evaluation’s completion. The court may in 8 its discretion waive the requirement of an additional report 9 between the annual evaluations. If the department exercises 10 the authority to remove residents or patients from a county 11 care facility or other county or private facility under section 12 227.6 , the department shall promptly notify each court which 13 placed in that facility any resident or patient removed. 14 Sec. 85. Section 229.19, subsection 1, paragraphs a and b, 15 Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 16 a. In each county the board of supervisors shall appoint 17 an individual who has demonstrated by prior activities an 18 informed concern for the welfare and rehabilitation of persons 19 with mental illness, and who is not an officer or employee of 20 the department , an officer or employee of a region, an officer 21 or employee of a county performing duties for a region, or 22 an officer or employee of any agency or facility providing 23 care or treatment to persons with mental illness, to act as an 24 advocate representing the interests of patients involuntarily 25 hospitalized by the court, in any matter relating to the 26 patients’ hospitalization or treatment under section 229.14 or 27 229.15 . 28 b. The committing court shall assign the advocate for the 29 county where the patient is located. A county or region may 30 seek reimbursement from the patient’s county of residence or 31 from the region in which the patient’s county of residence is 32 located an administrative services organization . 33 Sec. 86. Section 229.19, subsection 4, unnumbered paragraph 34 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 35 -43- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 43/ 95
S.F. 2420 The state mental health and disability services commission 1 created in section 225C.5 department , in consultation with 2 advocates and county and judicial branch representatives, shall 3 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to advocates that 4 include but are not limited to all of the following topics: 5 Sec. 87. Section 229.22, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 6 2024, is amended to read as follows: 7 b. If the magistrate orders that the person be detained, 8 the magistrate shall, by the close of business on the next 9 working day, file a written order with the clerk in the county 10 where it is anticipated that an application may be filed 11 under section 229.6 . The order may be filed by facsimile if 12 necessary. A peace officer from the law enforcement agency 13 that took the person into custody, if no request was made 14 under paragraph “a” , may inform the magistrate that an arrest 15 warrant has been issued for or charges are pending against the 16 person and request that any written order issued under this 17 paragraph require the facility or hospital to notify the law 18 enforcement agency about the discharge of the person prior to 19 discharge. The order shall state the circumstances under which 20 the person was taken into custody or otherwise brought to a 21 facility or hospital, and the grounds supporting the finding 22 of probable cause to believe that the person is seriously 23 mentally impaired and likely to injure the person’s self or 24 others if not immediately detained. The order shall also 25 include any law enforcement agency notification requirements if 26 applicable. The order shall confirm the oral order authorizing 27 the person’s detention including any order given to transport 28 the person to an appropriate facility or hospital. A peace 29 officer from the law enforcement agency that took the person 30 into custody may also request an order, separate from the 31 written order, requiring the facility or hospital to notify the 32 law enforcement agency about the discharge of the person prior 33 to discharge. The clerk shall provide a copy of the written 34 order or any separate order to the chief medical officer of 35 -44- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 44/ 95
S.F. 2420 the facility or hospital to which the person was originally 1 taken, to any subsequent facility to which the person was 2 transported, and to any law enforcement department, ambulance 3 service, or transportation service under contract with a 4 mental health and disability services region an administrative 5 services organization that transported the person pursuant 6 to the magistrate’s order. A transportation service that 7 contracts with a mental health and disability services region 8 an administrative services organization for purposes of this 9 paragraph shall provide a secure transportation vehicle and 10 shall employ staff that has received or is receiving mental 11 health training. 12 Sec. 88. Section 229.24, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph 13 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 14 If all or part of the costs associated with hospitalization 15 of an individual under this chapter are chargeable to a county 16 of residence an administrative services organization , the 17 clerk of the district court shall provide to the regional 18 administrator for the county of residence and to the regional 19 administrator for the county in which the hospitalization 20 order is entered an administrative services organization the 21 following information pertaining to the individual which would 22 be confidential under subsection 1 : 23 Sec. 89. Section 229.38, Code 2024, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 229.38 Cruelty or official misconduct. 26 If any person having the care of a person with mental illness 27 who has voluntarily entered a hospital or other facility for 28 treatment or care, or who is responsible for psychiatric 29 examination care, treatment, and maintenance of any person 30 involuntarily hospitalized under sections 229.6 through 229.15 , 31 whether in a hospital or elsewhere, with or without proper 32 authority, shall treat such patient with unnecessary severity, 33 harshness, or cruelty, or in any way abuse the patient or if 34 any person unlawfully detains or deprives of liberty any person 35 -45- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 45/ 95
S.F. 2420 with mental illness or any person who is alleged to have mental 1 illness, or if any officer required by the provisions of this 2 chapter and chapters chapter 226 and 227 , to perform any act 3 shall willfully refuse or neglect to perform the same, the 4 offending person shall, unless otherwise provided, be guilty of 5 a serious misdemeanor. 6 Sec. 90. Section 230.1, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 7 following new subsection: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 01. “Administrative service organization” 9 means the same as defined in section 225A.1. 10 Sec. 91. Section 230.1, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2024, are 11 amended by striking the subsections. 12 Sec. 92. Section 230.10, Code 2024, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 230.10 Payment of costs. 15 All legal costs and expenses for the taking into custody, 16 care, investigation, and admission or commitment of a person to 17 a state mental health institute under a finding that the person 18 has residency in another county of this state shall be charged 19 against the regional administrator of the person’s county of 20 residence to an administrative services organization . 21 Sec. 93. Section 230.11, Code 2024, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 230.11 Recovery of costs from state. 24 Costs and expenses for the taking into custody, care, and 25 investigation of a person who has been admitted or committed 26 to a state mental health institute, United States department 27 of veterans affairs hospital, or other agency of the United 28 States government, for persons with mental illness and 29 who has no residence in this state or whose residence is 30 unknown, including cost of commitment, if any, shall be paid 31 as approved by the department. The amount of the costs and 32 expenses approved by the department is appropriated to the 33 department from any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise 34 appropriated. Payment shall be made by the department on 35 -46- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 46/ 95
S.F. 2420 itemized vouchers executed by the regional administrator of 1 the person’s county which has paid them, and approved by the 2 department. 3 Sec. 94. Section 230.15, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2024, are 4 amended to read as follows: 5 1. A person with mental illness and a person legally liable 6 for the person’s support remain liable for the support of 7 the person with mental illness as provided in this section . 8 Persons legally liable for the support of a person with mental 9 illness include the spouse of the person, and any person 10 bound by contract for support of the person. The regional 11 administrator of the person’s county of residence, subject to 12 the direction of the region’s governing board, shall enforce 13 the obligation created in this section as to all sums advanced 14 by the regional administrator. The liability to the regional 15 administrator incurred by a person with mental illness or a 16 person legally liable for the person’s support under this 17 section is limited to an amount equal to one hundred percent 18 of the cost of care and treatment of the person with mental 19 illness at a state mental health institute for one hundred 20 twenty days of hospitalization. This limit of liability may 21 be reached by payment of the cost of care and treatment of the 22 person with mental illness subsequent to a single admission 23 or multiple admissions to a state mental health institute or, 24 if the person is not discharged as cured, subsequent to a 25 single transfer or multiple transfers to a county care facility 26 pursuant to section 227.11 . After reaching this limit of 27 liability, a person with mental illness or a person legally 28 liable for the person’s support is liable to the regional 29 administrator state for the care and treatment of the person 30 with mental illness at a state mental health institute or, 31 if transferred but not discharged as cured, at a county care 32 facility in an amount not in excess of to exceed the average 33 minimum cost of the maintenance of an individual who is 34 physically and mentally healthy residing in the individual’s 35 -47- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 47/ 95
S.F. 2420 own home , which standard shall be as established and may be 1 revised by the department by rule . A lien imposed by section 2 230.25 shall not exceed the amount of the liability which may 3 be incurred under this section on account of a person with 4 mental illness. 5 2. A person with a substance use disorder is legally 6 liable for the total amount of the cost of providing care, 7 maintenance, and treatment for the person with a substance 8 use disorder while a voluntary or committed patient. When 9 a portion of the cost is paid by a county an administrative 10 services organization , the person with a substance use disorder 11 is legally liable to the county administrative services 12 organization for the amount paid. The person with a substance 13 use disorder shall assign any claim for reimbursement under any 14 contract of indemnity, by insurance or otherwise, providing 15 for the person’s care, maintenance, and treatment in a state 16 mental health institute to the state. Any payments received 17 by the state from or on behalf of a person with a substance use 18 disorder shall be in part credited to the county in proportion 19 to the share of the costs paid by the county. 20 Sec. 95. NEW SECTION . 230.23 State —— payor of last resort. 21 The department shall implement services and adopt rules 22 pursuant to chapter 17A in a manner that ensures that the state 23 is the payor of last resort, and that the department does not 24 make any payments for services that have been provided until 25 the department has determined that the services provided are 26 not payable by a third-party source. 27 Sec. 96. Section 230.30, Code 2024, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 230.30 Claim against estate. 30 On the death of a person receiving or who has received 31 assistance under the provisions of this chapter , and whom the 32 board department has previously found , under section 230.25 , 33 is able to pay , there shall be allowed against the estate of 34 such decedent a claim of the sixth class for that portion of 35 -48- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 48/ 95
S.F. 2420 the total amount paid for that person’s care which exceeds 1 the total amount of all claims of the first through the fifth 2 classes, inclusive, as defined in section 633.425 , which are 3 allowed against that estate. 4 Sec. 97. Section 232.78, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph 5 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 6 The juvenile court, before or after the filing of a petition 7 under this chapter , may enter an ex parte order authorizing 8 a physician or physician assistant or hospital to conduct an 9 outpatient physical examination or authorizing a physician or 10 physician assistant, a psychologist certified under section 11 154B.7, or a community mental health center accredited pursuant 12 to chapter 230A section 225A.3 to conduct an outpatient mental 13 examination of a child if necessary to identify the nature, 14 extent, and cause of injuries to the child as required by 15 section 232.71B , provided all of the following apply: 16 Sec. 98. Section 232.83, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 17 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 18 Anyone authorized to conduct a preliminary investigation in 19 response to a complaint may apply for, or the court on its own 20 motion may enter, an ex parte order authorizing a physician 21 or physician assistant or hospital to conduct an outpatient 22 physical examination or authorizing a physician or physician 23 assistant, a psychologist certified under section 154B.7, or a 24 community mental health center accredited pursuant to chapter 25 230A section 225A.3 to conduct an outpatient mental examination 26 of a child if necessary to identify the nature, extent, and 27 causes of any injuries, emotional damage, or other such needs 28 of a child as specified in section 232.96A, subsection 3, 5, or 29 6 , provided that all of the following apply: 30 Sec. 99. Section 235.7, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 2. Membership. The department may authorize the governance 33 boards of decategorization of child welfare and juvenile 34 justice funding projects established under section 232.188 to 35 -49- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 49/ 95
S.F. 2420 appoint the transition committee membership and may utilize 1 the boundaries of decategorization projects to establish 2 the service areas for transition committees. The committee 3 membership may include but is not limited to department staff 4 involved with foster care, child welfare, and adult services, 5 juvenile court services staff, staff involved with county 6 general assistance or emergency relief under chapter 251 or 7 252, or a regional administrator of the county mental health 8 and disability services region, as defined in section 225C.55, 9 in the area, school district and area education agency staff 10 involved with special education, and a child’s court appointed 11 special advocate, guardian ad litem, service providers, and 12 other persons knowledgeable about the child. 13 Sec. 100. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph c, 14 subparagraphs (5) and (8), Code 2024, are amended by striking 15 the subparagraphs. 16 Sec. 101. Section 249A.4, subsection 15, Code 2024, is 17 amended by striking the subsection. 18 Sec. 102. Section 249A.12, subsection 4, Code 2024, is 19 amended by striking the subsection. 20 Sec. 103. NEW SECTION . 249A.38A Supported community living 21 services. 22 1. As used in this section, “supported community living 23 service” means a service provided in a noninstitutional 24 setting to adult persons with mental illness, an intellectual 25 disability, or developmental disabilities to meet the persons’ 26 daily living needs. 27 2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 28 establishing minimum standards for supported community living 29 services. 30 3. The department shall determine whether to grant, deny, or 31 revoke approval for any supported community living service. 32 4. Approved supported community living services may receive 33 funding from the state, federal and state social services block 34 grant funds, and other appropriate funding sources, consistent 35 -50- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 50/ 95
S.F. 2420 with state legislation and federal regulations. The funding 1 may be provided on a per diem, per hour, or grant basis, as 2 appropriate. 3 Sec. 104. Section 249N.8, Code 2024, is amended by striking 4 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 5 249N.8 Behavioral health services reports. 6 The department shall annually submit a report to the 7 governor and the general assembly with details related to the 8 department’s review of the funds administered by, and the 9 outcomes and effectiveness of, the behavioral health services 10 provided by, the behavioral health service system established 11 in section 225A.3. 12 Sec. 105. Section 252.24, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2024, 13 are amended to read as follows: 14 1. The county of residence, as defined in section 225C.61 15 331.190 , shall be liable to the county granting assistance for 16 all reasonable charges and expenses incurred in the assistance 17 and care of a poor person. 18 3. This section shall apply to assistance or maintenance 19 provided by a county through the county’s mental health 20 and disability services behavioral health service system 21 implemented under chapter 225C established in section 225A.3 . 22 Sec. 106. Section 256.25, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2024, 23 are amended to read as follows: 24 2. A school district, which may collaborate and partner 25 with one or more school districts, area education agencies, 26 accredited nonpublic schools, nonprofit agencies, and 27 institutions that provide children’s mental health services, 28 located in mental health and disability services regions 29 providing children’s behavioral health services in accordance 30 with chapter 225C, subchapter VII operating within the state’s 31 behavioral health service system under chapter 225A , may apply 32 for a grant under this program to establish a therapeutic 33 classroom in the school district in accordance with this 34 section . 35 -51- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 51/ 95
S.F. 2420 3. The department shall develop a grant application 1 and selection and evaluation criteria. Selection criteria 2 shall include a method for prioritizing grant applications 3 submitted by school districts. First priority shall be 4 given to applications submitted by school districts that 5 submitted an application pursuant to this section for the 6 previous immediately preceding fiscal year. Second priority 7 shall be given to applications submitted by school districts 8 that, pursuant to subsection 2 , are collaborating and 9 partnering with one or more school districts, area education 10 agencies, accredited nonpublic schools, nonprofit agencies, 11 or institutions that provide mental health services for 12 children. Third priority shall be given to applications 13 submitted by school districts located in mental health and 14 disability services regions behavioral health districts as 15 defined in section 225A.1, and that are providing behavioral 16 health services for children in accordance with chapter 225C, 17 subchapter VII 225A . Grant awards shall be distributed as 18 equitably as possible among small, medium, and large school 19 districts. For purposes of this subsection , a small school 20 district is a district with an actual enrollment of fewer than 21 six hundred pupils; a medium school district is a district 22 with an actual enrollment that is at least six hundred pupils, 23 but less than two thousand five hundred pupils; and a large 24 school district is a district with an actual enrollment of two 25 thousand five hundred or more pupils. 26 Sec. 107. Section 321.189, subsection 10, Code 2024, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 10. Autism spectrum disorder status. A licensee who has 29 autism spectrum disorder, as defined in section 514C.28 , may 30 request that the license be marked to reflect the licensee’s 31 autism spectrum disorder status on the face of the license 32 when the licensee applies for the issuance or renewal of a 33 license. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 34 17A establishing criteria under which a license may be marked, 35 -52- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 52/ 95
S.F. 2420 including requiring the licensee to submit medical proof of the 1 licensee’s autism spectrum disorder status. When a driver’s 2 license is so marked, the licensee’s autism spectrum disorder 3 status shall be noted in the electronic database used by 4 the department and law enforcement to access registration, 5 titling, and driver’s license information. The department, in 6 consultation with the mental health and disability services 7 commission department of health and human services , shall 8 develop educational media to raise awareness of a licensee’s 9 ability to request the license be marked to reflect the 10 licensee’s autism spectrum disorder status. 11 Sec. 108. Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph b, 12 subparagraph (6), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 13 (6) An applicant for a nonoperator’s identification 14 card who has autism spectrum disorder, as defined in section 15 514C.28 , may request that the card be marked to reflect 16 the applicant’s autism spectrum disorder status on the face 17 of the card when the applicant applies for the issuance or 18 renewal of a card. The department may adopt rules pursuant to 19 chapter 17A establishing criteria under which a card may be 20 marked, including requiring the applicant to submit medical 21 proof of the applicant’s autism spectrum disorder status. 22 The department, in consultation with the mental health and 23 disability services commission department of health and human 24 services , shall develop educational media to raise awareness of 25 an applicant’s ability to request the card be marked to reflect 26 the applicant’s autism spectrum disorder status. 27 Sec. 109. Section 321J.25, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 28 2024, is amended to read as follows: 29 b. “Program” means a substance use disorder awareness 30 program , licensed under chapter 125, and provided under a 31 contract entered into between the provider and the department 32 of health and human services under chapter 125 or an 33 administrative services organization as defined in section 34 225A.1 . 35 -53- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 53/ 95
S.F. 2420 Sec. 110. Section 321J.25, subsection 2, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 2 A substance use disorder awareness program is established 3 in each of the regions established by the director of health 4 and human services pursuant to section 125.12 behavioral 5 health district designated pursuant to section 225A.4 . The 6 program shall consist of an insight class and a substance 7 use disorder evaluation, which shall be attended by the 8 participant, to discuss issues related to the potential 9 consequences of substance use disorder. The parent or parents 10 of the participant shall also be encouraged to participate 11 in the program. The program provider shall consult with the 12 participant or the parents of the participant in the program 13 to determine the timing and appropriate level of participation 14 for the participant and any participation by the participant’s 15 parents. The program may also include a supervised educational 16 tour by the participant to any or all of the following: 17 Sec. 111. Section 331.321, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 18 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 19 Sec. 112. Section 331.323, subsection 1, paragraph a, 20 subparagraph (7), Code 2024, is amended by striking the 21 subparagraph. 22 Sec. 113. Section 331.381, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2024, 23 are amended to read as follows: 24 4. Comply with chapter 222 , including but not limited to 25 sections 222.13 , 222.14 , 222.59 through 222.70 , 222.73 through 26 222.75 , and 222.77 through 222.82 , in regard to the care of 27 persons with an intellectual disability. 28 5. Comply with chapters 227, 229 and 230 , including but not 29 limited to sections 227.11 , 227.14 , 229.42 , 230.25 , 230.27 , and 30 230.35 , in regard to the care of persons with mental illness. 31 Sec. 114. Section 331.382, subsection 1, paragraphs e, f, 32 and g, Code 2024, are amended by striking the paragraphs. 33 Sec. 115. Section 331.382, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 34 amended by striking the subsection. 35 -54- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 54/ 95
S.F. 2420 Sec. 116. Section 331.432, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 1 amended by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 117. Section 331.502, subsection 10, Code 2024, is 3 amended by striking the subsection. 4 Sec. 118. Section 331.502, subsection 12, Code 2024, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 12. Carry out duties relating to the hospitalization and 7 support of persons with mental illness as provided in sections 8 229.42, 230.3 , 230.11 , and 230.15 , 230.21 , 230.22 , 230.25 , and 9 230.26 . 10 Sec. 119. Section 331.552, subsection 13, Code 2024, is 11 amended by striking the subsection. 12 Sec. 120. Section 331.756, subsections 25, 38, and 41, Code 13 2024, are amended by striking the subsections. 14 Sec. 121. Section 331.910, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 15 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 16 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0a. “Administrative services organization” 17 means the same as defined in section 225A.1. 18 Sec. 122. Section 331.910, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 19 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 20 Sec. 123. Section 331.910, subsection 3, paragraphs a and c, 21 Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 22 a. A region An administrative services organization may 23 contract with a receiving agency in a bordering state to secure 24 substance use disorder or mental health care and treatment 25 under this subsection for persons who receive substance use 26 disorder or mental health care and treatment pursuant to 27 section 125.33, 125.91 , 229.2 , or 229.22 through a region . 28 c. A region An administrative services organization may 29 contract with a sending agency in a bordering state to provide 30 care and treatment under this subsection for residents of 31 the bordering state in approved substance use disorder and 32 mental health care and treatment hospitals, centers, and 33 facilities in this state, except that care and treatment shall 34 not be provided for residents of the bordering state who are 35 -55- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 55/ 95
S.F. 2420 involved in criminal proceedings substantially similar to the 1 involvement described in paragraph “b” . 2 Sec. 124. Section 347.16, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 3. Care and treatment may be furnished in a county public 5 hospital to any sick or injured person who has residence 6 outside the county which maintains the hospital, subject to 7 such policies and rules as the board of hospital trustees 8 may adopt. If care and treatment is provided under this 9 subsection to a person who is indigent, the person’s county of 10 residence, as defined in section 225C.61 331.190 , shall pay to 11 the board of hospital trustees the fair and reasonable cost of 12 the care and treatment provided by the county public hospital 13 unless the cost of the indigent person’s care and treatment is 14 otherwise provided for. If care and treatment is provided to 15 an indigent person under this subsection , the county public 16 hospital furnishing the care and treatment shall immediately 17 notify, by regular mail, the auditor of the county of residence 18 of the indigent person of the provision of care and treatment 19 to the indigent person including care and treatment provided 20 by a county through the county’s mental health and disability 21 services system implemented under chapter 225C behavioral 22 health service system established in section 225A.3 . 23 Sec. 125. Section 423.3, subsection 18, paragraph d, Code 24 2024, is amended to read as follows: 25 d. Community mental health centers accredited by the 26 department of health and human services pursuant to chapter 27 225C section 225A.3 . 28 Sec. 126. Section 426B.1, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 2. Moneys shall be distributed from the property tax relief 31 fund to the mental health and disability services regional 32 service system for mental health and disability services, 33 behavioral health fund established in section 225A.7 in 34 accordance with the appropriations made to the fund and other 35 -56- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 56/ 95
S.F. 2420 statutory requirements. 1 Sec. 127. Section 437A.8, subsection 4, paragraph d, Code 2 2024, is amended to read as follows: 3 d. (1) Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , a taxpayer who owns 4 or leases a new electric power generating plant and who has 5 no other operating property in the state of Iowa except for 6 operating property directly serving the new electric power 7 generating plant as described in section 437A.16 shall pay 8 the replacement generation tax associated with the allocation 9 of the local amount to the county treasurer of the county in 10 which the local amount is located and shall remit the remaining 11 replacement generation tax, if any, to the director according 12 to paragraph “a” for remittance of the tax to county treasurers. 13 The director shall notify each taxpayer on or before August 31 14 following a tax year of its remaining replacement generation 15 tax to be remitted to the director. All remaining replacement 16 generation tax revenues received by the director shall be 17 deposited in the property tax relief fund created in section 18 426B.1 , and shall be distributed as provided in section 426B.2 . 19 (2) If a taxpayer has paid an amount of replacement tax, 20 penalty, or interest which was deposited into the property tax 21 relief fund and which was not due, all of the provisions of 22 section 437A.14, subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , shall apply with 23 regard to any claim for refund or credit filed by the taxpayer. 24 The director shall have sole discretion as to whether the 25 erroneous payment will be refunded to the taxpayer or credited 26 against any replacement tax due, or to become due, from the 27 taxpayer that would be subject to deposit in the property tax 28 relief fund. 29 Sec. 128. Section 437A.15, subsection 3, paragraph f, Code 30 2024, is amended to read as follows: 31 f. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section , if 32 a taxpayer is a municipal utility or a municipal owner of 33 an electric power facility financed under the provisions 34 of chapter 28F or 476A , the assessed value, other than the 35 -57- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 57/ 95
S.F. 2420 local amount, of a new electric power generating plant shall 1 be allocated to each taxing district in which the municipal 2 utility or municipal owner is serving customers and has 3 electric meters in operation in the ratio that the number of 4 operating electric meters of the municipal utility or municipal 5 owner located in the taxing district bears to the total number 6 of operating electric meters of the municipal utility or 7 municipal owner in the state as of January 1 of the tax year. 8 If the municipal utility or municipal owner of an electric 9 power facility financed under the provisions of chapter 28F 10 or 476A has a new electric power generating plant but the 11 municipal utility or municipal owner has no operating electric 12 meters in this state, the municipal utility or municipal owner 13 shall pay the replacement generation tax associated with the 14 new electric power generating plant allocation of the local 15 amount to the county treasurer of the county in which the local 16 amount is located and shall remit the remaining replacement 17 generation tax, if any, to the director at the times contained 18 in section 437A.8, subsection 4 , for remittance of the tax to 19 the county treasurers. All remaining replacement generation 20 tax revenues received by the director shall be deposited in the 21 property tax relief behavioral health fund created established 22 in section 426B.1, and shall be distributed as provided in 23 section 426B.2 225A.7 . 24 Sec. 129. Section 483A.24, subsection 7, Code 2024, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 7. A license shall not be required of minor pupils of the 27 Iowa school for the deaf or of minor residents of other state 28 institutions under the control of the department of health 29 and human services. In addition, a person who is on active 30 duty with the armed forces of the United States, on authorized 31 leave from a duty station located outside of this state, and 32 a resident of the state of Iowa shall not be required to 33 have a license to hunt or fish in this state. The military 34 person shall carry the person’s leave papers and a copy of 35 -58- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 58/ 95
S.F. 2420 the person’s current earnings statement showing a deduction 1 for Iowa income taxes while hunting or fishing. In lieu of 2 carrying the person’s earnings statement, the military person 3 may also claim residency if the person is registered to vote 4 in this state. If a deer or wild turkey is taken, the military 5 person shall immediately contact a state conservation officer 6 to obtain an appropriate tag to transport the animal. A 7 license shall not be required of residents of county care 8 facilities or any person who is receiving supplementary 9 assistance under chapter 249 . 10 Sec. 130. Section 602.8102, subsection 39, Code 2024, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 39. Refer persons applying for voluntary admission to a 13 community mental health center accredited by the department 14 of health and human services under section 225A.3, for a 15 preliminary diagnostic evaluation as provided in section 16 225C.16, subsection 2 . 17 Sec. 131. Section 714.8, subsection 12, Code 2024, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 12. Knowingly transfers or assigns a legal or equitable 20 interest in property, as defined in section 702.14 , for less 21 than fair consideration, with the intent to obtain public 22 assistance under chapters 16 , 35B , and 35D , and 347B , or Title 23 VI, subtitles 2 through 6 , or accepts a transfer of or an 24 assignment of a legal or equitable interest in property, as 25 defined in section 702.14 , for less than fair consideration, 26 with the intent of enabling the party transferring the property 27 to obtain public assistance under chapters 16 , 35B , and 35D , 28 and 347B , or Title VI, subtitles 2 through 6 . A transfer or 29 assignment of property for less than fair consideration within 30 one year prior to an application for public assistance benefits 31 shall be evidence of intent to transfer or assign the property 32 in order to obtain public assistance for which a person is 33 not eligible by reason of the amount of the person’s assets. 34 If a person is found guilty of a fraudulent practice in the 35 -59- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 59/ 95
S.F. 2420 transfer or assignment of property under this subsection the 1 maximum sentence shall be the penalty established for a serious 2 misdemeanor and sections 714.9 , 714.10 , and 714.11 shall not 3 apply. 4 Sec. 132. Section 812.6, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 1. If the court finds the defendant does not pose a danger 7 to the public peace and safety, is otherwise qualified for 8 pretrial release, and is willing to cooperate with treatment, 9 the court shall order, as a condition of pretrial release, 10 that the defendant obtain mental health treatment designed to 11 restore the defendant to competency. The costs of treatment 12 pursuant to this subsection shall be paid by the mental 13 health and disability services region for the county of the 14 defendant’s residency pursuant to chapter 225C regardless of 15 whether the defendant meets financial eligibility requirements 16 under section 225C.62 or 225C.66 an administrative services 17 organization designated pursuant to section 225A.4 . 18 Sec. 133. Section 904.201, subsection 8, Code 2024, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 8. Chapter 230 governs the determination of costs and 21 charges for the care and treatment of persons with mental 22 illness admitted to the forensic psychiatric hospital , 23 except that charges for the care and treatment of any person 24 transferred to the forensic psychiatric hospital from an adult 25 correctional institution or from a state training school shall 26 be paid entirely from state funds . Charges for all other 27 persons at the forensic psychiatric hospital shall be billed to 28 the respective counties at the same ratio as for patients at 29 state mental health institutes under section 230.20. 30 Sec. 134. REPEAL. Chapters 142A, 225C, 227, 230A, and 347B, 31 Code 2024, are repealed. 32 Sec. 135. REPEAL. Sections 125.1, 125.3, 125.7, 125.9, 33 125.10, 125.12, 125.25, 125.32A, 125.34, 125.37, 125.38, 34 125.39, 125.40, 125.41, 125.42, 125.43, 125.43A, 125.46, 35 -60- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 60/ 95
S.F. 2420 125.48, 125.54, 125.55, 125.58, 125.59, 125.60, 135B.18, 1 218.99, 222.59, 222.60, 222.61, 222.62, 222.63, 222.64, 222.65, 2 222.66, 222.67, 222.68, 222.69, 222.70, 222.74, 222.75, 225.10, 3 225.19, 225.21, 226.45, 229.42, 230.1A, 230.2, 230.3, 230.4, 4 230.5, 230.6, 230.9, 230.12, 230.16, 230.17, 230.18, 230.19, 5 230.20, 230.21, 230.22, 230.25, 230.26, 230.27, 426B.2, 426B.4, 6 and 426B.5, Code 2024, are repealed. 7 Sec. 136. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor is 8 directed to correct internal references in the Code and in any 9 enacted legislation as necessary due to the enactment of this 10 division of this Act. 11 Sec. 137. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 12 effect July 1, 2025. 13 DIVISION III 14 AGING AND DISABILITY 15 Sec. 138. Section 231.3, Code 2024, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 231.3 State policy and objectives. 18 1. The general assembly declares that it is the policy of 19 the state to work toward attainment of the following objectives 20 for Iowa’s older individuals and individuals with disabilities : 21 1. a. An adequate income. 22 2. b. Access to physical and mental health care and 23 long-term living and community support services without regard 24 to economic status. 25 3. c. Suitable and affordable housing that reflects the 26 needs of older individuals. 27 4. d. Access to comprehensive information and a community 28 navigation system providing all available options related to 29 long-term living and community support services that assist 30 older individuals in the preservation of personal assets and 31 the ability to entirely avoid or significantly delay reliance 32 on entitlement programs. 33 5. e. Full restorative services for those who require 34 institutional care, and a comprehensive array of long-term 35 -61- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 61/ 95
S.F. 2420 living and community support services adequate to sustain older 1 people in their communities and, whenever possible, in their 2 homes, including support for caregivers. 3 6. f. Pursuit of meaningful activity within the widest 4 range of civic, cultural, educational, recreational, and 5 employment opportunities. 6 7. g. Suitable community transportation systems to assist 7 in the attainment of independent movement. 8 8. h. Freedom, independence, and the free exercise of 9 individual initiative in planning and managing their own lives. 10 9. i. Freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. 11 2. The general assembly declares that the state of Iowa 12 recognizes a brain injury as a disability, and each agency and 13 subdivision of this state shall recognize a brain injury as a 14 distinct disability. 15 3. It is the policy of this state that each state agency 16 shall make reasonable efforts to identify those persons with 17 brain injuries among the persons served by the state agency. 18 Sec. 139. Section 231.4, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 19 by adding the following new paragraph: 20 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0c. “Brain injury” means the same as defined 21 in section 135.22. 22 Sec. 140. Section 231.4, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 23 2024, is amended to read as follows: 24 d. “Commission” means the commission on aging. “Council” 25 means the council on health and human services created in 26 section 217.2. 27 Sec. 141. Section 231.14, Code 2024, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 231.14 Commission Council duties and authority. 30 1. The commission is the policymaking body of the sole state 31 agency responsible for administration of the federal Act. The 32 commission council shall do all of the following : 33 a. 1. Approve Make recommendations to the department 34 regarding approval of the state plan on aging developed under 35 -62- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 62/ 95
S.F. 2420 section 231.31 and area plans on aging , developed under section 1 231.33 . 2 b. 2. Adopt Recommend policies to coordinate state 3 activities related to the purposes of this chapter . 4 c. 3. Serve as an effective and visible advocate for older 5 individuals and individuals with disabilities by establishing 6 recommending policies for reviewing and commenting upon 7 all state plans, budgets, and policies which affect older 8 individuals and for providing technical assistance to any 9 agency, organization, association, or individual representing 10 the needs of older individuals with disabilities . 11 d. Divide the state into distinct planning and service 12 areas after considering the geographical distribution of 13 older individuals in the state, the incidence of the need 14 for supportive services, nutrition services, multipurpose 15 senior centers, and legal services, the distribution of older 16 individuals who have low incomes residing in such areas, the 17 distribution of resources available to provide such services 18 or centers, the boundaries of existing areas within the 19 state which are drawn for the planning or administration of 20 supportive services programs, the location of units of general 21 purpose, local government within the state, and any other 22 relevant factors. 23 e. Designate for each planning and service area a public or 24 private nonprofit agency or organization as the area agency on 25 aging for that area. The commission may revoke the designation 26 of an area agency on aging pursuant to section 231.32 . 27 f. 4. Adopt policies to assure Make recommendations to 28 ensure that the department will take into account the views 29 of older individuals and individuals with disabilities in the 30 development of policy. 31 g. Adopt a method for the distribution of federal 32 Act and state funds taking into account, to the maximum 33 extent feasible, the best available data on the geographic 34 distribution of older individuals in the state, and publish the 35 -63- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 63/ 95
S.F. 2420 method for review and comment. 1 h. 5. Adopt Recommend policies and measures to assure 2 ensure that preference will be given to providing services to 3 older individuals and individuals with disabilities with the 4 greatest economic or social needs, with particular attention to 5 low-income minority older individuals, older individuals with 6 limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing in 7 rural areas. 8 i. 6. Adopt Recommend policies to administer state programs 9 authorized by this chapter . 10 j. 7. Adopt Recommend policies and administrative rules 11 pursuant to chapter 17A that support the capabilities of the 12 area agencies on aging and the aging and disabilities resource 13 centers to serve older individuals and persons individuals 14 with disabilities experiencing Alzheimer’s disease or related 15 dementias. 16 2. The commission shall adopt administrative rules pursuant 17 to chapter 17A to administer the duties specified in this 18 chapter and in all other chapters under the department’s 19 jurisdiction. 20 Sec. 142. Section 231.21, Code 2024, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 231.21 Administration of chapter —— department of health and 23 human services. 24 The department of health and human services shall administer 25 this chapter under the policy direction of the commission 26 on aging consider the recommendations of the council when 27 administering this chapter . 28 Sec. 143. Section 231.23, Code 2024, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 231.23 Department —— duties and authority. 31 The department shall: 32 1. Develop and administer a Administer the state plan on 33 aging developed pursuant to section 231.31 . 34 2. Assist the commission in the review and approval of 35 -64- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 64/ 95
S.F. 2420 Review and approve area plans developed under section 231.33 . 1 3. Pursuant to commission policy, coordinate Coordinate 2 state activities related to the purposes of this chapter 3 and all other chapters under the department’s jurisdiction . 4 State activities shall include, at a minimum, home and 5 community-based services such as employment support, community 6 living, and service coordination. 7 4. Advocate for older individuals and individuals with 8 disabilities by reviewing and commenting upon all state plans, 9 budgets, laws, rules, regulations, and policies which affect 10 older individuals or individuals with disabilities and by 11 providing technical assistance to any agency, organization, 12 association, or individual representing the needs of older 13 individuals or individuals with disabilities . 14 5. Assist the commission in dividing Divide the state into 15 distinct planning and service areas after considering the 16 geographical distribution of older individuals and individuals 17 with disabilities in the state, the incidence of the need 18 for supportive services, nutrition services, multipurpose 19 senior centers, and legal services, the distribution of older 20 individuals and individuals with disabilities with low income 21 residing in such areas, the distribution of resources available 22 to provide such services or centers, the boundaries of existing 23 areas within the state which are drawn for the planning or 24 administration of supportive services programs, the location of 25 units of general purpose, local government within the state, 26 and any other relevant factors . 27 6. Assist the commission in designating Designate for each 28 area a public or private nonprofit agency or organization as 29 the area agency on aging for that area. The department may 30 revoke the designation of an area agency on aging pursuant to 31 section 231.32. 32 7. Pursuant to commission policy, take Take into account the 33 views of older Iowans and Iowans with disabilities . 34 8. Assist the commission in adopting Adopt a method for 35 -65- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 65/ 95
S.F. 2420 the distribution of funds available from the federal Act 1 and state appropriations and allocations that takes into 2 account, to the extent feasible, the best available data on the 3 geographic distribution of older individuals and individuals 4 with disabilities in the state . 5 9. Assist the commission in assuring Adopt policies and 6 measures to ensure that preference will be given to providing 7 services to older individuals and individuals with disabilities 8 with the greatest economic or social needs, with particular 9 attention to low-income minority older individuals, older 10 individuals with limited English proficiency, and older 11 individuals residing in rural areas. 12 10. Assist the commission in developing, adopting, and 13 enforcing Develop, adopt, and enforce administrative rules, 14 including by issuing necessary forms and procedures , to 15 administer the duties specified in this chapter . 16 11. Apply for, receive, and administer grants, devises, 17 donations, and gifts , or bequests of real or personal property 18 from any source to conduct projects consistent with the 19 purposes of the department. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , 20 moneys received by the department pursuant to this section are 21 not subject to reversion to the general fund of the state. 22 12. Administer state authorized programs. 23 13. Establish a procedure for an area agency on aging to 24 use in selection of members of the agency’s board of directors. 25 The selection procedure shall be incorporated into the bylaws 26 of the board of directors. 27 14. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A that support the 28 capabilities of the area agencies on aging, and aging and 29 disabilities resource centers, to serve older individuals and 30 individuals with disabilities. 31 Sec. 144. Section 231.23A, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2024, 32 are amended to read as follows: 33 1. Services for older individuals, persons with 34 disabilities eighteen years of age and older, family 35 -66- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 66/ 95
S.F. 2420 caregivers, and veterans as defined by the department in the 1 most current version of the department’s reporting manual and 2 pursuant to the federal Act and regulations. 3 3. The aging Aging and disability resource center centers . 4 Sec. 145. Section 231.23A, Code 2024, is amended by adding 5 the following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 7A. Services and supports available to 7 individuals with disabilities including but not limited to 8 individuals with mental illness, an intellectual disability or 9 other developmental disability, or a brain injury. 10 Sec. 146. Section 231.31, Code 2024, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 231.31 State plan on aging. 13 The department shall develop , and submit to the commission 14 on aging for approval, a multiyear state plan on aging. 15 The state plan on aging shall meet all applicable federal 16 requirements. 17 Sec. 147. Section 231.32, Code 2024, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 231.32 Criteria for designation of area agencies on aging. 20 1. The commission department shall designate an area 21 agency on aging for each planning and service area. The 22 commission shall continue the designation shall continue until 23 an area agency on aging’s designation is removed for cause as 24 determined by the commission department , until the time of 25 renewal or the annual update of an area plan, until the agency 26 voluntarily withdraws as an area agency on aging, or until a 27 change in the designation of planning and service areas or area 28 agencies on aging is required by state or federal law. In that 29 event, the commission department shall proceed in accordance 30 with subsections 2, 3, and 4 . Designated area agencies on 31 aging shall comply with the requirements of the federal Act. 32 2. The commission department shall designate an area 33 agency on aging to serve each planning and service area, after 34 consideration of the views offered by units of general purpose 35 -67- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 67/ 95
S.F. 2420 local government. An area agency on aging may be: 1 a. An established office of aging which is operating within 2 a planning and service area designated by the commission 3 department . 4 b. Any office or agency of a unit of general purpose local 5 government, which is designated to function only for the 6 purpose of serving as an area agency on aging by the chief 7 elected official of such unit. 8 c. Any office or agency designated by the appropriate 9 chief elected officials of any combination of units of 10 general purpose local government to act only on behalf of such 11 combination for such purpose. 12 d. Any public or nonprofit private agency in a planning and 13 service area or any separate organizational unit within such 14 agency which is under the supervision or direction for this 15 purpose of the department and which can and will engage only in 16 the planning or provision of a broad range of long-term living 17 and community support services or nutrition services within the 18 planning and service area. 19 3. When the commission department designates a new area 20 agency on aging , the commission department shall give the right 21 of first refusal to a unit of general purpose local government 22 if: 23 a. Such unit can meet the requirements of subsection 1 . 24 b. The boundaries of such a unit and the boundaries of the 25 area are reasonably contiguous. 26 4. Each area agency on aging shall provide assurance, 27 determined adequate by the commission department , that the 28 area agency on aging has the ability to develop an area plan 29 and to carry out, directly or through contractual or other 30 arrangements, a program in accordance with the plan within the 31 planning and service area. In designating an area agency on 32 aging within the planning and service area, the commission 33 department shall give preference to an established office of 34 aging, unless the commission department finds that no such 35 -68- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 68/ 95
S.F. 2420 office within the planning and service area has the capacity to 1 carry out the area plan. 2 5. Upon designation, an area agency on aging shall be 3 considered an instrumentality of the state and shall adhere to 4 all state and federal mandates applicable to an instrumentality 5 of the state. 6 Sec. 148. Section 231.33, subsections 1 and 13, Code 2024, 7 are amended to read as follows: 8 1. Develop and administer an area plan on aging approved by 9 the commission department . 10 13. Submit all fiscal and performance reports in accordance 11 with the policies of the commission department . 12 Sec. 149. Section 231.56, Code 2024, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 231.56 Services and programs. 15 The department shall administer long-term living and 16 community support services and programs that allow older 17 individuals and individuals with disabilities to secure and 18 maintain maximum independence and dignity in a home environment 19 that provides for self-care with appropriate supportive 20 services, assist in removing individual and social barriers 21 to economic and personal independence for older individuals 22 and individuals with disabilities , and provide a continuum of 23 care for older individuals and individuals with disabilities. 24 Funds appropriated for this purpose shall be allocated based 25 on administrative rules adopted by the commission department 26 pursuant to chapter 17A . The department shall require such 27 records as needed adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A that 28 allow the department to collect information as necessary from 29 long-term living and community support services, program 30 providers, and patients to administer this section . 31 Sec. 150. Section 231.57, Code 2024, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 231.57 Coordination of advocacy. 34 The department shall administer a program for the 35 -69- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 69/ 95
S.F. 2420 coordination of information and assistance provided within 1 the state to assist older individuals and individuals with 2 disabilities, and their caregivers , in obtaining and protecting 3 their rights and benefits. State and local agencies providing 4 information and assistance to older individuals and individuals 5 with disabilities, and their caregivers , in seeking their 6 rights and benefits shall cooperate with the department in 7 administering this program. 8 Sec. 151. Section 231.58, Code 2024, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 231.58 Long-term living coordination. 11 The director may convene meetings, as necessary, of the 12 director and the director of inspections, appeals, and 13 licensing, to assist in the coordination of policy, service 14 delivery, and long-range planning relating to the long-term 15 living system and older Iowans and Iowans with disabilities 16 in the state. The group may consult with individuals, 17 institutions, and entities with expertise in the area of the 18 long-term living system and older Iowans and Iowans with 19 disabilities , as necessary, to facilitate the group’s efforts. 20 Sec. 152. Section 231.64, Code 2024, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 231.64 Aging and disability resource center centers . 23 1. The aging and disability resource center shall be 24 administered by the department consistent with the federal 25 Act . The department shall designate area agencies on aging and 26 disability resource centers to establish, in consultation with 27 other stakeholders including organizations representing the 28 disability community, a coordinated local aging and disability 29 service system for providing . In addition to services required 30 by the department by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A, 31 aging and disability resource centers shall provide for all of 32 the following: 33 a. Comprehensive information, referral, and assistance 34 regarding the full range of available public and private 35 -70- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 70/ 95
S.F. 2420 long-term living and community support services, options, 1 service providers, and resources within a community, including 2 information on the availability of integrated long-term care. 3 b. Options counseling to assist individuals in assessing 4 their existing or anticipated long-term care needs and 5 developing and implementing a plan for long-term living and 6 community support services designed to meet their specific 7 needs and circumstances. The plan for long-term living 8 and community support services may include support with 9 person-centered care transitions to assist consumers and family 10 caregivers with transitions between home and care settings. 11 c. Consumer access to the range of publicly-supported 12 long-term living and community support services for which 13 consumers may be eligible, by serving as a convenient point 14 of entry for such services. The aging Aging and disability 15 resource center centers shall offer information online and 16 be available via a toll-free telephone number, electronic 17 communications, and in person. 18 2. The following entities shall be eligible to be designated 19 as an aging and disability resource center by the department: 20 a. An area agency on aging established on or before June 30, 21 2024. 22 b. A public or private nonprofit agency, or any separate 23 organizational unit within the public or private nonprofit 24 agency, that has the capabilities to engage in the planning or 25 provision of aging and disability services only as directed by 26 the department. 27 2. 3. The aging Aging and disability resource center 28 centers shall assist older individuals, persons individuals 29 with disabilities age eighteen or older , family caregivers, 30 and people who inquire about or request assistance on behalf 31 of members of these groups, as they seek long-term living and 32 community support services. 33 4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 34 to implement this section. 35 -71- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 71/ 95
S.F. 2420 Sec. 153. NEW SECTION . 231.75 Scope. 1 The service quality standards and rights in this subchapter 2 VII shall apply to any person with an intellectual disability, 3 a developmental disability, brain injury, or chronic mental 4 illness who receives services which are funded in whole or in 5 part by public funds, or services which are permitted under 6 Iowa law. 7 Sec. 154. NEW SECTION . 231.76 Service quality standards. 8 As the state participates more fully in funding services 9 and other support for persons with an intellectual disability, 10 developmental disability, brain injury, or chronic mental 11 illness, it is the intent of the general assembly that the 12 state shall seek to attain the following quality standards in 13 the provision of services and other supports: 14 1. Provide comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis adapted 15 to the cultural background, primary language, and ethnic origin 16 of a person. 17 2. Provide an individual treatment, habilitation, and 18 program services plan. 19 3. Provide treatment, habilitation, and program services 20 that are individualized, flexible, cost-effective, and produce 21 results. 22 4. Provide periodic review of an individual’s treatment, 23 habilitation, and program services plan. 24 5. Provide for the least restrictive environment, and 25 age-appropriate services. 26 6. Provide appropriate training and employment 27 opportunities so that a person’s ability to contribute to, and 28 participate in, the community is maximized. 29 7. Provide an ongoing process to determine the degree of 30 access to, and the effectiveness of, the services and other 31 supports in achieving the disability service outcomes and 32 indicators identified by the department. 33 Sec. 155. NEW SECTION . 231.77 Rights. 34 All of the following rights shall apply to a person with an 35 -72- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 72/ 95
S.F. 2420 intellectual disability, a developmental disability, a brain 1 injury, or a chronic mental illness: 2 1. Wage protection. A person engaged in a work program 3 shall be paid wages commensurate with the going rate for 4 comparable work and productivity. 5 2. Insurance protection. Pursuant to section 507B.4, 6 subsection 3, paragraph “g” , a person or designated group 7 of persons shall not be unfairly discriminated against for 8 purposes of insurance coverage. 9 3. Citizenship. A person retains the right to citizenship 10 in accordance with the laws of the state. 11 4. Participation in planning activities. A person has 12 the right to participate in the formulation of an individual 13 treatment, habilitation, and program plan developed for the 14 person. 15 Sec. 156. NEW SECTION . 231.78 Compliance. 16 1. A person’s sole remedy for a violation of a rule adopted 17 by the department to implement sections 231.75 through 231.77 18 shall be to initiate a proceeding with the department by 19 request pursuant to chapter 17A. 20 a. Any decision of the department shall be in accordance 21 with due process of law. A person or party who is aggrieved or 22 adversely affected by the department’s action may seek judicial 23 review pursuant to section 17A.19. A person or party who is 24 aggrieved or adversely affected by a final judgment of the 25 district court may appeal under section 17A.20. 26 b. Either the department or a party in interest may apply 27 to the Iowa district court for an order to enforce a final 28 decision of the department. 29 2. Any rules adopted by the department to implement sections 30 231.76 and 231.77 shall not create any right, entitlement, 31 property or liberty right or interest, or private cause of 32 action for damages against the state or a political subdivision 33 of the state, or for which the state or a political subdivision 34 of the state would be responsible. 35 -73- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 73/ 95
S.F. 2420 3. Notwithstanding subsection 1, any violation of section 1 231.77, subsection 2, shall be subject to enforcement by the 2 commissioner of insurance pursuant to chapter 507B. 3 Sec. 157. NEW SECTION . 231.79 Appeals process. 4 The department shall establish an appeals process by which a 5 person or the person’s representative may appeal a decision of 6 the department concerning the provision or denial of aging or 7 disability services to the person. 8 Sec. 158. Section 231E.3, Code 2024, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 231E.3 Definitions. 11 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 12 requires: 13 1. “Client” means an individual for whom a representative 14 payee is appointed. 15 2. “Commission” means the commission on aging. 16 3. 2. “Conservator” means conservator as defined in section 17 633.3 . 18 4. 3. “Court” means court as defined in section 633.3 . 19 5. 4. “Department” means the department of health and human 20 services. 21 6. 5. “Director” means the director of health and human 22 services. 23 7. 6. “Guardian” means guardian as defined in section 24 633.3 . 25 8. 7. “Incompetent” means incompetent as defined in section 26 633.3 . 27 9. 8. “Local office” means a local office of public 28 guardian. 29 10. 9. “Local public guardian” means an individual under 30 contract with the department to act as a guardian, conservator, 31 or representative payee. 32 11. 10. “Public guardian” means the state public guardian 33 or a local public guardian. 34 12. 11. “Public guardianship services” means guardianship, 35 -74- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 74/ 95
S.F. 2420 conservatorship, or representative payee services provided by 1 the state public guardian or a local public guardian. 2 13. 12. “Representative payee” means an individual 3 appointed by a government entity to receive funds on behalf of 4 a client pursuant to federal regulation. 5 14. 13. “State agency” means any executive department, 6 commission, board, institution, division, bureau, office, 7 agency, or other executive entity of state government. 8 15. 14. “State office” means the state office of public 9 guardian. 10 16. 15. “State public guardian” means the administrator of 11 the state office of public guardian. 12 17. 16. “Ward” means the individual for whom a guardianship 13 or conservatorship is established. 14 Sec. 159. REPEAL. Sections 231.11, 231.12, and 231.13, Code 15 2024, are repealed. 16 Sec. 160. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor is 17 directed to do all of the following: 18 1. Entitle Code chapter 231 “Department of Health and Human 19 Services —— Aging and Disability Services”. 20 2. Designate sections 231.75 through 231.79, as enacted in 21 this division of this Act, as subchapter VII entitled “Bill 22 of Rights and Service Quality Standards for Persons with an 23 Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disability, Brain 24 Injury, or Chronic Mental Illness”. 25 3. Correct internal references in the Code and in any 26 enacted legislation as necessary due to the enactment of this 27 division of this Act. 28 Sec. 161. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following take effect July 29 1, 2025: 30 1. The parts of the sections of this division of this Act 31 amending the following: 32 a. Section 231.3. 33 b. Section 231.4, subsection 1. 34 c. Section 231.23, subsections 4 and 7. 35 -75- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 75/ 95
S.F. 2420 d. Section 231.23A, subsection 1. 1 e. Sections 231.56, 231.57, and 231.58. 2 f. Section 231.64, subsection 2. 3 2. The parts of the sections of this division of this Act 4 enacting the following: sections 231.23A, subsection 7A, 5 231.75, 231.76, 231.77, 231.78, and 231.79. 6 DIVISION IV 7 TRANSITION PROVISIONS 8 Sec. 162. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES —— 9 TRANSITION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ADDICTIVE DISORDER 10 SERVICES, AND DISABILITY SERVICES. 11 1. For purposes of this division: 12 a. “Administrative services organization” means the same 13 as defined in section 225A.1, as enacted in division I of this 14 Act. 15 b. “Behavioral health district” means the same as defined in 16 section 225A.1, as enacted in division I of this Act. 17 c. “Department” means the department of health and human 18 services. 19 d. “District behavioral health service system plan” means 20 the same as defined in section 225A.1, as enacted in division 21 I of this Act. 22 e. “Mental health and disability services region” means the 23 same as defined in section 225C.2, subsection 9. 24 f. “State behavioral health service system” means the state 25 behavioral health service system as established in section 26 225A.3, as enacted in division I of this Act. 27 g. “State behavioral health service system plan” means the 28 same as defined in section 225A.1, as enacted in division I of 29 this Act. 30 h. “Transition period” means the period beginning on the 31 date of enactment of this division of this Act and concluding 32 on June 30, 2025. 33 2. There is created a behavioral health service system under 34 the control of the department. For the fiscal year beginning 35 -76- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 76/ 95
S.F. 2420 July 1, 2025, and each succeeding fiscal year, the behavioral 1 health service system shall be responsible for implementing and 2 maintaining a statewide system of prevention, education, early 3 intervention, treatment, recovery support, and crisis services 4 related to mental health and addictive disorders, including 5 but not limited to substance use, tobacco use, and problem 6 gambling. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and each 7 succeeding fiscal year, the department’s division of aging 8 and disability services shall be responsible for disability 9 services. 10 3. During the transition period, the department may 11 exercise all policymaking functions and regulatory powers 12 established in division I of this Act, as necessary to 13 establish the state behavioral health service system. 14 4. To ensure the state behavioral health service system 15 and the division of aging and disability services are able to 16 operate as intended at the conclusion of the transition period, 17 the department shall perform all the following duties: 18 a. Make contracts as necessary to set up services and 19 administrative functions. 20 b. Adopt rules as necessary to establish and administer the 21 state’s behavioral health service system. 22 c. Establish policies as necessary to ensure efficient 23 implementation and operation of the behavioral health service 24 system. 25 d. Prepare forms necessary for the implementation and 26 administration of behavioral health services. 27 e. Prepare a state behavioral health service system plan for 28 the state behavioral health service system. 29 f. Designate behavioral health districts on or before 30 August 1, 2024. The behavioral health district designation 31 process shall include an opportunity for the public to 32 review and to comment on proposed behavioral health district 33 boundaries. 34 g. Designate an administrative services organization for 35 -77- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 77/ 95
S.F. 2420 each behavioral health district on or before December 31, 2024. 1 h. Review and approve district behavioral health service 2 system plans for services related to the behavioral health 3 service system. 4 i. Issue all necessary licenses and certifications. 5 j. Establish contractual rights, privileges, and 6 responsibilities as necessary to establish and implement the 7 state behavioral health service system. 8 k. Develop and implement a plan to ensure that persons 9 currently receiving disability services or early intervention, 10 treatment, recovery support, or crisis services related 11 to mental health or addictive disorders, including but not 12 limited to alcohol use, substance use, tobacco use, and problem 13 gambling, have an uninterrupted continuum of care. 14 l. Establish a central data repository as described in 15 section 225A.6, as enacted in division I of this Act. 16 5. If the department determines that a federal waiver or 17 authorization is necessary to administer any provision of this 18 division of this Act or to effectuate the state behavioral 19 health service system by the conclusion of the transition 20 period, the department shall timely request the federal waiver 21 or authorization. Notwithstanding any other effective date to 22 the contrary, a provision the department determines requires a 23 federal waiver or authorization shall be effective only upon 24 receipt of federal approval for the waiver or authorization. 25 6. a. On or before July 1, 2024, the department shall 26 publish on the department’s internet site an initial transition 27 plan for establishing the state behavioral health service 28 system. The transition plan shall describe, at a minimum, all 29 of the following: 30 (1) All tasks that require completion before July 1, 2025. 31 The description of tasks shall include a description of how the 32 department will solicit comments from stakeholders, including 33 employees of the department, persons served by the department, 34 partners of the department, members of the public, and members 35 -78- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 78/ 95
S.F. 2420 of the general assembly, and a detailed timeline for the 1 completion of the tasks described. 2 (2) The proposed organizational structure of the state 3 behavioral health service system. 4 (3) The transition of service delivery sites from locations 5 where people currently receive behavioral health services to 6 where the people will receive behavioral health services under 7 the state behavioral health service system. 8 (4) Procedures for the transfer and reconciliation of 9 budgeting and funding between the mental health and disability 10 services regions and the department. 11 (5) A description of how responsibilities for disability 12 services programs will be transferred from current program 13 administrators to the department’s division of aging and 14 disability services by the end of the transition period. 15 (6) Any additional known tasks that may require completion 16 after the transition on July 1, 2025. 17 b. The transition plan published under paragraph “a” shall: 18 (1) Be updated no less than quarterly during the transition 19 period with the current status of completing the tasks 20 identified in paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1). 21 (2) Describe how information regarding any changes in 22 service delivery will be provided to persons receiving services 23 from the mental health and disability services regions or 24 current behavioral health care providers contracted with the 25 department. 26 (3) Describe how the transition is being funded, including 27 how expenses associated with the transition will be managed. 28 7. a. Before the end of the transition period, the 29 governing board of each mental health and disability services 30 region that maintains a combined account pursuant to section 31 225C.58, subsection 1, shall transfer all unencumbered and 32 unobligated moneys remaining in the combined account to the 33 treasurer of state for deposit into the behavioral health fund 34 as established in section 225A.7 as enacted in division I of 35 -79- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 79/ 95
S.F. 2420 this Act. 1 b. Before the end of the transition period, each county 2 which maintains a county mental health and disability services 3 fund pursuant to section 225C.58, subsection 1, shall transfer 4 all unencumbered and unobligated moneys remaining in the mental 5 health and disability services fund to the treasurer of state 6 for deposit into the behavioral health fund as established in 7 section 225A.7 as enacted in division I of this Act. 8 c. Moneys in the behavioral health fund as established 9 in section 225A.7 as enacted in division I of this Act are 10 appropriated to the department for the purposes established in 11 section 225A.7 as enacted in division I of this Act, and as 12 otherwise necessary to effectuate this division of this Act. 13 8. a. All debts, claims, or other liabilities owed to a 14 county, a mental health and disability services region, or 15 the state due to services rendered pursuant to chapter 125, 16 222, 225, 225C, 226, 227, 229, 230, or 230A, Code 2024, at the 17 conclusion of the transition period shall remain due and owing 18 after the transition period concludes. 19 b. After the transition period concludes, each county 20 auditor shall collect outstanding debts, claims, or other 21 liabilities owed to the county for services rendered pursuant 22 to chapter 125, 222, 225, 225C, 226, 227, 229, 230, or 230A, 23 Code 2024, before the transition period concluded. The county 24 attorney may bring a judicial action as necessary to collect 25 the outstanding debts, claims, or other liabilities. 26 9. With input from appropriate stakeholders, the department 27 shall identify each contract that will be impacted by mental 28 health and disability services being transferred to the state 29 behavioral health service system, or by responsibilities 30 being transferred to the department’s division of aging and 31 disabilities, pursuant to this Act. On or before June 30, 32 2025, a party to a contract identified by the department 33 under this subsection shall exercise the option, if available 34 pursuant to the terms of the contract, to terminate the 35 -80- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 80/ 95
S.F. 2420 contract in accordance with the terms of the contract which 1 provide for termination. Contracts that do not provide for 2 termination shall not be renewed or extended at the end of the 3 current contract term. 4 10. A mental health and disability services region, a 5 regional administrator as defined in section 225C.55, and 6 any subdivision of the state shall not enter into, renew, or 7 extend any contract for services related to mental health and 8 disability services or addictive disorder services beyond June 9 30, 2025. 10 Sec. 163. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES —— 11 TRANSITION FUNDING. Notwithstanding any provision of law to 12 the contrary, there is appropriated from the region incentive 13 fund of the mental health and disability services regional 14 service fund created in section 225C.7A, subsection 8, to the 15 department of health and human services for the fiscal year 16 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following 17 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 18 purposes designated: 19 For the establishment of a central data repository as 20 described in section 225A.6, subsection 1, as enacted in 21 division I of this Act: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 645,179 23 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 24 section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 25 of the fiscal year shall not revert to the credit of the region 26 incentive fund of the mental health and disability services 27 regional service fund, but shall be credited to the behavioral 28 health fund created in section 225A.7, as enacted in division I 29 of this Act, and are appropriated to the department of health 30 and human services for expenditure for the purposes of the 31 behavioral health fund. 32 Sec. 164. EMERGENCY RULES. The department of health and 33 human services may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, 34 subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, 35 -81- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 81/ 95
S.F. 2420 to implement the provisions of this division of this Act and 1 the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless 2 a later date is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted 3 in accordance with this section shall also be published as a 4 notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4. 5 Sec. 165. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 6 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 7 DIVISION V 8 ELIMINATION OF SPECIAL INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY UNITS 9 Sec. 166. Section 222.1, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended 10 by striking the subsection. 11 Sec. 167. Section 222.2, subsection 8, Code 2024, is amended 12 by striking the subsection. 13 Sec. 168. Section 222.5, Code 2024, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 222.5 Preadmission diagnostic evaluation. 16 A person shall not be eligible for admission to a resource 17 center or a special unit until a preadmission diagnostic 18 evaluation has been made by a resource center or a special unit 19 which confirms or establishes the need for admission. 20 Sec. 169. Section 222.7, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2024, 21 is amended to read as follows: 22 The department may transfer patients from one state resource 23 center to the other and may at any time transfer patients from 24 the resource centers to the hospitals for persons with mental 25 illness , or transfer patients in the resource centers to a 26 special unit or vice versa . The department may also transfer 27 patients from a hospital for persons with mental illness to a 28 resource center if consent is given or obtained as follows: 29 Sec. 170. Section 222.8, Code 2024, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 222.8 Communications by patients. 32 Persons admitted to the resource centers or a special 33 unit shall have all reasonable opportunity and facility for 34 communication with their friends. Such persons shall be 35 -82- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 82/ 95
S.F. 2420 permitted to write and send letters, provided the letters 1 contain nothing of an offensive character. Letters written by 2 any patient to the director or to any state or county official 3 shall be forwarded unopened. 4 Sec. 171. Section 222.9, Code 2024, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 222.9 Unauthorized departures. 7 If any person with an intellectual disability shall depart 8 without proper authorization from a resource center or a 9 special unit , it shall be the duty of the superintendent 10 and the superintendent’s assistants and all peace officers 11 of any county in which such patient may be found to take 12 and detain the patient without a warrant or order and to 13 immediately report such detention to the superintendent who 14 shall immediately provide for the return of such patient to the 15 resource center or special unit . 16 Sec. 172. Section 222.12, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 1. Upon the death of a patient of a resource center or 19 special unit , a preliminary investigation of the death shall be 20 conducted as required by section 218.64 by the county medical 21 examiner as provided in section 331.802 . Such a preliminary 22 investigation shall also be conducted in the event of a sudden 23 or mysterious death of a patient in a private institution 24 for persons with an intellectual disability. The chief 25 administrative officer of any private institution may request 26 an investigation of the death of any patient by the county 27 medical examiner. 28 Sec. 173. Section 222.73, subsections 1, 3, and 5, Code 29 2024, are amended to read as follows: 30 1. The superintendent of each resource center and special 31 unit shall compute by February 1 the average daily patient 32 charge and outpatient treatment charges for which each county 33 will be billed for services provided to patients chargeable to 34 the county during the fiscal year beginning the following July 35 -83- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 83/ 95
S.F. 2420 1. The department shall certify the amount of the charges and 1 notify the counties of the billing charges. 2 a. The superintendent shall compute the average daily 3 patient charge for a resource center or special unit for 4 services provided in the following fiscal year, in accordance 5 with generally accepted accounting procedures, by totaling 6 the expenditures of the resource center or special unit for 7 the immediately preceding calendar year, by adjusting the 8 expenditures by a percentage not to exceed the percentage 9 increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers 10 for the immediately preceding calendar year, and by dividing 11 the adjusted expenditures by the total inpatient days of 12 service provided during the immediately preceding calendar 13 year. 14 b. The department shall compute the outpatient treatment 15 charges, in accordance with generally accepted accounting 16 procedures, on the basis of the actual cost of the outpatient 17 treatment provided during the immediately preceding calendar 18 year. 19 3. 2. The superintendent shall compute in January the 20 actual per-patient-per-day cost for each resource center or 21 special unit for the immediately preceding calendar year, in 22 accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures, by 23 totaling the actual expenditures of the resource center or 24 special unit for the calendar year and by dividing the total 25 actual expenditures by the total inpatient days of service 26 provided during the calendar year. 27 5. 3. A superintendent of a resource center or special 28 unit may request that the director enter into a contract with 29 a person for the resource center or special unit to provide 30 consultation or treatment services or for fulfilling other 31 purposes which are consistent with the purposes stated in 32 section 222.1 . The contract provisions shall include charges 33 which reflect the actual cost of providing the services. Any 34 income from a contract authorized under this subsection may 35 -84- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 84/ 95
S.F. 2420 be retained by the resource center or special unit to defray 1 the costs of providing the services or fulfilling the other 2 purposes. Except for a contract voluntarily entered into by a 3 county under this subsection , the costs or income associated 4 with a contract authorized under this subsection shall not 5 be considered in computing charges and per diem costs in 6 accordance with the provisions of subsections 1 through 4 and 7 2 . 8 Sec. 174. Section 222.83, Code 2024, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 222.83 Nonresident patients. 11 The estates of all nonresident patients who are provided 12 treatment, training, instruction, care, habilitation, and 13 support in or by a resource center or a special unit , and all 14 persons legally bound for the support of such persons, shall be 15 liable to the state for the reasonable value of such services. 16 The certificate of the superintendent of the resource center 17 or special unit in which any nonresident is or has been a 18 patient, showing the amounts drawn from the state treasury or 19 due therefrom as provided by law on account of such nonresident 20 patient, shall be presumptive evidence of the reasonable value 21 of such services furnished such patient by the resource center 22 or special unit . 23 Sec. 175. Section 222.84, Code 2024, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 222.84 Patients’ personal deposit fund. 26 There is established at each resource center and special 27 unit a patients’ personal deposit fund. In the case of a 28 special unit, the director may direct that the patients’ 29 personal deposit fund be maintained and administered as a part 30 of the fund established, pursuant to sections 226.43 through 31 226.46 , by the state mental health institute where the special 32 unit is located. 33 Sec. 176. Section 222.85, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -85- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 85/ 95
S.F. 2420 1. Any funds coming into the possession of the 1 superintendent or any employee of a resource center or special 2 unit belonging to any patient in that institution shall be 3 deposited in the name of the patient in the patients’ personal 4 deposit fund, except that if a guardian of the property has 5 been appointed for the person, the guardian shall have the 6 right to demand and receive such funds. Funds belonging to a 7 patient deposited in the patients’ personal deposit fund may 8 be used for the purchase of personal incidentals, desires, and 9 comforts for the patient. 10 Sec. 177. Section 222.87, Code 2024, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 222.87 Deposit in bank. 13 The department shall deposit the patients’ personal deposit 14 fund in a commercial account of a bank of reputable standing. 15 When deposits in the commercial account exceed average monthly 16 withdrawals, the department may deposit the excess at interest. 17 The savings account shall be in the name of the patients’ 18 personal deposit fund and interest paid on the account may be 19 used for recreational purposes for the patients at the resource 20 center or special unit . 21 Sec. 178. REPEAL. Sections 222.88, 222.89, 222.90, and 22 222.91, Code 2024, are repealed. 23 Sec. 179. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 24 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 25 DIVISION VI 26 COUNTY OF RESIDENCE DETERMINATIONS 27 Sec. 180. NEW SECTION . 331.190 County of residence —— 28 dispute resolution. 29 1. “County of residence” means the county in this state 30 in which, at the time a person applies for or receives 31 services, the person is living and has established an ongoing 32 presence with the declared, good faith intention of living 33 for a permanent or indefinite period of time. The county 34 of residence of a homeless person is the county in which 35 -86- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 86/ 95
S.F. 2420 the homeless person usually sleeps. A person maintains 1 residency in the county or state in which the person last 2 resided during the time period that the person is present in 3 a different county or state receiving services in a hospital, 4 a correctional facility, a halfway house for community-based 5 corrections or substance use disorder treatment, a nursing 6 facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with an 7 intellectual disability, a residential care facility, or for 8 the purpose of attending a college or university. 9 2. a. The dispute resolution process in this subsection 10 shall apply to county of residence disputes. The dispute 11 resolution process shall not be applicable to any of the 12 following: 13 (1) Disputes involving persons committed to a state 14 facility pursuant to chapter 812. 15 (2) Disputes involving Iowa rule of criminal procedure 16 2.22(8)(b), commitment for evaluation. 17 (3) Disputes involving chapter 12 of Iowa court rules, rules 18 for involuntary hospitalization of mentally ill persons. 19 b. If a county objects to a billing for services or a 20 residency determination and asserts that either the person 21 has residency in a different county or the person is not a 22 resident of this state, the person’s county of residence 23 shall be determined as provided in this subsection. If the 24 county asserts that the person has residency in a different 25 county in this state, the county shall notify that county in 26 writing within one hundred twenty calendar days of receiving 27 the billing for services or of the county of residence 28 determination. 29 c. The county that receives the notification under paragraph 30 “b” shall respond in writing to the county that provided the 31 notification within forty-five calendar days of receiving the 32 notification. If the parties cannot agree as to the person’s 33 county of residence within ninety calendar days of the date of 34 notification, on motion of either of the parties, the matter 35 -87- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 87/ 95
S.F. 2420 shall be referred to the administrative hearings division of 1 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing for 2 a contested case proceeding under chapter 17A, before an 3 administrative law judge assigned in accordance with section 4 10A.801, to determine the person’s county of residence. 5 d. (1) Notwithstanding section 17A.15, the administrative 6 law judge’s determination of a person’s county of residence 7 shall be considered final agency action. Judicial review of 8 the determination may be sought in accordance with section 9 17A.19. 10 (2) If following the determination of a person’s county of 11 residence under this subsection additional evidence becomes 12 available that merits a change in the determination of the 13 person’s county of residence, the affected parties may change 14 the determination of county of residence by mutual agreement. 15 Otherwise, a party may move that the matter be reconsidered 16 by the county, or by an administrative law judge assigned in 17 accordance with section 10A.801. 18 e. Unless a petition is filed for judicial review, the 19 administrative law judge’s determination of the person’s county 20 of residence shall result in one of the following: 21 (1) If a county is determined to be the person’s county 22 of residence, that county shall pay any amounts due and shall 23 reimburse the other county for any amounts paid for services 24 provided to the person by the other county prior to the county 25 of residence determination. 26 (2) If it is determined that the person is not a resident of 27 this state, neither the state nor either county shall be liable 28 for payment of amounts due for services provided to the person 29 prior to the determination of the person’s county of residence. 30 f. (1) The party that does not prevail in a contested 31 case proceeding or a subsequent judicial review pursuant to 32 this subsection shall be liable for costs associated with 33 the proceeding or judicial review, including reimbursement 34 of the administrative hearings division of the department of 35 -88- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 88/ 95
S.F. 2420 inspections, appeals, and licensing’s actual costs associated 1 with the administrative proceeding, court costs, and reasonable 2 attorney fees. 3 (2) A payment or reimbursement pursuant to this subsection 4 shall be remitted within forty-five calendar days of the 5 date the county of residence determination is issued by the 6 administrative law judge or the date the court files an order 7 determining the person’s county of residence, whichever is 8 later. After forty-five calendar days, the prevailing party 9 may add a penalty of up to one percent per month to any amounts 10 due. 11 Sec. 181. Section 35D.9, Code 2024, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 35D.9 County of residence upon discharge. 14 A member of the home does not acquire residency in the county 15 in which the home is located unless the member is voluntarily 16 or involuntarily discharged from the home and the member 17 meets county of residence requirements. For purposes of this 18 section , “county of residence” means the same as defined in 19 section 225C.61 331.190 . 20 Sec. 182. Section 232.141, subsections 7 and 8, Code 2024, 21 are amended to read as follows: 22 7. A county charged with the costs and expenses under 23 subsections 2 and 3 may recover the costs and expenses from the 24 child’s custodial parent’s county of residence, as defined in 25 section 225C.61 331.190 , by filing verified claims which are 26 payable as are other claims against the county. A detailed 27 statement of the facts upon which a claim is based shall 28 accompany the claim. 29 8. This subsection applies only to placements in a juvenile 30 shelter care home which is publicly owned, operated as a county 31 or multicounty shelter care home, organized under a chapter 32 28E agreement, or operated by a private juvenile shelter care 33 home. If the actual and allowable costs of a child’s shelter 34 care placement exceed the amount the department is authorized 35 -89- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 89/ 95
S.F. 2420 to pay, the unpaid costs may be recovered from the child’s 1 custodial parent’s county of residence. However, the maximum 2 amount of the unpaid costs which may be recovered under this 3 subsection is limited to the difference between the amount 4 the department is authorized to pay and the statewide average 5 of the actual and allowable rates as reasonably determined 6 by the department annually. A home may only be reimbursed 7 for the lesser of the home’s actual and allowable costs or 8 the statewide average of the actual and allowable rates as 9 determined by the department in effect on the date the costs 10 were paid. The unpaid costs are payable pursuant to filing of 11 verified claims against the child’s custodial parent’s county 12 of residence. A detailed statement of the facts upon which a 13 claim is based shall accompany the claim. Any dispute between 14 counties arising from filings of claims filed pursuant to this 15 subsection shall be settled in the manner provided to determine 16 residency county of residence in section 225C.61 331.190 . 17 Sec. 183. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 18 effect July 1, 2025. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This bill relates to state behavioral health, disability, 23 and addictive disorder services and related programs, 24 including the transition of behavioral health services from a 25 mental health and disability services system to a behavioral 26 health service system (BHSS), the transfer of disability 27 services to the division of aging and disability services 28 of the department of health and human services (HHS), the 29 elimination of the commission on aging, and the elimination of 30 special intellectual disability units at state mental health 31 institutes. 32 DIVISION I —— BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM. This 33 division relates to the establishment of the BHSS under the 34 control of HHS. The division defines terms related to the 35 -90- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 90/ 95
S.F. 2420 BHSS. 1 The division designates HHS as the state authority for 2 purposes of directing benefits and providing services relating 3 to certain federal block grants and statutes. 4 The division establishes a BHSS for the purposes of 5 implementing a statewide system of prevention, education, early 6 intervention, treatment, recovery support, and crisis services 7 related to mental health and addictive disorders, including but 8 not limited to alcohol use, substance use, tobacco use, and 9 problem gambling. 10 The division requires HHS to support equitable statewide 11 access to all services offered through the BHSS and offer 12 specialized behavioral health services with a focus on certain 13 at-risk populations. The division sets minimum services that 14 must be offered through the BHSS and outlines HHS’s powers and 15 duties in relation to the BHSS. 16 The division requires HHS to divide the entirety of the 17 state into designated behavioral health districts (district). 18 The division requires each district to provide behavioral 19 health prevention, education, early intervention, treatment, 20 recovery support, and crisis services related to mental health 21 and addictive disorders throughout each district in a manner 22 consistent with directives the district receives from HHS. HHS 23 must consider several factors, as detailed in the division, 24 when designating districts. The manner in which HHS designates 25 districts is not subject to judicial review. 26 The division requires HHS to designate an administrative 27 services organization (ASO) to oversee and organize each 28 district and the BHSS services associated with the district. 29 HHS must issue requests for proposals for ASO candidates. 30 The division details which entities may qualify as an ASO. 31 HHS is required to consider several factors outlined in the 32 division when determining whether to designate an entity as an 33 ASO. Upon an entity’s designation as an ASO, the entity is 34 considered an instrumentality of the state and must adhere to 35 -91- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 91/ 95
S.F. 2420 all state and federal mandates and prohibitions applicable to 1 an instrumentality of the state. 2 Each ASO must function as a subrecipient for the purposes 3 of the federal community mental health services block grant 4 and the federal substance abuse prevention and treatment 5 block grant. Duties an ASO must perform are detailed in the 6 division, including the establishment of a district behavioral 7 health advisory council (advisory council). An advisory 8 council must perform duties detailed in the division to assist 9 the ASO in carrying out the ASO’s duties. An advisory council 10 must consist of 10 members. Advisory council membership 11 requirements are established in the division. 12 The division requires HHS to take certain actions for data 13 related to the BHSS, and to create a central data repository 14 for collecting and analyzing state, behavioral health district, 15 and contracted behavioral health provider data. The division 16 establishes requirements for HHS and ASOs relating to the 17 collection, maintenance, and distribution of data, and the 18 maintenance and administration of the central data repository. 19 The division establishes a behavioral health fund (fund). 20 For purposes of the fund, the division defines the terms 21 “population” and “state growth factor”. Moneys deposited into 22 the fund are appropriated to HHS to implement and administer 23 the BHSS and related programs, including distributions 24 to ASOs for services; distributions to behavioral health 25 providers; funding of disability services pursuant to Code 26 chapter 231 (department of health and human services —— 27 aging —— older Iowans) until June 30, 2028; and payment of 28 administrative costs for services associated with the BHSS. The 29 division prohibits HHS from using more than 5 percent of the 30 moneys in the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year for 31 administrative costs. 32 For FY 2025-2026, the division transfers an amount equal to 33 $42 multiplied by the state’s population for the fiscal year 34 from the general fund of the state to the fund. 35 -92- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 92/ 95
S.F. 2420 For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2026, the 1 division transfers an amount from the general fund to the fund 2 equal to the state’s population for the fiscal year multiplied 3 by the sum of the dollar amount used to calculate the transfer 4 from the general fund to the fund for the immediately preceding 5 fiscal year, plus the state growth factor for the fiscal year 6 for which the transfer is being made. 7 For each fiscal year, the division prohibits an ASO from 8 spending more than 7 percent of the total amount distributed to 9 the ASO from HHS and all other appropriations on administrative 10 costs for the same fiscal year. 11 The division allows moneys in the fund to be used for cash 12 flow purposes, provided that any moneys so allocated are 13 returned to the fund by the end of each fiscal year. Interest 14 and earnings on moneys deposited into the fund are credited to 15 the fund and moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or 16 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year are to remain in 17 the fund to be used for the purposes designated. 18 The division amends and moves Code sections 142A.6(6) 19 (tobacco use prevention and control) and 142A.11 (application 20 for services —— minors) to new Code chapter 225A, as enacted 21 in this division. 22 This division of the bill is effective July 1, 2025. 23 DIVISION II —— BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM —— 24 CONFORMING CHANGES. This division of the bill makes conforming 25 changes related to the establishment and implementation of the 26 BHSS. 27 The bill repeals Code chapters 142A (tobacco use prevention 28 and control), 225C (mental health and disability services), 227 29 (facilities for persons with mental illness or an intellectual 30 disability), 230A (community mental health centers), and 347B 31 (county care facilities). 32 The bill repeals Code sections 125.1, 125.3, 125.7, 125.9, 33 125.10, 125.12, 125.25, 125.32A, 125.34, 125.37 through 34 125.43A, 125.46, 125.48, 125.54, 125.55, 125.58, 125.59, 35 -93- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 93/ 95
S.F. 2420 125.60, 135B.18, 218.99, 222.59 through 222.70, 222.74, 222.75, 1 225.10, 225.19, 225.21, 226.45, 229.42, 230.1A, 230.2 through 2 230.6, 230.9, 230.12, 230.16 through 230.22, 230.25, 230.26, 3 230.27, 426B.2, 426B.4, and 426B.5. 4 This division of the bill takes effect July 1, 2025. 5 DIVISION III —— AGING AND DISABILITY. This division of the 6 bill relates to aging and disability services. 7 The division transfers services related to individuals with 8 disabilities to Code chapter 231, as amended in this division, 9 eliminates the commission on aging, and transfers commission 10 on aging duties to HHS and the council on health and human 11 services. 12 The division requires HHS to designate aging and disability 13 resource centers (ADRC) to establish a coordinated local aging 14 and disability service system, and details which entities may 15 be ADRCs. 16 Current Code sections 225C.25, 225C.26, 225C.28A, and 17 225C.28B (the bill of rights and service quality standards 18 of persons with an intellectual disability, developmental 19 disabilities, brain injury, or chronic mental illness), are 20 amended and moved to Code sections 231.75 through 231.79. 21 The division repeals Code sections 231.11, 231.12, and 22 231.13. 23 The parts of the sections of the division amending the 24 following Code sections take effect July 1, 2025: 231.3, 25 231.4(1), 231.23(4), 231.23(7), 231.23A(1), 231.56, 231.57, 26 231.58, and 231.64(2). 27 The parts of the sections of the division enacting Code 28 sections 231.23A(7A) and 231.75 through 231.79 take effect July 29 1, 2025. 30 DIVISION IV —— TRANSITION PROVISIONS. This division 31 provides a process, grants HHS certain powers, and assigns 32 HHS certain duties during the period beginning on the date of 33 enactment of this division and concluding June 30, 2025, to 34 transition the state’s behavioral health services to the BHSS, 35 -94- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 94/ 95
S.F. 2420 and the state’s disability services to HHS’s division of aging 1 and disability services, effective July 1, 2025. 2 The division appropriates $645,179 from the region incentive 3 fund of the mental health and disability services regional 4 service fund to HHS for FY 2024-2025 for the establishment 5 of a central data repository as described in Code section 6 225A.6(1)(b) as enacted in division I. 7 The division allows HHS to adopt emergency rules to 8 implement the division. 9 The division is effective upon enactment. 10 DIVISION V —— ELIMINATION OF SPECIAL INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY 11 UNITS. This division eliminates special intellectual 12 disability units at state mental health institutes in Code 13 chapter 222 (persons with an intellectual disability), and is 14 effective upon enactment. 15 DIVISION VI —— COUNTY OF RESIDENCE DETERMINATIONS. This 16 division amends and moves language from Code section 225C.61 17 (county of residence —— services to residents —— service 18 authorization appeals —— disputes between counties or regions) 19 to new Code section 331.190, as enacted in this division, which 20 establishes a process for determining a person’s county of 21 residence and for resolving disputes related to a person’s 22 county of residence. The division makes conforming changes and 23 takes effect July 1, 2025. 24 -95- LSB 5509SZ (5) 90 dg/ko 95/ 95