Iowa Politics
ESTABLISHING A CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN IOWA
- Iowa DHS Children's System State Board Strategic Plan - Nov. 15, 2018.
- NOTE THAT THE SENATE AND HOUSE BILLS DO NOT CONTAIN THE SAME RECOMMENDATIONS
**CURRENT SENATE BILL** - ESTABLISHING A CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN IOWA
- SF479
**CURRENT HOUSE BILL** - ESTABLISHING A CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN IOWA
- HF690
**CURRENT SENATE BILL** - REQUIRING MEDICAID RECIPIENTS TO COMPLY WITH WORK REPORTING
- SF538 - Don't be fooled by the title of this bill.
- CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS AND TELL THEM TO VOTE NO!
- Those who receive Social Security Disability will be face work requirements and/or complicated exemption request processes. These discriminate against those with Serious Mental Illnesses who can't work and for whom reporting and exemption requests are difficult to accomplish.
- SEE THE FISCAL NOTE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BILL - https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/FN/1040350.pdf
- 2021 COST: $ 1,369,392
- 2022 COST: $ 721,479
AMENDED HOUSE COMPLEX SERVICE NEEDS BILL: H.F. 2456
Complex Service Needs Bill - Iowa House - HF 2456
- PASSED HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY 2/27/18 - with AOT amendment attached
- PASSED SENATE UNANIMOUSLY 3/21/18 - with AOT amendment attached
- Signed into law: 3/29/18
- Into effect: 7/1/18