Week 10: IMHCA
Bills that have passed this week
HF 431 – Audio Only Telehealth
- A bill for an act relating to the provision of audio-only telehealth or telemedicine by health care professionals
- The rules amended or adopted by the appropriate licensure board shall ensure that the provision of the health care services through the use of interactive audio-only communication is clinically appropriate and that the patient has been provided the opportunity to receive such health care services via in-person or real-time interactive video, unless such opportunity is not reasonably available
SF 524 – Psychiatric Bed Tracking
- A bill for an act establishing an inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system study committee
- The bill directs the DHS to convene a study committee during the 2021 interim to examine issues and develop policy recommendations relating to improvements of the inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system including but not limited to expanding the acuity of disabilities a hospital or facility is able to accept in its program to include but not be limited to persons with certain mental disabilities, behavioral disabilities, and sexually or physically aggressive behaviors; increasing reimbursement rates based on the level of care provided; and implementing enhancements to the inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system to accept and report real-time electronic data from the state mental health institutes, hospitals, and subacute mental health care facilities participating in the system
Upcoming bill meetings
SF 461 – Voting Members of Governing Board
- Upcoming Meeting on 3/22/21 at 12:30
- A bill for an act relating to the voting members of a governing board of a mental health and disability services region
- Relates to the voting members of a governing board of a mental health and disability service region. The bill limits the voting rights of the voting members of a governing board so that only a county supervisor or a county supervisor’s designee shall have the authority to vote on matters involving a mental health and disability services region’s expenditures
Hf 485 – Supervision Requirements
- A bill for an act relating to supervision requirements for licensed marital and family therapists, mental health counselors, and social workers, and including effective date provisions
Fiscal Notes
HJR 11: Fiscal Note: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/FN/1215310.pdf
HF 736: Fiscal Note: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/FN/1216499.pdf
Call to action-Moving slowly & could use assistance
If you care about these call your senators because it’s still not moving
HF 294- Mental Health Telehealth Parity
Leadership Members
Jake Chapman: jake.chapman@legis.iowa.gov
Jack Whitver: jack.whitver@legis.iowa.gov
Zach Wahls: zach.wahls@legis.iowa.gov
Human Resources Leaders
Jeff Eldor: jeff.edler@legis.iowa.gov
Mark Costello: mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
Liz Matthis: liz.mathis@legis.iowa.gov
| Bills & Rules Watch | ||
| Note | Name | Title |
| mental health telehealth parity – support* In Senate | HF 294 | A bill for an act relating to reimbursement rates for health care services for mental health conditions, illnesses, injuries, or diseases provided to covered persons by telehealth, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly HF 89.) |
| Audio only telehealth-support* In senate 3/17 passed subcommittee | HF 431 | A bill for an act relating to the provision of audio-only telehealth or telemedicine by health care professionals.(Formerly HF 88.) |
| Supervision Requirements-support* passed the house | HF 485 | A bill for an act relating to supervision requirements for licensed marital and family therapists, mental health counselors, and social workers, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 107.) |
| Outside Health Carriers-undecided* Passed committee-not House | HF 731 | A bill for an act prohibiting certain health carriers from excluding certain out-of-state health care professionals from participating as providers, via telehealth, under the carriers’ policies, plans, and contracts, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly HF 269.) |
| Limitations of Medicaid-support* Fiscal Note: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/FN/1216499.pdf | HF 736 | A bill for an act relating to limitations on activities related to paid claims under the Medicaid program, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 225.) |
| IMD Waiver-undecided* In Senate | HF 773 | A bill for an act relating to a determination of the availability of mental health services in the state including the value of pursuing a Medicaid institutions for mental diseases waiver, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 479.) |
| Reimbursement $ Parity-support* | HF 784 | A bill for an act relating to reimbursement rates for health care services provided to covered persons by telehealth, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly HF 706.) |
| Voting Rights | HF 818 | A bill for an act relating to the restoration of voting rights to certain convicted persons and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 231.) |
| Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa – support* Fiscal Note: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/FN/1215310.pdf | HJR 11 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualifications of electors.(Formerly HSB 143.) |
| Continuing Education Requirements -support* | SF 354 | A bill for an act relating to continuing education requirements for persons holding certain professional and occupational licenses. (Formerly SF 163.) |
| Public Assistance Program Oversight – oppose* In the House | SF 389 | A bill for an act relating to public assistance program oversight.(Formerly SSB 1125.) |
| Voting Members of Governing Board-undecided* In the House | SF 461 | A bill for an act relating to the voting members of a governing board of a mental health and disability services region.(Formerly SSB 1158.) |
| Operation of State Government-undecided* | SF 487 | A bill for an act relating to the operation of state government, including the review of state boards and the regulation of professions and occupations, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1046.) |
| Psychiatric Bed Tracking – support* In the House 3/18 passed subcommittee | SF 524 | A bill for an act establishing an inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system study committee.(Formerly SSB 1227.) |
| Emergency Detention – undecided* In the Senate | SF 526 | A bill for an act relating to the emergency detention of a person experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis and access centers.(Formerly SSB 1234.) |
| Mental Illness Reports – support* In the Senate | SF 528 | A bill for an act relating to reports prepared by a chief medical officer, licensed physician, or a mental health professional concerning the hospitalization of a person with a mental illness.(Formerly SSB 1229.) |