Thank you to those of you that attended and made the Day on the hill a virtual success! Thank you to the Legislative committee for their bright ideas!! Deb Brockington, Cheryl Garland, and Kelcee Foss were all a part of this committee. Renee Schulte was present to assist for the day as well! We had 30 registrations and people came and went as they could throughout the day.
Week 9: IMHCA
HF 736 (Formerly HSB 225)-Limitations of Medicaid
HF 818: Voting Rights
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HF 294- Mental Health Telehealth Parity
HF 431- Audio Only Telehealth
SF 528-Mental Illness Reports
HF 773-IMD Waiver
| 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 | HF 431 | A bill for an act relating to the provision of audio-only telehealth or telemedicine by health care professionals.(Formerly HF 88.) |
| 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* | 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, the regulation of professions and occupations, and investigations conducted by state boards, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1046.) |
| Psychiatric Bed Tracking – support* In the House | 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.) |