Relating to supervision of a master social worker for the purposes of reimbursement for services under the Medicaid program and private insurance

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2020
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2020
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the supervision requirements for the provision of services by a licensed master social worker for the purposes of reimbursement under the Medicaid program and private insurance. The bill provides that instead of requiring that supervision be provided by a licensed independent social worker, supervision is required by a mental health professional with the exception of a mental health professional who is another licensed master social worker.1 to mean an individual who has either of the following qualifications: (1) holds at least a master’s degree in a mental health field, including but not limited to psychology, counseling and guidance, nursing, and social work, or is an advanced registered nurse practitioner, a physician assistant, or a physician and surgeon or an osteopathic physician and surgeon; holds a current Iowa license if practicing in a field covered by an Iowa licensure law; and has at least two years of post-degree clinical experience, supervised by another mental health professional, in assessing mental health needs and problems and in providing appropriate mental health services, or (2) holds a current Iowa license if practicing in a field covered by an Iowa licensure law and is a psychiatrist, an advanced registered nurse practitioner who holds a national certification in psychiatric mental health care and is licensed by the board of nursing, a physician assistant practicing under the supervision of a psychiatrist, or an individual who holds a doctorate degree in psychology and is licensed by the board of psychology.

Full bill text¹

House subcommittee

Named January 21, 2020. On February 5, 2020 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Tom Moore REmail
• Rep. Marti Anderson D
• Rep. Michael R. Bergan REmail

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