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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 210: Concerning rules requiring hospitals to establish protocols regarding certain veterans seeking mental health services and treatment

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 it does

This bill requires the department of inspections and appeals to adopt rules requiring hospitals to establish protocols for providing transitional care for up to 24 hours for needs of patients who are veterans and who may be at risk of causing harm to themselves or others.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 18, 2019

  • Rep. Anne Osmundson (R)
  • Rep. Robert P. Bacon (R)
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association; Veterans National Recovery Center

Against: Iowa Hospital Association

In plain words

  1. February 4, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee
  2. February 18, 2019House subcommittee named: Osmundson, Bacon and Wessel-Kroeschell

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF210