89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2554: Relating to adding functional family therapy and multisystemic therapy for youth as covered services under the Medicaid program

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires the department of human services to submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to include functional family therapy (FFT) and multisystemic therapy (MST) for youth as covered services under the Medicaid program. Both FFT and MST are evidence-based treatments for youth that address a youth’s home and environment to reduce problematic behavior and divert the youth from the juvenile justice system.

Cost

Can’t be estimated

The fiscal impact for HF 2554 cannot be determined because the DHS does not have an accurate estimate of the number of providers who may participate or of member utilization, and it has not developed a rate methodology for FFT or MST. The DHS provided a high-l…

Senate subcommittee · named March 24, 2022

Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Liz Mathis (D)

Lobbying · 16 for, 0 against

For: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; Coalition for Family and Children's Services in Iowa; Common Good Iowa; Genesis Health System; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association; Iowa Psychological Association; Iowa State Association of Counties; Juvenile Detention Coalition of Iowa; Lutheran Services in IA, Inc.; and 4 more

In plain words

March 14, 2022Filed in the House
March 15, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
March 22, 2022Passed the House, 94–0
March 23, 2022Arrived in the Senate
March 24, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Kraayenbrink, Costello and Mathis