SF 2314: Increasing the amount of cash reserves mental health and disability services regions may have before affecting quarterly payment amounts and incentive fund eligibility

What it does

This bill increases the amount of moneys a mental health and disability services (MHDS) regional combined account may have before payments to the MHDS region are reduced and an MHDS region is disqualified from receiving funding from an MHDS incentive fund. The bill provides that, for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, an MHDS region’s cash reserves cannot exceed percent of the actual expenditures from the combined account for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in progress. Under current law, for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, an MHDS region’s cash reserves cannot exceed percent of the actual expenditures from the combined account for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in progress.

Senate subcommittee · named February 23, 2022

• Sen. Tim Goodwin (R)
• Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Pam Jochum (D)

Lobbying · 12 for, 0 against

For: Full Circle Services, Inc.; Integrated Telehealth Partners; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Linn County Board of Supervisors; MH/DS of East Central Region; National Alliance on Mental Illness - Iowa; Polk County - Board of Supervisors; Resources for Human Development; Urban County Coalition

In plain words

1. February 17, 2022Filed in the Senate
2. February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
3. February 23, 2022Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
4. February 23, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Goodwin, Dawson and Jochum
5. March 10, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it