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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SSB 1227: SSB 1227

Became SF 524 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill establishes an inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system study committee. _____ interim to examine issues and develop policy recommendations relating to improvements to the inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system including but not limited to expanding the acuity of disabilities a hospital or facility is able to accept in its program to include but not be limited to persons with certain mental disabilities, behavioral disabilities, and sexually or physically aggressive behaviors; increasing reimbursement rates based on the level of care provided; and implementing enhancements to the inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system to accept and report real-time electronic data from the state mental health institutes, hospitals, and subacute mental health care facilities participating in the system.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

6 million for the first year of implementation. As health care costs increase and utilization patterns change, additional costs are expected in subsequent fiscal years. Division II, relating to the Inpatient Psychiatric Bed Tracking System Study Committee, has…

Senate subcommittee · named February 25, 2021

  • Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
  • 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; Easterseals Iowa; EveryStep; Families United Action Network (FUAN); Father Flanagans Boys Home; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Integrated Telehealth Partners; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Hospital Association; Iowa Occupational Therapy Association; Iowa School Nurses Organization; and 4 more

In plain words

  1. February 25, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Human Resources committee
  2. February 25, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Edler, Costello and Mathis
  3. March 1, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. March 2, 2021Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 524

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SSB1227