HF 93: Prohibiting specified provisions in agreements between employers and certain mental health professionals and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill prohibits an employer from entering into an agreement with a licensed mental health professional, as defined in the bill, that limits the location at which the licensee may practice, prohibits the licensee from contacting for professional services a person previously treated by the licensee, or imposes a time restriction on the practice of the licensee. A provision of an agreement entered into between an employer and a licensed mental health professional prior to, on, or H.F. after the effective date of the bill that is contrary to the bill shall be void and unenforceable. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Senate subcommittee · named January 31, 2023

• Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
• Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 12 for, 0 against

For: Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; DAV-Iowa; Easterseals Iowa; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Hope Haven Area Development Center; Imagine the Possibilities; Integrated Telehealth Partners; Iowa State Association of Counties; Mosaic; Nishna Productions Inc.; One Vision; Village Northwest Unlimited

In plain words

1. January 23, 2023Filed in the House
2. January 26, 2023Passed the House, 95–0
3. January 30, 2023Arrived in the Senate
4. January 31, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Rowley and Trone Garriott
5. March 22, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 30, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
7. April 24, 2023Passed the Senate, 49–0
8. May 9, 2023Sent to the Governor
9. June 1, 2023Signed into law