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SSB 1045
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2023
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Licensed occupational therapists in Iowa can now be considered mental health professionals under certain laws. To qualify, they must have completed specific training or work experience in a psychiatric setting. This change affects how mental health and psychological information is shared in various medical and school settings.1
Read the official explanation
This bill adds to the definition of “mental health professional” for the purposes of Code chapter 228 (disclosure of mental health and psychological information) an individual who is an occupational therapist licensed in Iowa who has completed either a supervised clinical practicum experience relating to occupational therapy from an accredited educational institution or its cooperating programs in a psychiatric setting or one year of work experience which included providing occupational therapy services in a psychiatric setting as a primary duty, or both. The definition of “mental health professional” in Code chapter 228 is also used in Code chapters 125 (substance-related disorders), 135G (subacute mental health care facilities), 225 (psychiatric hospital), 229 (hospitalization of persons with mental illness), 272 (educational examiners board), 280A (behavioral health services —— school settings), and 331 (county home rule implementation).
Senate subcommittee
Named January 17, 2023. Meeting: Tuesday, January 24 · 2:30 PM · Room 217 Conference Room.
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