HF 833: Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in involuntary commitment, juvenile delinquency, child in need of assistance, and family in need of assistance proceedings; the licensing and certification of certain residential facilities; the provision of home and community-based services and habilitation services to certain youth by residential programs; administration and supervision of juvenile court services; and the suspension of Hawki eligibility for inmates of public institutions

What it does

This bill relates to services and support for youth and is organized by divisions. DIVISION I —— TREATMENT, PHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS. Under current law, a psychiatric medical institution for children (PMIC) is an institution providing more than hours of continuous care involving long-term psychiatric services to or more children in residence for expected periods of days or more for diagnosis and evaluation, or for expected periods of days or more for treatment. The bill exempts PMICs from licensing requirements for maintaining or conducting programs with the primary purpose of treating and rehabilitating persons with a substance use disorder.

House subcommittee · named March 18, 2025

• Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Lindsay James (D) · lindsay.james@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R) · shannon.lundgren@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 10 for, 0 against

For: Coalition for Family and Children's Services in Iowa; Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.; Iowa Dept. of Public Safety; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Iowa Total Care, A Subsidiary of Centene Corporation; Juvenile Detention Coalition of Iowa; MercyOne; Orchard Place; Polk County - Board of Supervisors; Woodward Academy

In plain words

1. February 11, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee · as HSB 153
2. February 11, 2025House subcommittee named: Wilz, H., Nordman and Turek · as HSB 153
3. February 20, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 153
4. February 25, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 153
5. February 25, 2025Committee vote: 19–0 · as HSB 153
6. March 7, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
7. March 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 833 · as HSB 153
8. March 18, 2025House subcommittee named: Nordman, James and Lundgren
9. March 27, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
10. April 2, 2025Approved by the House committee
11. April 2, 2025Committee vote: 24–0
12. April 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 984
13. April 28, 2025Withdrawn