HF 984: Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in juvenile delinquency and child 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 that do not provide substance use disorder services from licensing requirements for maintaining or conducting programs with the primary purpose of treating and rehabilitating persons with a substance use disorder.

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. April 7, 2025Filed in the House
2. April 22, 2025Withdrawn