SF 582: Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization’s premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services (HHS). DIVISION I —— ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS. The bill excludes persons employed by an administrative services organization (ASO) from the definition of an employee for the purposes of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system. The bill prohibits an ASO, or an officer or an employee of an ASO, from acting as a county’s advocate to represent the interests of patients involuntarily hospitalized by the court in matters relating to a patient’s hospitalization or treatment.

Senate subcommittee · named March 18, 2025

• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against

For: The Family Leader Foundation

Against: Auditor of State

In plain words

1. February 20, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee · as SSB 1171
2. February 20, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Costello and Trone Garriott · as SSB 1171
3. February 25, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 1171
4. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 582 · as SSB 1171
5. March 10, 2025Filed in the Senate
6. March 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
7. March 11, 2025Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
8. March 17, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Petersen and Rowley
9. March 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Rowley and Townsend
10. March 19, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
11. April 8, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 620