SSB 1120: Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations; exemptions from children’s residential facility certification; the director of juvenile court services and chief juvenile court officers; and suspension of Hawki eligibility for public institution inmates

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.

Senate subcommittee · named February 13, 2025

• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Kara Warme (R) · kara.warme@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 13, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. February 13, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Petersen and Warme
3. February 18, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. February 26, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 474