Bill Text: IA HF2220 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to children's mental health and well-being and making an appropriation.
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-15 - Subcommittee, Fry, Forristall, and McConkey. H.J. 225. [HF2220 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF2220-Introduced.html
House File 2220 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY STAED, BROWN=POWERS, HUNTER, STECKMAN, WINCKLER, STUTSMAN, HEDDENS, BEARINGER, KELLEY, KEARNS, GASKILL, RUFF, DAWSON, RUNNING=MARQUARDT, HEATON, MEYER, KRESSIG, OLDSON, MASCHER, ABDUL=SAMAD, GAINES, FORBES, McCONKEY, and KAUFMANN A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to children's mental health and well=being and 2 making an appropriation. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5931YH (6) 86 rh/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES ==== 1 2 PLANNING GRANTS. There is appropriated from the general fund 1 3 of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal 1 4 year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the 1 5 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 1 6 used for the purposes designated: 1 7 To contract for planning grants for the development and 1 8 implementation of children's mental health crisis services: 1 9 .................................................. $ 300,000 1 10 1. The department of human services shall establish 1 11 a request for proposals process, in cooperation with the 1 12 departments of public health and education and the judicial 1 13 branch, which shall be based upon recommendations for 1 14 children's mental health crisis services described in the 1 15 children's mental health and well=being workgroup final report 1 16 submitted to the department on December 15, 2015. 1 17 2. Planning grants shall be awarded to two lead entities. 1 18 Each lead entity should be a member of a specifically 1 19 designated coalition of three to four other entities that 1 20 propose to serve different geographically defined areas of 1 21 the state, but a lead entity shall not be a mental health and 1 22 disability services region. 1 23 3. The request for proposals shall require each grantee to 1 24 develop a plan for children's mental health crisis services for 1 25 the grantee's defined geographic area that includes all of the 1 26 following: 1 27 a. Identification of the existing children's mental health 1 28 crisis services in the defined area. 1 29 b. Identification of gaps in children's mental health 1 30 crisis services in the defined area. 1 31 c. A plan for collection of data that demonstrates the 1 32 effects of children's mental health crisis services through the 1 33 collection of outcome data and surveys of the children affected 1 34 and their families. 1 35 d. A method for using federal, state, and other funding 2 1 including funding currently available, to implement and support 2 2 children's mental health crisis services. 2 3 e. Utilization of collaborative processes developed from 2 4 the recommendations from the children's mental health and 2 5 well=being workgroup final report submitted to the department 2 6 on December 15, 2015. 2 7 f. A recommendation for any additional state funding needed 2 8 to establish a children's mental health crisis service system 2 9 in the defined area. 2 10 g. A recommendation for statewide standard requirements for 2 11 children's mental health crisis services, as defined in the 2 12 children's mental health and well=being workgroup final report 2 13 submitted to the department of human services on December 15, 2 14 2015, including but not limited to all of the following: 2 15 (1) Standardized primary care practitioner screenings. 2 16 (2) Standardized mental health crisis screenings. 2 17 (3) Standardized mental health and substance use disorder 2 18 assessments. 2 19 (4) Requirements for certain inpatient psychiatric 2 20 hospitals and psychiatric medical institutions for children to 2 21 accept and treat all children regardless of the acuity of their 2 22 condition. 2 23 4. Each grantee shall submit a report to the department by 2 24 December 15, 2016. The department shall combine the essentials 2 25 of each report and shall submit a report to the general 2 26 assembly by January 15, 2017, regarding the department's 2 27 conclusions and recommendations. 2 28 Sec. 2. CHILDREN'S WELL=BEING LEARNING LABS. The 2 29 department of human services, utilizing existing departmental 2 30 resources and with the continued assistance of a private child 2 31 welfare foundation focused on improving child well=being, shall 2 32 study and collect data on emerging, collaborative efforts 2 33 in existing programs engaged in addressing well=being for 2 34 children with complex needs and their families in communities 2 35 across the state. The department shall establish guidelines 3 1 based upon recommendations in the children's mental health and 3 2 well=being workgroup final report submitted to the department 3 3 on December 15, 2015, to select three to five such programs 3 4 to be designated learning labs to enable the department 3 5 to engage in a multi=site learning process during the 2016 3 6 calendar year with a goal of creating an expansive structured 3 7 learning network. The department shall submit a report with 3 8 recommendations including lessons learned, suggested program 3 9 design refinements, and implications for funding, policy 3 10 changes, and best practices to the general assembly by January 3 11 15, 2017. 3 12 Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ==== ADDITIONAL 3 13 STUDY REPORTS. The department of human services shall, in 3 14 consultation with the department of public health, the mental 3 15 health and disability services commission, and the mental 3 16 health planning council, submit a report with recommendations 3 17 to the general assembly by December 15, 2016, regarding all of 3 18 the following: 3 19 1. The creation and implementation of a statewide 3 20 children's mental health crisis service system to include but 3 21 not be limited to an inventory of all current children's mental 3 22 health crisis service systems in the state including children's 3 23 mental health crisis service system telephone lines. The 3 24 report shall include recommendations regarding proposed changes 3 25 to improve the effectiveness of and access to children's mental 3 26 health crisis services. 3 27 2. The development and implementation of a children's 3 28 mental health public education and awareness campaign that 3 29 targets the reduction of stigma for children with mental 3 30 illness and that supports children with mental illness and 3 31 their families in seeking effective treatment. The plan shall 3 32 include potential methods for funding such a campaign. 3 33 Sec. 4. CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL=BEING ADVISORY 3 34 COMMITTEE. The department of human services shall create and 3 35 provide support to a children's mental health and well=being 4 1 advisory committee to continue the coordinated efforts of 4 2 the children's mental health subcommittee and the children's 4 3 well=being subcommittee of the children's mental health 4 4 and well=being workgroup. Consideration shall be given to 4 5 continued service by members of the children's mental health 4 6 and well=being workgroup created pursuant to 2015 Iowa Acts, 4 7 ch. 137, and representatives from the departments of human 4 8 services, public health, and education; the judicial branch; 4 9 and other appropriate stakeholders designated by the director. 4 10 The advisory committee shall do all of the following: 4 11 1. Provide guidance regarding implementation of the 4 12 recommendations in the children's mental health and well=being 4 13 workgroup final report submitted to the department on December 4 14 15, 2015, and subsequent reports required by this Act. 4 15 2. Select and study additional children's well=being 4 16 learning labs to assure a continued commitment to joint 4 17 learning and comparison for all learning lab sites. 4 18 EXPLANATION 4 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 4 20 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 4 21 This bill relates to children's mental health and well=being 4 22 and makes appropriations. 4 23 CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES ==== PLANNING GRANTS. 4 24 The bill appropriates $300,000 from the general fund of the 4 25 state to the department of human services for FY 2016=2017 4 26 to contract for planning grants for the development and 4 27 implementation of children's mental health crisis services. 4 28 The department is directed to establish a request for proposals 4 29 process, in cooperation with the departments of public 4 30 health and education and the judicial branch, which shall 4 31 be based upon recommendations for children's mental health 4 32 crisis services described in the children's mental health and 4 33 well=being workgroup final report submitted to the department 4 34 on December 15, 2015. Each grantee is required to develop 4 35 a plan for children's mental health crisis services for 5 1 the grantee's defined geographic area that includes certain 5 2 requirements relating to existing children's mental health 5 3 crisis services in the grantee's geographic area. The plan 5 4 shall also include a recommendation for certain statewide 5 5 standard requirements for children's mental health crisis 5 6 services. Each grantee is required to submit a report to 5 7 the department and the department is directed to combine 5 8 the essentials of each report and shall submit a report 5 9 to the general assembly by January 15, 2017, regarding the 5 10 department's conclusions and recommendations. 5 11 CHILDREN'S WELL=BEING LEARNING LABS. The department 5 12 of human services is directed to study and collect data on 5 13 emerging, collaborative efforts in existing programs engaged 5 14 in addressing well=being for children with complex needs and 5 15 their families in communities across the state. The department 5 16 is required to establish guidelines based upon recommendations 5 17 in the children's mental health and well=being workgroup final 5 18 report submitted to the department on December 15, 2015, to 5 19 select three to five such programs to be designated learning 5 20 labs to enable the department to engage in a multi=site 5 21 learning process during the 2016 calendar year with a goal 5 22 of creating an expansive structured learning network. The 5 23 department is required to submit a report with recommendations 5 24 to the general assembly by January 15, 2017. 5 25 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ==== ADDITIONAL STUDY REPORTS. 5 26 The department of human services, in consultation with the 5 27 department of public health, the mental health and disability 5 28 services commission, and the mental health planning council, 5 29 is required to submit a report with recommendations to the 5 30 general assembly by December 15, 2016, regarding the creation 5 31 and implementation of a statewide children's mental health 5 32 crisis service system and the development and implementation 5 33 of a children's mental health public education and awareness 5 34 campaign. 5 35 CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL=BEING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 6 1 The department of human services is directed to create and 6 2 provide support to a children's mental health and well=being 6 3 advisory committee with consideration given to continued 6 4 service by members of the children's mental health and 6 5 well=being workgroup, and others, to provide guidance regarding 6 6 implementation of the recommendations in the children's mental 6 7 health and well=being workgroup final report and subsequent 6 8 reports required by the bill, and select and study additional 6 9 children's well=being learning labs. 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