Bill Text: IA HF482 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning rules requiring hospitals to establish protocols regarding certain veterans seeking mental health services and treatment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-01 - Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [HF482 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF482-Introduced.html

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House File 482 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  MEYER

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning rules requiring hospitals to establish
  2    protocols regarding certain veterans seeking mental health
  3    services and treatment.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 135B.7, Code 2017, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  The department shall also adopt rules
  1  4 requiring hospitals to establish and implement protocols for
  1  5 providing transitional care for up to twenty=four hours for
  1  6 needs of patients who are veterans, as defined in section 35.1,
  1  7 who are seeking mental health services or treatment and who may
  1  8 be at risk for causing harm to themselves or others without
  1  9 such transitional care.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 12 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 13    This bill requires the department of inspections and appeals
  1 14 to adopt rules requiring hospitals to establish protocols for
  1 15 providing transitional care for up to 24 hours for needs of
  1 16 patients who are veterans and who may be at risk of causing
  1 17 harm to themselves or others.
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