Bill Text: IA HSB690 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the inclusion of psychiatrists in the mental health professional loan repayment program.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-13 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1. [HSB690 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB690-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
690
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MEYER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
inclusion
of
psychiatrists
in
the
mental
1
health
professional
loan
repayment
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.225,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
e.
“Mental
health
professional”
means
a
either
of
the
3
following:
4
(1)
A
nonprescribing
individual
who
meets
all
of
the
5
following
qualifications:
6
(1)
(a)
The
individual
holds
at
least
a
master’s
degree
7
from
an
eligible
institution
in
a
mental
health
field,
8
including
psychology,
counseling
and
guidance,
social
work,
9
marriage
and
family
therapy,
or
mental
health
counseling.
10
(2)
(b)
The
individual
holds
a
current
Iowa
license
if
11
practicing
in
a
field
covered
by
an
Iowa
licensure
law.
12
(3)
(c)
The
individual
has
at
least
two
years
of
13
post-degree
clinical
experience,
supervised
by
another
14
individual
in
the
mental
health
field,
in
assessing
mental
15
health
needs
and
problems
and
in
providing
appropriate
mental
16
health
services.
17
(4)
(d)
The
individual
is
not
eligible
for
the
rural
Iowa
18
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner
and
physician
assistant
19
loan
repayment
program
established
pursuant
to
section
261.114
20
health
care
award
program
pursuant
to
section
256.224
.
21
(2)
An
individual
who
is
a
psychiatrist
who
holds
a
current
22
Iowa
license.
23
Sec.
2.
Section
256.225,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
24
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
c.
The
commission
shall
give
priority
to
mental
health
26
professionals
who
are
residents
of
Iowa
and,
if
the
mental
27
health
professional
is
a
psychiatrist,
the
commission
shall
28
give
priority
to
a
psychiatrist
who
attended
and
earned
a
29
medical
degree
from
a
medical
school
or
college
of
osteopathic
30
medicine
and
surgery
in
Iowa,
or
who
completed
an
accredited
31
graduate
medical
education
residency
program
in
Iowa.
32
Additionally,
if
requested
by
the
adjutant
general,
the
33
commission
shall
give
priority
to
mental
health
professionals
34
who
are
members
of
the
Iowa
national
guard.
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Sec.
3.
Section
256.225,
subsection
5,
Code
2024,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
5.
Loan
repayment
amounts.
The
annual
amount
of
loan
3
repayment
the
commission
may
make
to
a
mental
health
4
professional
who
enters
into
a
program
agreement
pursuant
5
to
subsection
3
,
if
the
mental
health
professional
is
in
6
compliance
with
obligations
under
the
agreement,
shall
be
eight
7
as
follows:
8
a.
Eight
thousand
dollars
for
an
eligible
loan
for
a
mental
9
health
professional
who
is
a
nonprescribing
individual
as
10
specified
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
“e”
,
subparagraph
(1)
.
The
11
total
amount
of
loan
repayments
from
the
commission
to
a
mental
12
health
professional
under
this
subsection
paragraph
shall
not
13
exceed
forty
thousand
dollars.
14
b.
Fifty
thousand
dollars
for
an
eligible
loan
for
a
mental
15
health
professional
who
is
a
psychiatrist
as
specified
in
16
subsection
1,
paragraph
“e”
,
subparagraph
(2).
The
total
amount
17
of
loan
repayments
from
the
commission
to
a
psychiatrist
under
18
this
paragraph
shall
not
exceed
two
hundred
thousand
dollars.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
relates
to
the
inclusion
of
psychiatrists
in
the
23
mental
health
professional
loan
repayment
program.
24
The
bill
amends
the
definition
of
“mental
health
25
professional”
under
Code
section
256.225
(mental
health
26
professional
loan
repayment
program)
to
mean
either
a
current
27
nonprescribing
individual
who
meets
specified
conditions,
or
28
an
individual
who
is
a
psychiatrist
who
holds
a
current
Iowa
29
license.
30
Under
current
law,
the
college
student
aid
commission
31
(commission)
is
to
give
priority
under
the
program
to
32
mental
health
professionals
who
are
residents
of
Iowa
and,
33
if
requested
by
the
adjutant
general,
to
mental
health
34
professionals
who
are
members
of
the
national
guard.
The
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bill
provides
that
if
the
mental
health
professional
is
1
a
psychiatrist,
the
commission
shall
give
priority
to
a
2
psychiatrist
who
attended
and
earned
a
medical
degree
from
a
3
medical
school
or
college
of
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery
4
in
Iowa,
or
who
completed
an
accredited
graduate
medical
5
education
residency
program
in
Iowa.
6
The
bill
provides
that
the
annual
loan
repayment
amount
for
a
7
psychiatrist
under
the
bill
is
$50,000
for
an
eligible
loan
and
8
the
total
amount
of
loan
repayments
from
the
commission
to
a
9
psychiatrist
under
the
program
shall
not
exceed
$200,000.
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