Bill Text: IA SF169 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the establishment of an evidence-based depression screening and treatment program for older individuals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-16 - Passed subcommittee. [SF169 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-SF169-Introduced.html

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Senate File 169 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  MATHIS, BOLKCOM, HOGG,
                                     DOTZLER, DVORSKY,
                                     RAGAN, ALLEN, SODDERS,
                                     QUIRMBACH, HART,
                                     SCHOENJAHN, JOCHUM,
                                     GRONSTAL, COURTNEY,
                                     DEARDEN, HORN, TAYLOR,
                                     WILHELM, PETERSEN,
                                     BISIGNANO, KINNEY,
                                     McCOY, SENG, and BRASE

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the establishment of an evidence=based
  2    depression screening and treatment program for older
  3    individuals.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 231.23, Code 2015, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  8A.  Establish an evidence=based depression
  1  4 screening and treatment program for older individuals.
  1  5    Sec. 2.  Section 231.33, Code 2015, is amended by adding the
  1  6 following new subsection:
  1  7    NEW SUBSECTION.  8A.  Administer an evidence=based
  1  8 depression screening and treatment program for older
  1  9 individuals.
  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 on aging to establish an
  1 14 evidence=based depression screening and treatment program for
  1 15 older individuals to be administered by each area agency on
  1 16 aging.
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