Bill Text: IA SF2297 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to children's mental health and well-being and including provisions for contingent implementation. (Formerly SSB 3109 and SF 2161.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-17 - Fiscal note. HCS. [SF2297 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SF2297-Introduced.html
Senate File 2297 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2161) (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3109) A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to children's mental health and well=being and 2 including provisions for contingent implementation. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5510SZ (2) 86 rh/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES == 1 2 PLANNING GRANTS == CONTINGENT IMPLEMENTATION. The department 1 3 of human services shall contract for planning grants for the 1 4 development and implementation of children's mental health 1 5 crisis services as provided in this section. 1 6 1. The department of human services shall establish 1 7 a request for proposals process, in cooperation with the 1 8 departments of public health and education and the judicial 1 9 branch, which shall be based upon recommendations for 1 10 children's mental health crisis services described in the 1 11 children's mental health and well=being workgroup final report 1 12 submitted to the department on December 15, 2015. 1 13 2. Planning grants shall be awarded to two lead entities. 1 14 Each lead entity should be a member of a specifically 1 15 designated coalition of three to four other entities that 1 16 propose to serve different geographically defined areas of 1 17 the state, but a lead entity shall not be a mental health and 1 18 disability services region. 1 19 3. The request for proposals shall require each grantee to 1 20 develop a plan for children's mental health crisis services for 1 21 the grantee's defined geographic area that includes all of the 1 22 following: 1 23 a. Identification of the existing children's mental health 1 24 crisis services in the defined area. 1 25 b. Identification of gaps in children's mental health 1 26 crisis services in the defined area. 1 27 c. A plan for collection of data that demonstrates the 1 28 effects of children's mental health crisis services through the 1 29 collection of outcome data and surveys of the children affected 1 30 and their families. 1 31 d. A method for using federal, state, and other funding 1 32 including funding currently available, to implement and support 1 33 children's mental health crisis services. 1 34 e. Utilization of collaborative processes developed from 1 35 the recommendations from the children's mental health and 2 1 well=being workgroup final report submitted to the department 2 2 on December 15, 2015. 2 3 f. A recommendation for any additional state funding needed 2 4 to establish a children's mental health crisis service system 2 5 in the defined area. 2 6 g. A recommendation for statewide standard requirements for 2 7 children's mental health crisis services, as defined in the 2 8 children's mental health and well=being workgroup final report 2 9 submitted to the department of human services on December 15, 2 10 2015, including but not limited to all of the following: 2 11 (1) Standardized primary care practitioner screenings. 2 12 (2) Standardized mental health crisis screenings. 2 13 (3) Standardized mental health and substance use disorder 2 14 assessments. 2 15 (4) Requirements for certain inpatient psychiatric 2 16 hospitals and psychiatric medical institutions for children to 2 17 accept and treat all children regardless of the acuity of their 2 18 condition. 2 19 4. Each grantee shall submit a report to the department by 2 20 December 15, 2016. The department shall combine the essentials 2 21 of each report and shall submit a report to the general 2 22 assembly by January 15, 2017, regarding the department's 2 23 conclusions and recommendations. 2 24 5. The department shall contract for planning grants as 2 25 provided in this section contingent upon being appropriated 2 26 necessary moneys by the general assembly to support the 2 27 planning grants. 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 directs the department of human services to contract 4 25 for planning grants for the development and implementation 4 26 of children's mental health crisis services, contingent 4 27 upon being appropriated necessary moneys by the general 4 28 assembly. The department is directed to establish a request 4 29 for proposals process, in cooperation with the departments of 4 30 public health and education and the judicial branch, which 4 31 shall be based upon recommendations for children's mental 4 32 health crisis services described in the children's mental 4 33 health and well=being workgroup final report submitted to the 4 34 department on December 15, 2015. Each grantee is required to 4 35 develop 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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