Bill Text: IA HF2257 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing an inmate substance abuse treatment pilot program in county jails.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-10 - Sponsor added, M. Smith. H.J. 232. [HF2257 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2257-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2257
BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
an
inmate
substance
abuse
treatment
pilot
1
program
in
county
jails.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
INMATE
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT
IN
COUNTY
JAILS
1
PILOT
PROGRAM.
The
Iowa
department
of
public
health
shall
2
allocate
a
portion
of
federal
moneys
received
by
the
department
3
to
develop
and
administer
a
substance
abuse
treatment
program
4
in
county
jails
to
ensure
inmates
receive
appropriate
substance
5
abuse
treatment,
including
medication-assisted
treatment.
The
6
program
may
include
programming
for
inmates
in
the
jail
or
7
be
utilized
as
a
jail
diversion
program
as
an
alternative
to
8
incarceration.
The
Iowa
department
of
public
health
shall
9
consult
with
local
stakeholders
in
each
county
in
order
to
10
establish
the
program
including
but
not
limited
to
the
county
11
attorney,
county
sheriff,
county
supervisors,
judges,
substance
12
abuse
professionals,
and
mental
health
professionals.
The
13
program
shall
be
established
in
five
counties
of
varying
size,
14
and
the
department
shall
file
a
report
detailing
any
findings
15
and
recommendations
with
the
general
assembly
by
January
14,
16
2022.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
establishes
an
inmate
substance
abuse
treatment
21
pilot
program
in
county
jails.
22
The
bill
requires
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health
to
23
allocate
a
portion
of
federal
moneys
received
by
the
department
24
to
develop
and
administer
a
substance
abuse
treatment
program
25
in
county
jails
to
ensure
inmates
receive
appropriate
substance
26
abuse
treatment,
including
medication-assisted
treatment.
The
27
program
established
in
the
bill
may
include
programming
for
28
inmates
in
the
jail
or
be
utilized
as
a
jail
diversion
program
29
as
an
alternative
to
incarceration.
The
bill
requires
the
30
department
to
consult
with
local
stakeholders
in
each
county
in
31
order
to
establish
the
program.
The
bill
requires
the
program
32
be
established
in
five
counties
of
varying
size,
and
requires
33
the
department
to
file
a
report
detailing
any
findings
and
34
recommendations
with
the
general
assembly
by
January
14,
2022.
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