House
File
692
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
692
BY
ISENHART
,
GAINES
,
KRESSIG
,
KURTH
,
CAHILL
,
STAED
,
LEVIN
,
STECKMAN
,
MADISON
,
CROKEN
,
EHLERT
,
BAETH
,
FORBES
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
BUCK
,
WILSON
,
SRINIVAS
,
TUREK
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
SCHEETZ
,
AMOS
JR.
,
WILBURN
,
COOLING
,
MATSON
,
JAMES
,
and
KONFRST
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
staffing
of
brain
health
professionals
1
in
primary
and
secondary
schools
and
making
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135.1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
01.
“Brain
health”
means
the
same
as
in
3
section
225C.2,
and
incorporates
the
findings
and
purposes
4
stated
in
section
225C.1,
subsection
3.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
135.11,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsection:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
22A.
Adopt
rules
which
allow
mental
health
8
providers
to
use
the
term
“brain
health”
synonymously
with
the
9
terms
“mental
health”
or
“mental
illness”
and
promote
the
usage
10
of
the
term
“brain
health”
for
the
purpose
of
reducing
stigma
11
related
to
mental
health
disease
and
illness.
12
Sec.
3.
Section
225C.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
1.
The
general
assembly
finds
that
services
to
persons
15
with
mental
illness,
an
intellectual
disability
disabilities
,
16
developmental
disabilities,
or
brain
injury
injuries
or
other
17
brain
health
issues
are
provided
in
many
parts
of
the
state
by
18
highly
autonomous
community-based
service
providers
working
19
cooperatively
with
state
and
county
officials.
However,
the
20
general
assembly
recognizes
that
heavy
reliance
on
property
tax
21
funding
for
mental
brain
health
and
intellectual
disability
22
services
has
enabled
many
counties
to
exceed
minimum
state
23
standards
for
the
services
resulting
in
an
uneven
level
of
24
services
around
the
state.
Consequently,
greater
efforts
25
should
be
made
to
ensure
close
coordination
and
continuity
26
of
care
for
those
persons
receiving
publicly
supported
27
disability
services
in
Iowa.
It
is
the
purpose
of
this
chapter
28
to
continue
and
to
strengthen
the
services
to
persons
with
29
disabilities
now
available
in
the
state
of
Iowa,
to
make
30
disability
services
conveniently
available
to
all
persons
in
31
this
state
upon
a
reasonably
uniform
financial
basis,
and
to
32
assure
the
continued
high
quality
of
these
services.
33
Sec.
4.
Section
225C.1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
34
following
new
subsection:
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
a.
The
general
assembly
finds
that
1
to
reduce
the
stigma
associated
with
brain
health
disease
2
and
illness
and
to
assist
Iowans
in
receiving
brain
health
3
diagnosis
and
treatment,
the
term
“brain
health”
may
be
used
4
synonymously
with
the
terms
“mental
health”
and
“mental
illness”
5
to
allow
for
more
preventative
and
earlier
treatments
of
those
6
Iowans
with
brain
health
issues.
7
b.
The
recognition
of
the
term
“brain
health”
does
not
8
replace
the
terms
“mental
health”
or
“mental
illness”
as
it
9
relates
to
medical
billing
or
state
professional
licensure.
10
Sec.
5.
Section
225C.2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
“Brain
health”
means
all
aspects
of
the
13
brain
impacted
by
biological
and
physical
characteristics
of
14
the
brain
affecting
mood
and
behavior.
15
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.33
Brain
health
professionals
——
16
appropriation.
17
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
“brain
health”
means
the
same
as
18
in
section
225C.2,
and
incorporates
the
findings
and
purposes
19
stated
in
section
225C.1,
subsection
3.
20
2.
Each
public
school
and
nonpublic
school
shall
have
a
21
minimum
of
one
health
care
professional
with
brain
health
22
credentials
available
on
site
daily
to
assist
students
during
23
normal
hours
of
instruction.
24
3.
There
is
appropriated
annually
from
the
general
fund
of
25
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
an
amount
sufficient
26
to
meet
the
requirements
of
subsection
1.
27
4.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
assist
28
the
department
of
education
in
determining
the
annual
amount
29
necessary
to
meet
the
requirements
of
subsection
1.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
relates
to
the
staffing
of
brain
health
34
professionals
in
primary
and
secondary
schools.
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The
bill
includes
brain
health
issues
in
the
legislative
1
findings
relating
to
services
to
persons
with
mental
illness,
2
an
intellectual
disability,
developmental
disabilities,
or
3
brain
injury
in
Code
chapter
225C
(mental
health
and
disability
4
services).
The
bill
provides
that
the
general
assembly
5
finds
that
to
reduce
the
stigma
associated
with
brain
health
6
disease
and
illness
and
to
assist
Iowans
in
receiving
brain
7
health
diagnosis
and
treatment,
the
term
“brain
health”
may
be
8
used
synonymously
with
the
terms
“mental
health”
and
“mental
9
illness”
to
allow
for
more
preventative
and
earlier
treatments
10
of
those
Iowans
with
brain
health
issues.
11
The
bill
defines
“brain
health”
as
all
aspects
of
the
brain
12
impacted
by
biological
and
physical
characteristics
of
the
13
brain
affecting
mood
and
behavior.
14
The
bill
adopts
the
same
intent
and
meaning
of
“brain
health”
15
for
Code
chapters
135
(department
of
public
health)
and
280
16
(uniform
school
requirements)
as
established
in
Code
chapter
17
225C.
18
The
bill
creates
a
duty
for
the
department
of
public
health
19
to
adopt
rules
which
allow
mental
health
providers
to
use
20
the
term
“brain
health”
synonymously
with
the
terms
“mental
21
health”
or
“mental
illness”
and
promote
the
usage
of
the
term
22
“brain
health”
for
the
purpose
of
reducing
stigma
related
to
23
mental
health
disease
and
illness.
This
recognition
of
the
24
term
“brain
health”
does
not
replace
the
terms
“mental
health”
25
or
“mental
illness”
as
it
relates
to
medical
billing
or
state
26
processional
licensure.
27
The
bill
makes
it
a
requirement
for
all
charter
schools,
28
public
schools,
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
to
have
a
29
minimum
of
one
health
care
professional
with
brain
health
30
credentials
available
on
site
to
assist
students
during
normal
31
hours
of
instruction.
32
The
bill
annually
appropriates
to
the
department
of
33
education
an
amount
sufficient
to
provide
this
staffing,
and
34
requires
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
assist
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the
department
of
education
in
determining
the
required
amount.
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