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Iowa Psychological Association
Behavioral/Mental Health

Allows a court to order treatment for a person experiencing psychiatric deterioration.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Requires an individual who has been involuntarily committed be referred to an ASO prior to discharge.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Allows any interested person to file an involuntary commitment substance abuse proceeding application in any county.

House Judiciary Committee

Requires schools to post mental health resources on their websites.

House Education Committee

Creates a psychologist interstate compact.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Allows a physician's assistant or ARNP to testify at an involuntary commitment hearing.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Requires the medical assistance advisory council to cover applied behavior analysis services.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Requires schools to publish mental health resources on their websites.

Senate Education Committee

Requires mental health wellness training for school personnel.

Senate Education Committee
Broadband/Technology

Makes changes related to consumer data protection laws.

Senate Technology Committee
Childcare/Child Welfare

Makes changes related to foster care.

House Judiciary Committee
Crime/Courts

Increases penalties for certain assaults on protected workers.

Makes changes to current law regarding assault on a health care provider.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Makes changes to probation requirements.

House Judiciary Committee

Places limitations on discovery and procedure related to a claim for post conviction relief. 

Senate Judiciary Committee
Education

Makes changes to several education laws.

House Education Committee

Requires schools to have at least one school employee who is trained to administer or assist with self-administration of a seizure medication.

House Education Committee

Provides resources to school and AEA employees allowing them to test students to assist parents submit HCBS waiver applications.

House Education Committee

Requires schools to assemble multidisciplinary threat assessment teams to identify students, who are to be flagged for services and other appropriate interventions.

Requires College Student Aid Commission to collect an annual authorization fee.

House Education Committee

Modifies school concussion policies by expanding the type of licensed health care provider who may determine when a student should be removed from school sports. 

House Health & Human Services Committee

Prohibits schools from taking disciplinary actions regarding use/non-use of legal names or personal pronouns.

Senate Education Committee

Modifies provisions related to shared operational functions and school district supplementary weighting.

Government

Establishes a regulatory relief program.

House Economic Growth & Technology Committee
Health Care

Requires University of Iowa to give priority in awarding residencies to Iowa residents.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Allows schools to employ an athletic trainer to provide health services to students.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Establishes the dietician licensure compact.

House State Government Committee

Prohibits the board of pharmacy and professional boards from restricting the prescribing authority of pharmacists and other practitioners.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee

Gives health care providers and institutions the right not to participate in a health care service that violates the provider's or institution's conscience.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Requires all health care providers to establish and disclose the discounted cash price the provider will accept for certain services.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Insurance

Makes changes to health insurance coverage requirements for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders.

Requires that health plan coverage for eating disorders include out-of-state or out-of-network treatment plans under certain circumstances. 

House Commerce Committee

Requires a utilization review organization to respond to a request for a prior authorization within a certain time period.

Requires insurance coverage for acupuncture.

Senate Commerce Committee
Other

Requires health care providers to disclose prices charged for the most common services.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Prohibits schools from providing instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation to students in grades 7-12.

House Education Committee

Strikes a provision exempting persons employed by a state institution from the provisions of Code chapter 154B.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Pharmacy/Prescriptions

Makes provisions related to pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, and prescription drugs.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Public Health

Requires certain colleges identify clinical rotations that do not require the candidate be vaccinated for COVID at the request of a student. 

House Health & Human Services Committee
Taxes

Creates an individual tax credit for purchasing firearm safety devices.

House Ways & Means Committee
Workforce

Makes changes to paid leave for government employees.

Senate Workforce Committee
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