News Report | April 22, 2018
New Iowa Law Expands Access To State Mental Health Services
A recently signed Iowa law, House File 2456, will expand access to, and the scope of, locally-funded regional and state-funded community-based mental health services. The provisions of House File 2456 will create new and expanded community-based mental health crisis, and other intense mental health services to be offered by regional mental health and disability service (MHDS) authorities. Additional and expanded services include access centers, assertive community treatment teams, comprehensive crisis services, and intensive residential service homes. The bill was signed into law on March 29, 2018, and goes into effect starting July 1, 2018.
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