HF2094 • 2026

A bill for an act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute.(See HF 2292 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: A. MEYER and LATHAM
Last action: 2026-03-02
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute.(See HF 2292 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute.(See HF 2292 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
2026-02-05 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2292 .
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 0. Excused, 4. H.J. 180 .
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 180 .
2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/27/2026 8:00AM House Lounge.
2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Brown-Powers and Johnson, C. H.J. 139 .
2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 113 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute.(See HF 2292 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2094

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2094

BY

A.

MEYER

and

LATHAM

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

directing

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

to

1

increase

the

number

of

inpatient

psychiatric

beds

at

each

2

state

mental

health

institute.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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2094

Section

1.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

——

STATE

1

MENTAL

HEALTH

INSTITUTE

INPATIENT

PSYCHIATRIC

BEDS.

By

July

1,

2

2027,

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

shall,

at

a

3

minimum,

double

the

number

of

inpatient

psychiatric

beds

based

4

on

the

number

of

inpatient

psychiatric

beds

that

were

at

each

5

state

mental

health

institute

on

June

30,

2025.

No

later

than

6

October

1,

2026,

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

7

shall

apply

to

the

centers

for

Medicare

and

Medicaid

services

8

of

the

United

States

department

of

health

and

human

services

9

for

a

waiver

of

Medicaid’s

institution

for

mental

diseases

10

exclusion.

11

EXPLANATION

12

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

13

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

14

This

bill

directs

the

department

of

health

and

human

15

services

(HHS),

by

July

1,

2027,

to

at

least

double

the

number

16

of

inpatient

psychiatric

beds

(beds)

based

on

the

number

of

17

beds

that

were

at

each

state

mental

health

institute

(MHI)

on

18

June

30,

2025.

The

bill

requires

HHS,

by

October

1,

2026,

19

to

apply

to

the

centers

for

Medicare

and

Medicaid

services

20

of

the

United

States

department

of

health

and

human

services

21

for

a

waiver

of

Medicaid’s

institution

for

mental

diseases

22

exclusion

so

the

state

may

use

Medicaid

funds

for

the

increase

23

in

inpatient

psychiatric

beds.

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