Resources
2025 Legislative Session
- Child Protective Services Update
- Transforming Iowa's Behavioral Health Service System
- Iowa Medicaid Update
- Investing in Iowa’s Child Care System
- Supporting Youth in Crisis
- Innovation in State-Operated Facilities
- Maternal Health in Iowa
- Federal Block Grant Appropriations
- Welfare Reform, Thrive Iowa, ADRC
- Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (RIIF)
Past Legislative Session Resources
Initiatives
- Behavioral Health System Alignment
- Behavioral Health Services System Townhall
- Spreadsheet of Amendments to Behavioral Health Bill HF2509/SF2354
- Behavioral Health Services System and Disability Services Transition Timelines
- System County Snapshots
- C!A Summary
- Iowa Eligibility Reference Document
- Behavioral Health Funding
HHS Prefiles
Legislative Briefs + Presentations
Administration
Community Access
Family Well-Being and Protection
- Transforming Iowa's Child Welfare System
- Juvenile Residential Placement Types and Criteria
- Investing in Iowa's Child Care System
- CCDF Fund Balances
- Child Care Timeline
Behavioral Health
Maternal Health
Medicaid
State-Operated Specialty Care
- Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee (RIIF)
- State-Operated Specialty Care
- Innovation in State-Operated Facilities
- Facilities Appendix
Aging and Disability Services
Public Health
2023 Legislative Presentations
- Improving the Medicaid Program for Members
- Alignment Updates
- Investing in Iowa's Children
- State Facilities
- Behavioral Health and Disability Services
- Woodward Tunnel Decentralization
Mental Health Institute Care Specialization
During the 2023 Legislative Session, HHS engaged with the Iowa legislature to pass legislation to specialize services at Iowa’s state operated Mental Health Institutes (MHIs). HF 471 was ultimately signed by the Governor. The attached letter from our Facilities Division Administrator lays out town hall opportunities for stakeholders to come and ask questions in real time before the change is effective.
2022 Legislative Implementation Briefs
- HHS Alignment
- Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Reform
- Physical Examinations in Child Care Settings
- Psychiatric Intensive Care-Medicaid Rate
- Strengthening Eligibility Integrity in Iowa