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IA HF326
Bill
Status
2/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cindy Golding
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AI Summary
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Establishes a Veterans Recovery Pilot Program administered by the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs to provide hyperbaric oxygen treatment to veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury
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Creates a Veterans Recovery Fund in the state treasury to reimburse treatment facilities for hyperbaric oxygen treatment costs and veterans for related travel and living expenses
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Requires treatment facilities to submit proposed treatment plans for approval before providing treatment, including cost estimates and verification of veteran eligibility; veterans receive treatment at no charge
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Mandates biennial reports to the General Assembly by October 1 of each even-numbered year evaluating program effectiveness and participation numbers
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Program sunsets on July 1, 2031, with any remaining fund balance transferred to the Veterans Trust Fund; rules must be adopted by January 1, 2026
Legislative Description
A bill for an act establishing a veterans recovery pilot program and fund for the reimbursement of expenses related to providing hyperbaric oxygen treatment to eligible veterans and making appropriations.(See HF 518.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 518.
2/20/2025