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IA SF2338
Bill
Status
2/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Health And Human Services
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AI Summary
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Creates Health and Human Services (HHS) districts as geographic, multicounty areas for statewide delivery of health and human services programs, with initial boundaries matching existing behavioral health districts
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Requires the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to review designated HHS districts at least once every seven consecutive fiscal years
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Authorizes the department to modify HHS district boundaries based on factors including city/county boundaries, population size, areas of high service need, and patterns of service access
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Exempts HHS district boundary modification decisions from judicial review under administrative procedures law (Chapter 17A)
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Aligns terminology and references throughout Iowa Code to reflect the new HHS district structure, updating definitions related to behavioral health districts and advisory councils
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services, and including applicability and effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3082.)
Last Action
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 297.
2/16/2026