Our Policy Priority: Serving Iowans in their Homes & Communities

Mental Health and Behavioral Health Priorities

• Invest in Evaluation and Management Codes that providers utilize to help cover costs of scarce medical providers such as Psychiatrists and Nurse Practitioners.
• Ensure Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC’s) continue to receive block grant funding that supports them to remain safety net providers.
• Invest in the lowest tier of the Habilitation waiver (UA) to continue to serve individuals in the community with behavioral health needs.

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Priorities

• HCBS providers need $8.54 million to expand capacity of intermittent community-based services. These services allow individuals to remain in the community and be supported and include the following:
• Employment Services Hourly
• Hourly Supported Community Living Services
• Respite Services
• Day Habilitation Services

Advocacy Resources

• Review our 2025 one-pager which lays out our asks of legislators and what we are using our "one" voice to accomplish.
• Prepare your message with our Legislative Ask Toolkit.
• Contact your legislators and share your story.
• Reach out to your IACP team if you have questions! 

Policy Resources