---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to reimbursement of psychiatric intensive inpatient care under the Medicaid program. (Formerly HF 2125, HSB 530.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to reimbursement of psychiatric intensive inpatient care under the Medicaid program. (Formerly HF 2125, HSB 530.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2546"
citation: "Iowa HF 2546 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["human services department", "medical assistance", "mental health", "psychiatric care", "public assistance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-02"
last_action: "2022-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/378f69d6-3800-4603-ac86-6fd55d0d6bb2"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2546&ga=89"
source_hash: "2f3e0f4ccc961001599e555cc0ab67224790c9addaf861b5a0d25bad555b5f34"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 2546 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to reimbursement of psychiatric intensive inpatient care under the Medicaid program. (Formerly HF 2125, HSB 530.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/89/attachments/HF2546.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2546_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2546.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-03-02** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-03-07** Fiscal note.
- **2022-03-15** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2022-03-15** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-16** Message from House.
- **2022-03-16** Read first time, attached to similar SF 2331. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-05-24** Substituted for SF 2331.
- **2022-05-24** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-05-24** Immediate message.
- **2022-05-24** Message from Senate.
- **2022-06-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-06-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-27** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/378f69d6-3800-4603-ac86-6fd55d0d6bb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).