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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 331.440, subsection 2, Code 1995, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. The department of human services shall seek federal 1 4 approval as necessary for the single entry point and clinical 1 5 assessment processes to be eligible for federal financial 1 6 participation under medical assistance. A county may 1 7 implement the single entry point process as part of a 1 8 consortium of counties andmayshall implement the process 1 9 beginning with the fiscal yearending June 30beginning July 1 10 1, 1995. 1 11 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. A county shall begin applying the 1 12 single entry point process required by this Act on or before 1 13 January 1, 1996. The general assembly finds that a county's 1 14 implementation of the single entry point process will be a net 1 15 cost savings to the county and the provisions of section 1 16 25B.2, subsection 3, shall not apply to this Act. 1 17 EXPLANATION 1 18 This bill requires implementation of a single entry point 1 19 process for delivery of mental health, mental retardation, and 1 20 developmental disabilities services paid for in whole or in 1 21 part by county funds. 1 22 The single entry point process includes activities such as 1 23 reviewing a person's service eligibility and appropriateness 1 24 of services. Current law authorizes a county to implement 1 25 this process voluntarily beginning in fiscal year 1994-1995 1 26 and requires implementation as a prerequisite for receiving 1 27 state payment for such services beginning with fiscal year 1 28 1996-1997. The bill requires implementation no later than 1 29 January 1, 1996. 1 30 The bill includes a finding by the general assembly that 1 31 implementing the process will be a net cost savings and that 1 32 the state mandate relief provisions of chapter 25B do not 1 33 apply. 1 34 LSB 1414XS 76 1 35 jp/sc/14
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