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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 222.60, Code 1995, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new unnumbered paragraphs: 1 3 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Prior to a county of legal 1 4 settlement approving the payment of expenses for a person 1 5 under this section, the county may require that the person be 1 6 diagnosed to determine if the person has mental retardation or 1 7 that the person be evaluated to determine the appropriate 1 8 level of services required to meet the person's needs relating 1 9 to mental retardation. The diagnosis and the evaluation may 1 10 be performed concurrently and shall be performed by an 1 11 individual or individuals approved by the county who are 1 12 qualified to perform the diagnosis or the evaluation. 1 13 Following the initial approval for payment of expenses, the 1 14 county of legal settlement may require that an evaluation be 1 15 performed at reasonable time periods. The cost of a county- 1 16 required diagnosis and an evaluation is at the county's 1 17 expense. In the case of a person without legal settlement or 1 18 whose legal settlement is unknown, the state may apply the 1 19 diagnosis and evaluation provisions of this paragraph at the 1 20 state's expense. A diagnosis or an evaluation under this 1 21 section may be part of a county's single entry point process 1 22 under section 331.440, provided that a diagnosis is performed 1 23 only by an individual qualified as provided in this section. 1 24 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. A diagnosis of mental 1 25 retardation under this section shall be made only when the 1 26 onset of the person's condition was prior to the age of 1 27 eighteen years and shall be based on an assessment of the 1 28 person's intellectual functioning, level of adaptive skills, 1 29 and service needs. The diagnosis shall be made by an 1 30 individual who is a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist who 1 31 is professionally trained to administer the tests required to 1 32 assess intellectual functioning and to evaluate a person's 1 33 adaptive skills. 1 34 EXPLANATION 1 35 This bill relates to payment of expenses for persons with 2 1 mental retardation. The bill amends section 222.60, relating 2 2 to costs paid by a county of legal settlement or the state for 2 3 expenses associated with admission or commitment, treatment, 2 4 training, instruction, care, habilitation, support, and 2 5 transportation of persons with mental retardation in state, 2 6 public, or private facilities within or without the state. 2 7 The amendment authorizes a county to require a diagnosis to 2 8 determine if a person has mental retardation or an evaluation 2 9 of a person's mental retardation service needs prior to 2 10 approving the payment of the expenses. In addition, following 2 11 the initial approval for paying the expenses, the county may 2 12 require an evaluation to be performed at reasonable time 2 13 periods. If a person is without legal settlement or the 2 14 settlement is unknown the state may apply the same diagnosis 2 15 and evaluation provisions. The cost of an evaluation is to be 2 16 paid by the county of legal settlement or the state. 2 17 The bill also requires that a diagnosis of mental 2 18 retardation is made only when the onset of the person's 2 19 condition is prior to age 18 and is based on an assessment of 2 20 the persons' intellectual functioning and level of adaptive 2 21 skills. The individual performing the diagnosis must be a 2 22 licensed psychologist or psychiatrist who is professionally 2 23 trained to administer the tests and evaluate skills. 2 24 The bill specifies that a diagnosis or an evaluation can be 2 25 performed as part of a county's single entry point process 2 26 under section 331.440 provided that a diagnosis is performed 2 27 by an individual qualified as provided in the bill. The 2 28 single entry point process under section 331.440 authorizes a 2 29 clinical assessment to be performed by using a qualified 2 30 mental retardation professional. 2 31 LSB 2538SC 76 2 32 jp/jj/8.1
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