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House Journal: Page 582: Monday, February 27, 1995

24   included in the service management provisions required
25   under subsection 1, subject to the availability of
26   funding.
27     3.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and
28   succeeding fiscal years, implementation of the county
29   management plan is subject to a fixed budget
30   consisting of the moneys deposited by the state and
31   county in the county mental health, mental
32   retardation, and developmental disabilities services
33   fund created in section 331.424A.
34     4.  A county's implementation of the service
35   management provisions required under subsection 1 for
36   mental health and mental retardation shall incorporate
37   the single entry point process described in section
38   331.440.
39     5.  The basis for determining whether a managed
40   care system proposed by a county is comparable to a
41   managed care contractor approved by the department of
42   human services shall include but is not limited to all
43   of the following elements:
44     a.  The enrollment and eligibility process.
45     b.  The scope of services included.
46     c.  The method of plan administration.
47     d.  The process for managing utilization and access
48   to services and other assistance.
49     e.  The quality assurance process.
50     f.  The risk management provisions and fiscal
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 1   viability of the provisions.
 2     6.  The director's approval of a county's mental
 3   health, mental retardation, and developmental
 4   disabilities services management plan shall not be
 5   construed to constitute certification of the county's
 6   budget.
 7     Sec. 51.  NEW SECTION.  331.424A  MENTAL HEALTH,
 8   MENTAL RETARDATION, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
 9   SERVICES FUND.
10     1.  For the purposes of this chapter, unless the
11   context otherwise requires, "services fund" means the
12   county mental health, mental retardation, and
13   developmental disabilities services fund created in
14   subsection 2.
15     2.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and
16   succeeding fiscal years, county revenues from taxes
17   and other sources designated for mental health, mental
18   retardation, and developmental disabilities services
19   shall be credited to the mental health, mental
20   retardation, and developmental disabilities services
21   fund of the county.  The board shall make
22   appropriations from the fund for payment of services
23   provided under the county management plan approved
24   pursuant to section 331.439.

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