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House Journal: Page 631: Tuesday, February 28, 1995

40   budgeted for such services.
41        .  A county shall implement the county's
42   management plan in a manner so as to provide adequate
43   funding for the entire fiscal year by budgeting for
44   ninety-nine percent of the funding anticipated to be
45   available for the plan.
46     4.  A county's implementation of the service
47   management provisions required under subsection 1 for
48   mental health, mental retardation, and developmental
49   disabilities shall incorporate the single entry point
50   process described in section 331.440.
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 1     5.  The basis for determining whether a managed
 2   care system for mental health proposed by a county is
 3   comparable to a managed care contractor approved by
 4   the department of human services shall include but is
 5   not limited to all of the following elements which
 6   shall be specified in administrative rules adopted by
 7   the department in consultation with the state-county
 8   management committee:
 9     a.  The enrollment and eligibility process.
10     b.  The scope of services included.
11     c.  The method of plan administration.
12     d.  The process for managing utilization and access
13   to services and other assistance.
14     e.  The quality assurance process.
15     f.  The risk management provisions and fiscal
16   viability of the provisions.
17     6.  The director's approval of a county's mental
18   health, mental retardation, and developmental
19   disabilities services management plan shall not be
20   construed to constitute certification of the county's
21   budget.
22     Sec. 113.  Section 331.440, subsection 1, Code
23   1995, is amended by adding the following new
24   paragraph:
25     NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  The single entry point process
26   shall include provision for the county's participation
27   in a management information system developed in
28   accordance with rules adopted pursuant to subsection
29   3.
30     Sec. 114.  NEW SECTION.  331.424A  MENTAL HEALTH,
31   MENTAL RETARDATION, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
32   SERVICES FUND.
33     1.  For the purposes of this chapter, unless the
34   context otherwise requires, "services fund" means the
35   county mental health, mental retardation, and
36   developmental disabilities services fund created in
37   subsection 2.
38     2.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
39   succeeding fiscal years, county revenues from taxes
40   and other sources designated for mental health, mental

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