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House Journal: Page 1563: Thursday, April 11, 1996

35   subsection 8 notwithstanding, a community mental
36   health center shall not be required to file a claim
37   which would in any manner identify such an individual,
38   if the center's budget has been approved by the county
39   board under this section and the center is in
40   compliance with section 230A.16, subsection 3."
41     35.  Page 17, line 21, by striking the words
42   "appropriate and" and inserting the following:
43   "appropriate".
44     36.  Page 17, by striking lines 22 through 33 and
45   inserting the following:  "The department's goal for
46   the maximum time period for submission of a claim to a
47   county is not more than sixty days following the
48   submission of the claim by the provider of the service
49   to the department.  The department's goal for
50   completion and crediting of a county for cost

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 1   settlement for the actual costs of a home and
 2   community-based waiver service is within two hundred
 3   seventy days of the close of a fiscal year for which
 4   cost reports are due from providers.  The department
 5   shall".
 6     37.  By striking page 18, line 5 through page 19,
 7   line 21 and inserting the following:
 8     "NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  a.  The state-county
 9   management committee shall recommend to the department
10   the actions necessary to assist in the transition of
11   individuals being served in an intermediate care
12   facility for the mentally retarded, who are
13   appropriate for the transition, to services funded
14   under a medical assistance waiver for home and
15   community-based services for persons with mental
16   retardation in a manner which maximizes the use of
17   existing public and private facilities.  The actions
18   may include but are not limited to submitting any of
19   the following or a combination of any of the following
20   as a request for a revision of the medical assistance
21   waiver for home and community-based services for
22   persons with mental retardation in effect as of June
23   30, 1996:
24     (1)  Allow for the transition of intermediate care
25   facilities for the mentally retarded licensed under
26   chapter 135C as of June 30, 1996, to services funded
27   under the medical assistance waiver for home and
28   community-based services for persons with mental
29   retardation.  The request shall be for inclusion of
30   additional persons under the waiver associated with
31   the transition.
32     (2)  Allow for reimbursement under the waiver for
33   day program or other service costs.
34     (3)  Allow for exception provisions in which an

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