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1 1 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of
1 2 the state to the Iowa department of public health for the
1 3 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999,
1 4 the following amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary,
1 5 to be used for the purpose designated:
1 6 For a competitive grant program for public health nursing:
1 7 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
1 8 The funds appropriated shall be utilized by the department
1 9 to establish a competitive grant program to increase the
1 10 availability of public health nurses throughout the state, and
1 11 shall be in addition to those funds allocated pursuant to
1 12 existing contracts entered into between the department and the
1 13 local boards of health and boards of supervisors.
1 14 A county may submit an application to the department for a
1 15 grant to expand the county's existing public health nursing
1 16 program by October 1, 1998, on application forms to be
1 17 developed by the department. Grant award criteria shall
1 18 include the extent to which existing allocations to the county
1 19 have successfully been utilized to maintain and expand the
1 20 public health nursing program for elderly and low-income
1 21 persons, the proportion of elderly and low-income persons
1 22 living in the county in relation to the total number of
1 23 elderly and low-income persons living in the state, and
1 24 proposals submitted by the county for expanding existing
1 25 services and programs to meet the particular needs of the
1 26 elderly and low-income persons residing within the county. A
1 27 county receiving a grant award may utilize the funds to expand
1 28 existing subcontracts with a nonprofit nurses' association,
1 29 independent nonprofit agency, or other entity to provide
1 30 public health nursing care, or for new programs and services
1 31 as proposed in the grant application.
1 32 The department shall submit a report to the general
1 33 assembly by January 1, 2000, regarding the effectiveness of
1 34 the competitive grant program in expanding public health
1 35 nursing care, and containing recommendations regarding future
2 1 utilization or expansion of the program.
2 2 EXPLANATION
2 3 This bill provides for the establishment of a competitive
2 4 grant program for public health nursing by the Iowa department
2 5 of public health, utilizing an appropriation of $1 million for
2 6 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30,
2 7 1999. The bill provides that the purpose of the program shall
2 8 be to increase the availability of public health nurses
2 9 throughout the state, and that grants shall be in addition to
2 10 existing allocations pursuant to contracts entered into
2 11 between the department and the local boards of health and
2 12 boards of supervisors. The bill provides that a county may
2 13 submit an application to the department for a grant to expand
2 14 the county's existing public health nursing program by October
2 15 1, 1998. Grant award criteria shall include the extent to
2 16 which existing allocations to the county have succeeded in
2 17 maintaining and expanding the public health nursing program
2 18 for elderly and low-income persons, the proportion of elderly
2 19 and low-income persons living in the county in relation to the
2 20 total number of elderly and low-income persons living in the
2 21 state, and the proposals submitted by the county for expanding
2 22 existing services and programs to meet the particular needs of
2 23 the elderly and low-income persons. A county receiving an
2 24 award may utilize the funds to expand existing subcontracts
2 25 with a nonprofit nurses' association, independent nonprofit
2 26 agency, or other entity to provide public health nursing care,
2 27 or for new programs and services as proposed in the grant
2 28 application.
2 29 The bill provides that the department shall submit a report
2 30 to the general assembly regarding the effectiveness of the
2 31 program by January 1, 2000.
2 32 LSB 4072HH 77
2 33 rn/cf/24
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