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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 249A.4, Code Supplement 1997, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 15. Establish appropriate cost-related 1 4 reimbursement amounts for community mental health centers and 1 5 other community mental health service providers that are 1 6 accredited by the mental health and developmental disabilities 1 7 commission. 1 8 Sec. 2. Section 252.16, subsection 8, Code Supplement 1 9 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 10 8. A person receiving treatment or support services from 1 11 any provider, whether organized for pecuniary profit or not or 1 12 whether supported by charitable or public or private funds, 1 13 that provides treatment or services for mental retardation, 1 14 developmental disabilities, mental health, brain injury, or 1 15 substance abuse does not acquire legal settlement inthea 1 16 countyin which the site of the provider is locatedunless the 1 17 person continuously resides in that county for one year from 1 18 the date of the last treatment or support service received by 1 19 the person. 1 20 Sec. 3. Section 331.439, subsection 8, Code Supplement 1 21 1997, is amended by striking the subsection. 1 22 Sec. 4. 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 25, is 1 23 repealed. 1 24 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE – APPLICABILITY. Sections 3 and 4 1 25 of this Act, amending section 331.439 and repealing a 1997 1 26 Iowa Acts provision, being deemed of immediate importance, 1 27 take effect upon enactment. A county's compliance with any 1 28 amendment to the county's management plan submitted by the 1 29 county pursuant to 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, sections 24 1 30 and 25, shall be at the county's option or as required under 1 31 other applicable law. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 This bill relates to mental health, developmental 1 34 disability, and substance abuse service provisions involving 1 35 medical assistance reimbursement, legal settlement, and age- 2 1 related requirements of county management plans. 2 2 Code section 249A.4, relating to the duties of the director 2 3 of human services concerning the medical assistance program, 2 4 is amended to require the director to establish appropriate 2 5 cost-related reimbursement amounts for community mental health 2 6 centers and other community mental health providers accredited 2 7 by the mental health and developmental disabilities 2 8 commission. 2 9 Code section 252.16, relating to how legal settlement is 2 10 acquired, is amended to delete language referring to the site 2 11 of a service provider in a county. 2 12 Code section 331.439, which relates to age-related 2 13 requirements for county management plans for mental health and 2 14 mental retardation services, is amended to strike subsection 2 15 8, which requires a county management plan to allow for the 2 16 service needs of all ages of persons for whom expenditures may 2 17 be made from the county's services fund. In addition, the 2 18 bill repeals the 1997 session law provision which directed 2 19 counties which did not comply with the "all ages" management 2 20 plan requirement to amend their management plan as necessary 2 21 for compliance. Finally, these provisions of the bill take 2 22 effect upon enactment and the bill provides that a county's 2 23 compliance with any management plan amendment submitted to 2 24 conform with the requirements of the 1997 law is voluntary for 2 25 the county unless required by another applicable law. 2 26 LSB 3622YH 77 2 27 jp/jw/5
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