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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2410, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 2, line 33, by striking the word "The" 1 4 and inserting the following: "In addition to the 1 5 full-time equivalent positions authorized in this Act, 1 6 1.00 FTE is authorized and the". 1 7 #2. Page 5, by striking line 19 and inserting the 1 8 following: 1 9 ".................................................. $ 23,587,871" 1 10 #3. Page 7, line 1, by inserting after the word 1 11 "states." the following: "Notwithstanding any other 1 12 legislation enacted by the Seventy-seventh General 1 13 Assembly, 1998 Session, any retailer fees established 1 14 shall not apply to any electronic benefit transfer 1 15 pilot project until such time as the department begins 1 16 implementation of the electronic benefit transfer 1 17 program to counties in addition to the pilot project 1 18 counties. An acquirer's fee for each transaction 1 19 shall also not apply to any electronic benefit 1 20 transfer pilot project until such time as the 1 21 department begins implementation of the electronic 1 22 benefit transfer program to counties in addition to 1 23 the pilot project counties." 1 24 #4. Page 7, line 15, by striking the word "forty- 1 25 eight" and inserting the following: "thirty-six". 1 26 #5. Page 8, line 30, by inserting after the word 1 27 "decisions." the following: "The performance measures 1 28 identified pursuant to this subparagraph shall be 1 29 designed to reinforce the goal of supporting families 1 30 in moving into employment and away from welfare 1 31 dependency. The department and the family development 1 32 and self-sufficiency council shall also identify 1 33 existing performance measures reported by grantees 1 34 that can be eliminated and shall take steps to 1 35 simplify and streamline existing reporting 1 36 requirements." 1 37 #6. Page 9, line 34, by striking the word "The" 1 38 and inserting the following: "In addition to the 1 39 full-time equivalent positions authorized in this Act, 1 40 1.00 FTE is authorized and the". 1 41 #7. Page 14, line 32, by striking the figure 1 42 "386,013,305" and inserting the following: 1 43 "385,513,305". 1 44 #8. Page 17, line 35, by inserting after the 1 45 figure "1999." the following: "The department shall 1 46 provide not more than $50,000 in funding for 1 47 administrative expenses, ongoing expenses, 1 48 consultation costs, and other support of the work 1 49 group." 1 50 #9. Page 18, line 16, by striking the word "A". 2 1 #10. Page 18, by striking lines 17 through 22 and 2 2 inserting the following: "The waiver shall be limited 2 3 in". 2 4 #11. Page 18, by striking lines 25 and 26 and 2 5 inserting the following: "assistance." 2 6 #12. Page 18, line 26, by inserting after the word 2 7 "days." the following: "The base number of persons to 2 8 be served under this waiver at any one time is 35. In 2 9 addition, a maximum of ten persons with physical 2 10 disabilities who are at imminent risk of placement in 2 11 a medical institution shall be approved for waiver 2 12 services." 2 13 #13. Page 19, by striking lines 17 through 24. 2 14 #14. Page 20, line 6, by inserting after the 2 15 figure "1998," the following: "contingent upon 2 16 receiving federal approval,". 2 17 #15. Page 20, line 10, by inserting after the word 2 18 "employment" the following: "and other services". 2 19 #16. Page 20, line 12, by inserting after the word 2 20 "employment" the following: "and other services". 2 21 #17. Page 20, by inserting after line 16 the 2 22 following: 2 23 "___. If approved by the federal government, adult 2 24 residential environments licensed as intermediate or 2 25 residential care facilities for persons with mental 2 26 retardation using a campus or village setting 2 27 approach, in not more than three counties, may convert 2 28 to a residential program under the provisions of a 2 29 medical assistance home and community-based services 2 30 waiver for persons with mental retardation, provided 2 31 the adult residential environments meet all of the 2 32 following requirements: 2 33 a. The intermediate or residential care facility 2 34 for persons with mental retardation license is 2 35 surrendered. 2 36 b. The environment's bed capacity is reduced by at 2 37 least twenty-five percent to a maximum capacity of no 2 38 more than twelve beds. 2 39 c. The environment submits a five-year plan for 2 40 further bed capacity reduction to the department of 2 41 human services and the plan is acceptable to the 2 42 department of human services. 2 43 The director of human services may authorize 2 44 reimbursement of the costs of environments converted 2 45 in accordance with this subsection from moneys 2 46 appropriated for state supplementary assistance at a 2 47 rate which does not exceed the maximum allowed for a 2 48 residential program under state supplementary 2 49 assistance requirements. The departments of human 2 50 services and inspections and appeals shall develop 3 1 standards and a monitoring process for environments 3 2 converted under this subsection. If the provisions of 3 3 this subsection are implemented, the department of 3 4 human services shall submit amendments to the general 3 5 assembly in accordance with section 2.16 to codify the 3 6 provisions." 3 7 #18. Page 21, line 13, by inserting after the word 3 8 "assembly." the following: "The department, in 3 9 consultation with the board established for the child 3 10 health care program, shall develop and utilize an 3 11 application form, which does not exceed two pages in 3 12 length, for coordination of the child health care 3 13 program and the medical assistance program." 3 14 #19. Page 21, line 32, by inserting after the word 3 15 "industry." the following: "Prior to submission of 3 16 the report, the task force shall receive input 3 17 concerning the recommendations and findings from 3 18 interested legislators convened by the co-chairpersons 3 19 of the joint appropriations subcommittee on human 3 20 services." 3 21 #20. Page 22, line 4, by inserting after the word 3 22 "project" the following: "to develop recruitment and 3 23 retention strategies and". 3 24 #21. Page 24, lines 7 and 8 by striking the words 3 25 "for at least 30 consecutive days immediately prior to 3 26 discharge" and inserting the following: "or were at 3 27 risk of institutional placement, not to exceed 100 3 28 slots"." 3 29 #22. Page 26, line 33, by inserting after the word 3 30 "implementing" the following: "by April 1, 1999,". 3 31 #23. Page 26, lines 34 and 35, by striking the 3 32 words and figures "assistance, by April 1, 1999." and 3 33 inserting the following: "assistance." 3 34 #24. Page 27, by striking lines 10 through 13 and 3 35 inserting the following: "receive reports submitted 3 36 by the department. The department shall pursue every 3 37 available option to identify and secure additional 3 38 federal funding which may be used for child day care. 3 39 If sufficient federal funding which may be used for 3 40 child day care is identified and secured in addition 3 41 to the amount budgeted for this purpose for the fiscal 3 42 year beginning July 1, 1998, the single point of 3 43 access program shall be implemented by April 1, 1999. 3 44 If the amount of additional federal funding identified 3 45 and secured is also sufficient for the reimbursement 3 46 provisions for JOBS program child care assistance to 3 47 be made consistent with the reimbursement provisions 3 48 for state child care assistance, the department shall 3 49 include this reimbursement change as part of the 3 50 implementation of the single point of access program." 4 1 #25. Page 31, line 6, by striking the figure 4 2 "30,923,872" and inserting the following: 4 3 "31,113,468". 4 4 #26. Page 31, by striking lines 9 through 13 and 4 5 inserting the following: 4 6 "b. (1) If at any time after September 30, 1998, 4 7 annualization of a region's current expenditures 4 8 indicates a region is at risk of exceeding its group 4 9 foster care expenditure target under section 232.143 4 10 by more than five percent, the department and juvenile 4 11 court services shall examine all group foster care 4 12 placements in that region in order to identify those 4 13 which might be appropriate for termination. In 4 14 addition, any aftercare services believed to be needed 4 15 for the children whose placements may be terminated 4 16 shall be identified. The department and juvenile 4 17 court services shall initiate action to set 4 18 dispositional review hearings for the placements 4 19 identified. In such a dispositional review hearing, 4 20 the juvenile court shall determine whether needed 4 21 aftercare services are available and whether 4 22 termination of the placement is in the best interest 4 23 of the child and the community. 4 24 (2) The department shall provide quarterly reports 4 25 to the judicial department, juvenile court services, 4 26 the legislative fiscal bureau, and decategorization 4 27 boards on the number of children placed in group 4 28 foster care and the amount of expenditure for group 4 29 foster care by county. The department shall 4 30 coordinate with the child welfare services work group 4 31 created in November 1997, by the legislative council 4 32 and with interested decategorization counties to 4 33 identify information systems and reports across all 4 34 services and placements that would support utilization 4 35 management decisions. The department shall identify 4 36 the resources needed to develop and implement such a 4 37 system and its fiscal benefits, and report to the 4 38 general assembly by February 1, 1999." 4 39 #27. Page 32, by inserting after line 21 the 4 40 following: 4 41 "___. The department shall perform an evaluation 4 42 of public and private residential treatment programs, 4 43 including those programs providing highly structured 4 44 juvenile program beds. The evaluation shall include 4 45 but is not limited to a review of the curriculum and 4 46 treatment approaches used by the programs, the 4 47 recidivism rate of juveniles who have completed the 4 48 programs, and other selected variables, subject to the 4 49 availability of this information. A report of the 4 50 evaluation shall be submitted to the general assembly 5 1 by January 1, 1999." 5 2 #28. Page 36, line 24, by striking the figure 5 3 "1998" and inserting the following: "1997". 5 4 #29. Page 37, by inserting after line 23 the 5 5 following: 5 6 "It is the intent of the general assembly that the 5 7 admissions requirements of the consent decree shall 5 8 also be applied to the state university of Iowa 5 9 hospital-school for children with disabilities. The 5 10 state board of regents shall submit to the general 5 11 assembly proposed amendments to chapter 263 to codify 5 12 the admissions requirements of the consent decree." 5 13 #30. Page 42, line 10, by inserting after the word 5 14 "paragraph." the following: "Counties are not 5 15 responsible for the costs of PMIC services established 5 16 pursuant to this paragraph." 5 17 #31. Page 43, by inserting after line 27 the 5 18 following: 5 19 "(3) The department shall work with the Iowa state 5 20 association of counties in reviewing the reimbursement 5 21 methodology provided in this lettered paragraph to 5 22 determine whether modifications in the methodology or 5 23 implementation of an alternate methodology are 5 24 appropriate. The department shall report on the 5 25 review in December 1998 to the persons required by 5 26 this Act for submission of reports." 5 27 #32. Page 44, by inserting after line 2 the 5 28 following: 5 29 "4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, in 5 30 addition to the net budgeting requirements under this 5 31 section, each state mental health institute shall 5 32 implement a net budgeting accounting test of managing 5 33 revenues and expenditures attributable to the mental 5 34 health institute in a manner that permits the net 5 35 state expenditure amount to be determined. Each 5 36 mental health institute shall submit a preliminary 5 37 report in January 1999, and a status report in October 5 38 1999, to the governor and to the persons required to 5 39 be submitted reports by this Act. The preliminary and 5 40 status reports shall identify advantages and 5 41 disadvantages of utilizing the net budgeting approach 5 42 and any changes in policy or statute recommended to 5 43 improve implementation of the approach." 5 44 #33. Page 48, line 34, by striking the figure 5 45 "17,281,138" and inserting the following: 5 46 "17,530,000". 5 47 #34. Page 49, by striking lines 22 through 30. 5 48 #35. Page 52, by inserting after line 4 the 5 49 following: 5 50 "If a resignation, retirement, dismissal in 6 1 staffing reducing the number of full-time equivalent 6 2 positions responsible for mental health or mental 6 3 retardation services in a local office of the 6 4 department causes the county to which the local office 6 5 is assigned to assume responsibilities previously 6 6 performed by the department's positions, the 6 7 department shall reimburse the county for the increase 6 8 in costs connected with the responsibilities assumed." 6 9 #36. Page 53, by inserting after line 2 the 6 10 following: 6 11 "Sec. ___. SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS. There is 6 12 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 6 13 department of human services for the fiscal year 6 14 beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the 6 15 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 6 16 to be used for the purpose designated: 6 17 For costs associated with the commitment and 6 18 treatment of sexually violent predators: 6 19 .................................................. $ 500,000" 6 20 #37. Page 54, line 33, by inserting after the word 6 21 "for" the following: "pharmacist,". 6 22 #38. Page 54, by striking line 34 and inserting 6 23 the following: "physician, chiropractic, and dental 6 24 services and durable medical equipment under this 6 25 subsection, the". 6 26 #39. Page 56, line 26, by striking the word "paid" 6 27 and inserting the following: "established". 6 28 #40. Page 56, line 27, by striking the word "two" 6 29 and inserting the following: "three". 6 30 #41. Page 58, line 4, by inserting after the word 6 31 "appropriateness" the following: "and the level". 6 32 #42. Page 66, line 3, by inserting after the word 6 33 "population." the following: "The task force 6 34 deliberations shall incorporate the provisions of any 6 35 initial program created by law for the commitment and 6 36 treatment of sexually violent predators." 6 37 #43. Page 66, by inserting after line 27 the 6 38 following: 6 39 "Sec. ___. FRAUD AND RECOUPMENT ACTIVITIES. 6 40 During the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, 6 41 notwithstanding the restrictions in section 239B.11, 6 42 the department of human services may expend recovered 6 43 moneys generated through fraud and recoupment 6 44 activities for additional fraud and recoupment 6 45 activities performed by the department of human 6 46 services or the department of inspections and appeals, 6 47 subject to both of the following conditions: 6 48 1. The director of human services or the director 6 49 of inspections and appeals determines that the 6 50 investment can reasonably be expected to increase 7 1 recovery of assistance paid in error, due to 7 2 fraudulent or nonfraudulent actions, in excess of the 7 3 amount recovered in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 7 4 1997. 7 5 2. The amount expended for the additional fraud 7 6 and recoupment activities shall not exceed the amount 7 7 of the projected increase in assistance recovered." 7 8 #44. Page 66, by inserting after line 27 the 7 9 following: 7 10 "Sec. ___. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF 7 11 INDIGENT PERSONS – STUDY. The legislative council is 7 12 requested to establish a 1998 legislative interim 7 13 committee to review the medical and surgical treatment 7 14 of indigent persons in the state through the 7 15 university of Iowa hospitals and clinics under chapter 7 16 255 and 255A. The review should include but is not 7 17 limited to the programs and services provided and the 7 18 possibility of providing these programs and services 7 19 at alternative locations throughout the state." 7 20 #45. Page 66, by inserting after line 27, the 7 21 following: 7 22 "Sec. ___. HAWK-I TRUST FUND. 7 23 1. If House File 2517 is enacted by the Seventy- 7 24 seventh General Assembly, 1998 Session, a HAWK-I trust 7 25 fund is created in the state treasury under the 7 26 authority of the department of human services, to 7 27 which all state appropriations shall be deposited and 7 28 used to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Other 7 29 revenues of the program such as grants, contributions, 7 30 and participant payments shall not be considered 7 31 revenue of the state, but rather shall be funds of the 7 32 program. 7 33 2. The trust fund shall be separate from the 7 34 general fund of the state and shall not be considered 7 35 part of the general fund of the state. The moneys in 7 36 the trust fund are not subject to section 8.33 and 7 37 shall not be transferred, used, obligated, 7 38 appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as 7 39 provided in this chapter. Notwithstanding section 7 40 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys 7 41 deposited in the trust fund shall be credited to the 7 42 trust fund." 7 43 #46. Page 79, line 3, by striking the words "date 7 44 of" and inserting the following: "dateofthe county 7 45 received the". 7 46 #47. Page 79, lines 6 and 7, by striking the words 7 47 "date of" and inserting the following: "dateofthe 7 48 county received the". 7 49 #48. Page 80, line 29, by striking the words "date 7 50 of" and inserting the following: "dateofthe county 8 1 received the". 8 2 #49. Page 80, line 32, by striking the words "date 8 3 of" and inserting the following: "dateofthe county 8 4 received the". 8 5 #50. Page 81, lines 5 and 6, by striking the words 8 6 "certified by the superintendent" and inserting the 8 7 following: "certifiedreceived by thesuperintendent8 8 county". 8 9 #51. Page 81, line 9, by striking the word 8 10 "certified" and inserting the following: "certified8 11 received by the county". 8 12 #52. Page 81, by inserting after line 14 the 8 13 following: 8 14 "Sec. ___. Section 234.12A, if enacted by 1998 8 15 Iowa Acts, House File 2468, is amended by adding the 8 16 following new subsection: 8 17 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. For the purposes of this 8 18 section, "retailer" means a business authorized by the 8 19 United States department of agriculture to accept food 8 20 stamp benefits." 8 21 #53. Page 83, by inserting after 1ine 25 the 8 22 following: 8 23 "___. Section 15, subsection 18, paragraph "b", 8 24 relating to authority to use moneys for support of the 8 25 child welfare services work group." 8 26 #54. Page 83, line 31, by striking the figure "56" 8 27 and inserting the following: "58". 8 28 #55. Page 83, line 32, by striking the word and 8 29 figures "58 and 59" and inserting the following: "60 8 30 and 61". 8 31 #56. Page 83, line 34, by striking the figure "66" 8 32 and inserting the following: "68". 8 33 #57. Title page, lines 4 and 5, by striking the 8 34 words "an applicability provision" and inserting the 8 35 following: "a retroactive applicability provision". 8 36 #58. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating 8 37 and correcting internal references as necessary. 8 38 SF 2410H 8 39 jp/pk/25
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