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1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS. There is
1 2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
1 3 department of elder affairs for the fiscal year beginning July
1 4 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the following amount, or so
1 5 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
1 6 designated:
1 7 For the operation of a statewide case management system for
1 8 long-term care for the frail elderly:
1 9 ................................................. $ 1,000,000
1 10 Funds appropriated in this subsection shall be utilized as
1 11 follows:
1 12 1. To implement a mechanism to coordinate public, private,
1 13 and volunteer long-term care services in each county using an
1 14 integrated case management program for older adults. The
1 15 coordinating mechanism shall include, but not be limited to,
1 16 coordination of services of hospitals, nursing facilities,
1 17 department of human services, public health nursing,
1 18 homemaker-home health programs, well-elderly clinics, and
1 19 volunteer groups such as Alzheimer's support chapters and the
1 20 American red cross. The integrated case management program
1 21 developed by the department shall apply to functionally
1 22 dependent elderly adults at home and shall operate in
1 23 conjunction with the long-term care coordinating unit pursuant
1 24 to section 231.58. The integrated case management program
1 25 shall take a holistic approach to the development of a
1 26 services delivery system by assessing the needs of
1 27 individuals, identifying the continuum of services available
1 28 in the community, monitoring service delivery and
1 29 appropriateness through case management techniques,
1 30 coordinating statewide policy planning, and advocating for the
1 31 rights of long-term care consumers. The integrated case
1 32 management program shall be implemented throughout the
1 33 department and the area agencies on aging. The services
1 34 delivery system shall use common intake procedures, assessment
1 35 tools, and interagency working agreements for coordination
2 1 with agencies at the local level.
2 2 2. To create a common database throughout the state which
2 3 will assist policymakers in long-range planning and policy
2 4 development relating to the case management system.
2 5 3. To provide training and technical assistance to
2 6 increase the capacity of both public and private caregivers
2 7 and advocates.
2 8 4. Quarterly financial impact reports for each area agency
2 9 shall be submitted to the department and annual reports shall
2 10 be submitted to the general assembly.
2 11 EXPLANATION
2 12 This bill makes an appropriation of $1 million for the
2 13 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998,
2 14 to the Iowa department of elder affairs for the operation of a
2 15 statewide case management program for long-term care for the
2 16 frail elderly. The funds are to be utilized to develop a
2 17 coordinating mechanism for public, private, and volunteer
2 18 long-term care services under an integrated case management
2 19 program for older adults in each county. The integrated case
2 20 management program shall apply to functionally dependent
2 21 elderly adults at home and shall operate in conjunction with
2 22 the long-term care coordinating unit. The case management
2 23 system developed shall be implemented throughout the
2 24 department and area agencies on aging, using common intake
2 25 procedures, assessment tools, and interagency working
2 26 agreements for coordination with agencies at the local level.
2 27 The funds shall also be utilized to create a database to
2 28 assist policymakers with long-range planning and policy
2 29 development and to provide training and technical assistance
2 30 to increase the capacity of public and private caregivers and
2 31 advocates. Quarterly financial impact reports for each area
2 32 agency shall be submitted to the department and annual reports
2 33 shall be submitted to the general assembly.
2 34 LSB 1091SS 77
2 35 rn/jj/8
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