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House Journal: Page 1457: Thursday, April 9, 1998

 3     1.  Page 20, by inserting after line 16 the
 4   following:
 5     "___.  If approved by the federal government, adult
 6   residential environments licensed as intermediate or
 7   residential care facilities for persons with mental
 8   retardation using a campus or village setting
 9   approach, in not more than three counties, may convert
10   to a residential program under the provisions of a
11   medical assistance home and community-based services
12   waiver for persons with mental retardation, provided
13   the adult residential environments meet all of the
14   following requirements:
15     a.  The intermediate or residential care facility
16   for persons with mental retardation license is
17   surrendered.
18     b.  The environment's bed capacity is reduced by at
19   least twenty-five percent to a maximum capacity of no
20   more than twelve beds.
21     c.  The environment submits a five-year plan for
22   further bed capacity reduction to the department of
23   human services and the plan is acceptable to the
24   department of human services.
25     The director of human services may authorize
26   reimbursement of the costs of environments converted
27   in accordance with this subsection from moneys
28   appropriated for state supplementary assistance at a
29   rate which does not exceed the maximum allowed for a
30   residential program under state supplementary
31   assistance requirements.  The departments of human
32   services and inspections and appeals shall develop
33   standards and a monitoring process for environments
34   converted under this subsection.  If the provisions of
35   this subsection are implemented, the department of
36   human services shall submit amendments to the general
37   assembly in accordance with section 2.16 to codify the
38   provisions."
Amendment H-8967 was adopted.
Brand of Tama asked and received unanimous consent that
amendment H-9052 be deferred.
Mundie of Webster asked and received unanimous consent that
amendment H-9072 be deferred.
Hansen of Pottawattamie offered the following amendment H-9031
filed by Hansen, et al., and moved its adoption:

H-9031

 1     Amend Senate File 2410, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 21, line 13, by inserting after the word

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