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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the amendment, H-8801, to Senate File 2435, 1 2 as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as 1 3 follows: 1 4 #1. Page 1, line 14, by striking the figure 1 5 "422,443,000" and inserting the following: 1 6 "422,543,000". 1 7 #2. Page 1, by inserting after line 38 the 1 8 following: 1 9 " . Of the funds appropriated in this section, 1 10 $100,000 is allocated for development of a plan for 1 11 implementation of a personal assistance services 1 12 program as described in House File 2380, as introduced 1 13 in the Seventy-eighth General Assembly, 2000 Session. 1 14 The target date used in the plan for implementation of 1 15 the program shall be July 1, 2002. 1 16 The department, in consultation with the department 1 17 of elder affairs, the Iowa department of public 1 18 health, the department of workforce development, the 1 19 department of education, division of vocational 1 20 rehabilitation, the department of economic 1 21 development, the Iowa state association of counties, 1 22 Iowa creative employment options, the community 1 23 services affiliate of the Iowa state association of 1 24 counties, and the personal assistance and family 1 25 support services council, shall convene a planning 1 26 committee, which includes consumers and family 1 27 members, advocates of consumers, providers of services 1 28 to consumers, and the entities consulted with, to 1 29 assist in the development of a plan for a personal 1 30 assistance services program based on principles and 1 31 standards described in this chapter. The membership 1 32 of the planning committee shall be appointed in a 1 33 manner so there are relatively equal proportions of 1 34 members with involvement in service management, 1 35 purchasing or approval, and members with an interest 1 36 in or involvement as a service consumer or advocate. 1 37 The planning committee shall also include four members 1 38 of the general assembly to serve in an ex officio, 1 39 nonvoting capacity with one each appointed by the 1 40 following: senate majority leader, senate minority 1 41 leader, speaker of the house of representatives, and 1 42 minority leader of the house of representatives. The 1 43 department may contract for services to support the 1 44 planning committee. At a minimum, the plan shall 1 45 include options to accomplish all of the following: 1 46 a. Designate a lead agency to be responsible for 1 47 administering the personal assistance services 1 48 program. 1 49 b. Provide that the personal assistance and family 1 50 support services policy council assist in the design, 2 1 implementation, marketing, and evaluation of the 2 2 state's personal assistance services program. 2 3 c. Provide a consumer-level administrative 2 4 oversight and technical assistance mechanism relating 2 5 to the planning, administrative rules development, and 2 6 implementation of the personal assistance services 2 7 program. 2 8 d. Provide for a transition process, with action 2 9 steps and time lines, describing how the state will 2 10 make personal assistance services a viable option that 2 11 is more cost-effective and responsive to the needs and 2 12 preferences of consumers. 2 13 e. Describe a process for consolidating all 2 14 noninstitutional personal assistance services programs 2 15 funded through the medical assistance program. 2 16 f. Describe the type of personal assistance 2 17 services to be provided under the program. 2 18 g. Describe the method of delivery of personal 2 19 assistance services and how such services will be 2 20 delivered statewide. 2 21 h. Evaluate the feasibility of further reducing 2 22 costs and addressing consumer needs and preferences 2 23 through the provision of auxiliary services such as 2 24 assistive technology and home modifications. 2 25 i. Describe a program intake process that will be 2 26 uniform throughout the state. 2 27 j. Review and consolidate the eligibility 2 28 requirements, intake processes, assessment tools, and 2 29 other relevant processes of all existing personal 2 30 assistance services waiver and pilot programs into a 2 31 single, comprehensive system. 2 32 k. Describe the standards and mechanisms for 2 33 copayments or cost-sharing and the methods used to 2 34 determine income eligibility of persons with 2 35 disabilities. 2 36 l. Determine quality assurance outcomes and 2 37 safeguards against physical, emotional, or financial 2 38 abuse and exploitation. 2 39 m. Describe the appeal process. 2 40 n. Describe how the barriers and disincentives 2 41 that currently discourage people from becoming 2 42 personal assistants can be removed. 2 43 o. Address the issues of provider and consumer 2 44 liability. 2 45 p. Describe acceptable methods whereby independent 2 46 personal assistance services providers may pool 2 47 resources to ensure adequate coverage provisions for 2 48 health insurance, liability insurance, and workers' 2 49 compensation insurance. 2 50 q. Consult with the health care financing 3 1 administration of the United States department of 3 2 health and human services, in reviewing and completing 3 3 a plan for consolidation and coordination of funding 3 4 mechanisms and expenditures relative to health care 3 5 facility services, intermediate care facilities for 3 6 persons with mental retardation services, all covered 3 7 home and community-based services provided under 3 8 section 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act, 3 9 services provided under the personal care option of 3 10 the medical assistance program, and frail elderly 3 11 program services. The plan shall provide for 3 12 consolidation and coordination of funding mechanisms 3 13 and expenditures in order to provide funding for the 3 14 personal assistance services described in this 3 15 subsection and shall address the costs and potential 3 16 cost offsets in implementing the personal care option 3 17 under the medical assistance program. 3 18 r. Develop options to capitalize on and leverage 3 19 federal funding to the maximum extent possible under 3 20 the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives 3 21 Improvement Act of 1999, Pub. L. No. 106-170 and the 3 22 federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. No. 3 23 105-220." 3 24 #3. By renumbering as necessary. 3 25 3 26 3 27 3 28 DIX of Butler 3 29 3 30 3 31 3 32 HEATON of Henry 3 33 SF 2435.227 78 3 34 jp/gg
Text: H08818 Text: H08820 Text: H08800 - H08899 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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