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1 1 Section 1. Section 514I.5, subsection 7, paragraph d, Code
1 2 1999, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 d. Develop, with the assistance of the department, an
1 4 outreach plan for implementation by the administrative
1 5 contractor, and provide for periodic assessment of the
1 6 effectiveness of the outreach plan. The plan shall provide
1 7 outreach to families of children likely to be eligible for
1 8 assistance under the program or for other health insurance
1 9 coverage or care programs, to inform them of the availability
1 10 of and to assist the families in enrolling children in the
1 11 program. The outreach efforts shall include, but are not
1 12 limited to, a comprehensive statewide media campaign,
1 13 solicitation of cooperation from programs, agencies, and other
1 14 persons who are likely to have contact with eligible children,
1 15 including but not limited to those associated with the
1 16 educational system, and the development of community plans for
1 17 outreach and marketing. The priority in outreach efforts to
1 18 identify eligible children for the HAWK-I program shall be to
1 19 utilize existing data, including but not limited to data which
1 20 identifies children eligible for meals provided with the
1 21 assistance of federal funds pursuant to chapter 283A. The
1 22 outreach plan shall provide for exchange of this existing data
1 23 between the persons responsible for collecting the data in the
1 24 state and the HAWK-I program.
1 25 EXPLANATION
1 26 This bill provides that the priority in outreach efforts in
1 27 identifying eligible children for the healthy and well kids in
1 28 Iowa (HAWK-I) program shall be to utilize existing data.
1 29 Existing data includes but is not limited to data which
1 30 identifies children who are eligible for school meals which
1 31 are provided with the assistance of federal funds. The bill
1 32 provides for the exchange of such data between those in the
1 33 state responsible for collecting the data and the HAWK-I
1 34 program.
1 35 LSB 2574HH 78
2 1 pf/sc/14
Text: HF00459 Text: HF00461 Text: HF00400 - HF00499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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