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1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND. There is
1 2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
1 3 department for the blind for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1 4 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the following amount, or so
1 5 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
1 6 designated:
1 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
1 8 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
1 9 positions:
1 10 .................................................. $ 1,784,950
1 11 ............................................... FTEs 106.50
1 12 Sec. 2. CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. There is appropriated
1 13 from the general fund of the state to the Iowa state civil
1 14 rights commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000,
1 15 and ending June 30, 2001, the following amount, or so much
1 16 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
1 17 designated:
1 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
1 19 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
1 20 positions:
1 21 .................................................. $ 1,222,910
1 22 ............................................... FTEs 38.50
1 23 If the anticipated amount of federal funding from the
1 24 federal equal employment opportunity commission and the
1 25 federal department of housing and urban development exceeds
1 26 $736,000 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, the
1 27 Iowa state civil rights commission may exceed the staffing
1 28 level authorized in this section to hire additional staff to
1 29 process or to support the processing of employment and housing
1 30 complaints during that fiscal year.
1 31 Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS. There is
1 32 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
1 33 department of elder affairs for the fiscal year beginning July
1 34 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the following amount, or so
1 35 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
2 1 designated:
2 2 1. For aging programs and for salaries, support,
2 3 maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
2 4 following full-time equivalent positions:
2 5 .................................................. $ 5,070,492
2 6 ............................................... FTEs 30.00
2 7 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection,
2 8 $4,371,598 shall be received and disbursed by the director of
2 9 elder affairs for aging programs and services. These funds
2 10 shall not be used by the department for administrative
2 11 purposes, and not more than $151,654 shall be used for area
2 12 agencies on aging administrative purposes, and shall be used
2 13 for citizens of Iowa over 60 years of age for case management
2 14 for the frail elderly, mental health outreach, Alzheimer's
2 15 support, retired senior volunteer program, resident advocate
2 16 committee coordination, employment, adult day care, respite
2 17 care, chore services, telephone reassurance, information and
2 18 assistance, and home repair services, including the
2 19 winterizing of homes, and for the construction of entrance
2 20 ramps which make residences accessible to the physically
2 21 handicapped.
2 22 b. Funds appropriated in this subsection may be used to
2 23 supplement federal funds under federal regulations. To
2 24 receive funds appropriated in this subsection, a local area
2 25 agency on aging shall match the funds with moneys from other
2 26 sources according to rules adopted by the department. Funds
2 27 appropriated in this subsection may be used for elderly
2 28 services not specifically enumerated in this subsection only
2 29 if approved by an area agency on aging for provision of the
2 30 service within the area.
2 31 c. It is the intent of the general assembly that the Iowa
2 32 chapters of the Alzheimer's association and the case
2 33 management program for the frail elderly shall collaborate and
2 34 cooperate fully to assist families in maintaining family
2 35 members with Alzheimer's disease in the community for the
3 1 longest period of time possible.
3 2 d. The department shall maintain policies and procedures
3 3 regarding Alzheimer's support and the retired senior volunteer
3 4 program.
3 5 2. The department may grant an exception for a limited
3 6 period of time, determined by the department to be reasonable,
3 7 to allow for compliance by persons regulated by the department
3 8 or applicants for assisted living certification with any part
3 9 of chapter 104A relative to buildings in existence on July 1,
3 10 1998. The determination of the period of time allowed for
3 11 compliance shall be commensurate with the anticipated
3 12 magnitude of expenditure, disruption of services, and the
3 13 degree of hazard presented. The department shall also be
3 14 authorized to modify the accessibility requirements otherwise
3 15 applicable to such applicants for buildings in existence on
3 16 July 1, 1998, if the department determines that compliance
3 17 with the requirements would be unreasonable, but only if it is
3 18 determined that noncompliance with the requirements would not
3 19 present an unreasonable degree of danger.
3 20 Sec. 4. GOVERNOR'S ALLIANCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE. There is
3 21 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
3 22 governor's alliance on substance abuse for the fiscal year
3 23 beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the
3 24 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
3 25 used for the purposes designated:
3 26 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
3 27 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
3 28 positions:
3 29 .................................................. $ 506,659
3 30 ............................................... FTEs 13.00
3 31 Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. There is
3 32 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the Iowa
3 33 department of public health for the fiscal year beginning July
3 34 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the following amounts, or
3 35 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
4 1 designated:
4 2 1. ADDICTIVE DISORDERS
4 3 For reducing the prevalence of use of tobacco, alcohol, and
4 4 other drugs, and treating individuals affected by addictive
4 5 behaviors, including gambling, and for not more than the
4 6 following full-time equivalent positions:
4 7 .................................................. $ 1,450,907
4 8 ............................................... FTEs 21.65
4 9 a. The department shall continue to coordinate with
4 10 substance abuse treatment and prevention providers regardless
4 11 of funding source to assure the delivery of substance abuse
4 12 treatment and prevention programs.
4 13 b. The commission on substance abuse, in conjunction with
4 14 the department, shall continue to coordinate the delivery of
4 15 substance abuse services involving prevention, social and
4 16 medical detoxification, and other treatment by medical and
4 17 nonmedical providers to uninsured and court-ordered substance
4 18 abuse patients in all counties of the state.
4 19 2. ADULT WELLNESS
4 20 For maintaining or improving the health status of adults,
4 21 with target populations between the ages of 18 through 60, and
4 22 for not more than the following full-time equivalent
4 23 positions:
4 24 .................................................. $ 643,855
4 25 ............................................... FTEs 19.27
4 26 3. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT WELLNESS
4 27 For promoting the optimum health status for children and
4 28 adolescents from birth through 21 years of age, and for not
4 29 more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
4 30 .................................................. $ 1,424,456
4 31 ............................................... FTEs 45.61
4 32 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $61,693
4 33 shall be allocated to the state university of Iowa hospitals
4 34 and clinics under the control of the state board of regents
4 35 for the statewide perinatal program.
5 1 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $201,187
5 2 shall be allocated for the physician care for children
5 3 program.
5 4 The program's physician services shall be subject to
5 5 managed care and selective contracting provisions and shall be
5 6 used to provide for the medical treatment of children and
5 7 shall include coverage of diagnostic procedures, prescription
5 8 drugs, and physician-ordered treatments necessary to treat an
5 9 acute condition. Services provided under this lettered
5 10 paragraph shall be reimbursed according to medical assistance
5 11 reimbursement rates in effect as of July 1, 1998.
5 12 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, not more
5 13 than $165,000 shall be used to continue the existing infant
5 14 mortality and morbidity prevention pilot projects in Polk,
5 15 Scott, and Woodbury counties with no more than 15 percent
5 16 being used for administrative expenses.
5 17 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, not more
5 18 than $25,000 shall be used to continue supporting
5 19 multidisciplinary research into the cause of individual infant
5 20 deaths in the state and shall be used solely for research
5 21 purposes.
5 22 4. CHRONIC CONDITIONS
5 23 For serving individuals identified as having chronic
5 24 conditions or special health care needs, and for not more than
5 25 the following full-time equivalent positions:
5 26 .................................................. $ 1,841,486
5 27 ............................................... FTEs 6.75
5 28 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $738,185
5 29 shall be used for the chronic renal disease program. The
5 30 types of assistance available to eligible recipients under the
5 31 program may include insurance premiums, travel reimbursement,
5 32 and prescription and nonprescription drugs. The program
5 33 expenditures shall not exceed this allocation. If projected
5 34 expenditures would exceed the amount allocated in this
5 35 paragraph, the department shall establish by administrative
6 1 rule a mechanism to reduce financial assistance under the
6 2 chronic renal disease program in order to keep expenditures
6 3 within the amount allocated.
6 4 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, at least
6 5 $587,865 shall be allocated by the department for the birth
6 6 defects and genetics counseling program and of these funds,
6 7 $279,402 is allocated for regional genetic counseling services
6 8 contracted from the state university of Iowa hospitals and
6 9 clinics under the control of the state board of regents. The
6 10 birth defects and genetic counseling service shall apply a
6 11 sliding fee scale to determine the amount a person receiving
6 12 the services is required to pay for the services. These fees
6 13 shall be considered repayment receipts and used for the
6 14 program.
6 15 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, the
6 16 following amounts shall be allocated to the state university
6 17 of Iowa hospitals and clinics under the control of the state
6 18 board of regents for the following programs under the Iowa
6 19 specialized child health care services:
6 20 (1) Mobile and regional child health specialty clinics:
6 21 .................................................. $ 392,931
6 22 Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph, $97,937 shall
6 23 be used for a specialized medical home care program providing
6 24 care planning and coordination of community support services
6 25 for children who require technical medical care in the home.
6 26 (2) Muscular dystrophy and related genetic disease
6 27 programs:
6 28 .................................................. $ 115,613
6 29 5. COMMUNITY CAPACITY
6 30 For strengthening the health care delivery system at the
6 31 local level, and for not more than the following full-time
6 32 equivalent positions:
6 33 .................................................. $ 1,637,872
6 34 ............................................... FTEs 24.15
6 35 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $350,000
7 1 shall be allocated to and used by local boards of health to
7 2 ensure that core public health functions are maintained and to
7 3 support essential services in their communities.
7 4 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $165,391
7 5 shall be allocated for the office of rural health to provide
7 6 technical assistance to rural areas in the area of health care
7 7 delivery.
7 8 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $235,000
7 9 shall be allocated for primary care provider recruitment and
7 10 retention endeavors.
7 11 6. ELDERLY WELLNESS
7 12 For optimizing the health of persons over 55 years of age:
7 13 .................................................. $ 10,932,737
7 14 ............................................... FTEs 0.40
7 15 7. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
7 16 For reducing the public's exposure to hazards in the
7 17 environment, primarily chemical hazards, and for not more than
7 18 the following full-time equivalent positions:
7 19 .................................................. $ 165,721
7 20 ............................................... FTEs 5.00
7 21 Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $39,547 shall
7 22 be used for the lead abatement program.
7 23 8. INFECTIOUS DISEASES
7 24 For reducing the incidence and prevalence of communicable
7 25 diseases, and for not more than the following full-time
7 26 equivalent positions:
7 27 .................................................. $ 1,346,770
7 28 ............................................... FTEs 34.50
7 29 9. INJURIES
7 30 For providing support and protection to victims of abuse or
7 31 injury, or programs that are designed to prevent abuse or
7 32 injury, and for not more than the following full-time
7 33 equivalent positions:
7 34 .................................................. $ 1,869,662
7 35 ............................................... FTEs 10.25
8 1 10. PUBLIC PROTECTION
8 2 For protecting the health and safety of the public through
8 3 establishing standards and enforcing regulations, and for not
8 4 more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
8 5 .................................................. $ 7,068,352
8 6 ............................................... FTEs 133.27
8 7 a. Of the funds appropriated and full-time equivalent
8 8 positions authorized in this subsection, not more than
8 9 $362,579 and 5.00 FTEs shall be used for salaries, support,
8 10 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes for operating the
8 11 state board of dental examiners.
8 12 b. Of the funds appropriated and full-time equivalent
8 13 positions authorized in this subsection, not more than
8 14 $1,557,201 and 19.00 FTEs shall be used for salaries, support,
8 15 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes for operating the
8 16 state board of medical examiners.
8 17 c. Of the funds appropriated and full-time equivalent
8 18 positions authorized in this subsection, not more than
8 19 $1,104,408 and 18.00 FTEs shall be used for salaries, support,
8 20 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes for operating the
8 21 state board of nursing examiners.
8 22 d. Of the funds appropriated and full-time equivalent
8 23 positions authorized in this subsection, not more than
8 24 $763,167 and 12.00 FTEs shall be used for salaries, support,
8 25 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes for operating the
8 26 state board of pharmacy examiners.
8 27 e. Of the funds appropriated and full-time equivalent
8 28 positions authorized in this subsection, not more than
8 29 $1,119,407 and 16.00 FTEs shall be used for salaries, support,
8 30 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes for the operation of
8 31 the bureau of professional licensure.
8 32 The department may expend funds in addition to amounts
8 33 allocated pursuant to this lettered paragraph, if those
8 34 additional expenditures are directly the result of a scope of
8 35 practice review committee or unanticipated litigation costs
9 1 arising from the discharge of the board's regulatory duties.
9 2 Before the department expends or encumbers funds for a scope
9 3 of practice review committee or an amount in excess of the
9 4 funds budgeted for a board, the director of the department of
9 5 management shall approve the expenditure or encumbrance. The
9 6 amounts necessary to fund the unanticipated litigation in the
9 7 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, shall not exceed 5 percent
9 8 of the average annual fees generated by the boards for the
9 9 previous two fiscal years.
9 10 f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, the
9 11 department shall retain fees collected from the certification
9 12 of lead inspectors and lead abaters pursuant to section
9 13 135.105A to support the certification program; and shall
9 14 retain fees collected from the licensing, registration,
9 15 authorization, accreditation, and inspection of x-ray machines
9 16 used for mammographically guided breast biopsy, screening, and
9 17 diagnostic mammography, pursuant to section 136C.10 to support
9 18 the administration of the chapter. For the fiscal year
9 19 beginning July 1, 2000, the department shall also retain any
9 20 new or increased fees implemented by the department pursuant
9 21 to legislation enacted by the general assembly in 2000 for
9 22 activities not otherwise funded by amounts appropriated in
9 23 this section. Fees retained by the department pursuant to
9 24 this lettered paragraph are appropriated to the department for
9 25 the purposes specified in this lettered paragraph.
9 26 g. The department may retain and expend not more than
9 27 $263,458 for lease and maintenance expenses for the relocation
9 28 of licensure boards from the executive hills state office
9 29 building from fees collected pursuant to section 147.80 by the
9 30 board of dental examiners, the board of pharmacy examiners,
9 31 the board of medical examiners, and the board of nursing
9 32 examiners in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and
9 33 ending June 30, 2001. Fees retained by the department
9 34 pursuant to this lettered paragraph are appropriated to the
9 35 department for the purposes described in this lettered
10 1 paragraph.
10 2 h. The department may retain and expend not more than
10 3 $100,000 for reduction of the number of days necessary to
10 4 process medical license requests and for reduction of the
10 5 number of days needed for consideration of malpractice cases
10 6 from fees collected pursuant to section 147.80 by the board of
10 7 medical examiners in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999,
10 8 and ending June 30, 2000. Fees retained by the department
10 9 pursuant to this lettered paragraph are appropriated to the
10 10 department for the purposes described in this lettered
10 11 paragraph.
10 12 i. If a person in the course of responding to an emergency
10 13 renders aid to an injured person and becomes exposed to bodily
10 14 fluids of the injured person, that emergency responder shall
10 15 be entitled to hepatitis testing and immunization in
10 16 accordance with the latest available medical technology to
10 17 determine if infection with hepatitis has occurred. The
10 18 person shall be entitled to reimbursement from the EMS funds
10 19 available under this subsection only if the reimbursement is
10 20 not available through any employer or third-party payor.
10 21 j. The state board of medical examiners, the state board
10 22 of pharmacy examiners, the state board of dental examiners,
10 23 and the state board of nursing examiners shall prepare
10 24 estimates of projected receipts to be generated by the
10 25 licensing, certification, and examination fees of each board
10 26 as well as a projection of the fairly apportioned
10 27 administrative costs and rental expenses attributable to each
10 28 board. Each board shall annually review and adjust its
10 29 schedule of fees so that, as nearly as possible, projected
10 30 receipts equal projected costs.
10 31 k. The state board of medical examiners, the state board
10 32 of pharmacy examiners, the state board of dental examiners,
10 33 and the state board of nursing examiners shall retain their
10 34 individual executive officers, but are strongly encouraged to
10 35 share administrative, clerical, and investigative staffs to
11 1 the greatest extent possible.
11 2 11. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
11 3 For establishing and sustaining the overall ability of the
11 4 department to deliver services to the public, and for not more
11 5 than the following full-time equivalent positions:
11 6 .................................................. $ 1,368,335
11 7 ............................................... FTEs 52.15
11 8 12. The state university of Iowa hospitals and clinics
11 9 under the control of the state board of regents shall not
11 10 receive indirect costs from the funds appropriated in this
11 11 section.
11 12 13. A local health care provider or nonprofit health care
11 13 organization seeking grant moneys administered by the Iowa
11 14 department of public health shall provide documentation that
11 15 the provider or organization has coordinated its services with
11 16 other local entities providing similar services.
11 17 14. a. The department shall apply for available federal
11 18 funds for sexual abstinence education programs in accordance
11 19 with the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
11 20 Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, } 912.
11 21 b. It is the intent of the general assembly to comply with
11 22 the United States Congress' intent to provide education that
11 23 promotes abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage
11 24 and reduces pregnancies, by focusing efforts on those persons
11 25 most likely to bear children out of wedlock.
11 26 c. Any sexual abstinence education program awarded moneys
11 27 under the grant program shall meet the definition of
11 28 abstinence education in the federal law. Grantees shall be
11 29 evaluated based upon the extent to which the abstinence
11 30 program successfully communicates the goals set forth in the
11 31 federal law.
11 32 Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. There is appropriated
11 33 from the general fund of the state to the department of human
11 34 rights for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending
11 35 June 30, 2001, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
12 1 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
12 2 1. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
12 3 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
12 4 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
12 5 positions:
12 6 .................................................. $ 331,534
12 7 ............................................... FTEs 7.60
12 8 2. DEAF SERVICES DIVISION
12 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
12 10 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
12 11 positions:
12 12 .................................................. $ 329,313
12 13 ............................................... FTEs 7.00
12 14 The fees collected by the division for provision of
12 15 interpretation services by the division to obligated agencies
12 16 shall be disbursed pursuant to the provisions of section 8.32,
12 17 and shall be dedicated and used by the division for continued
12 18 and expanded interpretation services.
12 19 3. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DIVISION
12 20 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
12 21 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
12 22 positions:
12 23 .................................................. $ 200,769
12 24 ............................................... FTEs 3.50
12 25 4. LATINO AFFAIRS DIVISION
12 26 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
12 27 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
12 28 positions:
12 29 .................................................. $ 160,472
12 30 ............................................... FTEs 3.00
12 31 5. STATUS OF WOMEN DIVISION
12 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
12 33 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
12 34 positions:
12 35 .................................................. $ 424,064
13 1 ............................................... FTEs 3.00
13 2 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, at least
13 3 $125,775 shall be spent for the Iowans in transition program.
13 4 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, at least
13 5 $42,570 shall be spent for domestic violence and sexual
13 6 assault-related grants.
13 7 6. STATUS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS DIVISION
13 8 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
13 9 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
13 10 positions:
13 11 .................................................. $ 129,375
13 12 ............................................... FTEs 2.00
13 13 7. CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE PLANNING DIVISION
13 14 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
13 15 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
13 16 positions:
13 17 .................................................. $ 412,336
13 18 ............................................... FTEs 8.20
13 19 a. The criminal and juvenile justice planning advisory
13 20 council and the juvenile justice advisory council shall
13 21 coordinate their efforts in carrying out their respective
13 22 duties relative to juvenile justice.
13 23 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, at least
13 24 $36,000 shall be spent for expenses relating to the
13 25 administration of federal funds for juvenile assistance. It
13 26 is the intent of the general assembly that the department of
13 27 human rights employ sufficient staff to meet the federal
13 28 funding match requirements established by the federal office
13 29 for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. The
13 30 governor's advisory council on juvenile justice shall
13 31 determine the staffing level necessary to carry out federal
13 32 and state mandates for juvenile justice.
13 33 8. COMMUNITY GRANT FUND
13 34 For the community grant fund established in section
13 35 232.190, to be used for the purposes of the community grant
14 1 fund and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
14 2 positions:
14 3 .................................................. $ 1,600,494
14 4 ............................................... FTEs 1.44
14 5 9. SHARED STAFF. The divisions of the department of human
14 6 rights shall retain their individual administrators, but shall
14 7 share staff to the greatest extent possible.
14 8 Sec. 7. COMMISSION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. There is
14 9 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
14 10 commission of veterans affairs for the fiscal year beginning
14 11 July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the following amounts,
14 12 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
14 13 purposes designated:
14 14 1. COMMISSION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION
14 15 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
14 16 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
14 17 positions:
14 18 .................................................. $ 294,669
14 19 ............................................... FTEs 5.00
14 20 The commission of veterans affairs may use the gifts
14 21 accepted by the chairperson of the commission of veterans
14 22 affairs, or designee, and other resources available to the
14 23 commission for use at its Camp Dodge office. The commission
14 24 shall report annually to the governor and the general assembly
14 25 on monetary gifts received by the commission for the Camp
14 26 Dodge office.
14 27 2. WAR ORPHANS
14 28 For the war orphans educational aid fund established
14 29 pursuant to chapter 35:
14 30 .................................................. $ 6,000
14 31 3. IOWA VETERANS HOME
14 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
14 33 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
14 34 positions:
14 35 .................................................. $ 45,358,598
15 1 ............................................... FTEs 891.94
15 2 a. The Iowa veterans home may use the gifts accepted by
15 3 the chairperson of the commission of veterans affairs and
15 4 other resources available to the commission for use at the
15 5 Iowa veterans home.
15 6 b. If medical assistance revenues are expanded at the Iowa
15 7 veterans home, and this expansion results in medical
15 8 assistance reimbursements which exceed the amount budgeted for
15 9 that purpose in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and
15 10 ending June 30, 2001, the Iowa veterans home may expend the
15 11 excess amounts to exceed the number of full-time equivalent
15 12 positions authorized for the purpose of meeting related
15 13 certification requirements or to provide additional beds. The
15 14 expenditure of additional funds received, as outlined in this
15 15 paragraph, is subject to the approval by the department of
15 16 management. The amount approved by the department of
15 17 management for expenditure shall be considered repayment
15 18 receipts.
15 19 c. Any Iowa veterans home successor contractor shall not
15 20 consider employees of a state institution or facility to be
15 21 new employees for purposes of employee wages, health
15 22 insurance, or retirement benefits.
15 23 d. The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
15 24 appropriations subcommittee on health and human rights shall
15 25 be notified by January 15 of any calendar year during which a
15 26 request for proposals is anticipated to be issued regarding
15 27 any Iowa veterans home contract involving employment, for
15 28 purposes of providing legislative review and oversight.
15 29 e. The Iowa veterans home shall include in the budget for
15 30 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, sufficient funds to
15 31 enable state employees to assume the housekeeping functions at
15 32 the Iowa veterans home.
15 33 f. The Iowa veterans home may retain reimbursements for
15 34 medication costs obtained from the federal department of
15 35 veterans affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000,
16 1 and ending June 30, 2001, in an amount sufficient for the
16 2 payment of new and increased pharmaceutical costs and lease
16 3 payments on a unit dose machine. Moneys retained pursuant to
16 4 this paragraph are appropriated to the Iowa veterans home to
16 5 be used for the purposes of this paragraph.
16 6 Sec. 8. GAMBLING TREATMENT FUND – APPROPRIATION.
16 7 1. There is appropriated from funds available in the
16 8 gambling treatment fund established in the office of the
16 9 treasurer of state pursuant to section 99E.10 to the Iowa
16 10 department of public health for the fiscal year beginning July
16 11 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the following amount, or so
16 12 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
16 13 designated:
16 14 .................................................. $ 3,882,000
16 15 2. Of the funds appropriated in subsection 1, $1,200,000
16 16 is allocated for the addictive disorders program, to be
16 17 utilized for the benefit of persons with addictions.
16 18 3. Of the funds appropriated in subsection 1, $400,000 is
16 19 allocated for elderly wellness for local public health,
16 20 nursing, and home care aide/chore programs.
16 21 4. Of the funds appropriated in subsection 1, $100,000 is
16 22 allocated to the division of community action agencies of the
16 23 department of human rights to be used for the purposes of a
16 24 healthy and well kids in Iowa outreach pilot project.
16 25 5. Funds which remain after the allocations in subsections
16 26 2, 3, and 4, if any, are allocated for funding of
16 27 administrative costs and to provide programs which may
16 28 include, but are not limited to, outpatient and follow-up
16 29 treatment for persons affected by problem gambling,
16 30 rehabilitation and residential treatment programs, information
16 31 and referral services, education and preventive services, and
16 32 financial management services.
16 33 Sec. 9. VITAL RECORDS. The vital records modernization
16 34 project as enacted in 1993 Iowa Acts, chapter 55, section 1,
16 35 as amended by 1994 Iowa Acts, chapter 1068, section 8, as
17 1 amended by 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 203, section 9, 1998 Iowa
17 2 Acts, chapter 1221, section 9, and as continued by 1999 Iowa
17 3 Acts, chapter 201, section 17, shall be extended until June
17 4 30, 2001, and the increased fees to be collected pursuant to
17 5 that project shall continue to be collected and are
17 6 appropriated to the Iowa department of public health until
17 7 June 30, 2001.
17 8 Sec. 10. SCOPE OF PRACTICE REVIEW PROJECT. The scope of
17 9 practice review committee pilot project as enacted in 1997
17 10 Iowa Acts, chapter 203, section 6, shall be extended until
17 11 June 30, 2002. The Iowa department of public health shall
17 12 submit an annual progress report to the governor and the
17 13 general assembly by January 15 and shall include any
17 14 recommendations for legislative action as a result of review
17 15 committee activities. The department may contract with a
17 16 school or college of public health in Iowa to assist in
17 17 implementing the project.
17 18 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 231C.6 IOWA ASSISTED LIVING
17 19 CERTIFICATION FUND.
17 20 1. An assisted living certification fund is created in the
17 21 state treasury under the authority of the department of elder
17 22 affairs, into which all assisted living program certification
17 23 fees and assisted living program blueprint review fees shall
17 24 be credited and used to carry out the purposes of this
17 25 chapter. Other revenues of the program such as grants,
17 26 contributions, participant payments, and interest shall not be
17 27 considered revenue of the general fund of the state, but
17 28 rather shall be credited and retained in the fund.
17 29 2. The fund shall be separate from the general fund of the
17 30 state and shall not be considered part of the general fund of
17 31 the state. The moneys in the fund are not subject to section
17 32 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated,
17 33 appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in
17 34 this section. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2,
17 35 interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be
18 1 credited to the fund.
18 2 3. The department shall administer the fund and shall
18 3 adopt rules to establish participation and investment
18 4 procedures.
18 5 4. Moneys available in the fund are appropriated to the
18 6 department for implementation and administration of the
18 7 assisted living certification program in accordance with this
18 8 chapter. Any unobligated funds remaining in the fund at the
18 9 end of the fiscal year shall remain available for obligation
18 10 and expenditure by the department in subsequent fiscal years.
18 11 Sec. 12. Section 691.6, Code Supplement 1999, is amended
18 12 by adding the following new subsection:
18 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. To collect and retain autopsy fees as
18 14 established by rule. Autopsy fees collected and retained
18 15 under this subsection are appropriated for purposes of the
18 16 state medical examiner's office. Notwithstanding section
18 17 8.33, any fees collected by the state medical examiner that
18 18 remain unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall not
18 19 revert to the general fund of the state or any other fund but
18 20 shall be available for use for the following fiscal year for
18 21 the same purpose.
18 22 Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE AND APPLICABILITY DATES.
18 23 1. Section 5, subsection 10, paragraph "h", of this Act,
18 24 relating to the retention of fees for reduction of the number
18 25 of days needed to process medical license requests and to
18 26 consider malpractice cases, being deemed of immediate
18 27 importance, takes effect upon enactment and is retroactively
18 28 applicable to July 1, 1999.
18 29 2. Section 9 of this Act, relating to the vital records
18 30 modernization project, being deemed of immediate importance,
18 31 takes effect upon enactment.
18 32 3. Section 11 of this Act, establishing an assisted living
18 33 certification fund into which program fees and revenue shall
18 34 be credited, being deemed of immediate importance, takes
18 35 effect upon enactment and is retroactively applicable to July
19 1 1, 1999.
19 2 4. Section 12 of this Act, amending section 691.6, and
19 3 relating to the collection and retention of autopsy fees,
19 4 being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
19 5 enactment and is retroactively applicable to July 1, 1999.
19 6 EXPLANATION
19 7 This bill makes appropriations for the 2000-2001 fiscal
19 8 year to the department for the blind, the Iowa state civil
19 9 rights commission, the state commission of veterans affairs,
19 10 the governor's alliance on substance abuse, and the
19 11 departments of elder affairs, public health, and human rights.
19 12 The bill includes authority for the Iowa department of
19 13 public health to retain and expend not more than $100,000, to
19 14 reduce the number of days necessary to process medical license
19 15 requests and to consider malpractice cases, from fees
19 16 collected pursuant to Code section 147.80 by the board of
19 17 medical examiners in fiscal years beginning July 1, 1999, and
19 18 ending June 30, 2000.
19 19 The bill also provides that for the fiscal year beginning
19 20 July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, $3,150,000 is
19 21 appropriated to the Iowa department of public health from
19 22 funds available in the gambling treatment fund established in
19 23 the office of the treasurer of state pursuant to Code section
19 24 99E.10.
19 25 The bill extends the vital records modernization project to
19 26 June 30, 2001.
19 27 The bill provides for the establishment of an Iowa assisted
19 28 living certification fund in the state treasury under the
19 29 authority of the department of elder affairs. The fund shall
19 30 contain assisted living program certification fees and
19 31 blueprint review fees, and other program revenue such as
19 32 grants, contributions, participant payments, and interest.
19 33 Amounts contained in the fund are appropriated to the
19 34 department for implementation and administration of the
19 35 assisted living certification program, and do not revert to
20 1 the general fund of the state at the end of the fiscal year.
20 2 The bill provides that autopsy fees collected by the state
20 3 medical examiner, as established by rule, are retained and
20 4 appropriated to the state medical examiner, and do not revert
20 5 to the general fund of the state at the end of the fiscal
20 6 year.
20 7 The bill provides that the provisions relating to the
20 8 retention of fees to reduce the number of days necessary to
20 9 process medical license requests and to consider malpractice
20 10 cases, relating to the extension of the vital records
20 11 modernization project, relating to the creation of an assisted
20 12 living certification fund and crediting of fees and revenue to
20 13 the fund, and relating to the collection and retention of
20 14 autopsy fees, take effect upon enactment. The provisions
20 15 relating to the collection and retention of autopsy fees, the
20 16 crediting of fees to the assisted living certification fund,
20 17 and the retention of fees to reduce the number of days
20 18 necessary to process medical license requests and to consider
20 19 malpractice cases are retroactively applicable to July 1,
20 20 1999.
20 21 LSB 5372JA 78
20 22 rn/as/5.3
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