House Journal: Page 965: Wednesday, March 31, 1999

15   developmental disabilities where the client has no

16   established county of legal settlement.
17     (6)  State supplementary assistance funding.
18     (7)  To the extent allowed by the federal
19   government, the mental retardation and other
20   developmental disabilities portion of federal funding
21   provided for vocational rehabilitation of persons with
22   disabilities.
23     d.  In the second phase, all other medical
24   assistance funding for mental health services for the
25   pilot project areas shall be incorporated into the
26   annual projected funding amount.  Implementation of
27   the second phase shall be subject to enactment by the
28   general assembly of an implementation authorization.
29     7.  OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
30     a.  An oversight committee shall be established to
31   provide general oversight of the pilot project and the
32   risk pool and to perform the duties outlined in this
33   subsection.  The oversight committee shall consist of
34   the following members:
35     (1)  At least one service consumer, one service
36   provider, and one county supervisor from each of the
37   three pilot project areas, designated by the county
38   board of supervisors.
39     (2)  An individual designated by the governor.
40     (3)  One individual designated by the division of
41   medical services of the department of human services
42   and one individual designated by the division of
43   mental health and developmental disabilities of the
44   department of human services.
45     (4)  An individual designated by the legislative
46   council.  If the individual designated by the
47   legislative council is a member of the general
48   assembly, that member shall be a nonvoting member.
49     b.  The oversight committee shall have the
50   following duties and responsibilities:
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 1     (1)  The oversight committee may make a
 2   determination that implementation by the department of
 3   human services of a significant funding provision such
 4   as the rehabilitation option for persons with chronic
 5   mental illness or a waiver under the medical
 6   assistance program or another good cause reason
 7   justifies delay of the implementation of the pilot
 8   project phases as provided in subsection 6.  If such a
 9   determination is made, the department of human
10   services and pilot project counties shall delay
11   implementation of the pilot project phases until a
12   date identified by the oversight committee.
13     (2)  The oversight committee shall arrange for an

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