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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 456 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 13, by inserting after line 15 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "Sec. 100. REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT SERVICES STAFF 1 5 REQUIREMENTS. 1 6 1. Subject to federal requirements, the department 1 7 of human services shall act to change the staff 1 8 qualification requirements for rehabilitative 1 9 treatment services provided under the medical 1 10 assistance program that are applicable to those staff 1 11 providing therapy and counseling services, and 1 12 psychosocial evaluation and behavioral management 1 13 services for children in therapeutic foster care. 1 14 Under the change, such staff who have graduated from 1 15 an accredited four-year college, institute, or 1 16 university with a bachelor's degree in social work in 1 17 a program that is accredited by the council on social 1 18 work education shall not be required to have full-time 1 19 experience in social work or experience in the 1 20 delivery of human services in a public or private 1 21 area. 1 22 2. If necessary to implement the change required 1 23 by this section, the department shall submit a plan 1 24 amendment or otherwise request authorization from the 1 25 United States health care financing administration. 1 26 In addition, as necessary to quickly implement the 1 27 change, the department may adopt emergency rules under 1 28 section 17A.4, subsection 2, and section 17A.5, 1 29 subsection 2, paragraph "b", to implement the 1 30 provisions of this section and the rules shall be 1 31 effective immediately upon filing unless a later date 1 32 is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in 1 33 accordance with this section shall also be published 1 34 as a notice of intended action as provided in section 1 35 17A.4. 1 36 Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 100, of this 1 37 division of this Act, relating to rehabilitative 1 38 treatment services staff requirements, being deemed of 1 39 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment." 1 40 #2. Title page, line 5, by inserting after the 1 41 word "rights" the following: ", and providing an 1 42 effective date". 1 43 #3. By renumbering as necessary. 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 HEATON of Henry 1 48 1 49 1 50 2 1 FOEGE of Linn 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 JOHNSON of Osceola 2 6 2 7 2 8 HOUSER of Pottawattamie 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 GRUNDBERG of Polk 2 13 2 14 2 15 2 16 BRUNKHORST of Bremer 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 20 HOVERSTEN of Woodbury 2 21 2 22 2 23 2 24 ARNOLD of Lucas 2 25 HF 456.301 79 2 26 jp/cf
Text: H01198 Text: H01200 Text: H01100 - H01199 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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