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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 239B.9, subsection 5, Code 2001, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 5. WELL-BEING VISIT. If a participant has chosen a 1 4 subsequent limited benefit plan, the department may conduct a 1 5 well-being visit or contract for a well-being visit to be 1 6 conducted, provided funding is available for the costs of such 1 7 visits. A well-being visit shall meet all of the following 1 8 criteria: 1 9 a.aA qualified professional shall attempt to visit with 1 10 the participant family with a focus upon the children's well- 1 11 being. 1 12 b. The visit shall beperformedconducted during or within 1 13 four weeks of the second month of the start of the subsequent 1 14 limited benefit plan. 1 15 c. The visit shall serve as an extension of the family 1 16 investment program and the family investment agreement 1 17 philosophy of supporting families as they move toward self- 1 18 sufficiency.The department may contract for the visit.1 19 Sec. 2. CONTRACT TERMINATION. Effective April 1, 2002, 1 20 the department of human services shall terminate its contract 1 21 with the Iowa department of health for conducting well-being 1 22 visits under section 239B.9, subsection 5, as in effect upon 1 23 the effective date of this Act. 1 24 Sec. 3. EMERGENCY RULES. The department of human services 1 25 may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 2, 1 26 and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph "b", to implement 1 27 the provisions of this Act and the rules shall be effective 1 28 immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in 1 29 the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section 1 30 shall also be published as a notice of intended action as 1 31 provided in section 17A.4. 1 32 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 1 33 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 1 34 EXPLANATION 1 35 This bill provides for a well-being visit to be conducted 2 1 on an optional basis under a family investment program limited 2 2 benefit plan. 2 3 Under current law, the first time a family investment 2 4 program participant chooses a limited benefit plan, the period 2 5 of ineligibility for cash assistance continues until the 2 6 participant completes significant contact with or action in 2 7 regard to the promoting of independence and self-sufficiency 2 8 through employment job opportunities and basic skills (PROMISE 2 9 JOBS) program. A second or subsequent limited benefit plan 2 10 provides for a six-month period of ineligibility with the 2 11 ineligibility continuing indefinitely after that period until 2 12 the participant completes such significant contact or action. 2 13 Current law requires a well-being visit to be performed with 2 14 the participant's family when a participant chooses a second 2 15 or subsequent benefit plan. 2 16 The bill makes the currently required well-being visit 2 17 optional for the department, allows the department to either 2 18 conduct the visit or contract for it, and provides that 2 19 conducting such visits is subject to the availability of 2 20 funding. Effective April 1, 2002, the department is directed 2 21 to terminate its contract with the Iowa department of public 2 22 health for conducting the visits. Emergency rulemaking is 2 23 authorized to implement the bill. 2 24 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 2 25 LSB 5261SV 79 2 26 jp/sh/8
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