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1 1 Section 1. REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
1 2 PROVIDERS.
1 3 1. The department of human services shall adopt rules
1 4 utilizing emergency procedures as provided in subsection 2 to
1 5 implement on or before January 2, 2003, the recommendations of
1 6 the department's rehabilitative treatment services provider
1 7 regulation and continuous quality improvement work group as
1 8 follows:
1 9 a. Implementing deemed status for those providers who are
1 10 certified, accredited, or otherwise found to be in compliance
1 11 with the standards of a nationally recognized body.
1 12 b. Addressing requirements for staff qualifications,
1 13 ratios, and supervision.
1 14 c. Revising requirements for treatment plan development,
1 15 review, and revision, and for treatment records.
1 16 d. Applying shared risk or loss provisions for retroactive
1 17 audits.
1 18 e. Eliminating the technical assistance quality assurance
1 19 function.
1 20 f. Ending the practice of adding additional codes.
1 21 g. Providing additional flexibility in recognizing staff
1 22 qualifications.
1 23 h. Implementing provider usage of the single contact
1 24 repository for employment background checks as authorized
1 25 under section 235A.16, subsection 2.
1 26 i. Removing the caseload and staffing requirements
1 27 applicable to family preservation services.
1 28 2. The department of human services shall adopt
1 29 administrative rules under section 17A.4, subsection 2, and
1 30 section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph "b", to implement this
1 31 section and the rules shall become effective immediately upon
1 32 filing, unless the effective date is delayed by the
1 33 administrative rules review committee, notwithstanding section
1 34 17A.4, subsection 5, and section 17A.8, subsection 9, or a
1 35 later effective date is specified in the rules. Any rules
2 1 adopted in accordance with this section shall not take effect
2 2 before the administrative rules review committee reviews the
2 3 rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section
2 4 shall also be published as notice of intended action as
2 5 provided in section 17A.4.
2 6 EXPLANATION
2 7 This bill relates to the requirements of the department of
2 8 human services for certain child welfare services providers
2 9 reimbursed under the medical assistance program for
2 10 rehabilitative treatment services. The department is directed
2 11 to adopt rules implementing the recommendations of the
2 12 department's rehabilitative treatment services provider
2 13 regulation and continuous quality improvement work group
2 14 concerning the treatment services providers. The particular
2 15 recommendation areas to be implemented are specified. The
2 16 department is required to utilize emergency rules procedures
2 17 that waive the requirements for public comment and hearings in
2 18 order to implement the changes on or before January 2, 2003.
2 19 LSB 6631SC 79
2 20 jp/pj/5
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