House Journal: Page 1199: Tuesday, April 17, 2001
H-1474
1 Amend Senate File 458, as passed by the Senate, as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 13, by inserting after line 15 the
4 following:
5 "Sec. 100. REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT SERVICES STAFF
6 REQUIREMENTS.
7 1. Subject to federal requirements, the department
8 of human services shall act to change the staff
9 qualification requirements for rehabilitative
10 treatment services provided under the medical
11 assistance program that are applicable to those staff
12 providing therapy and counseling services, and
13 psychosocial evaluation and behavioral management
14 services for children in therapeutic foster care.
15 Under the change, such staff who have graduated from
16 an accredited four-year college, institute, or
17 university with a bachelor's degree in social work in
18 a program that is accredited by the council on social
19 work education shall not be required to have full-time
20 experience in social work or experience in the
21 delivery of human services in a public or private
22 area.
23 2. If necessary to implement the change required
24 by this section, the department shall submit a plan
25 amendment or otherwise request authorization from the
26 United States health care financing administration.
27 In addition, as necessary to quickly implement the
28 change, the department may adopt emergency rules under
29 section 17A.4, subsection 2, and section 17A.5,
30 subsection 2, paragraph "b", to implement the
31 provisions of this section and the rules shall be
32 effective immediately upon filing unless a later date
33 is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in
34 accordance with this section shall also be published
35 as a notice of intended action as provided in section
36 17A.4.
37 Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 100, of this
38 division of this Act, relating to rehabilitative
39 treatment services staff requirements, being deemed of
40 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment."
41 2. Title page, line 5, by inserting after the
42 word "rights" the following: ", and providing an
43 effective date".
44 3. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1474 was adopted.
De Boef of Mahaska offered the following amendment H-1484 filed
by De Boef, et al., and moved its adoption:
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