House Journal: Page 1593: Thursday, April 26, 2001
11 patient on or before the fifteenth day of the month
12 following the month in which the patient leaves the
13 mental health institute, and a general statement shall
14 be prepared at least quarterly for each county to
15 which charges are made under this section. Except as
16 otherwise required by sections 125.33 and 125.34 the
17 general statement shall list the name of each patient
18 chargeable to that county who was served by the mental
19 health institute during the preceding month or
20 calendar quarter, the amount due on account of each
21 patient, and the specific dates for which any third
22 party payor reimbursement received by the state is
23 applied to the statement and billing, and the county
24 shall be billed for eighty percent of the stated
25 charge for each patient specified in this subsection.
26 The statement prepared for each county shall be
27 certified by the department to the director of revenue
28 and finance and a duplicate statement shall be mailed
29 to the auditor of that county.
30 Sec. . Section 230.22, Code 2001, is amended to
31 read as follows:
32 230.22 PENALTY.
33 Should any county fail to pay the amount billed by
34 a statement submitted pursuant to section 230.20
35 within forty-five days from the date the statement is
36 received by the county, the director of revenue and
37 finance department shall charge the delinquent county
38 the penalty of one percent per month on and after
39 forty-five days from the date the statement is
40 received by the county until paid. Provided, however,
41 that the penalty shall not be imposed if the county
42 has notified the director of revenue and finance
43 department of error or questionable items in the
44 billing, in which event, the director of revenue and
45 finance department shall suspend the penalty only
46 during the period of negotiation.
47 Sec. . Section 230.34, Code 2001, is amended by
48 adding the following new subsection:
49 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. As used in this chapter,
50 unless the context otherwise requires, "department"
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1 means the department of human services."
2 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H(1675 was adopted.
Carroll of Poweshiek asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1681 filed by him on April 24, 2001.
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