House Journal: Page 1223: Tuesday, April 9, 2002
18 shall be an active member of a statewide organization
19 for persons with brain injury."
20 5. Page 3, by inserting after line 2 the
21 following:
22 "Sec. . Section 225C.6, Code Supplement 2001,
23 is amended by adding the following new subsection:
24 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. If the executive branch
25 creates a committee, task force, council, or other
26 advisory body to consider mental health and
27 developmental disabilities policy, services, or
28 program options involving children or adult consumers,
29 the commission is designated to receive and consider
30 any report, findings, recommendations, or other work
31 product issued by such body. The commission may
32 address the report, findings, recommendations, or
33 other work product in fulfilling the commission's
34 functions and to advise the department, council on
35 human services, governor, and general assembly
36 concerning disability services."
37 6. Page 11, line 30, by inserting after the word
38 "official," the following: "a representative of a
39 provider of mental health or developmental
40 disabilities services selected from nominees submitted
41 by the Iowa association of community providers,".
42 7. Page 12, by inserting after line 30, the
43 following:
44 "Sec. . RESIDENT ADVOCATE COMMITTEES - REPORT.
45 The mental health and developmental disabilities
46 commission in consultation with the state long-term
47 care resident's advocate and the governor's
48 developmental disabilities council shall submit a
49 report to the general assembly by January 1, 2003,
50 regarding the continuation of resident advocate
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1 committees for residential care facilities licensed to
2 serve persons with mental illness or mental
3 retardation."
4 8. Page 12, by inserting after line 30 the
5 following:
6 "Sec. . APPLICABILITY. The requirements of
7 section 225C.6, subsection 3, as enacted by this Act,
8 apply to the findings, report, recommendations, or
9 other work product issued by a committee, task force,
10 council, or other advisory body created prior to July
11 1, 2002."
12 9. Title page, line 3, by striking the word
13 "provides" and inserting the following: "providing".
14 10. Title page, line 4, by inserting after the
15 word "duties" the following: "and including an
16 applicability provision".
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