House Journal: Page 2142: Tuesday, May 28, 2002
implementation of home and community based waivers, this language is no longer
needed.
I am unable to approve the item designated as Section 117, subsection 1 in its
entirety. This subsection would require the Department of Human Services to seek
input and recommendations from legislative members prior to entering into or
extending a managed care contract for mental health and substance abuse services.
The process for securing contracts provides that vendors will be evaluated on a specific
set of criteria to assure fairness and eliminate potential conflicts of interest. This
process includes a period of securing comments without giving the appearance of
conflict of interest. Therefore, this section is not necessary.
I am unable to approve the item designated as Section 119, subsection 5 in its
entirety. This language requires additional notice to legislators if additional federal
childcare funds are received. This section would require additional staff resources
when funding for staff has been severely reduced.
I am unable to approve the item designated as Section 120, subsection 1,
unnumbered paragraph 2. This item requires the Department of Human Services to
submit a plan for relocating males currently at Toledo, a female-only institution. This
language has been included in the appropriation bill for the past three years, however,
the legislature has failed to fund the proposal. My recommendation in a previous year
had included funding for this change, however, the legislature chose to use that
funding instead for other programs.
I am unable to approve the item designed as Section 121, subsection 9 in its
entirety. This language requires the Department of Human Services and juvenile
court officers to develop criteria for intensive tracking and supervision of delinquent
youth. These criteria were developed two years ago in response to this language, thus,
this language is no longer needed.
I am unable to approve the item designated as Section 121, subsection 18. This
directs the Department of Human Services to privatize the administration of foster
care and adoption programs. Given the fact that no additional funds were provided for
this purpose and staffing has been severely reduced, implementation of this section is
not feasible.
I am unable to approve the item designated as a portion of Section 132, subsection
2. This item requires the Department of Human Services to submit proposed
legislation to correct Code references related to service areas. This appears to be the
realm of the Legislative Fiscal Bureau or Code Editor rather than the Department of
Human Services, especially at a time when the department's resources have been
severely reduced.
I am unable to approve the items designated as Section 135, subsections 2 and 3 in
their entirety. This language provides legislative intent for items already in progress
or that appear to infringe on executive branch management duties. It is preferable
that the Department of Human Services be allowed to have flexibility in this area.
I am unable to approve the item designated at 137, subsection 1b(3) in its entirety.
The provision would increase the cost of prescription drugs for Iowans most in need.
This is an addition financial burden on a group with very little or no income.
Additionally, if the individuals do not have the funds, the pharmacist is required to
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