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1 1 Section 1. Section 231.23A, Code Supplement 2003, is
1 2 amended by adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 6A. Programs transferred in accordance
1 4 with section 231.25.
1 5 Sec. 2 NEW SECTION. 231.25 CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS FOR
1 6 THE ELDERLY.
1 7 The departments and agencies listed in this section shall
1 8 enter into a chapter 28E agreement with the department of
1 9 elder affairs to transfer to the department of elder affairs
1 10 the administration of the programs referenced in this section
1 11 and other programs serving elderly persons. The chapter 28E
1 12 agreement shall also provide for transfer of the funding
1 13 associated with a transferred program. A program shall be
1 14 exempted from transfer under this section if transfer of the
1 15 program is prohibited by federal law, expressly prohibited by
1 16 state law, or the department of elder affairs determines that
1 17 transfer of the program would be impractical or not beneficial
1 18 to elderly persons. The transfer of the program
1 19 administration shall be completed during the fiscal year
1 20 beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005. The
1 21 departments to which this section is applicable and programs
1 22 that may be subject to transfer shall include all of the
1 23 following:
1 24 1. Department of human services programs, including but
1 25 not limited to the following:
1 26 a. Medical assistance services such as nursing facility
1 27 care, assisted living, elderly waiver and other applicable
1 28 home and community-based waiver services, and other community-
1 29 based services directed primarily toward the elderly.
1 30 b. Dependent adult abuse.
1 31 2. Iowa department of public health programs, including
1 32 but not limited to home care aide and chore services.
1 33 3. Other state departments and agencies that administer a
1 34 program identified by the department of elder affairs as
1 35 serving the elderly.
2 1 EXPLANATION
2 2 This bill provides for transfer of administration of
2 3 programs for the elderly to the department of elder affairs.
2 4 The term "elderly" is defined in Code chapter 231 to mean
2 5 individuals who are 60 years of age or older.
2 6 The bill requires state departments to enter into a Code
2 7 chapter 28E agreement with the department of elder affairs to
2 8 transfer administration and the associated funding of programs
2 9 that are directed to elderly persons. Code chapter 28E
2 10 provides a mechanism for joint exercise of public agency
2 11 powers, privileges, or authority. A program shall be exempted
2 12 from the transfer if the transfer is prohibited by federal
2 13 law, expressly prohibited by state law, or the department
2 14 determines that the transfer of the program would be
2 15 impractical or not beneficial to elderly persons. The bill
2 16 lists certain programs administered by the departments of
2 17 human services and public health as possibilities for
2 18 transfer. The transfers are to be completed during fiscal
2 19 year 2004-2005.
2 20 LSB 5610XS 80
2 21 jp/gg/14
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