135.153  Iowa collaborative safety net provider network established.
  1.  The department shall establish an Iowa collaborative safety net provider network that includes community health centers, rural health clinics, free clinics, maternal and child health centers, the expansion population provider network as described in chapter 249J, local boards of health that provide direct services, Iowa family planning network agencies, child health specialty clinics, and other safety net providers. The network shall be a continuation of the network established pursuant to 2005 Iowa Acts, ch. 175, section 2, subsection 12. The network shall include all of the following:
  a.  An Iowa safety net provider advisory group consisting of representatives of community health centers, rural health clinics, free clinics, maternal and child health centers, the expansion population provider network as described in chapter 249J, local boards of health that provide direct services, Iowa family planning network agencies, child health specialty clinics, other safety net providers, patients, and other interested parties.
  b.  A planning process to logically and systematically implement the Iowa collaborative safety net provider network.
  c.  A database of all community health centers, rural health clinics, free clinics, maternal and child health centers, the expansion population provider network as described in chapter 249J, local boards of health that provide direct services, Iowa family planning network agencies, child health specialty clinics, and other safety net providers. The data collected shall include the demographics and needs of the vulnerable populations served, current provider capacity, and the resources and needs of the participating safety net providers.
  d.  Network initiatives to, at a minimum, improve quality, improve efficiency, reduce errors, and provide clinical communication between providers. The network initiatives shall include but are not limited to activities that address all of the following:
  (1)  Training.
  (2)  Information technology.
  (3)  Financial resource development.
  (4)  A referral system for ambulatory care.
  (5)  A referral system for specialty care.
  (6)  Pharmaceuticals.
  (7)  Recruitment of health professionals.
  2.  The network shall form a governing group which includes two individuals each representing community health centers, rural health clinics, free clinics, maternal and child health centers, the expansion population provider network as described in chapter 249J, local boards of health that provide direct services, the state board of health, Iowa family planning network agencies, child health specialty clinics, and other safety net providers.
  3.  The department shall provide for evaluation of the network and its impact on the medically underserved.
2007 Acts, ch 218, §103
Development and continuation of pharmaceutical infrastructure for safety net providers and implementation of specialty care initiative in two communities; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §97, 108, 109; 2008 Acts, ch 1187, §62; 2009 Acts, ch 182, §60; 2010 Acts, ch 1192, §2; 2011 Acts, ch 129, §2, 114, 156
Development of plan for coordination of care for individuals with diabetes who receive care from safety net providers; 2010 Acts, ch 1134, §4
Section not amended; footnote revised