Interim Calendar and Briefing

October 23, 1996

Contents:

Calendar of Scheduled Meetings

Agenda Information Regarding Scheduled Meetings

BRIEFINGS - Information Regarding Recent Meetings

Animal Agriculture Consulting Organization - October 15, 1996
Health Regulation Task Force - October 16, 1996
Health Regulation Task Force: Health Professions Committee - October 16, 1996
Health Regulation Task Force: Professional Scope of Practice Committee - October 16, 1996
Governor's Committee on Government Spending Reform - October 17, 1996

Calendar of Scheduled Meetings

Tuesday, November 12, 1996: ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVIEW COMMITTEE -
10:00 a.m., Room 22
Wednesday, November 13, 1996: ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVIEW COMMITTEE -
9:00 a.m., Room 22
Monday, November 18, 1996: SOLID WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING STUDY COMMITTEE - (TENTATIVE) -
10:00 a.m., Room 22
Tuesday, November 19, 1996: HEDGE TO ARRIVE CONTRACTS STUDY COMMITTEE - (TENTATIVE) -
10:00 a.m., Room 334, Vocational Technical Building, Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, IA
Wednesday, November 20, 1996: LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS STUDY COMMITTEE - (TENTATIVE) -
10:00 a.m., Room 22
Thursday, November 21, 1996: INTERPRETIVE SERVICES STUDY COMMITTEE -
RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1996
Friday, November 22, 1996: IOWA ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES STUDY COMMITTEE - (TENTATIVE) -
10:00 a.m., Room 22
Wednesday, November 27, 1996: LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING STUDY COMMITTEE - (TENTATIVE) -
10:00 a.m., Room 22

Monday, December 2, 1996: INTERPRETIVE SERVICES STUDY COMMITTEE -
10:00 a.m., Room 116
Wednesday, December 18, 1996: LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS STUDY COMMITTEE - (TENTATIVE) -
Time to be Announced, Room 22

Agenda Information Regarding Scheduled Meetings

Administrative Rules Review Committee

Co-chairperson: Senator Berl E. Priebe
Co-chairperson: Representative Janet Metcalf

Location: Committee Room 22, State House, Des Moines
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 12, 1996, 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 13, 1996, 9:00 a.m.
Contact Person: Joe Royce, Legal Counsel, Administrative Rules
LSB Staff: Kathie Bates, Administrative Code Office
Tentative Agenda: Agenda (as Published in the Administrative Bulletin)
FURTHER INFORMATION: | CHARGE | MEMBERS | STAFF | HEARINGS |

Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling Study Committee (Tentative)

Temporary Co-chairperson: Senator Patrick J. Deluhery
Temporary Co-chairperson: Representative Clyde Bradley

Location: Committee Room 22, State House, Des Moines
Date & Time: Monday, November 18, 1996, 10:00 a.m.
Staff: Patty Funaro
Tentative Agenda: Agenda to be Announced
FURTHER INFORMATION: | CHARGE | MEMBERS | STAFF | FINAL REPORT |

Hedge to Arrive Contracts Study Committee (Tentative)

Temporary Co-chairperson: Senator John P. Kibbie
Temporary Co-chairperson: Representative Russell Teig

Location: Room 334, Vocational Technical Building, Iowa Central Community College, 330 Avenue M, Fort Dodge, IA
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 19, 1996, 10:00 a.m.
Staff: Doug Adkisson
Tentative Agenda:
- LPresentations from a number of persons involved in the issue.
FURTHER INFORMATION: | CHARGE | MEMBERS | STAFF | FINAL REPORT |

Local Infrastructure Needs Study Committee (Tentative)

Temporary Co-chairperson: Senator Larry Murphy
Temporary Co-chairperson: Representative Barry Brauns

Location: To be Announced
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 20, 1996, Time to be Announced
Staff: Susan Crowley
Tentative Agenda:
- Presenattions from local government representatives and others on local infrastructure financing and on proposals to meet local infrastructure needs.
FURTHER INFORMATION: | CHARGE | MEMBERS | STAFF | FINAL REPORT |

Iowa Administrative Procedures Study Committee (Tentative)

Temporary Co-chairperson: Senator Tom Vilsack
Temporary Co-chairperson: Representative Janet Metcalf

Location: Committee Room 22, State House, Des Moines
Date & Time: Friday, November 22, 1996, 10:00 a.m.
Staff: Ed Cook, Doug Adkisson
Tentative Agenda:
- Presentations from the Iowa State Bar Association, state agencies, and others concerning proposals to revise Iowa's Administrative Procedures Act.
FURTHER INFORMATION: | CHARGE | MEMBERS | STAFF | FINAL REPORT |

Law Enforcement Training Study Committee (Tentative)

Temporary Co-chairperson: Senator Randal Giannetto
Temporary Co-chairperson: Representative Teresa Garman

Location: Committee Room 1, State House, Des Moines
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 27, 1996, Time to be Announced
Staff: Kathy Hanlon, Jan Simmons
Tentative Agenda: Agenda to be Announced
FURTHER INFORMATION: | CHARGE | MEMBERS | STAFF | FINAL REPORT |

Interpretive Services Study Committee

Temporary Co-chairperson: Senator Elaine Szymoniak
Temporary Co-chairperson: Representative Joseph Kremer

Location: Committee Room 118, State House, Des Moines
Date & Time: Monday, December 2, 1996, 10:00 a.m.
Staff: Richard Nelson, Patty Funaro
Tentative Agenda: Agenda to be Announced
FURTHER INFORMATION: | CHARGE | MEMBERS | STAFF | FINAL REPORT |

BRIEFINGS - Information Regarding Recent Meetings

ANIMAL AGRICULTURE CONSULTING ORGANIZATION

October 15, 1996

Overview.: The Animal Agriculture Consulting Organization was established pursuant to 1995 legislation to provide recommendations to the Department of Natural Resources regarding the regulation of animal feeding operations. The organization invited persons to provide comments, and discussed a number of issues.
Stricter Rules.: Comments from Mr. Aaron Heley-Lehman, representing various environmental, farm, and citizen groups (Iowa Farmers Union, Prairie Fire Rural Action, Iowa Citizen Action Network, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Friends of Rural America, the Organization to Protect the Environment, the Izaak Walton League, the Sierra Club, and the Iowa Environmental Council) , urged the Department of Natural Resources to adopt stricter rules regarding livestock operations which the groups characterized as "large scale."
Manure Management.: The organization received a report from a subcommittee chaired by Mr. Mark Fridow, dealing with a number of issues, including requiring manure management plans for sales of manure under Iowa Code chapter 200 regulating the sale of fertilizers and soil conditioners; the impact on the integrity of manure storage structures, and specifically lagoons, from erosion and the level of the water table; educational efforts by producer organizations; the possible vulnerability of manure storage structures because of their location in the state; minimum standards for concrete manure storage structures; and methods to identify soil types and water levels. Mr. Fridow stated that the subcommittee is not yet in a position to make recommendations.
Monitoring and Drainage Wells.: The organization received a report from a subcommittee chaired by Dr. Dean Lemke dealing with monitoring wells located near earthen waste storage structures; inspections by the Department of Natural Resources; management practices employed to preclude contaminant movement to aquifers via agricultural drainage wells; and perched groundwater removal and reporting. Mr. Lemke also discussed a number of technical changes and corrections to departmental rules. He concluded by stating that the subcommittee is not yet in a position to make recommendations.
DNR Comments.: Comments from Mr. Don Paulin, Department of Natural Resources, regarding efforts by a subcommittee examining the definition of adjacency.
Next Meeting.: The next meeting of the committee is scheduled for November 13, 1996.

LSB Monitor: Doug Adkisson

HEALTH REGULATION TASK FORCE

October 16, 1996

Background.: The Iowa Health Regulation Task Force was established by the Iowa Department of Public Health to review health regulation in Iowa and to make recommendations to the Governor by December 1996 for appropriate changes to improve health care access, cost, and delivery. The Task Force grew out of a health care regulation conference sponsored by state government and private sector organizations held in August 1995. The Task Force membership includes legislators, and representatives of business, labor, health care industry, interest groups, and health care regulators. Three committees are focusing on particular aspects of health regulation.
Committee Reports.: Summaries of progress made in the previous meeting were provided by the Health Facilities/Long Term Care, Health Systems and Plans, and Health Professions committee chairs.
Managed Care Quality Assurance.: Mr. Steve Lamb, Vice-President for Public Policy, The National Committee For Quality Assurance (NCQA), provided an overview of the goals and structure of the NCQA, and discussed accreditation and performance measurement functions. The NCQA accredits managed-care plans that voluntarily request a review of their operations and develops performance measures for plans utilizing a system called the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS).

Staff Contact: Gerd Clabaugh, Department of Public Health
LSB Monitor: Rick Nelson
HEALTH REGULATION TASK FORCE: HEALTH PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE

October 16, 1996
Survey Results.
Results of a survey concerning the organizational structure of boards, developed based on input received at the September 18 meeting, were summarized. A priority list of board functions was reviewed, and the issue of equity between boards reexamined. It was determined that the equity issue was actually more a question of how well boards are carrying out their respective functions given available resources. Survey comments common across many boards included:
- Inadequate staff resources
- High volume of complaints relative to capacity of investigators to handle
- Variation of legal opinion by assistant attorney generals
- Need for investigator expertise within a relatively narrow scope
Board Chairs.
Board chairpersons will be present at the next committee meeting.
Board Funding - DPH.
The issue of board funding levels from the perspective of the Department of Public Health was discussed by Mr. Mark Schoeberl. Current proposals to increase the amount of funding passing back to or retained by a board were summarized.
- Staff Contact: Gerd Clabaugh, Department of Public Health
- LSB Monitor: Rick Nelson
  HEALTH REGULATION TASK FORCE: PROFESSIONAL SCOPE OF PRACTICE
  
  October 16, 1996
  
  Overview.
  A subcommittee was formed relating to scope of practice issues, charged with developing a mechanism to resolve scope of practice issues between boards, and guidelines for determining when an occupation is a "profession". In addition, discussion centered on the gap between standards and performance.
  Next Meeting.
  The fifth meeting of the Task Force is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20, 1996.
  - Staff Contact: Gerd Clabaugh, Department of Public Health
  - LSB Monitor: Rick Nelson
  GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING REFORM
  
  October 17, 1996
  
  Overview.
  The Committee accepted reports from its subcommittees on budgeting practices and infrastructure. A summary of the preliminary reports was published in the 10/16/96 Interim Calendar. The Committee members received a copy of the final report which incorporates the subcommittee recommendations in order to review and comment prior to submission of the final report to the Governor.
  Final Report.
  Final Report on the Governor's Committee on Government Spending Reform will be presented to Governor Terry Branstad on Thursday, November 7, 1996, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 9 of the State Capitol.
  - Staff Contact: Ms. Patti Schroeder, Department of Management
  - LSB Monitor: Thane Johnson
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