441—23.4 (225C,84GA,SF2315) Guidelines for the management of transition funds. This rule establishes guidelines for the department for the receiving, analyzing, recommending, and reporting of transition fund applications.
	 23.4(1) The department shall provide each county’s central point of coordination administrator and the county board of supervisors a set of rules for transition funds and a copy of the application form to be used for applying for transition funds.
	 23.4(2) The department shall only accept county applications that are complete, submitted on the required forms, properly signed, independently verified, and received by the department by 4:30 p.m. on November 1, 2012.
	 23.4(3) The department shall develop a recommendation regarding the amount of transition funding the county should receive to continue the current core county mental health and disability services. The department’s recommendation shall:
	  a.   	 Exclude projected costs that reflect an increase in the amount, scope, or duration of services above that provided in state fiscal year 2012 based on an analysis of the number of individuals served and the cost per individual in state fiscal year 2013, state fiscal year 2014, and state fiscal year 2015.
	  b.   	 Exclude increased costs of county administration above that expended in state fiscal year 2012.
	  c.   	 Include recommendations for adjustments based on a review of the county’s documentation information and materials.
	  d.   	 Include costs of current core county mental health and disability services that are in excess of available funds, excluding the costs as shown in paragraphs 23.4(3)“a” and “b” above.
	 23.4(4) The department’s report to the governor and the legislature on December 1, 2012, shall include:
	  a.   	 Names of counties that applied for transition funds.
	  b.   	 The department’s recommendation of the amount that the county shall receive to continue current core county mental health and disability services in state fiscal year 2013.
	  c.   	 The department’s opinion regarding whether or not the county has a viable sustainability plan.
[ARC 0346C, IAB 10/3/12, effective 9/11/12]