CCH-2460 REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE FILE 2460 To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate: We, the undersigned members of the conference committee appointed to resolve the differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate on House File 2460, a bill for an Act relating to appropriations for health and human services and veterans and including other related provisions and appropriations, and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability provisions, respectfully make the following report: 1. That the Senate recedes from its amendment, H-8277. 2. That House File 2460, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, is amended to read as follows: 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: < DIVISION I DEPARTMENT ON AGING —— FY 2016-2017 Section 1. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 121, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 121. DEPARTMENT ON AGING. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department on aging for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: For aging programs for the department on aging and area agencies on aging to provide citizens of Iowa who are 60 years of age and older with case management for frail elders, Iowa’s aging and disabilities resource center, and other services which may include but are not limited to adult day services, respite care, chore services, information and assistance, and material aid, for information and options counseling for persons with disabilities who are 18 years of age or older, -1- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 1/ 124
CCH-2460 and for salaries, support, administration, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,699,866 12,548,603 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 31.00 1. Funds appropriated in this section may be used to supplement federal funds under federal regulations. To receive funds appropriated in this section, a local area agency on aging shall match the funds with moneys from other sources according to rules adopted by the department. Funds appropriated in this section may be used for elderly services not specifically enumerated in this section only if approved by an area agency on aging for provision of the service within the area. 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $139,973 $279,946 is transferred to the economic development authority for the Iowa commission on volunteer services to be used for the retired and senior volunteer program. 3. a. The department on aging shall establish and enforce procedures relating to expenditure of state and federal funds by area agencies on aging that require compliance with both state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to all of the following: (1) Requiring that expenditures are incurred only for goods or services received or performed prior to the end of the fiscal period designated for use of the funds. (2) Prohibiting prepayment for goods or services not received or performed prior to the end of the fiscal period designated for use of the funds. (3) Prohibiting the prepayment for goods or services not defined specifically by good or service, time period, or recipient. (4) Prohibiting the establishment of accounts from which -2- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 2/ 124
CCH-2460 future goods or services which are not defined specifically by good or service, time period, or recipient, may be purchased. b. The procedures shall provide that if any funds are expended in a manner that is not in compliance with the procedures and applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, and are subsequently subject to repayment, the area agency on aging expending such funds in contravention of such procedures, laws, rules and regulations, not the state, shall be liable for such repayment. 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at least $125,000 $250,000 shall be used to fund the unmet needs identified through Iowa’s aging and disability resource center network. 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at least $300,000 $600,000 shall be used to fund home and community-based services through the area agencies on aging that enable older individuals to avoid more costly utilization of residential or institutional services and remain in their own homes. 6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $406,833 $962,537 shall be used for the purposes of chapter 231E and section 231.56A , of which $144,333 $350,000 shall be used for the office of substitute decision maker pursuant to chapter 231E , and the remainder shall be distributed equally to the area agencies on aging to administer the prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation program pursuant to section 231.56A , in accordance with the requirements of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. §3001 et seq., as amended. 7. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,000,000 shall be used to fund continuation of the aging and disability resource center lifelong links to provide individuals and caregivers with information and services to plan for and maintain independence. -3- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 3/ 124
CCH-2460 DIVISION II OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN —— FY 2016-2017 Sec. 2. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 122, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 122. OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN. 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the office of long-term care ombudsman for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: For salaries, support, administration, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 638,391 1,376,783 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 17.00 18.00 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $110,000 $220,000 shall be used to continue to provide for additional local long-term care ombudsmen. 3. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $100,000 shall be used to provide an additional long-term care ombudsman to provide assistance and advocacy related to long-term care services and supports under the Medicaid program pursuant to section 231.44. DIVISION III DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH —— FY 2016-2017 Sec. 3. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 123, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 123. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of public health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes -4- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 4/ 124
CCH-2460 designated: 1. ADDICTIVE DISORDERS For reducing the prevalence of the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs, and treating individuals affected by addictive behaviors, including gambling, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,631,845 26,988,690 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 10.00 a. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $2,624,180 $5,248,361 shall be used for the tobacco use prevention and control initiative, including efforts at the state and local levels, as provided in chapter 142A . The commission on tobacco use prevention and control established pursuant to section 142A.3 shall advise the director of public health in prioritizing funding needs and the allocation of moneys appropriated for the programs and initiatives. Activities of the programs and initiatives shall be in alignment with the United States centers for disease control and prevention best practices for comprehensive tobacco control programs that include the goals of preventing youth initiation of tobacco usage, reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, and promotion of tobacco cessation. To maximize resources, the department shall determine if third-party sources are available to instead provide nicotine replacement products to an applicant prior to provision of such products to an applicant under the initiative. The department shall track and report to the individuals specified in this Act , any reduction in the provision of nicotine replacement products realized by the initiative through implementation of the prerequisite screening. (2) (a) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “a”, $226,533 is transferred to the The department shall collaborate with the alcoholic beverages division of the department of -5- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 5/ 124
CCH-2460 commerce for enforcement of tobacco laws, regulations, and ordinances and to engage in tobacco control activities approved by the division of tobacco use prevention and control of the department of public health as specified in the memorandum of understanding entered into between the divisions. (b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the terms of the memorandum of understanding, entered into between the division of tobacco use prevention and control of the department of public health and the alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce, governing compliance checks conducted to ensure licensed retail tobacco outlet conformity with tobacco laws, regulations, and ordinances relating to persons under eighteen 18 years of age, shall continue to restrict the number of such checks to one check per retail outlet, and one additional check for any retail outlet found to be in violation during the first check. b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $11,007,664 $21,740,329 shall be used for problem gambling and substance-related disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery services, including a 24-hour helpline, public information resources, professional training, youth prevention, and program evaluation. (1) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “b”, $9,451,857 shall be used for substance-related disorder prevention and treatment. (a) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph (1), $449,650 shall be used for the public purpose of a grant program to provide substance-related disorder prevention programming for children. (i) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph division (a), $213,769 shall be used for grant funding for organizations that provide programming for children by utilizing mentors. Programs approved for such grants shall be certified or must be certified within six months of receiving the grant award -6- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 6/ 124
CCH-2460 by the Iowa commission on volunteer services as utilizing the standards for effective practice for mentoring programs. (ii) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph division (a), $213,419 shall be used for grant funding for organizations providing programming that includes youth development and leadership services. The programs shall also be recognized as being programs that are scientifically based with evidence of their effectiveness in reducing substance-related disorders in children. (iii) The department of public health shall utilize a request for proposals process to implement the grant program. (iv) All grant recipients shall participate in a program evaluation as a requirement for receiving grant funds. (v) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph division (a), up to $22,461 may be used to administer substance-related disorder prevention grants and for program evaluations. (b) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph (1), $136,301 shall be used for culturally competent substance-related disorder treatment pilot projects. (i) The department shall utilize the amount allocated in this subparagraph division (b) for at least three pilot projects to provide culturally competent substance-related disorder treatment in various areas of the state. Each pilot project shall target a particular ethnic minority population. The populations targeted shall include but are not limited to African American, Asian, and Latino. (ii) The pilot project requirements shall provide for documentation or other means to ensure access to the cultural competence approach used by a pilot project so that such approach can be replicated and improved upon in successor programs. (2) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “b”, up to $1,555,807 may be used for problem gambling prevention, treatment, and recovery services. -7- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 7/ 124
CCH-2460 (a) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph (2), $1,286,881 shall be used for problem gambling prevention and treatment. (b) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph (2), up to $218,926 may be used for a 24-hour helpline, public information resources, professional training, and program evaluation. (c) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph (2), up to $50,000 may be used for the licensing of problem gambling treatment programs. (3) It is the intent of the general assembly that from the moneys allocated in this paragraph “b”, persons with a dual diagnosis of substance-related disorder and gambling addiction shall be given priority in treatment services. c. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to standardize the availability, delivery, cost of delivery, and accountability of problem gambling and substance-related disorder treatment services statewide, the department shall continue implementation of a process to create a system for delivery of treatment services in accordance with the requirements specified in 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1187, section 3, subsection 4 . To ensure the system provides a continuum of treatment services that best meets the needs of Iowans, the problem gambling and substance-related disorder treatment services in any area may be provided either by a single agency or by separate agencies submitting a joint proposal. (1) The system for delivery of substance-related disorder and problem gambling treatment shall include problem gambling prevention. (2) The system for delivery of substance-related disorder and problem gambling treatment shall include substance-related disorder prevention by July 1, 2017. (3) Of the funds allocated in paragraph “b”, the department may use up to $50,000 for administrative costs to continue developing and implementing the process in accordance with this -8- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 8/ 124
CCH-2460 paragraph “c”. d. The requirement of section 123.53 123.17 , subsection 5 , is met by the appropriations and allocations made in this division of this Act for purposes of substance-related disorder treatment and addictive disorders for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016. e. The department of public health shall work with all other departments that fund substance-related disorder prevention and treatment services and all such departments shall, to the extent necessary, collectively meet the state maintenance of effort requirements for expenditures for substance-related disorder services as required under the federal substance-related disorder prevention and treatment block grant. 2. HEALTHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES For promoting the optimum health status for children, adolescents from birth through 21 years of age, and families, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,308,771 5,693,774 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 12.00 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, not more than $367,420 $734,841 shall be used for the healthy opportunities for parents to experience success (HOPES)-healthy families Iowa (HFI) program established pursuant to section 135.106 . The funding shall be distributed to renew the grants that were provided to the grantees that operated the program during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. b. In order to implement the legislative intent stated in sections 135.106 and 256I.9 , that priority for home visitation program funding be given to programs using evidence-based or promising models for home visitation, it is the intent of the general assembly to phase in the funding priority in accordance -9- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 9/ 124
CCH-2460 with 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 2, subsection 2 , paragraph “0b”. c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $1,099,414 $3,275,059 shall be used for continuation of the department’s initiative to provide for adequate developmental surveillance and screening during a child’s first five years. The funds shall be used first to fully fund the current sites to ensure that the sites are fully operational, with the remaining funds to be used for expansion to additional sites. The full implementation and expansion shall include enhancing the scope of the program through collaboration with the child health specialty clinics to promote healthy child development through early identification and response to both biomedical and social determinants of healthy development; by monitoring child health metrics to inform practice, document long-term health impacts and savings, and provide for continuous improvement through training, education, and evaluation; and by providing for practitioner consultation particularly for children with behavioral conditions and needs. The department of public health shall also collaborate with the Iowa Medicaid enterprise and the child health specialty clinics to integrate the activities of the first five initiative into the establishment of patient-centered medical homes, community utilities, accountable care organizations, and other integrated care models developed to improve health quality and population health while reducing health care costs. To the maximum extent possible, funding allocated in this paragraph shall be utilized as matching funds for medical assistance program reimbursement. d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $37,320 $74,640 shall be distributed to a statewide dental carrier to provide funds to continue the donated dental services program patterned after the projects developed by the lifeline network to provide dental services to indigent individuals who are elderly or with disabilities. -10- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 10/ 124
CCH-2460 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $55,997 $111,995 shall be used for childhood obesity prevention. f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $81,384 $162,768 shall be used to provide audiological services and hearing aids for children. The department may enter into a contract to administer this paragraph. g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $12,500 $25,000 is transferred to the university of Iowa college of dentistry for provision of primary dental services to children. State funds shall be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The university of Iowa college of dentistry shall coordinate efforts with the department of public health, bureau of oral and health delivery systems, to provide dental care to underserved populations throughout the state. h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $25,000 $50,000 shall be used to address youth suicide prevention. i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $25,000 $50,000 shall be used to support the Iowa effort to address the survey of children who experience adverse childhood experiences known as ACEs. j. The department of public health shall continue to administer the program to assist parents in this state with costs resulting from the death of a child in accordance with the provisions of 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, section 22, subsection 12 . 3. CHRONIC CONDITIONS For serving individuals identified as having chronic conditions or special health care needs, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,477,846 5,080,692 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.00 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $79,966 $159,932 shall be used for grants to individual patients who -11- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 11/ 124
CCH-2460 have an inherited metabolic disorder to assist with the costs of medically necessary foods and formula. b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $445,822 $1,041,644 shall be used for the brain injury services program pursuant to section 135.22B , including for continuation of the contracts for resource facilitator services in accordance with section 135.22B, subsection 9 , and to enhance brain injury training and recruitment of service providers on a statewide basis. Of the amount allocated in this paragraph, $47,500 $95,000 shall be used to fund one full-time equivalent position to serve as the state brain injury services program manager. c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $273,991 $547,982 shall be used as additional funding to leverage federal funding through the federal Ryan White Care Act, Tit. II, AIDS drug assistance program supplemental drug treatment grants. d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $74,911 $149,823 shall be used for the public purpose of continuing to contract with an existing national-affiliated organization to provide education, client-centered programs, and client and family support for people living with epilepsy and their families. The amount allocated in this paragraph in excess of $50,000 $100,000 shall be matched dollar-for-dollar by the organization specified. e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $392,557 $785,114 shall be used for child health specialty clinics. f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $200,000 $400,000 shall be used by the regional autism assistance program established pursuant to section 256.35 , and administered by the child health specialty clinic located at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics. The funds shall be used to enhance interagency collaboration and coordination of educational, medical, and other human services for persons with autism, their families, and providers of -12- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 12/ 124
CCH-2460 services, including delivering regionalized services of care coordination, family navigation, and integration of services through the statewide system of regional child health specialty clinics and fulfilling other requirements as specified in chapter 225D . The university of Iowa shall not receive funds allocated under this paragraph for indirect costs associated with the regional autism assistance program. g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $285,496 $594,543 shall be used for the comprehensive cancer control program to reduce the burden of cancer in Iowa through prevention, early detection, effective treatment, and ensuring quality of life. Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “g”, $75,000 $150,000 shall be used to support a melanoma research symposium, a melanoma biorepository and registry, basic and translational melanoma research, and clinical trials. h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $63,225 $101,450 shall be used for cervical and colon cancer screening, and $150,000 $300,000 shall be used to enhance the capacity of the cervical cancer screening program to include provision of recommended prevention and early detection measures to a broader range of low-income women. i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $263,347 $526,695 shall be used for the center for congenital and inherited disorders. j. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $64,705 $129,411 shall be used for the prescription drug donation repository program created in chapter 135M . k. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $107,631 $215,263 shall be used by the department of public health for reform-related activities, including but not limited to facilitation of communication to stakeholders at the state and local level, administering the patient-centered health advisory council pursuant to section 135.159 , and involvement in health care system innovation activities occurring across the state. -13- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 13/ 124
CCH-2460 l. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $12,500 $25,000 shall be used for administration of chapter 124D , the medical cannabidiol Act. 4. COMMUNITY CAPACITY For strengthening the health care delivery system at the local level, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,410,667 7,339,136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.00 13.00 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $49,707 $99,414 is allocated for continuation of the child vision screening program implemented through the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics in collaboration with early childhood Iowa areas. The program shall submit a report to the individuals identified in this Act for submission of reports regarding the use of funds allocated under this paragraph “a”. The report shall include the objectives and results for the program year including the target population and how the funds allocated assisted the program in meeting the objectives; the number, age, and location within the state of individuals served; the type of services provided to the individuals served; the distribution of funds based on service provided; and the continuing needs of the program. b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $55,328 $110,656 is allocated for continuation of an initiative implemented at the university of Iowa and $49,952 $99,904 is allocated for continuation of an initiative at the state mental health institute at Cherokee to expand and improve the workforce engaged in mental health treatment and services. The initiatives shall receive input from the university of Iowa, the department of human services, the department of public health, and the mental health and disability services -14- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 14/ 124
CCH-2460 commission to address the focus of the initiatives. c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $582,314 $1,164,628 shall be used for essential public health services that promote healthy aging throughout one’s lifespan, contracted through a formula for local boards of health, to enhance health promotion and disease prevention services. d. Of the funds appropriated in this section subsection , $49,643 $99,286 shall be deposited in the governmental public health system fund created in section 135A.8 to be used for the purposes of the fund. e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $52,724 shall be used to continue to address the shortage of mental health professionals in the state. f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $25,000 $50,000 shall be used for a grant to a statewide association of psychologists that is affiliated with the American psychological association to be used for continuation of a program to rotate intern psychologists in placements in urban and rural mental health professional shortage areas, as defined in section 135.180 . g. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $1,441,484 $1,210,770 shall be allocated as a grant to the Iowa primary care association to be used pursuant to section 135.153 for the statewide coordination of the Iowa collaborative safety net provider network. Coordination of the network shall focus on increasing access by underserved populations to health care services, increasing integration of the health system and collaboration across the continuum of care with a focus on safety net services, and enhancing the Iowa collaborative safety net provider network’s communication and education efforts. The amount allocated as a grant under this subparagraph (1) shall be used as follows to support the Iowa collaborative safety net provider network goals of increased access, health system integration, and engagement: -15- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 15/ 124
CCH-2460 (a) For distribution to safety net partners in the state that work to increase access of the underserved population to health services: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 512,742 1,025,485 (i) Of the amount allocated in this subparagraph division (a), up to $206,707 not less than $413,415 shall be distributed to the Iowa prescription drug corporation for continuation of the pharmaceutical infrastructure for safety net providers as described in 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 108 . (ii) Of the amount allocated in this subparagraph division (a), up to $174,161 not less than $348,322 shall be distributed to free clinics and free clinics of Iowa for necessary infrastructure, statewide coordination, provider recruitment, service delivery, and provision of assistance to patients in securing a medical home inclusive of oral health care. (iii) Of the amount allocated in this subparagraph division (a), up to $25,000 not less than $50,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa coalition against sexual assault to continue a training program for sexual assault response team (SART) members, including representatives of law enforcement, victim advocates, prosecutors, and certified medical personnel. (iv) Of the amount allocated in this subparagraph division (a), up to $106,874 not less than $213,748 shall be distributed to the Polk county medical society for continuation of the safety net provider patient access to a specialty health care initiative as described in 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 109 . (c) For distribution to safety net partners in the state that work to serve as a resource for credible, accurate information on health care-related needs and services for vulnerable populations in the state including the Iowa association of rural health clinics for necessary infrastructure and service delivery transformation and the Iowa -16- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 16/ 124
CCH-2460 primary care association to support partner engagement, program management, and statewide coordination of the network: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 92,642 185,285 (2) The amount allocated under this paragraph “g” shall not be reduced for administrative or other costs prior to distribution. The Iowa collaborative safety net provider network may continue to distribute funds allocated pursuant to this paragraph “g” through existing contracts or renewal of existing contracts. (3) For each goal of the Iowa collaborative safety net provider network, the Iowa primary care association shall submit a progress report to the individuals designated in this Act for submission of reports by December 15, 2016, including progress in developing and implementing the network, how the funds were distributed and used in developing and implementing the network, and the remaining needs identified to fully develop and implement the network. h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $106,700 $213,400 shall be used for continuation of the work of the direct care worker advisory council established pursuant to 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1188, section 69 , in implementing the recommendations in the final report submitted by the advisory council to the governor and the general assembly in March 2012, including by continuing to develop, promote, and make available on a statewide basis the prepare-to-care core curriculum and its associated modules and specialties through various formats including online access, community colleges, and other venues; exploring new and maintaining existing specialties including but not limited to oral health and dementia care; supporting instructor training; and assessing and making recommendations concerning the Iowa care book and information technology systems and infrastructure uses and needs. i. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, -17- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 17/ 124
CCH-2460 $108,187 $216,375 shall be used for allocation to allocated for continuation of the contract with an independent statewide direct care worker organization previously selected through a request for proposals process. The contract shall continue to include performance and outcomes measures, and shall continue to allow the contractor to use a portion of the funds received under the contract to collect data to determine results based on the performance and outcomes measures. (2) Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $37,500 $75,000 shall be used to provide scholarships or other forms of subsidization for direct care worker educational conferences, training, or outreach activities. j. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, the department may use up to $29,087 $58,175 for up to one full-time equivalent position to administer the volunteer health care provider program pursuant to section 135.24 . k. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $50,000 $100,000 shall be used for a matching dental education loan repayment program to be allocated to a dental nonprofit health service corporation to continue to develop the criteria and implement the loan repayment program. l. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $52,911 $105,823 is transferred to the college student aid commission for deposit in the rural Iowa primary care trust fund created in section 261.113 to be used for the purposes of the fund. m. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $125,000 $250,000 shall be used for the purposes of the Iowa donor registry as specified in section 142C.18 . n. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $50,000 $100,000 shall be used for continuation of a grant to a nationally affiliated volunteer eye organization that has an established program for children and adults and that is solely dedicated to preserving sight and preventing blindness through education, nationally certified vision screening and training, -18- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 18/ 124
CCH-2460 and community and patient service programs. The organization shall submit a report to the individuals identified in this Act for submission of reports regarding the use of funds allocated under this paragraph “n”. The report shall include the objectives and results for the program year including the target population and how the funds allocated assisted the program in meeting the objectives; the number, age, and location within the state of individuals served; the type of services provided to the individuals served; the distribution of funds based on services provided; and the continuing needs of the program. o. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $1,000,000 $2,000,000 shall be deposited in the medical residency training account created in section 135.175, subsection 5, paragraph “a” , and is appropriated from the account to the department of public health to be used for the purposes of the medical residency training state matching grants program as specified in section 135.176 . However, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in section 135.176 , priority in the awarding of grants for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, shall be given to sponsors approved but not funded in the prior fiscal year competitive procurement process that proposed preference in the use of the grant funds for internal medicine positions, and priority in the awarding of the remaining moneys shall be given to sponsors that propose preference in the use of the grant funds for psychiatric residency positions and family practice residency positions. p. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $78,309 $156,619 is allocated to the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to continue a systematic and evidence-based practice collaborative care model to improve outcomes of mental health treatment in primary care settings in the state. Funds shall be used to establish the collaborative care model in several primary care practices in rural and urban areas throughout the -19- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 19/ 124
CCH-2460 state, to provide staffing to administer the model, and to provide staff training and database management to track and manage patient outcomes. q. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $100,000 shall be used by the department of public health to develop recommendations to be submitted in a report by December 15, 2016, as otherwise described in this division of this Act, including those for a broader, more systematic and strategic workforce initiative, which may include a comprehensive study of workforce program needs and the establishment of an advisory workgroup. 5. HEALTHY AGING To provide public health services that reduce risks and invest in promoting and protecting good health over the course of a lifetime with a priority given to older Iowans and vulnerable populations: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,648,571 7,297,142 6. INFECTIOUS DISEASES For reducing the incidence and prevalence of communicable diseases, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 667,577 1,335,155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00 7. PUBLIC PROTECTION For protecting the health and safety of the public through establishing standards and enforcing regulations, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,169,595 4,399,191 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 136.00 137.00 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, not more -20- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 20/ 124
CCH-2460 than $227,350 $454,700 shall be credited to the emergency medical services fund created in section 135.25 . Moneys in the emergency medical services fund are appropriated to the department to be used for the purposes of the fund. b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $101,516 $203,032 shall be used for sexual violence prevention programming through a statewide organization representing programs serving victims of sexual violence through the department’s sexual violence prevention program. The amount allocated in this paragraph “b” shall not be used to supplant funding administered for other sexual violence prevention or victims assistance programs. c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $299,375 $598,751 shall be used for the state poison control center. Pursuant to the directive under 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, section 102 , the federal matching funds available to the state poison control center from the department of human services under the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act allotment shall be subject to the federal administrative cap rule of 10 percent applicable to funding provided under Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act and included within the department’s calculations of the cap. d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $268,875 $537,750 shall be used for childhood lead poisoning provisions. 8. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT For establishing and sustaining the overall ability of the department to deliver services to the public, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 427,536 1,005,072 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS a. The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics under the control of the state board of regents shall not receive -21- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 21/ 124
CCH-2460 indirect costs from the funds appropriated in this section. The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics billings to the department shall be on at least a quarterly basis. b. The department of public health shall conduct a sampling of the entities to which appropriated funds are allocated, granted, or otherwise distributed under this section and shall require such entities to submit a progress report to the department by September 1, 2016, which includes the objectives and results of the program since the initial receipt of state funding and how the funds are assisting the program in meeting the objectives, specifying the target population served and the type of services provided, and identifying the continuing needs of the recipient entity and the service population. The department shall review the information reported and shall make recommendations to the governor and the general assembly by December 15, 2016, to realign, bundle, or otherwise redistribute funding to meet the needs identified and improve services during the subsequent fiscal year. c. The department of public health shall submit a report to the individuals identified in this Act for submission of reports by December 15, 2016, regarding a proposal for realigning, bundling, redistributing, or otherwise adjusting the department’s funding streams to reflect the department’s priorities and goals and to provide increased flexibility in the distribution of funding to meet these priorities and goals. The proposal shall specifically include recommendations for a broader, more systematic and strategic workforce initiative which may include a comprehensive study of workforce program needs and the establishment of an advisory workgroup. The proposal shall also specifically include strategies, developed in collaboration with the department of education, to encourage elementary and secondary education students to pursue careers in the fields of health and health care. DIVISION IV -22- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 22/ 124
CCH-2460 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS —— FY 2016-2017 Sec. 4. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 124, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 124. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of veterans affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,273 1,200,546 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 15.00 2. IOWA VETERANS HOME For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,797,498 7,594,996 a. The Iowa veterans home billings involving the department of human services shall be submitted to the department on at least a monthly basis. c. Within available resources and in conformance with associated state and federal program eligibility requirements, the Iowa veterans home may implement measures to provide financial assistance to or on behalf of veterans or their spouses who are participating in the community reentry program. e. The Iowa veterans home shall expand the annual discharge report to also include applicant information and to provide for the collection of demographic information including but not limited to the number of individuals applying for admission and admitted or denied admittance and the basis for the admission -23- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 23/ 124
CCH-2460 or denial; the age, gender, and race of such individuals; and the level of care for which such individuals applied for admission including residential or nursing level of care. 3. HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM For transfer to the Iowa finance authority for the continuation of the home ownership assistance program for persons who are or were eligible members of the armed forces of the United States, pursuant to section 16.54 : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,250,000 2,500,000 Sec. 5. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 125, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 125. LIMITATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONS OF VETERAN AFFAIRS FUND STANDING APPROPRIATIONS. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in section 35A.16 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to that section for the following designated purposes shall not exceed the following amount: For the county commissions of veteran affairs fund under section 35A.16 : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 495,000 990,000 DIVISION V DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— FY 2016-2017 Sec. 6. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 126, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 126. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES BLOCK GRANT. There is appropriated from the fund created in section 8.41 to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, from moneys received under the federal temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) block grant pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, -24- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 24/ 124
CCH-2460 Pub. L. No. 104-193, and successor legislation, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 1. To be credited to the family investment program account and used for assistance under the family investment program under chapter 239B : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,568,497 5,112,462 2. To be credited to the family investment program account and used for the job opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) program and implementing family investment agreements in accordance with chapter 239B : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,069,089 5,575,693 3. To be used for the family development and self-sufficiency grant program in accordance with section 216A.107 : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,449,490 2,898,980 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. However, unless such moneys are encumbered or obligated on or before September 30, 2016 2017 , the moneys shall revert. 4. For field operations: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,648,116 35,774,331 5. For general administration: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,872,000 3,744,000 6. For state child care assistance: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,523,555 -25- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 25/ 124
CCH-2460 46,866,826 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $13,164,048 $26,328,097 is transferred to the child care and development block grant appropriation made by the Eighty-sixth General Assembly, 2016 Session, for the federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016, and ending September 30, 2017. Of this amount, $100,000 $200,000 shall be used for provision of educational opportunities to registered child care home providers in order to improve services and programs offered by this category of providers and to increase the number of providers. The department may contract with institutions of higher education or child care resource and referral centers to provide the educational opportunities. Allowable administrative costs under the contracts shall not exceed 5 percent. The application for a grant shall not exceed two pages in length. b. Any funds appropriated in this subsection remaining unallocated shall be used for state child care assistance payments for families who are employed including but not limited to individuals enrolled in the family investment program. 7. For distribution to counties and regions through the property tax relief fund for mental health and disability services as provided in an appropriation made for this purpose: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,447,026 8. For child and family services: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,042,215 37,256,580 9. For child abuse prevention grants: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,500 125,000 10. For pregnancy prevention grants on the condition that family planning services are funded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 965,033 -26- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 26/ 124
CCH-2460 1,930,067 Pregnancy prevention grants shall be awarded to programs in existence on or before July 1, 2016, if the programs have demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants shall be awarded to pregnancy prevention programs which are developed after July 1, 2016, if the programs are based on existing models that have demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants shall comply with the requirements provided in 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 208, section 14, subsections 1 and 2 , including the requirement that grant programs must emphasize sexual abstinence. Priority in the awarding of grants shall be given to programs that serve areas of the state which demonstrate the highest percentage of unplanned pregnancies of females of childbearing age within the geographic area to be served by the grant. 11. For technology needs and other resources necessary to meet federal welfare reform reporting, tracking, and case management requirements: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 518,593 1,037,186 12. For the family investment program share of the costs to continue to develop and maintain a new, integrated eligibility determination system: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,327,440 5,654,880 13. a. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, including but not limited to requirements in section 8.41 or provisions in 2015 or 2016 Iowa Acts regarding the receipt and appropriation of federal block grants, federal funds from the temporary assistance for needy families block grant received by the state and not otherwise appropriated in this section and remaining available for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, are appropriated to the department of human services to the extent as may be necessary to be used in the following priority order: the family investment program, for state child care -27- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 27/ 124
CCH-2460 assistance program payments for families who are employed, and for the family investment program share of costs to develop and maintain a new, integrated eligibility determination system. The federal funds appropriated in this paragraph “a” shall be expended only after all other funds appropriated in subsection 1 for the assistance under the family investment program, in subsection 6 for child care assistance, or in subsection 12 for the family investment program share of the costs to continue to develop and maintain a new, integrated eligibility determination system, as applicable, have been expended. For the purposes of this subsection, the funds appropriated in subsection 6, paragraph “a”, for transfer to the child care and development block grant appropriation are considered fully expended when the full amount has been transferred. b. The department shall, on a quarterly basis, advise the legislative services agency and department of management of the amount of funds appropriated in this subsection that was expended in the prior quarter. 14. Of the amounts appropriated in this section, $6,481,004 $12,962,008 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, is transferred to the appropriation of the federal social services block grant made to the department of human services for that fiscal year. 15. For continuation of the program providing categorical eligibility for the food assistance program as specified for the program in the section of this division of this 2016 Act relating to the family investment program account: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500 25,000 16. The department may transfer funds allocated in this section to the appropriations made in this division of this Act for the same fiscal year for general administration and field operations for resources necessary to implement and operate the services referred to in this section and those funded in the -28- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 28/ 124
CCH-2460 appropriation made in this division of this Act for the same fiscal year for the family investment program from the general fund of the state. Sec. 7. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 127, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 127. FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT. 1. Moneys credited to the family investment program (FIP) account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, shall be used to provide assistance in accordance with chapter 239B . 2. The department may use a portion of the moneys credited to the FIP account under this section as necessary for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes. 3. The department may transfer funds allocated in subsection 4 to the appropriations made in this division of this Act for the same fiscal year for general administration and field operations for resources necessary to implement and operate the family investment program services referred to in this section and those funded in the appropriation made in this division of this Act for the same fiscal year for the family investment program from the general fund of the state. 4. Moneys appropriated in this division of this Act and credited to the FIP account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, are allocated as follows: a. To be retained by the department of human services to be used for coordinating with the department of human rights to more effectively serve participants in FIP and other shared clients and to meet federal reporting requirements under the federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000 20,000 b. To the department of human rights for staffing, administration, and implementation of the family development and self-sufficiency grant program in accordance with section -29- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 29/ 124
CCH-2460 216A.107 : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,096,417 6,192,834 (1) Of the funds allocated for the family development and self-sufficiency grant program in this paragraph “b”, not more than 5 percent of the funds shall be used for the administration of the grant program. (2) The department of human rights may continue to implement the family development and self-sufficiency grant program statewide during fiscal year 2016-2017. (3) The department of human rights may engage in activities to strengthen and improve family outcomes measures and data collection systems under the family development and self-sufficiency grant program. c. For the diversion subaccount of the FIP account: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 407,500 815,000 A portion of the moneys allocated for the subaccount may be used for field operations, salaries, data management system development, and implementation costs and support deemed necessary by the director of human services in order to administer the FIP diversion program. To the extent moneys allocated in this paragraph “c” are not deemed by the department to be necessary to support diversion activities, such moneys may be used for other efforts intended to increase engagement by family investment program participants in work, education, or training activities. d. For the food assistance employment and training program: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,294 66,588 (1) The department shall apply the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) employment and training state plan in order to maximize to the fullest extent permitted by federal law the use of the 50 percent federal reimbursement -30- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 30/ 124
CCH-2460 provisions for the claiming of allowable federal reimbursement funds from the United States department of agriculture pursuant to the federal SNAP employment and training program for providing education, employment, and training services for eligible food assistance program participants, including but not limited to related dependent care and transportation expenses. (2) The department shall continue the categorical federal food assistance program eligibility at 160 percent of the federal poverty level and continue to eliminate the asset test from eligibility requirements, consistent with federal food assistance program requirements. The department shall include as many food assistance households as is allowed by federal law. The eligibility provisions shall conform to all federal requirements including requirements addressing individuals who are incarcerated or otherwise ineligible. e. For the JOBS program: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,770,199 16,129,101 5. Of the child support collections assigned under FIP, an amount equal to the federal share of support collections shall be credited to the child support recovery appropriation made in this division of this Act. Of the remainder of the assigned child support collections received by the child support recovery unit, a portion shall be credited to the FIP account, a portion may be used to increase recoveries, and a portion may be used to sustain cash flow in the child support payments account. If as a consequence of the appropriations and allocations made in this section the resulting amounts are insufficient to sustain cash assistance payments and meet federal maintenance of effort requirements, the department shall seek supplemental funding. If child support collections assigned under FIP are greater than estimated or are otherwise determined not to be required for maintenance of effort, the -31- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 31/ 124
CCH-2460 state share of either amount may be transferred to or retained in the child support payments account. 6. The department may adopt emergency rules for the family investment, JOBS, food assistance, and medical assistance programs if necessary to comply with federal requirements. Sec. 8. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 128, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 128. FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM GENERAL FUND. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: To be credited to the family investment program (FIP) account and used for family investment program assistance under chapter 239B : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,336,937 48,673,875 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $3,701,110 $10,553,408 is allocated for the JOBS program. 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,656,927 $3,313,854 is allocated for the family development and self-sufficiency grant program. 3. Notwithstanding section 8.39 , for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, if necessary to meet federal maintenance of effort requirements ; or to transfer federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant funding to be used for purposes of the federal social services block grant ; or to meet cash flow needs resulting from delays in receiving federal funding ; or to implement, in accordance with this division of this Act, activities currently funded with juvenile court services, county, or community moneys and state moneys used in combination with such moneys ; to comply with federal requirements; or to maximize the use of -32- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 32/ 124
CCH-2460 federal funds , the department of human services may transfer funds within or between any of the appropriations made in this division of this Act and appropriations in law for the federal social services block grant to the department for the following purposes, provided that the combined amount of state and federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant funding for each appropriation remains the same before and after the transfer: a. For the family investment program. b. For child care assistance. c. For child and family services. d. For field operations. e. For general administration. f. For distribution to counties or regions through the property tax relief fund for mental health and disability services as provided in an appropriation for this purpose. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the use of existing state transfer authority for other purposes. The department shall report any transfers made pursuant to this subsection to the legislative services agency. 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $97,839 $195,678 shall be used for continuation of a grant to an Iowa-based nonprofit organization with a history of providing tax preparation assistance to low-income Iowans in order to expand the usage of the earned income tax credit. The purpose of the grant is to supply this assistance to underserved areas of the state. 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $30,000 $60,000 shall be used for the continuation of an unfunded pilot project, as defined in 441 IAC 100.1 , relating to parental obligations, in which the child support recovery unit participates, to support the efforts of a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening the community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility -33- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 33/ 124
CCH-2460 headquartered in a county with a population over 350,000. The funds allocated in this subsection shall be used by the recipient organization to develop a larger community effort, through public and private partnerships, to support a broad-based multi-county fatherhood initiative that promotes payment of child support obligations, improved family relationships, and full-time employment. 6. The department may transfer funds appropriated in this section to the appropriations made in this division of this Act for general administration and field operations as necessary to administer this section and the overall family investment program. Sec. 9. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 129, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 129. CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: For child support recovery, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,331,686 14,663,373 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 464.00 1. The department shall expend up to $12,164 $24,329 , including federal financial participation, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, for a child support public awareness campaign. The department and the office of the attorney general shall cooperate in continuation of the campaign. The public awareness campaign shall emphasize, through a variety of media activities, the importance of maximum involvement of both parents in the lives of their children as well as the importance of payment of child support obligations. -34- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 34/ 124
CCH-2460 2. Federal access and visitation grant moneys shall be issued directly to private not-for-profit agencies that provide services designed to increase compliance with the child access provisions of court orders, including but not limited to neutral visitation sites and mediation services. 3. The appropriation made to the department for child support recovery may be used throughout the fiscal year in the manner necessary for purposes of cash flow management, and for cash flow management purposes the department may temporarily draw more than the amount appropriated, provided the amount appropriated is not exceeded at the close of the fiscal year. 4. With the exception of the funding amount specified, the requirements established under 2001 Iowa Acts, chapter 191, section 3, subsection 5, paragraph “c” , subparagraph (3), shall be applicable to parental obligation pilot projects for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017. Notwithstanding 441 IAC 100.8 , providing for termination of rules relating to the pilot projects, the rules shall remain in effect until June 30, 2017. Sec. 10. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 132, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 132. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: For medical assistance program reimbursement and associated costs as specifically provided in the reimbursement methodologies in effect on June 30, 2016, except as otherwise expressly authorized by law, consistent with options under federal law and regulations, and contingent upon receipt of approval from the office of the governor of reimbursement for each abortion performed under the program: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 651,595,782 -35- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 35/ 124
CCH-2460 1,318,246,446 1. Iowans support reducing the number of abortions performed in our state. Funds appropriated under this section shall not be used for abortions, unless otherwise authorized under this section. 2. The provisions of this section relating to abortions shall also apply to the Iowa health and wellness plan created pursuant to chapter 249N . 3. The department shall utilize not more than $30,000 $60,000 of the funds appropriated in this section to continue the AIDS/HIV health insurance premium payment program as established in 1992 Iowa Acts, Second Extraordinary Session, chapter 1001, section 409, subsection 6 . Of the funds allocated in this subsection, not more than $2,500 $5,000 may be expended for administrative purposes. 4. Of the funds appropriated in this Act to the department of public health for addictive disorders, $475,000 $950,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, is transferred to the department of human services for an integrated substance-related disorder managed care system. The department shall not assume management of the substance-related disorder system in place of the managed care contractor unless such a change in approach is specifically authorized in law. The departments of human services and public health shall work together to maintain the level of mental health and substance-related disorder treatment services provided by the managed care contractor through the Iowa plan for behavioral health contractors . Each department shall take the steps necessary to continue the federal waivers as necessary to maintain the level of services. 5. a. The department shall aggressively pursue options for providing medical assistance or other assistance to individuals with special needs who become ineligible to continue receiving services under the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, -36- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 36/ 124
CCH-2460 and treatment program under the medical assistance program due to becoming 21 years of age who have been approved for additional assistance through the department’s exception to policy provisions, but who have health care needs in excess of the funding available through the exception to policy provisions. b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $50,000 $100,000 shall be used for participation in one or more pilot projects operated by a private provider to allow the individual or individuals to receive service in the community in accordance with principles established in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), for the purpose of providing medical assistance or other assistance to individuals with special needs who become ineligible to continue receiving services under the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment program under the medical assistance program due to becoming 21 years of age who have been approved for additional assistance through the department’s exception to policy provisions, but who have health care needs in excess of the funding available through the exception to the policy provisions. 6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $1,525,041 $3,050,082 may be transferred to the field operations or general administration appropriations in this division of this Act for operational costs associated with Part D of the federal Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, Pub. L. No. 108-173. 7. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $221,050 $442,100 may be transferred to the appropriation in this division of this Act for medical contracts to be used for clinical assessment services and prior authorization of services. 8. A portion of the funds appropriated in this section may be transferred to the appropriations in this division of -37- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 37/ 124
CCH-2460 this Act for general administration, medical contracts, the children’s health insurance program, or field operations to be used for the state match cost to comply with the payment error rate measurement (PERM) program for both the medical assistance and children’s health insurance programs as developed by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services to comply with the federal Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-300. 9. The department shall continue to implement the recommendations of the assuring better child health and development initiative II (ABCDII) clinical panel to the Iowa early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services healthy mental development collaborative board regarding changes to billing procedures, codes, and eligible service providers. 10. Of the funds appropriated in this section, a sufficient amount is allocated to supplement the incomes of residents of nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with mental illness, and intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability, with incomes of less than $50 in the amount necessary for the residents to receive a personal needs allowance of $50 per month pursuant to section 249A.30A . 11. Of the funds appropriated in this section, the following amounts are transferred to the appropriations made in this division of this Act for the state mental health institutes: a. Cherokee mental health institute . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,549,212 b. Independence mental health institute . . . . . . $ 4,522,947 12. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $2,041,939 $3,000,000 is allocated for the state match for a disproportionate share hospital payment of $4,544,712 $6,861,848 to hospitals that meet both of the conditions specified in subparagraphs (1) and (2). In addition, the -38- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 38/ 124
CCH-2460 hospitals that meet the conditions specified shall either certify public expenditures or transfer to the medical assistance program an amount equal to provide the nonfederal share for a disproportionate share hospital payment of $8,772,003 $19,771,582 . The hospitals that meet the conditions specified shall receive and retain 100 percent of the total disproportionate share hospital payment of $13,316,715 $26,633,430 . (1) The hospital qualifies for disproportionate share and graduate medical education payments. (2) The hospital is an Iowa state-owned hospital with more than 500 beds and eight or more distinct residency specialty or subspecialty programs recognized by the American college of graduate medical education. b. Distribution of the disproportionate share payments shall be made on a monthly basis. The total amount of disproportionate share payments including graduate medical education, enhanced disproportionate share, and Iowa state-owned teaching hospital payments shall not exceed the amount of the state’s allotment under Pub. L. No. 102-234. In addition, the total amount of all disproportionate share payments shall not exceed the hospital-specific disproportionate share limits under Pub. L. No. 103-66. c. The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall either certify public expenditures or transfer to the appropriations made in this division of this Act for medical assistance an amount equal to provide the nonfederal share for increased medical assistance payments for inpatient and outpatient hospital services of $4,950,000 $9,900,000 . The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall receive and retain 100 percent of the total increase in medical assistance payments. d. Payment methodologies utilized for disproportionate share hospitals and graduate medical education, and other supplemental payments under the Medicaid program may be -39- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 39/ 124
CCH-2460 adjusted or converted to other methodologies or payment types to provide these payments through Medicaid managed care after April 1, 2016 . The department of human services shall obtain approval from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services prior to implementation of any such adjusted or converted methodologies or payment types. 13. One hundred percent of the nonfederal share of payments to area education agencies that are medical assistance providers for medical assistance-covered services provided to medical assistance-covered children, shall be made from the appropriation made in this section. 14. Any new or renewed contract entered into by the department with a third party to administer services under the medical assistance program shall provide that any interest earned on payments from the state during the state fiscal year shall be remitted to the department and treated as recoveries to offset the costs of the medical assistance program. 15. A portion of the funds appropriated in this section may be transferred to the appropriation in this division of this Act for medical contracts to be used for administrative activities associated with the money follows the person demonstration project. 16. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $174,505 $349,011 shall be used for the administration of the health insurance premium payment program, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes. 17. a. The department may increase the amounts allocated for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes associated with the medical assistance program, as necessary, to implement cost containment strategies. The department shall report any such increase to the legislative services agency and the department of management. b. If the savings to the medical assistance program from -40- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 40/ 124
CCH-2460 cost containment efforts exceed the cost for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the department may transfer any savings generated for the fiscal year due to medical assistance program cost containment efforts to the appropriation made in this division of this Act for medical contracts or general administration to defray the increased contract costs associated with implementing such efforts. 18. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the replacement generation tax revenues required to be deposited in the property tax relief fund pursuant to section 437A.8, subsection 4, paragraph “d” , and section 437A.15, subsection 3, paragraph “f” , shall instead be credited to and supplement the appropriation made in this section and used for the allocations made in this section. 19. The department shall continue to administer the state balancing incentive payments program as specified in 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 14 . 20. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $25,000 $50,000 may be transferred by the department to the appropriation made in this division of this Act to the department for the same fiscal year for general administration to be used for associated administrative expenses and for not more than one full-time equivalent position, in addition to those authorized for the same fiscal year, to be assigned to implementing the children’s mental health home project. b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $200,000 $400,000 may be transferred by the department to the appropriation made to the department in this division of this Act for the same fiscal year for Medicaid program-related general administration planning and implementation activities. The funds may be used for contracts or for personnel in addition to the amounts appropriated for and the positions authorized for general administration for the fiscal year. c. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to -41- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 41/ 124
CCH-2460 $1,500,000 $3,000,000 may be transferred by the department to the appropriations made in this division of this Act for the same fiscal year for general administration or medical contracts to be used to support the development and implementation of standardized assessment tools for persons with mental illness, an intellectual disability, a developmental disability, or a brain injury. 21. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $125,000 $250,000 shall be used for lodging expenses associated with care provided at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics for patients with cancer whose travel distance is 30 miles or more and whose income is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services. The department of human services shall establish the maximum number of overnight stays and the maximum rate reimbursed for overnight lodging, which may be based on the state employee rate established by the department of administrative services. The funds allocated in this subsection shall not be used as nonfederal share matching funds. 23. The department of human services shall not implement the following cost containment strategies as recommended by the governor for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016: a. A policy to ensure that reimbursement for Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B crossover claims is limited to the Medicaid reimbursement rate. b. An adjustment to the reimbursement policy in order to end the primary care physician rate increase originally authorized by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, section 1202, Pub. L. No. 111-152, 42 U.S.C. §1396a(a)(13)(C) that allows qualified primary care physicians to receive the greater of the Medicare rate or Medicaid rate for a specified set of codes. -42- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 42/ 124
CCH-2460 24. The department shall report the implementation of any cost containment strategies to the individuals specified in this division of this Act for submission of reports upon implementation. 25. The department shall report the implementation of any improved processing changes and any related cost reductions to the individuals specified in this division of this Act for submission of reports upon implementation. 26. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $2,000,000 shall be used to implement reductions in the waiting lists of all medical assistance home and community-based services waivers. 27. The department shall submit a report to the individuals identified in this Act for submission of reports, regarding the impact of changes in home and community-based services waiver supported employment and prevocational services by December 15, 2016. 28. Any dental benefit manager contracting with the department of human services for the dental wellness plan on or after July 1, 2016, shall meet the same contract requirements. Readiness review of such a dental benefit manager shall be based on the criteria applicable to the dental wellness plan when implemented on May 1, 2014, including but not limited to network adequacy, access to services, performance measures, benefit design, and other requirements as determined by the department for the dental wellness program. Any dental benefit manager that has been approved by a readiness review prior to July 1, 2016, shall not be required to repeat such review for the department. 29. The department of human services shall review the fiscal impact and potential benefit to Medicaid recipients of including single-tablet regimens or long-acting alternatives for the treatment of HIV or acquired immune deficiency syndrome on the preferred drug list, as an alternative to multi-tablet -43- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 43/ 124
CCH-2460 regimens. The department shall identify opportunities to align the cost of single-tablet regimens for the treatment of HIV or acquired immune deficiency syndrome with the corresponding multi-tablet regimens, and shall pursue manufacturer supplemental rebate offers through the sovereign states drug consortium supplemental rebate negotiation process to determine if any supplemental rebate opportunities are available for calendar year 2018. If such opportunities are available, the department shall implement any such supplemental rebate offer opportunities beginning in calendar year 2018. Sec. 11. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 133, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 133. MEDICAL CONTRACTS. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: For medical contracts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,806,982 17,045,964 1. The department of inspections and appeals shall provide all state matching funds for survey and certification activities performed by the department of inspections and appeals. The department of human services is solely responsible for distributing the federal matching funds for such activities. 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $25,000 $50,000 shall be used for continuation of home and community-based services waiver quality assurance programs, including the review and streamlining of processes and policies related to oversight and quality management to meet state and federal requirements. 3. Of the amount appropriated in this section, up to $100,000 $200,000 may be transferred to the appropriation -44- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 44/ 124
CCH-2460 for general administration in this division of this Act to be used for additional full-time equivalent positions in the development of key health initiatives such as cost containment, development and oversight of managed care programs, and development of health strategies targeted toward improved quality and reduced costs in the Medicaid program. 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $500,000 $1,000,000 shall be used for planning and development, in cooperation with the department of public health, of a phased-in program to provide a dental home for children. 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,000,000 $2,000,000 shall be credited to the autism support program fund created in section 225D.2 to be used for the autism support program created in chapter 225D , with the exception of the following amounts of this allocation which shall be used as follows: a. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, $125,000 $250,000 shall be deposited in the board-certified behavior analyst and board-certified assistant behavior analyst grants program fund created in section 135.181 , as enacted in this Act, to be used for the purposes of the fund. b. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, $12,500 $25,000 shall be used for the public purpose of continuation of a grant to a child welfare services provider headquartered in a county with a population between 205,000 and 215,000 in the latest certified federal census that provides multiple services including but not limited to a psychiatric medical institution for children, shelter, residential treatment, after school programs, school-based programming, and an Asperger’s syndrome program, to be used for support services for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families. c. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, $12,500 $25,000 shall be used for the public purpose of continuing a grant to a hospital-based provider headquartered in a county -45- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 45/ 124
CCH-2460 with a population between 90,000 and 95,000 in the latest certified federal census that provides multiple services including but not limited to diagnostic, therapeutic, and behavioral services to individuals with autism spectrum disorder across one’s lifespan. The grant recipient shall utilize the funds to continue the pilot project to determine the necessary support services for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families to be included in the children’s disabilities services system. The grant recipient shall submit findings and recommendations based upon the results of the pilot project to the individuals specified in this division of this Act for submission of reports by December 31, 2015 2016 . Sec. 12. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 134, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 134. STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE. 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: For the state supplementary assistance program: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,498,593 11,611,442 2. The department shall increase the personal needs allowance for residents of residential care facilities by the same percentage and at the same time as federal supplemental security income and federal social security benefits are increased due to a recognized increase in the cost of living. The department may adopt emergency rules to implement this subsection. 3. If during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the department projects that state supplementary assistance expenditures for a calendar year will not meet the federal -46- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 46/ 124
CCH-2460 pass-through requirement specified in Tit. XVI of the federal Social Security Act, section 1618, as codified in 42 U.S.C. §1382g, the department may take actions including but not limited to increasing the personal needs allowance for residential care facility residents and making programmatic adjustments or upward adjustments of the residential care facility or in-home health-related care reimbursement rates prescribed in this division of this Act to ensure that federal requirements are met. In addition, the department may make other programmatic and rate adjustments necessary to remain within the amount appropriated in this section while ensuring compliance with federal requirements. The department may adopt emergency rules to implement the provisions of this subsection. Sec. 13. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 135, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 135. CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: For maintenance of the healthy and well kids in Iowa (hawk-i) program pursuant to chapter 514I , including supplemental dental services, for receipt of federal financial participation under Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act, which creates the children’s health insurance program: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,206,922 9,176,652 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $21,400 $42,800 is allocated for continuation of the contract for outreach with the department of public health. Sec. 14. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 136, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 136. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. There is appropriated -47- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 47/ 124
CCH-2460 from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: For child care programs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,704,334 36,389,561 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $21,844,620 $30,039,561 shall be used for state child care assistance in accordance with section 237A.13 . 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed or is intended as or shall imply a grant of entitlement for services to persons who are eligible for assistance due to an income level consistent with the waiting list requirements of section 237A.13 . Any state obligation to provide services pursuant to this section is limited to the extent of the funds appropriated in this section. 3. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $216,226 is allocated for the statewide grant program for child care resource and referral services under section 237A.26 . A list of the registered and licensed child care facilities operating in the area served by a child care resource and referral service shall be made available to the families receiving state child care assistance in that area. 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $468,487 is allocated for child care quality improvement initiatives including but not limited to the voluntary quality rating system in accordance with section 237A.30 . 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $3,175,000 $6,350,000 shall be credited to the early childhood programs grants account in the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11 . The moneys shall be distributed for funding of community-based early childhood programs targeted to children from birth through five years of age developed -48- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 48/ 124
CCH-2460 by early childhood Iowa areas in accordance with approved community plans as provided in section 256I.8 . 6. The department may use any of the funds appropriated in this section as a match to obtain federal funds for use in expanding child care assistance and related programs. For the purpose of expenditures of state and federal child care funding, funds shall be considered obligated at the time expenditures are projected or are allocated to the department’s service areas. Projections shall be based on current and projected caseload growth, current and projected provider rates, staffing requirements for eligibility determination and management of program requirements including data systems management, staffing requirements for administration of the program, contractual and grant obligations and any transfers to other state agencies, and obligations for decategorization or innovation projects. 7. A portion of the state match for the federal child care and development block grant shall be provided as necessary to meet federal matching funds requirements through the state general fund appropriation made for child development grants and other programs for at-risk children in section 279.51 . 8. If a uniform reduction ordered by the governor under section 8.31 or other operation of law, transfer, or federal funding reduction reduces the appropriation made in this section for the fiscal year, the percentage reduction in the amount paid out to or on behalf of the families participating in the state child care assistance program shall be equal to or less than the percentage reduction made for any other purpose payable from the appropriation made in this section and the federal funding relating to it. The percentage reduction to the other allocations made in this section shall be the same as the uniform reduction ordered by the governor or the percentage change of the federal funding reduction, as applicable. If there is an unanticipated increase in federal funding -49- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 49/ 124
CCH-2460 provided for state child care assistance, the entire amount of the increase shall be used for state child care assistance payments. If the appropriations made for purposes of the state child care assistance program for the fiscal year are determined to be insufficient, it is the intent of the general assembly to appropriate sufficient funding for the fiscal year in order to avoid establishment of waiting list requirements. 9. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys advanced for purposes of the programs developed by early childhood Iowa areas, advanced for purposes of wraparound child care, or received from the federal appropriations made for the purposes of this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. Sec. 15. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 137, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 137. JUVENILE INSTITUTION. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 1. For operation of the state training school at Eldora and for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,116,710 12,233,420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 169.30 188.30 Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $45,575 $91,150 shall be used for distribution to licensed classroom teachers at this and other institutions under the control of the department of human services based upon the average student -50- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 50/ 124
CCH-2460 yearly enrollment at each institution as determined by the department. 2. A portion of the moneys appropriated in this section shall be used by the state training school at Eldora for grants for adolescent pregnancy prevention activities at the institution in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016. Sec. 16. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 138, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 138. CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES. 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: For child and family services: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,670,969 84,482,419 2. Up to $2,600,000 of the amount of federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant funding appropriated in this division of this Act for child and family services shall be made available for purposes of juvenile delinquent graduated sanction services. 3. The department may transfer funds appropriated in this section as necessary to pay the nonfederal costs of services reimbursed under the medical assistance program, state child care assistance program, or the family investment program which are provided to children who would otherwise receive services paid under the appropriation in this section. The department may transfer funds appropriated in this section to the appropriations made in this division of this Act for general administration and for field operations for resources necessary to implement and operate the services funded in this section. 4. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $17,910,893 $35,736,649 is allocated as the statewide -51- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 51/ 124
CCH-2460 expenditure target under section 232.143 for group foster care maintenance and services. If the department projects that such expenditures for the fiscal year will be less than the target amount allocated in this paragraph “a”, the department may reallocate the excess to provide additional funding for shelter care or the child welfare emergency services addressed with the allocation for shelter care. b. If at any time after September 30, 2016, annualization of a service area’s current expenditures indicates a service area is at risk of exceeding its group foster care expenditure target under section 232.143 by more than 5 percent, the department and juvenile court services shall examine all group foster care placements in that service area in order to identify those which might be appropriate for termination. In addition, any aftercare services believed to be needed for the children whose placements may be terminated shall be identified. The department and juvenile court services shall initiate action to set dispositional review hearings for the placements identified. In such a dispositional review hearing, the juvenile court shall determine whether needed aftercare services are available and whether termination of the placement is in the best interest of the child and the community. 5. In accordance with the provisions of section 232.188 , the department shall continue the child welfare and juvenile justice funding initiative during fiscal year 2016-2017. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $858,876 $1,717,753 is allocated specifically for expenditure for fiscal year 2016-2017 through the decategorization services funding pools and governance boards established pursuant to section 232.188 . 6. A portion of the funds appropriated in this section may be used for emergency family assistance to provide other resources required for a family participating in a family preservation or reunification project or successor project to stay together or to be reunified. -52- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 52/ 124
CCH-2460 7. Notwithstanding section 234.35 or any other provision of law to the contrary, state funding for shelter care and the child welfare emergency services contracting implemented to provide for or prevent the need for shelter care shall be limited to $4,034,237 $8,096,158 . 8. Federal funds received by the state during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, as the result of the expenditure of state funds appropriated during a previous state fiscal year for a service or activity funded under this section are appropriated to the department to be used as additional funding for services and purposes provided for under this section. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received in accordance with this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but shall remain available for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 9. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $1,645,000 $3,290,000 is allocated for the payment of the expenses of court-ordered services provided to juveniles who are under the supervision of juvenile court services, which expenses are a charge upon the state pursuant to section 232.141, subsection 4 . Of the amount allocated in this paragraph “a”, up to $778,143 $1,556,287 shall be made available to provide school-based supervision of children adjudicated under chapter 232 , of which not more than $7,500 $15,000 may be used for the purpose of training. A portion of the cost of each school-based liaison officer shall be paid by the school district or other funding source as approved by the chief juvenile court officer. b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $374,492 $748,985 is allocated for the payment of the expenses of court-ordered services provided to children who are under the supervision of the department, which expenses are a charge upon the state pursuant to section 232.141, subsection 4 . -53- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 53/ 124
CCH-2460 c. Notwithstanding section 232.141 or any other provision of law to the contrary, the amounts allocated in this subsection shall be distributed to the judicial districts as determined by the state court administrator and to the department’s service areas as determined by the administrator of the department of human services’ division of child and family services. The state court administrator and the division administrator shall make the determination of the distribution amounts on or before June 15, 2016. d. Notwithstanding chapter 232 or any other provision of law to the contrary, a district or juvenile court shall not order any service which is a charge upon the state pursuant to section 232.141 if there are insufficient court-ordered services funds available in the district court or departmental service area distribution amounts to pay for the service. The chief juvenile court officer and the departmental service area manager shall encourage use of the funds allocated in this subsection such that there are sufficient funds to pay for all court-related services during the entire year. The chief juvenile court officers and departmental service area managers shall attempt to anticipate potential surpluses and shortfalls in the distribution amounts and shall cooperatively request the state court administrator or division administrator to transfer funds between the judicial districts’ or departmental service areas’ distribution amounts as prudent. e. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a district or juvenile court shall not order a county to pay for any service provided to a juvenile pursuant to an order entered under chapter 232 which is a charge upon the state under section 232.141, subsection 4 . f. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, not more than $41,500 $83,000 may be used by the judicial branch for administration of the requirements under this subsection. g. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, $8,500 $17,000 -54- HF2460.3950 (6) 86 pf/rh/rn 54/ 124
CCH-2460 shall be used by the department of human services to support the interstate commission for juveniles in accordance with the interstate compact for juveniles as provided in section 232.173 . 10. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $4,026,613 $13,253,227 is allocated for juvenile delinquent graduated sanctions services. Any state funds saved as a result of efforts by juvenile court services to earn a federal Tit. IV-E match for juvenile court services administration may be used for the juvenile delinquent graduated sanctions services. 11. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $804,142 $1,658,285 is transferred to the department of public health to be used for the child protection center grant program for child protection centers located in Iowa in accordance with section 135.118 . The grant amounts under the program shall be equalized so that each center receives a uniform base amount of $122,500 $245,000 , so that $50,000 is awarded to establish a satellite child protection center in a city in north central Iowa that is the county seat of a county with a population between 44,000 and 45,000 according to the 2010 federal decennial census, and so that the remaining funds shall be are awarded through a funding formula based upon the volume of children served. 12. If the department receives federal approval to implement a waiver under Tit. IV-E of the federal Social Security Act to enable providers to serve children who remain in the children’s families and communities, for purposes of