Senate File 505 H-1345 Amend Senate File 505, as amended, passed, and 1 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause 3 and inserting: 4 < DIVISION I 5 DEPARTMENT ON AGING —— FY 2015-2016 6 Section 1. DEPARTMENT ON AGING. There is 7 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 8 the department on aging for the fiscal year beginning 9 July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following 10 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used 11 for the purposes designated: 12 For aging programs for the department on aging and 13 area agencies on aging to provide citizens of Iowa who 14 are 60 years of age and older with case management for 15 frail elders, Iowa’s aging and disabilities resource 16 center, and other services which may include but are 17 not limited to adult day services, respite care, chore 18 services, information and assistance, and material aid, 19 for information and options counseling for persons with 20 disabilities who are 18 years of age or older, and 21 for salaries, support, administration, maintenance, 22 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 23 following full-time equivalent positions: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,111,066 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 31.00 26 1. Funds appropriated in this section may be used 27 to supplement federal funds under federal regulations. 28 To receive funds appropriated in this section, a local 29 area agency on aging shall match the funds with moneys 30 from other sources according to rules adopted by the 31 department. Funds appropriated in this section may be 32 used for elderly services not specifically enumerated 33 in this section only if approved by an area agency on 34 aging for provision of the service within the area. 35 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 36 $279,946 is transferred to the economic development 37 authority for the Iowa commission on volunteer services 38 to be used for the retired and senior volunteer 39 program. 40 3. a. The department on aging shall establish and 41 enforce procedures relating to expenditure of state and 42 federal funds by area agencies on aging that require 43 compliance with both state and federal laws, rules, and 44 regulations, including but not limited to all of the 45 following: 46 (1) Requiring that expenditures are incurred only 47 for goods or services received or performed prior to 48 the end of the fiscal period designated for use of the 49 funds. 50 -1- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 1/ 123 #1.
(2) Prohibiting prepayment for goods or services 1 not received or performed prior to the end of the 2 fiscal period designated for use of the funds. 3 (3) Prohibiting the prepayment for goods or 4 services not defined specifically by good or service, 5 time period, or recipient. 6 (4) Prohibiting the establishment of accounts from 7 which future goods or services which are not defined 8 specifically by good or service, time period, or 9 recipient, may be purchased. 10 b. The procedures shall provide that if any funds 11 are expended in a manner that is not in compliance with 12 the procedures and applicable federal and state laws, 13 rules, and regulations, and are subsequently subject 14 to repayment, the area agency on aging expending such 15 funds in contravention of such procedures, laws, rules 16 and regulations, not the state, shall be liable for 17 such repayment. 18 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at 19 least $250,000 shall be used to fund the unmet needs 20 identified through Iowa’s aging and disability resource 21 center network. 22 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 23 at least $600,000 shall be used to fund home and 24 community-based services through the area agencies 25 on aging that enable older individuals to avoid more 26 costly utilization of residential or institutional 27 services and remain in their own homes. 28 6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 29 $525,000 shall be used for the purposes of section 30 231.56A, and shall be distributed equally to the area 31 agencies on aging to administer the prevention of elder 32 abuse, neglect, and exploitation program pursuant to 33 section 231.56A, in accordance with the requirements 34 of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. 35 §3001 et seq., as amended. 36 DIVISION II 37 OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN —— FY 2015-2016 38 Sec. 2. OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN. 39 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 40 the state to the office of long-term care ombudsman for 41 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 42 30, 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as 43 is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 44 For salaries, support, administration, maintenance, 45 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 46 following full-time equivalent positions: 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 929,315 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 13.00 49 2. The office of long-term care ombudsman and the 50 -2- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 2/ 123
department of human services shall collaborate to 1 develop a Medicaid state plan amendment to provide for 2 the claiming of federal financial participation for 3 office of long-term care ombudsman activities that are 4 performed to assist with administration of the Medicaid 5 program. The Medicaid state plan amendment shall be 6 submitted to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid 7 services of the United States department of health and 8 human services in a timely manner to allow for such 9 claiming of federal financial participation beginning 10 January 1, 2016. 11 DIVISION III 12 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH —— FY 2015-2016 13 Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. There is 14 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 15 the department of public health for the fiscal year 16 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the 17 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 18 to be used for the purposes designated: 19 1. ADDICTIVE DISORDERS 20 For reducing the prevalence of the use of tobacco, 21 alcohol, and other drugs, and treating individuals 22 affected by addictive behaviors, including gambling, 23 and for not more than the following full-time 24 equivalent positions: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,588,690 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 10.00 27 a. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this 28 subsection, $4,573,361 shall be used for the tobacco 29 use prevention and control initiative, including 30 efforts at the state and local levels, as provided 31 in chapter 142A . The commission on tobacco use 32 prevention and control established pursuant to section 33 142A.3 shall advise the director of public health 34 in prioritizing funding needs and the allocation of 35 moneys appropriated for the programs and initiatives. 36 Activities of the programs and initiatives shall be in 37 alignment with the United States centers for disease 38 control and prevention best practices for comprehensive 39 tobacco control programs that include the goals of 40 preventing youth initiation of tobacco usage, reducing 41 exposure to secondhand smoke, and promotion of tobacco 42 cessation. 43 (2) (a) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph 44 “a”, $453,067 is transferred to the alcoholic beverages 45 division of the department of commerce for enforcement 46 of tobacco laws, regulations, and ordinances and to 47 engage in tobacco control activities approved by the 48 division of tobacco use prevention and control of 49 the department of public health as specified in the 50 -3- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 3/ 123
memorandum of understanding entered into between the 1 divisions. 2 (b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and 3 ending June 30, 2016, the terms of the memorandum of 4 understanding, entered into between the division of 5 tobacco use prevention and control of the department 6 of public health and the alcoholic beverages division 7 of the department of commerce, governing compliance 8 checks conducted to ensure licensed retail tobacco 9 outlet conformity with tobacco laws, regulations, 10 and ordinances relating to persons under eighteen 11 years of age, shall continue to restrict the number of 12 such checks to one check per retail outlet, and one 13 additional check for any retail outlet found to be in 14 violation during the first check. 15 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 16 $22,015,329 shall be used for problem gambling and 17 substance-related disorder prevention, treatment, and 18 recovery services, including a 24-hour helpline, public 19 information resources, professional training, and 20 program evaluation. 21 (1) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph 22 “b”, $18,903,715 shall be used for substance-related 23 disorder prevention and treatment. 24 (a) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 25 (1), $899,300 shall be used for the public purpose of 26 a grant program to provide substance-related disorder 27 prevention programming for children. 28 (i) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 29 division (a), $427,539 shall be used for grant funding 30 for organizations that provide programming for 31 children by utilizing mentors. Programs approved for 32 such grants shall be certified or must be certified 33 within six months of receiving the grant award by the 34 Iowa commission on volunteer services as utilizing 35 the standards for effective practice for mentoring 36 programs. 37 (ii) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 38 division (a), $426,839 shall be used for grant funding 39 for organizations providing programming that includes 40 youth development and leadership services. The 41 programs shall also be recognized as being programs 42 that are scientifically based with evidence of their 43 effectiveness in reducing substance-related disorders 44 in children. 45 (iii) The department of public health shall utilize 46 a request for proposals process to implement the grant 47 program. 48 (iv) All grant recipients shall participate in a 49 program evaluation as a requirement for receiving grant 50 -4- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 4/ 123
funds. 1 (v) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 2 division (a), up to $44,922 may be used to administer 3 substance-related disorder prevention grants and for 4 program evaluations. 5 (b) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 6 (1), $272,603 shall be used for culturally competent 7 substance-related disorder treatment pilot projects. 8 (i) The department shall utilize the amount 9 allocated in this subparagraph division (b) for at 10 least three pilot projects to provide culturally 11 competent substance-related disorder treatment in 12 various areas of the state. Each pilot project shall 13 target a particular ethnic minority population. The 14 populations targeted shall include but are not limited 15 to African American, Asian, and Latino. 16 (ii) The pilot project requirements shall provide 17 for documentation or other means to ensure access 18 to the cultural competence approach used by a pilot 19 project so that such approach can be replicated and 20 improved upon in successor programs. 21 (2) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “b”, 22 up to $3,111,614 may be used for problem gambling 23 prevention, treatment, and recovery services. 24 (a) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 25 (2), $2,573,762 shall be used for problem gambling 26 prevention and treatment. 27 (b) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 28 (2), up to $437,852 may be used for a 24-hour helpline, 29 public information resources, professional training, 30 and program evaluation. 31 (c) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 32 (2), up to $100,000 may be used for the licensing of 33 problem gambling treatment programs. 34 (3) It is the intent of the general assembly that 35 from the moneys allocated in this paragraph “b”, 36 persons with a dual diagnosis of substance-related 37 disorder and gambling addiction shall be given priority 38 in treatment services. 39 c. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 40 contrary, to standardize the availability, delivery, 41 cost of delivery, and accountability of problem 42 gambling and substance-related disorder treatment 43 services statewide, the department shall continue 44 implementation of a process to create a system for 45 delivery of treatment services in accordance with the 46 requirements specified in 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 47 1187, section 3, subsection 4. To ensure the system 48 provides a continuum of treatment services that best 49 meets the needs of Iowans, the problem gambling and 50 -5- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 5/ 123
substance-related disorder treatment services in any 1 area may be provided either by a single agency or by 2 separate agencies submitting a joint proposal. 3 (1) The system for delivery of substance-related 4 disorder and problem gambling treatment shall include 5 problem gambling prevention. 6 (2) The system for delivery of substance-related 7 disorder and problem gambling treatment shall include 8 substance-related disorder prevention by July 1, 2016. 9 (3) Of the funds allocated in paragraph “b”, the 10 department may use up to $100,000 for administrative 11 costs to continue developing and implementing the 12 process in accordance with this paragraph “c”. 13 d. The requirement of section 123.53, subsection 14 5 , is met by the appropriations and allocations 15 made in this division of this Act for purposes of 16 substance-related disorder treatment and addictive 17 disorders for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015. 18 e. The department of public health shall work with 19 all other departments that fund substance-related 20 disorder prevention and treatment services and all 21 such departments shall, to the extent necessary, 22 collectively meet the state maintenance of effort 23 requirements for expenditures for substance-related 24 disorder services as required under the federal 25 substance-related disorder prevention and treatment 26 block grant. 27 2. HEALTHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 28 For promoting the optimum health status for 29 children, adolescents from birth through 21 years of 30 age, and families, and for not more than the following 31 full-time equivalent positions: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,046,602 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 12.00 34 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 35 not more than $734,841 shall be used for the healthy 36 opportunities for parents to experience success 37 (HOPES)-healthy families Iowa (HFI) program established 38 pursuant to section 135.106 . The funding shall be 39 distributed to renew the grants that were provided 40 to the grantees that operated the program during the 41 fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. 42 b. In order to implement the legislative intent 43 stated in sections 135.106 and 256I.9 , that priority 44 for home visitation program funding be given to 45 programs using evidence-based or promising models 46 for home visitation, it is the intent of the general 47 assembly to phase in the funding priority in accordance 48 with 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 2, 49 subsection 2, paragraph 0b. 50 -6- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 6/ 123
c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 1 $1,627,887 shall be used for the department’s 2 initiative to provide for adequate developmental 3 surveillance and screening during a child’s first 4 five years. The funds shall be used first to fully 5 fund the current sites to ensure that the sites are 6 fully operational, with the remaining funds to be 7 used for expansion to additional sites. The full 8 implementation and expansion shall include enhancing 9 the scope of the program through collaboration with 10 the child health specialty clinics to promote healthy 11 child development through early identification and 12 response to both biomedical and social determinants of 13 healthy development; by monitoring child health metrics 14 to inform practice, document long-term health impacts 15 and savings, and provide for continuous improvement 16 through training, education, and evaluation; and by 17 providing for practitioner consultation particularly 18 for children with behavioral conditions and needs. The 19 department of public health shall also collaborate 20 with the Iowa Medicaid enterprise and the child health 21 specialty clinics to integrate the activities of 22 the first five initiative into the establishment of 23 patient-centered medical homes, community utilities, 24 accountable care organizations, and other integrated 25 care models developed to improve health quality and 26 population health while reducing health care costs. 27 To the maximum extent possible, funding allocated in 28 this paragraph shall be utilized as matching funds for 29 medical assistance program reimbursement. 30 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 31 $74,640 shall be distributed to a statewide dental 32 carrier to provide funds to continue the donated 33 dental services program patterned after the projects 34 developed by the lifeline network to provide dental 35 services to indigent individuals who are elderly or 36 with disabilities. 37 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 38 $111,995 shall be used for childhood obesity 39 prevention. 40 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 41 $162,768 shall be used to provide audiological services 42 and hearing aids for children. The department may 43 enter into a contract to administer this paragraph. 44 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 45 $25,000 is transferred to the university of Iowa 46 college of dentistry for provision of primary dental 47 services to children. State funds shall be matched 48 on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The university of Iowa 49 college of dentistry shall coordinate efforts with the 50 -7- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 7/ 123
department of public health, bureau of oral and health 1 delivery systems, to provide dental care to underserved 2 populations throughout the state. 3 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 4 $50,000 shall be used to address youth suicide 5 prevention. 6 i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 7 $50,000 shall be used to support the Iowa effort to 8 address the survey of children who experience adverse 9 childhood experiences known as ACEs. 10 j. The department of public health shall continue 11 to administer the program to assist parents in this 12 state with costs resulting from the death of a child 13 in accordance with the provisions of 2014 Iowa Acts, 14 chapter 1140, section 22, subsection 12. 15 3. CHRONIC CONDITIONS 16 For serving individuals identified as having chronic 17 conditions or special health care needs, and for not 18 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,740,429 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.00 21 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 22 $159,932 shall be used for grants to individual 23 patients who have an inherited metabolic disorder to 24 assist with the costs of medically necessary foods and 25 formula. 26 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 27 $891,644 shall be used for the brain injury services 28 program pursuant to section 135.22B , including for 29 continuation of the contracts for resource facilitator 30 services in accordance with section 135.22B, subsection 31 9 , and to enhance brain injury training and recruitment 32 of service providers on a statewide basis. Of the 33 amount allocated in this paragraph, $95,000 shall be 34 used to fund one full-time equivalent position to serve 35 as the state brain injury services program manager. 36 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 37 $547,982 shall be used as additional funding to 38 leverage federal funding through the federal Ryan 39 White Care Act, Tit. II, AIDS drug assistance program 40 supplemental drug treatment grants. 41 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 42 $149,823 shall be used for the public purpose 43 of continuing to contract with an existing 44 national-affiliated organization to provide education, 45 client-centered programs, and client and family support 46 for people living with epilepsy and their families. 47 The amount allocated in this paragraph in excess of 48 $100,000 shall be matched dollar-for-dollar by the 49 organization specified. 50 -8- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 8/ 123
e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 1 $785,114 shall be used for child health specialty 2 clinics. 3 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 4 $400,000 shall be used by the regional autism 5 assistance program established pursuant to section 6 256.35 , and administered by the child health specialty 7 clinic located at the university of Iowa hospitals 8 and clinics. The funds shall be used to enhance 9 interagency collaboration and coordination of 10 educational, medical, and other human services for 11 persons with autism, their families, and providers of 12 services, including delivering regionalized services of 13 care coordination, family navigation, and integration 14 of services through the statewide system of regional 15 child health specialty clinics and fulfilling other 16 requirements as specified in chapter 225D . The 17 university of Iowa shall not receive funds allocated 18 under this paragraph for indirect costs associated with 19 the regional autism assistance program. 20 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 21 $570,993 shall be used for the comprehensive cancer 22 control program to reduce the burden of cancer in 23 Iowa through prevention, early detection, effective 24 treatment, and ensuring quality of life. Of the funds 25 allocated in this paragraph “g”, $150,000 shall be used 26 to support a melanoma research symposium, a melanoma 27 biorepository and registry, basic and translational 28 melanoma research, and clinical trials. 29 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 30 $126,450 shall be used for cervical and colon cancer 31 screening, and $300,000 shall be used to enhance the 32 capacity of the cervical cancer screening program to 33 include provision of recommended prevention and early 34 detection measures to a broader range of low-income 35 women. 36 i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 37 $526,695 shall be used for the center for congenital 38 and inherited disorders. 39 j. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 40 $129,411 shall be used for the prescription drug 41 donation repository program created in chapter 135M . 42 4. COMMUNITY CAPACITY 43 For strengthening the health care delivery system at 44 the local level, and for not more than the following 45 full-time equivalent positions: 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,170,765 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.00 48 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 49 $99,414 is allocated for continuation of the child 50 -9- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 9/ 123
vision screening program implemented through 1 the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics in 2 collaboration with early childhood Iowa areas. The 3 program shall submit a report to the individuals 4 identified in this Act for submission of reports 5 regarding the use of funds allocated under this 6 paragraph “a”. The report shall include the objectives 7 and results for the program year including the target 8 population and how the funds allocated assisted the 9 program in meeting the objectives; the number, age, and 10 location within the state of individuals served; the 11 type of services provided to the individuals served; 12 the distribution of funds based on service provided; 13 and the continuing needs of the program. 14 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 15 $110,656 is allocated for continuation of an initiative 16 implemented at the university of Iowa and $99,904 is 17 allocated for continuation of an initiative at the 18 state mental health institute at Cherokee to expand 19 and improve the workforce engaged in mental health 20 treatment and services. The initiatives shall receive 21 input from the university of Iowa, the department of 22 human services, the department of public health, and 23 the mental health and disability services commission to 24 address the focus of the initiatives. 25 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 26 $1,164,628 shall be used for essential public health 27 services that promote healthy aging throughout one’s 28 lifespan, contracted through a formula for local boards 29 of health, to enhance health promotion and disease 30 prevention services. 31 d. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 32 $99,286 shall be deposited in the governmental public 33 health system fund created in section 135A.8 to be used 34 for the purposes of the fund. 35 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 36 $105,448 shall be used to continue to address the 37 shortage of mental health professionals in the state. 38 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 39 $50,000 shall be used for a grant to a statewide 40 association of psychologists that is affiliated 41 with the American psychological association to be 42 used for continuation of a program to rotate intern 43 psychologists in placements in urban and rural mental 44 health professional shortage areas, as defined in 45 section 135.180 . 46 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 47 $1,025,485 shall be allocated as a grant to the 48 Iowa primary care association to be used pursuant to 49 section 135.153 for the statewide coordination of 50 -10- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 10/ 123
the Iowa collaborative safety net provider network. 1 Coordination of the network shall focus on increasing 2 access by underserved populations to health care 3 services, increasing integration of the health system 4 and collaboration across the continuum of care with 5 a focus on safety net services, and enhancing the 6 Iowa collaborative safety net provider network’s 7 communication and education efforts. The amount 8 allocated as a grant under this paragraph “g” shall be 9 used for distribution to safety net partners in the 10 state that work to increase access of the underserved 11 population to health services. 12 (1) Of the amount allocated in this paragraph “g”, 13 not less than $413,415 shall be distributed to the Iowa 14 prescription drug corporation for continuation of the 15 pharmaceutical infrastructure for safety net providers 16 as described in 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 17 108. 18 (2) Of the amount allocated in this paragraph 19 “g”, not less than $348,322 shall be distributed to 20 free clinics and free clinics of Iowa for necessary 21 infrastructure, statewide coordination, provider 22 recruitment, service delivery, and provision of 23 assistance to patients in securing a medical home 24 inclusive of oral health care. 25 (3) Of the amount allocated in this paragraph “g”, 26 not less than $50,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa 27 coalition against sexual assault to continue a training 28 program for sexual assault response team (SART) 29 members, including representatives of law enforcement, 30 victim advocates, prosecutors, and certified medical 31 personnel. 32 (4) Of the amount allocated in this paragraph “g”, 33 not less than $213,748 shall be distributed to the Polk 34 county medical society for continuation of the safety 35 net provider patient access to a specialty health care 36 initiative as described in 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, 37 section 109. 38 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 39 the department may use up to $58,175 for up to one 40 full-time equivalent position to administer the 41 volunteer health care provider program pursuant to 42 section 135.24 . 43 i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 44 $50,000 shall be used for a matching dental education 45 loan repayment program to be allocated to a dental 46 nonprofit health service corporation to continue to 47 develop the criteria and implement the loan repayment 48 program. 49 j. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 50 -11- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 11/ 123
$105,823 is transferred to the college student aid 1 commission for deposit in the rural Iowa primary care 2 trust fund created in section 261.113 to be used for 3 the purposes of the fund. 4 k. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 5 $150,000 shall be used for the purposes of the Iowa 6 donor registry as specified in section 142C.18 . 7 l. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 8 $2,000,000 shall be deposited in the medical residency 9 training account created in section 135.175, subsection 10 5, paragraph “a” , and is appropriated from the account 11 to the department of public health to be used for 12 the purposes of the medical residency training state 13 matching grants program as specified in section 14 135.176 . However, notwithstanding any provision 15 to the contrary in section 135.176, priority in the 16 awarding of grants shall be given to sponsors that 17 propose preference in the use of the grant funds for 18 psychiatric residency positions and family practice 19 residency positions. 20 5. HEALTHY AGING 21 To provide public health services that reduce risks 22 and invest in promoting and protecting good health over 23 the course of a lifetime with a priority given to older 24 Iowans and vulnerable populations: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,297,142 26 6. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 27 For reducing the incidence and prevalence of 28 communicable diseases, and for not more than the 29 following full-time equivalent positions: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,335,155 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00 32 7. PUBLIC PROTECTION 33 For protecting the health and safety of the 34 public through establishing standards and enforcing 35 regulations, and for not more than the following 36 full-time equivalent positions: 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,339,191 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 135.50 39 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 40 not more than $454,700 shall be credited to the 41 emergency medical services fund created in section 42 135.25 . Moneys in the emergency medical services fund 43 are appropriated to the department to be used for the 44 purposes of the fund. 45 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 46 $203,032 shall be used for sexual violence prevention 47 programming through a statewide organization 48 representing programs serving victims of sexual 49 violence through the department’s sexual violence 50 -12- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 12/ 123
prevention program. The amount allocated in this 1 paragraph “b” shall not be used to supplant funding 2 administered for other sexual violence prevention or 3 victims assistance programs. 4 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 5 $598,751 shall be used for the state poison control 6 center. Pursuant to the directive under 2014 Iowa 7 Acts, chapter 1140, section 102, the federal matching 8 funds available to the state poison control center from 9 the department of human services under the federal 10 Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization 11 Act allotment shall be subject to the federal 12 administrative cap rule of 10 percent applicable to 13 funding provided under Tit. XXI of the federal Social 14 Security Act and included within the department’s 15 calculations of the cap. 16 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 17 $537,750 shall be used for childhood lead poisoning 18 provisions. 19 8. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 20 For establishing and sustaining the overall 21 ability of the department to deliver services to the 22 public, and for not more than the following full-time 23 equivalent positions: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 855,072 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00 26 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics under 27 the control of the state board of regents shall not 28 receive indirect costs from the funds appropriated in 29 this section. The university of Iowa hospitals and 30 clinics billings to the department shall be on at least 31 a quarterly basis. 32 DIVISION IV 33 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS —— FY 2015-2016 34 Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. There is 35 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 36 department of veterans affairs for the fiscal year 37 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the 38 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 39 to be used for the purposes designated: 40 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION 41 For salaries, support, maintenance, and 42 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 43 following full-time equivalent positions: 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,200,546 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 15.00 46 2. IOWA VETERANS HOME 47 For salaries, support, maintenance, and 48 miscellaneous purposes: 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,594,996 50 -13- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 13/ 123
a. The Iowa veterans home billings involving the 1 department of human services shall be submitted to the 2 department on at least a monthly basis. 3 b. Within available resources and in conformance 4 with associated state and federal program eligibility 5 requirements, the Iowa veterans home may implement 6 measures to provide financial assistance to or 7 on behalf of veterans or their spouses who are 8 participating in the community reentry program. 9 3. HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 10 For transfer to the Iowa finance authority for the 11 continuation of the home ownership assistance program 12 for persons who are or were eligible members of the 13 armed forces of the United States, pursuant to section 14 16.54 : 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000 16 Sec. 5. LIMITATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONS OF VETERAN 17 AFFAIRS FUND STANDING APPROPRIATIONS. Notwithstanding 18 the standing appropriation in section 35A.16 for the 19 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 20 2016, the amount appropriated from the general fund of 21 the state pursuant to that section for the following 22 designated purposes shall not exceed the following 23 amount: 24 For the county commissions of veteran affairs fund 25 under section 35A.16 : 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 990,000 27 DIVISION V 28 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— FY 2015-2016 29 Sec. 6. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES 30 BLOCK GRANT. There is appropriated from the fund 31 created in section 8.41 to the department of human 32 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 33 and ending June 30, 2016, from moneys received under 34 the federal temporary assistance for needy families 35 (TANF) block grant pursuant to the federal Personal 36 Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 37 Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, and successor 38 legislation, the following amounts, or so much 39 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 40 designated: 41 1. To be credited to the family investment program 42 account and used for assistance under the family 43 investment program under chapter 239B : 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,136,995 45 2. To be credited to the family investment program 46 account and used for the job opportunities and 47 basic skills (JOBS) program and implementing family 48 investment agreements in accordance with chapter 239B : 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,138,178 50 -14- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 14/ 123
3. To be used for the family development and 1 self-sufficiency grant program in accordance with 2 section 216A.107 : 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,898,980 4 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in 5 this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated 6 at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but 7 shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 8 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal 9 year. However, unless such moneys are encumbered or 10 obligated on or before September 30, 2016, the moneys 11 shall revert. 12 4. For field operations: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,296,232 14 5. For general administration: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,744,000 16 6. For state child care assistance: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,047,110 18 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 19 $26,328,097 is transferred to the child care and 20 development block grant appropriation made by the 21 Eighty-sixth General Assembly, 2015 Session, for 22 the federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 2015, 23 and ending September 30, 2016. Of this amount, 24 $200,000 shall be used for provision of educational 25 opportunities to registered child care home providers 26 in order to improve services and programs offered 27 by this category of providers and to increase the 28 number of providers. The department may contract 29 with institutions of higher education or child 30 care resource and referral centers to provide the 31 educational opportunities. Allowable administrative 32 costs under the contracts shall not exceed 5 percent. 33 The application for a grant shall not exceed two pages 34 in length. 35 b. Any funds appropriated in this subsection 36 remaining unallocated shall be used for state child 37 care assistance payments for families who are employed 38 including but not limited to individuals enrolled in 39 the family investment program. 40 7. For distribution to counties and regions through 41 the property tax relief fund for mental health and 42 disability services as provided in an appropriation 43 made for this purpose: 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,894,052 45 8. For child and family services: 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 32,084,430 47 9. For child abuse prevention grants: 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,000 49 10. For pregnancy prevention grants on the 50 -15- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 15/ 123
condition that family planning services are funded: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,930,067 2 Pregnancy prevention grants shall be awarded to 3 programs in existence on or before July 1, 2015, if the 4 programs have demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants 5 shall be awarded to pregnancy prevention programs 6 which are developed after July 1, 2015, if the programs 7 are based on existing models that have demonstrated 8 positive outcomes. Grants shall comply with the 9 requirements provided in 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 10 208, section 14, subsections 1 and 2, including the 11 requirement that grant programs must emphasize sexual 12 abstinence. Priority in the awarding of grants shall 13 be given to programs that serve areas of the state 14 which demonstrate the highest percentage of unplanned 15 pregnancies of females of childbearing age within the 16 geographic area to be served by the grant. 17 11. For technology needs and other resources 18 necessary to meet federal welfare reform reporting, 19 tracking, and case management requirements: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,037,186 21 12. For the family investment program share of 22 the costs to continue to develop and maintain a new, 23 integrated eligibility determination system: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,654,880 25 13. a. Notwithstanding any provision to the 26 contrary, including but not limited to requirements 27 in section 8.41 or provisions in 2014 or 2015 Iowa 28 Acts regarding the receipt and appropriation of 29 federal block grants, federal funds from the temporary 30 assistance for needy families block grant received 31 by the state and not otherwise appropriated in this 32 section and remaining available for the fiscal year 33 beginning July 1, 2015, are appropriated to the 34 department of human services to the extent as may 35 be necessary to be used in the following priority 36 order: the family investment program, for state child 37 care assistance program payments for families who are 38 employed including but not limited to individuals 39 enrolled in the family investment program, and for the 40 family investment program share of costs to develop and 41 maintain a new, integrated eligibility determination 42 system. The federal funds appropriated in this 43 paragraph “a” shall be expended only after all other 44 funds appropriated in subsection 1 for the assistance 45 under the family investment program, in subsection 6 46 for child care assistance, or in subsection 12 for 47 the family investment program share of the costs to 48 continue to develop and maintain a new, integrated 49 eligibility determination system, as applicable, have 50 -16- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 16/ 123
been expended. For the purposes of this subsection, 1 the funds appropriated in subsection 6, paragraph “a”, 2 for transfer to the child care and development block 3 grant appropriation are considered fully expended when 4 the full amount has been transferred. 5 b. The department shall, on a quarterly basis, 6 advise the legislative services agency and department 7 of management of the amount of funds appropriated in 8 this subsection that was expended in the prior quarter. 9 14. Of the amounts appropriated in this section, 10 $12,962,008 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 11 is transferred to the appropriation of the federal 12 social services block grant made to the department of 13 human services for that fiscal year. 14 15. For continuation of the program providing 15 categorical eligibility for the food assistance program 16 as specified for the program in the section of this 17 division of this 2015 Act relating to the family 18 investment program account: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,000 20 16. The department may transfer funds allocated 21 in this section to the appropriations made in this 22 division of this Act for the same fiscal year for 23 general administration and field operations for 24 resources necessary to implement and operate the 25 services referred to in this section and those funded 26 in the appropriation made in this division of this Act 27 for the same fiscal year for the family investment 28 program from the general fund of the state. 29 Sec. 7. FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT. 30 1. Moneys credited to the family investment program 31 (FIP) account for the fiscal year beginning July 32 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, shall be used to 33 provide assistance in accordance with chapter 239B . 34 2. The department may use a portion of the moneys 35 credited to the FIP account under this section as 36 necessary for salaries, support, maintenance, and 37 miscellaneous purposes. 38 3. The department may transfer funds allocated 39 in subsection 4 to the appropriations made in this 40 division of this Act for the same fiscal year for 41 general administration and field operations for 42 resources necessary to implement and operate the family 43 investment program services referred to in this section 44 and those funded in the appropriation made in this 45 division of this Act for the same fiscal year for the 46 family investment program from the general fund of the 47 state. 48 4. Moneys appropriated in this division of this Act 49 and credited to the FIP account for the fiscal year 50 -17- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 17/ 123
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, are 1 allocated as follows: 2 a. To be retained by the department of human 3 services to be used for coordinating with the 4 department of human rights to more effectively serve 5 participants in FIP and other shared clients and to 6 meet federal reporting requirements under the federal 7 temporary assistance for needy families block grant: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,000 9 b. To the department of human rights for staffing, 10 administration, and implementation of the family 11 development and self-sufficiency grant program in 12 accordance with section 216A.107 : 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,192,834 14 (1) Of the funds allocated for the family 15 development and self-sufficiency grant program in this 16 paragraph “b”, not more than 5 percent of the funds 17 shall be used for the administration of the grant 18 program. 19 (2) The department of human rights may continue to 20 implement the family development and self-sufficiency 21 grant program statewide during fiscal year 2015-2016. 22 (3) The department of human rights may engage in 23 activities to strengthen and improve family outcomes 24 measures and data collection systems under the family 25 development and self-sufficiency grant program. 26 c. For the diversion subaccount of the FIP account: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 815,000 28 A portion of the moneys allocated for the subaccount 29 may be used for field operations, salaries, data 30 management system development, and implementation 31 costs and support deemed necessary by the director of 32 human services in order to administer the FIP diversion 33 program. To the extent moneys allocated in this 34 paragraph “c” are not deemed by the department to be 35 necessary to support diversion activities, such moneys 36 may be used for other efforts intended to increase 37 engagement by family investment program participants in 38 work, education, or training activities. 39 d. For the food assistance employment and training 40 program: 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 66,588 42 (1) The department shall apply the federal 43 supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) 44 employment and training state plan in order to maximize 45 to the fullest extent permitted by federal law the use 46 of the 50 percent federal reimbursement provisions 47 for the claiming of allowable federal reimbursement 48 funds from the United States department of agriculture 49 pursuant to the federal SNAP employment and training 50 -18- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 18/ 123
program for providing education, employment, and 1 training services for eligible food assistance program 2 participants, including but not limited to related 3 dependent care and transportation expenses. 4 (2) The department shall continue the categorical 5 federal food assistance program eligibility at 160 6 percent of the federal poverty level and continue to 7 eliminate the asset test from eligibility requirements, 8 consistent with federal food assistance program 9 requirements. The department shall include as many 10 food assistance households as is allowed by federal 11 law. The eligibility provisions shall conform to all 12 federal requirements including requirements addressing 13 individuals who are incarcerated or otherwise 14 ineligible. 15 e. For the JOBS program: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,540,398 17 5. Of the child support collections assigned under 18 FIP, an amount equal to the federal share of support 19 collections shall be credited to the child support 20 recovery appropriation made in this division of this 21 Act. Of the remainder of the assigned child support 22 collections received by the child support recovery 23 unit, a portion shall be credited to the FIP account, 24 a portion may be used to increase recoveries, and a 25 portion may be used to sustain cash flow in the child 26 support payments account. If as a consequence of the 27 appropriations and allocations made in this section 28 the resulting amounts are insufficient to sustain 29 cash assistance payments and meet federal maintenance 30 of effort requirements, the department shall seek 31 supplemental funding. If child support collections 32 assigned under FIP are greater than estimated or are 33 otherwise determined not to be required for maintenance 34 of effort, the state share of either amount may 35 be transferred to or retained in the child support 36 payments account. 37 6. The department may adopt emergency rules for the 38 family investment, JOBS, food assistance, and medical 39 assistance programs if necessary to comply with federal 40 requirements. 41 Sec. 8. FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM GENERAL 42 FUND. There is appropriated from the general fund of 43 the state to the department of human services for the 44 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 45 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 46 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 47 To be credited to the family investment program 48 (FIP) account and used for family investment program 49 assistance under chapter 239B : 50 -19- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 19/ 123
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 48,418,197 1 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 2 $7,402,220 is allocated for the JOBS program. 3 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 4 $3,313,854 is allocated for the family development and 5 self-sufficiency grant program. 6 3. Notwithstanding section 8.39 , for the fiscal 7 year beginning July 1, 2015, if necessary to meet 8 federal maintenance of effort requirements or to 9 transfer federal temporary assistance for needy 10 families block grant funding to be used for purposes 11 of the federal social services block grant or to meet 12 cash flow needs resulting from delays in receiving 13 federal funding or to implement, in accordance with 14 this division of this Act, activities currently funded 15 with juvenile court services, county, or community 16 moneys and state moneys used in combination with such 17 moneys, the department of human services may transfer 18 funds within or between any of the appropriations made 19 in this division of this Act and appropriations in law 20 for the federal social services block grant to the 21 department for the following purposes, provided that 22 the combined amount of state and federal temporary 23 assistance for needy families block grant funding for 24 each appropriation remains the same before and after 25 the transfer: 26 a. For the family investment program. 27 b. For child care assistance. 28 c. For child and family services. 29 d. For field operations. 30 e. For general administration. 31 f. For distribution to counties or regions through 32 the property tax relief fund for mental health and 33 disability services as provided in an appropriation for 34 this purpose. 35 This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit 36 the use of existing state transfer authority for other 37 purposes. The department shall report any transfers 38 made pursuant to this subsection to the legislative 39 services agency. 40 4. The department may transfer funds appropriated 41 in this section to the appropriations made in this 42 division of this Act for general administration and 43 field operations as necessary to administer this 44 section and the overall family investment program. 45 Sec. 9. CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY. There is 46 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 47 the department of human services for the fiscal year 48 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the 49 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 50 -20- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 20/ 123
to be used for the purposes designated: 1 For child support recovery, including salaries, 2 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 3 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 4 positions: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,617,119 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 464.00 7 1. The department shall expend up to $24,329, 8 including federal financial participation, for the 9 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, for a child support 10 public awareness campaign. The department and the 11 office of the attorney general shall cooperate in 12 continuation of the campaign. The public awareness 13 campaign shall emphasize, through a variety of media 14 activities, the importance of maximum involvement of 15 both parents in the lives of their children as well as 16 the importance of payment of child support obligations. 17 2. Federal access and visitation grant moneys shall 18 be issued directly to private not-for-profit agencies 19 that provide services designed to increase compliance 20 with the child access provisions of court orders, 21 including but not limited to neutral visitation sites 22 and mediation services. 23 3. The appropriation made to the department for 24 child support recovery may be used throughout the 25 fiscal year in the manner necessary for purposes of 26 cash flow management, and for cash flow management 27 purposes the department may temporarily draw more 28 than the amount appropriated, provided the amount 29 appropriated is not exceeded at the close of the fiscal 30 year. 31 4. With the exception of the funding amount 32 specified, the requirements established under 2001 33 Iowa Acts, chapter 191, section 3, subsection 5, 34 paragraph “c”, subparagraph (3), shall be applicable 35 to parental obligation pilot projects for the fiscal 36 year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 37 2016. Notwithstanding 441 IAC 100.8, providing for 38 termination of rules relating to the pilot projects, 39 the rules shall remain in effect until June 30, 2016. 40 Sec. 10. HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND —— MEDICAL 41 ASSISTANCE —— FY 2015-2016. Any funds remaining in the 42 health care trust fund created in section 453A.35A for 43 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 44 30, 2016, are appropriated to the department of human 45 services to supplement the medical assistance program 46 appropriations made in this division of this Act, for 47 medical assistance reimbursement and associated costs, 48 including program administration and costs associated 49 with program implementation. 50 -21- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 21/ 123
Sec. 11. MEDICAID FRAUD FUND —— MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 1 —— FY 2015-2016. Any funds remaining in the Medicaid 2 fraud fund created in section 249A.50 for the fiscal 3 year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, 4 are appropriated to the department of human services to 5 supplement the medical assistance appropriations made 6 in this division of this Act, for medical assistance 7 reimbursement and associated costs, including program 8 administration and costs associated with program 9 implementation. 10 Sec. 12. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. 11 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 12 the state to the department of human services for the 13 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 14 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 15 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 16 For medical assistance program reimbursement and 17 associated costs as specifically provided in the 18 reimbursement methodologies in effect on June 30, 19 2015, except as otherwise expressly authorized by 20 law, consistent with options under federal law and 21 regulations, and contingent upon receipt of approval 22 from the office of the governor of reimbursement for 23 each abortion performed under the program: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,320,810,997 25 2. Iowans support reducing the number of abortions 26 performed in our state. For an abortion covered under 27 the program, except in the case of a medical emergency, 28 as defined in section 135L.1 , for any woman, the 29 physician shall certify both of the following: 30 a. That the woman has been given the opportunity to 31 view an ultrasound image of the fetus as part of the 32 standard of care before an abortion is performed. 33 b. That the woman has been provided information 34 regarding the options relative to a pregnancy, 35 including continuing the pregnancy to term and 36 retaining parental rights following the child’s birth, 37 continuing the pregnancy to term and placing the child 38 for adoption, and terminating the pregnancy. 39 3. The provisions of this section relating to 40 abortions shall also apply to the Iowa health and 41 wellness plan created pursuant to chapter 249N . 42 4. The department shall utilize not more than 43 $60,000 of the funds appropriated in this section 44 to continue the AIDS/HIV health insurance premium 45 payment program as established in 1992 Iowa Acts, 46 Second Extraordinary Session, chapter 1001, section 47 409, subsection 6. Of the funds allocated in this 48 subsection, not more than $5,000 may be expended for 49 administrative purposes. 50 -22- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 22/ 123
5. Of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 1 department of public health for addictive disorders, 2 $950,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 3 is transferred to the department of human services for 4 an integrated substance-related disorder managed care 5 system. The department shall not assume management 6 of the substance-related disorder system in place 7 of the managed care contractor unless such a change 8 in approach is specifically authorized in law. The 9 departments of human services and public health shall 10 work together to maintain the level of mental health 11 and substance-related disorder treatment services 12 provided by the managed care contractor through the 13 Iowa plan for behavioral health. Each department 14 shall take the steps necessary to continue the federal 15 waivers as necessary to maintain the level of services. 16 6. a. The department shall aggressively pursue 17 options for providing medical assistance or other 18 assistance to individuals with special needs who become 19 ineligible to continue receiving services under the 20 early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment 21 program under the medical assistance program due 22 to becoming 21 years of age who have been approved 23 for additional assistance through the department’s 24 exception to policy provisions, but who have health 25 care needs in excess of the funding available through 26 the exception to policy provisions. 27 b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 28 $100,000 shall be used for participation in one or more 29 pilot projects operated by a private provider to allow 30 the individual or individuals to receive service in the 31 community in accordance with principles established in 32 Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), for the purpose 33 of providing medical assistance or other assistance to 34 individuals with special needs who become ineligible 35 to continue receiving services under the early and 36 periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment program 37 under the medical assistance program due to becoming 38 21 years of age who have been approved for additional 39 assistance through the department’s exception to policy 40 provisions, but who have health care needs in excess 41 of the funding available through the exception to the 42 policy provisions. 43 7. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 44 $3,050,082 may be transferred to the field operations 45 or general administration appropriations in this 46 division of this Act for operational costs associated 47 with Part D of the federal Medicare Prescription Drug 48 Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, Pub. L. No. 49 108-173. 50 -23- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 23/ 123
8. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up 1 to $442,100 may be transferred to the appropriation 2 in this division of this Act for medical contracts 3 to be used for clinical assessment services and prior 4 authorization of services. 5 9. A portion of the funds appropriated in this 6 section may be transferred to the appropriations in 7 this division of this Act for general administration, 8 medical contracts, the children’s health insurance 9 program, or field operations to be used for the 10 state match cost to comply with the payment error 11 rate measurement (PERM) program for both the medical 12 assistance and children’s health insurance programs 13 as developed by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid 14 services of the United States department of health and 15 human services to comply with the federal Improper 16 Payments Information Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-300. 17 10. The department shall continue to implement the 18 recommendations of the assuring better child health 19 and development initiative II (ABCDII) clinical panel 20 to the Iowa early and periodic screening, diagnostic, 21 and treatment services healthy mental development 22 collaborative board regarding changes to billing 23 procedures, codes, and eligible service providers. 24 11. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 25 a sufficient amount is allocated to supplement 26 the incomes of residents of nursing facilities, 27 intermediate care facilities for persons with mental 28 illness, and intermediate care facilities for persons 29 with an intellectual disability, with incomes of less 30 than $50 in the amount necessary for the residents to 31 receive a personal needs allowance of $50 per month 32 pursuant to section 249A.30A . 33 12. Of the funds appropriated in this section, the 34 following amounts are transferred to the appropriations 35 made in this division of this Act for the state mental 36 health institutes: 37 a. Cherokee mental health 38 institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,098,425 39 b. Independence mental health 40 institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,045,894 41 13. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 42 $4,083,878 is allocated for the state match for a 43 disproportionate share hospital payment of $9,089,424 44 to hospitals that meet both of the conditions specified 45 in subparagraphs (1) and (2). In addition, the 46 hospitals that meet the conditions specified shall 47 either certify public expenditures or transfer to 48 the medical assistance program an amount equal to 49 provide the nonfederal share for a disproportionate 50 -24- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 24/ 123
share hospital payment of $17,544,006. The hospitals 1 that meet the conditions specified shall receive and 2 retain 100 percent of the total disproportionate share 3 hospital payment of $26,633,430. 4 (1) The hospital qualifies for disproportionate 5 share and graduate medical education payments. 6 (2) The hospital is an Iowa state-owned hospital 7 with more than 500 beds and eight or more distinct 8 residency specialty or subspecialty programs recognized 9 by the American college of graduate medical education. 10 b. Distribution of the disproportionate share 11 payments shall be made on a monthly basis. The total 12 amount of disproportionate share payments including 13 graduate medical education, enhanced disproportionate 14 share, and Iowa state-owned teaching hospital payments 15 shall not exceed the amount of the state’s allotment 16 under Pub. L. No. 102-234. In addition, the total 17 amount of all disproportionate share payments shall not 18 exceed the hospital-specific disproportionate share 19 limits under Pub. L. No. 103-66. 20 c. The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics 21 shall either certify public expenditures or transfer 22 to the appropriations made in this division of this 23 Act for medical assistance an amount equal to provide 24 the nonfederal share for increased medical assistance 25 payments for inpatient and outpatient hospital services 26 of $9,900,000. The university of Iowa hospitals and 27 clinics shall receive and retain 100 percent of the 28 total increase in medical assistance payments. 29 14. One hundred percent of the nonfederal share of 30 payments to area education agencies that are medical 31 assistance providers for medical assistance-covered 32 services provided to medical assistance-covered 33 children, shall be made from the appropriation made in 34 this section. 35 15. Any new or renewed contract entered into by the 36 department with a third party to administer behavioral 37 health services under the medical assistance program 38 shall provide that any interest earned on payments 39 from the state during the state fiscal year shall be 40 remitted to the department and treated as recoveries to 41 offset the costs of the medical assistance program. 42 16. A portion of the funds appropriated in this 43 section may be transferred to the appropriation in this 44 division of this Act for medical contracts to be used 45 for administrative activities associated with the money 46 follows the person demonstration project. 47 17. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 48 $349,011 shall be used for the administration of the 49 health insurance premium payment program, including 50 -25- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 25/ 123
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 1 purposes. 2 18. a. The department may increase the amounts 3 allocated for salaries, support, maintenance, and 4 miscellaneous purposes associated with the medical 5 assistance program, as necessary, to implement cost 6 containment strategies. The department shall report 7 any such increase to the legislative services agency 8 and the department of management. 9 b. If the savings to the medical assistance program 10 from cost containment efforts exceed the cost for the 11 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, the department may 12 transfer any savings generated for the fiscal year due 13 to medical assistance program cost containment efforts 14 to the appropriation made in this division of this Act 15 for medical contracts or general administration to 16 defray the increased contract costs associated with 17 implementing such efforts. 18 c. The department of human services shall not 19 implement the cost containment measure as recommended 20 by the governor for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 21 2015, to reallocate funding for community-based systems 22 of care to instead support integrated health homes. 23 d. The department shall report the implementation 24 of any cost containment strategies under this 25 subsection to the individuals specified in this 26 division of this Act for submission of reports on a 27 quarterly basis. 28 19. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 29 and ending June 30, 2016, the replacement generation 30 tax revenues required to be deposited in the property 31 tax relief fund pursuant to section 437A.8, subsection 32 4, paragraph “d” , and section 437A.15, subsection 33 3, paragraph “f” , shall instead be credited to and 34 supplement the appropriation made in this section and 35 used for the allocations made in this section. 36 20. The department shall continue to administer the 37 state balancing incentive payments program as specified 38 in 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 14. 39 21. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 40 $900,000 shall be used for continued implementation 41 of the children’s mental health home project proposed 42 by the department of human services and reported to 43 the general assembly’s mental health and disability 44 services study committee in December 2011. Of this 45 amount, up to $50,000 may be transferred by the 46 department to the appropriation made in this division 47 of this Act to the department for the same fiscal year 48 for general administration to be used for associated 49 administrative expenses and for not more than one 50 -26- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 26/ 123
full-time equivalent position, in addition to those 1 authorized for the same fiscal year, to be assigned to 2 implementing the project. 3 b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 4 $400,000 may be transferred by the department to the 5 appropriation made to the department in this division 6 of this Act for the same fiscal year for Medicaid 7 program-related general administration planning and 8 implementation activities. The funds may be used for 9 contracts or for personnel in addition to the amounts 10 appropriated for and the positions authorized for 11 general administration for the fiscal year. 12 c. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up 13 to $3,000,000 may be transferred by the department to 14 the appropriations made in this division of this Act 15 for the same fiscal year for general administration or 16 medical contracts to be used to support the development 17 and implementation of standardized assessment tools 18 for persons with mental illness, an intellectual 19 disability, a developmental disability, or a brain 20 injury. 21 22. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 22 $250,000 shall be used for lodging expenses associated 23 with care provided at the university of Iowa hospitals 24 and clinics for patients with cancer whose travel 25 distance is 30 miles or more and whose income is at 26 or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level as 27 defined by the most recently revised poverty income 28 guidelines published by the United States department 29 of health and human services. The department of 30 human services shall establish the maximum number 31 of overnight stays and the maximum rate reimbursed 32 for overnight lodging, which may be based on the 33 state employee rate established by the department 34 of administrative services. The funds allocated in 35 this subsection shall not be used as nonfederal share 36 matching funds. 37 23. The department of human services shall adopt 38 rules to provide for coverage of telehealth under 39 the Medicaid program. The rules shall provide that 40 in-person contact between a health care professional 41 and a patient is not required as a prerequisite for 42 payment for services appropriately provided through 43 telehealth in accordance with generally accepted 44 health care practices and standards prevailing in the 45 applicable professional community at the time the 46 services are provided. Health care services provided 47 through in-person consultations or through telehealth 48 shall be treated as equivalent services for the 49 purposes of reimbursement. 50 -27- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 27/ 123
24. a. For inpatient and outpatient services 1 provided by hospitals on or after July 1, 2015, the 2 department of human services shall recalculate and 3 prospectively apply an updated cost-to-charge ratio 4 upon the request of a hospital to implement price or 5 charge reductions, if all of the following criteria are 6 met: 7 (1) The recalculation of an updated cost-to-charge 8 ratio is budget neutral to the state funding amount 9 appropriated for the respective fiscal year and 10 maintains budget neutral payments or revenue to all 11 hospitals. 12 (2) The hospital requesting the price or charge 13 reduction submits a proforma cost report and charge 14 master that reflects the anticipated cost-to-charge 15 reduction. 16 b. Based upon the proforma cost report submitted 17 by the requesting hospital, the department of human 18 services shall prospectively apply the recalculated 19 cost-to-charge ratio as appropriate to submitted claims 20 for health care services. 21 25. The department of human services may adopt 22 emergency rules as necessary for the governor’s 23 Medicaid modernization initiative to be implemented 24 beginning January 1, 2016. 25 Sec. 13. MEDICAL CONTRACTS. There is appropriated 26 from the general fund of the state to the department of 27 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 28 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amount, 29 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 30 purpose designated: 31 For medical contracts: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,613,964 33 1. The department of inspections and appeals 34 shall provide all state matching funds for survey and 35 certification activities performed by the department 36 of inspections and appeals. The department of human 37 services is solely responsible for distributing the 38 federal matching funds for such activities. 39 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 40 $50,000 shall be used for continuation of home and 41 community-based services waiver quality assurance 42 programs, including the review and streamlining of 43 processes and policies related to oversight and quality 44 management to meet state and federal requirements. 45 3. Of the amount appropriated in this section, up 46 to $200,000 may be transferred to the appropriation for 47 general administration in this division of this Act to 48 be used for additional full-time equivalent positions 49 in the development of key health initiatives such as 50 -28- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 28/ 123
cost containment, development and oversight of managed 1 care programs, and development of health strategies 2 targeted toward improved quality and reduced costs in 3 the Medicaid program. 4 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 5 $1,000,000 shall be used for planning and development, 6 in cooperation with the department of public health, 7 of a phased-in program to provide a dental home for 8 children. 9 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 10 $3,000,000 shall be used for the autism support program 11 created in chapter 225D , with the exception of the 12 following amounts of this allocation which shall be 13 used as follows: 14 a. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, 15 $1,000,000 shall be deposited in the board-certified 16 behavior analyst and board-certified assistant behavior 17 analyst grants program fund created in section 135.181, 18 as enacted in this Act, to be used for the purposes of 19 the fund. 20 b. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, 21 $25,000 shall be used for the public purpose of 22 continuation of a grant to a child welfare services 23 provider headquartered in a county with a population 24 between 205,000 and 215,000 in the latest certified 25 federal census that provides multiple services 26 including but not limited to a psychiatric medical 27 institution for children, shelter, residential 28 treatment, after school programs, school-based 29 programming, and an Asperger’s syndrome program, to 30 be used for support services for children with autism 31 spectrum disorder and their families. 32 c. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, 33 $25,000 shall be used for the public purpose of 34 continuing a grant to a hospital-based provider 35 headquartered in a county with a population between 36 90,000 and 95,000 in the latest certified federal 37 census that provides multiple services including but 38 not limited to diagnostic, therapeutic, and behavioral 39 services to individuals with autism spectrum disorder 40 across one’s lifespan. The grant recipient shall 41 utilize the funds to continue the pilot project to 42 determine the necessary support services for children 43 with autism spectrum disorder and their families to 44 be included in the children’s disabilities services 45 system. The grant recipient shall submit findings and 46 recommendations based upon the results of the pilot 47 project to the individuals specified in this division 48 of this Act for submission of reports by December 31, 49 2015. 50 -29- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 29/ 123
Sec. 14. STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE. 1 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 2 the state to the department of human services for the 3 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 4 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 5 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 6 For the state supplementary assistance program: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,841,351 8 2. The department shall increase the personal needs 9 allowance for residents of residential care facilities 10 by the same percentage and at the same time as federal 11 supplemental security income and federal social 12 security benefits are increased due to a recognized 13 increase in the cost of living. The department may 14 adopt emergency rules to implement this subsection. 15 3. If during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 16 2015, the department projects that state supplementary 17 assistance expenditures for a calendar year will not 18 meet the federal pass-through requirement specified 19 in Tit. XVI of the federal Social Security Act, 20 section 1618, as codified in 42 U.S.C. §1382g, 21 the department may take actions including but not 22 limited to increasing the personal needs allowance 23 for residential care facility residents and making 24 programmatic adjustments or upward adjustments of the 25 residential care facility or in-home health-related 26 care reimbursement rates prescribed in this division of 27 this Act to ensure that federal requirements are met. 28 In addition, the department may make other programmatic 29 and rate adjustments necessary to remain within the 30 amount appropriated in this section while ensuring 31 compliance with federal requirements. The department 32 may adopt emergency rules to implement the provisions 33 of this subsection. 34 Sec. 15. CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE 35 PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general 36 fund of the state to the department of human services 37 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending 38 June 30, 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof 39 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 40 For maintenance of the healthy and well kids in Iowa 41 (hawk-i) program pursuant to chapter 514I , including 42 supplemental dental services, for receipt of federal 43 financial participation under Tit. XXI of the federal 44 Social Security Act, which creates the children’s 45 health insurance program: 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,010,344 47 Sec. 16. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. There is 48 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 49 the department of human services for the fiscal year 50 -30- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 30/ 123
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the 1 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 2 to be used for the purpose designated: 3 For child care programs: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 48,608,668 5 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 6 $40,889,241 shall be used for state child care 7 assistance in accordance with section 237A.13 . 8 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed or 9 is intended as or shall imply a grant of entitlement 10 for services to persons who are eligible for assistance 11 due to an income level consistent with the waiting 12 list requirements of section 237A.13 . Any state 13 obligation to provide services pursuant to this section 14 is limited to the extent of the funds appropriated in 15 this section. 16 3. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 17 $432,453 is allocated for the statewide grant program 18 for child care resource and referral services under 19 section 237A.26 . A list of the registered and licensed 20 child care facilities operating in the area served by a 21 child care resource and referral service shall be made 22 available to the families receiving state child care 23 assistance in that area. 24 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 25 $936,974 is allocated for child care quality 26 improvement initiatives including but not limited to 27 the voluntary quality rating system in accordance with 28 section 237A.30 . 29 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 30 $6,350,000 shall be credited to the early childhood 31 programs grants account in the early childhood Iowa 32 fund created in section 256I.11 . The moneys shall 33 be distributed for funding of community-based early 34 childhood programs targeted to children from birth 35 through five years of age developed by early childhood 36 Iowa areas in accordance with approved community plans 37 as provided in section 256I.8 . 38 6. The department may use any of the funds 39 appropriated in this section as a match to obtain 40 federal funds for use in expanding child care 41 assistance and related programs. For the purpose of 42 expenditures of state and federal child care funding, 43 funds shall be considered obligated at the time 44 expenditures are projected or are allocated to the 45 department’s service areas. Projections shall be based 46 on current and projected caseload growth, current and 47 projected provider rates, staffing requirements for 48 eligibility determination and management of program 49 requirements including data systems management, 50 -31- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 31/ 123
staffing requirements for administration of the 1 program, contractual and grant obligations and any 2 transfers to other state agencies, and obligations for 3 decategorization or innovation projects. 4 7. A portion of the state match for the federal 5 child care and development block grant shall be 6 provided as necessary to meet federal matching 7 funds requirements through the state general fund 8 appropriation made for child development grants and 9 other programs for at-risk children in section 279.51 . 10 8. If a uniform reduction ordered by the governor 11 under section 8.31 or other operation of law, 12 transfer, or federal funding reduction reduces the 13 appropriation made in this section for the fiscal year, 14 the percentage reduction in the amount paid out to or 15 on behalf of the families participating in the state 16 child care assistance program shall be equal to or 17 less than the percentage reduction made for any other 18 purpose payable from the appropriation made in this 19 section and the federal funding relating to it. The 20 percentage reduction to the other allocations made in 21 this section shall be the same as the uniform reduction 22 ordered by the governor or the percentage change of the 23 federal funding reduction, as applicable. If there is 24 an unanticipated increase in federal funding provided 25 for state child care assistance, the entire amount 26 of the increase shall be used for state child care 27 assistance payments. If the appropriations made for 28 purposes of the state child care assistance program for 29 the fiscal year are determined to be insufficient, it 30 is the intent of the general assembly to appropriate 31 sufficient funding for the fiscal year in order to 32 avoid establishment of waiting list requirements. 33 9. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys advanced 34 for purposes of the programs developed by early 35 childhood Iowa areas, advanced for purposes of 36 wraparound child care, or received from the federal 37 appropriations made for the purposes of this section 38 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 39 of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but 40 shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 41 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal 42 year. 43 Sec. 17. JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS. There is 44 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 45 the department of human services for the fiscal year 46 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the 47 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 48 to be used for the purposes designated: 49 1. For the costs of security, building and grounds 50 -32- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 32/ 123
maintenance, utilities, salary, and support for 1 the facilities located at the Iowa juvenile home at 2 Toledo and for salaries, support, maintenance, and 3 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 4 following full-time equivalent positions: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 372,766 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 7 2. For operation of the state training school at 8 Eldora and for salaries, support, maintenance, and 9 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 10 following full-time equivalent positions: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,941,330 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 169.30 13 Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 14 $91,150 shall be used for distribution to licensed 15 classroom teachers at this and other institutions under 16 the control of the department of human services based 17 upon the average student yearly enrollment at each 18 institution as determined by the department. 19 Sec. 18. CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES. 20 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 21 the state to the department of human services for the 22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 23 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 24 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 25 For child and family services: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 86,128,726 27 2. Up to $5,200,000 of the amount of federal 28 temporary assistance for needy families block grant 29 funding appropriated in this division of this Act for 30 child and family services shall be made available for 31 purposes of juvenile delinquent graduated sanction 32 services. 33 3. The department may transfer funds appropriated 34 in this section as necessary to pay the nonfederal 35 costs of services reimbursed under the medical 36 assistance program, state child care assistance 37 program, or the family investment program which are 38 provided to children who would otherwise receive 39 services paid under the appropriation in this section. 40 The department may transfer funds appropriated in this 41 section to the appropriations made in this division 42 of this Act for general administration and for field 43 operations for resources necessary to implement and 44 operate the services funded in this section. 45 4. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 46 up to $35,821,786 is allocated as the statewide 47 expenditure target under section 232.143 for group 48 foster care maintenance and services. If the 49 department projects that such expenditures for the 50 -33- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 33/ 123
fiscal year will be less than the target amount 1 allocated in this paragraph “a”, the department may 2 reallocate the excess to provide additional funding for 3 shelter care or the child welfare emergency services 4 addressed with the allocation for shelter care. 5 b. If at any time after September 30, 2015, 6 annualization of a service area’s current expenditures 7 indicates a service area is at risk of exceeding its 8 group foster care expenditure target under section 9 232.143 by more than 5 percent, the department and 10 juvenile court services shall examine all group 11 foster care placements in that service area in order 12 to identify those which might be appropriate for 13 termination. In addition, any aftercare services 14 believed to be needed for the children whose 15 placements may be terminated shall be identified. The 16 department and juvenile court services shall initiate 17 action to set dispositional review hearings for the 18 placements identified. In such a dispositional review 19 hearing, the juvenile court shall determine whether 20 needed aftercare services are available and whether 21 termination of the placement is in the best interest of 22 the child and the community. 23 5. In accordance with the provisions of section 24 232.188 , the department shall continue the child 25 welfare and juvenile justice funding initiative during 26 fiscal year 2015-2016. Of the funds appropriated in 27 this section, $1,717,753 is allocated specifically 28 for expenditure for fiscal year 2015-2016 through the 29 decategorization services funding pools and governance 30 boards established pursuant to section 232.188 . 31 6. A portion of the funds appropriated in this 32 section may be used for emergency family assistance 33 to provide other resources required for a family 34 participating in a family preservation or reunification 35 project or successor project to stay together or to be 36 reunified. 37 7. Notwithstanding section 234.35 or any other 38 provision of law to the contrary, state funding for 39 shelter care and the child welfare emergency services 40 contracting implemented to provide for or prevent the 41 need for shelter care shall be limited to $7,684,261. 42 8. Federal funds received by the state during 43 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, as the 44 result of the expenditure of state funds appropriated 45 during a previous state fiscal year for a service or 46 activity funded under this section are appropriated 47 to the department to be used as additional funding 48 for services and purposes provided for under this 49 section. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys 50 -34- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 34/ 123
received in accordance with this subsection that remain 1 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 2 year shall not revert to any fund but shall remain 3 available for the purposes designated until the close 4 of the succeeding fiscal year. 5 9. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 6 up to $3,290,000 is allocated for the payment of 7 the expenses of court-ordered services provided to 8 juveniles who are under the supervision of juvenile 9 court services, which expenses are a charge upon 10 the state pursuant to section 232.141, subsection 11 4 . Of the amount allocated in this paragraph “a”, 12 up to $1,556,287 shall be made available to provide 13 school-based supervision of children adjudicated under 14 chapter 232 , of which not more than $15,000 may be used 15 for the purpose of training. A portion of the cost of 16 each school-based liaison officer shall be paid by the 17 school district or other funding source as approved by 18 the chief juvenile court officer. 19 b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 20 $748,985 is allocated for the payment of the expenses 21 of court-ordered services provided to children who are 22 under the supervision of the department, which expenses 23 are a charge upon the state pursuant to section 24 232.141, subsection 4 . 25 c. Notwithstanding section 232.141 or any other 26 provision of law to the contrary, the amounts allocated 27 in this subsection shall be distributed to the 28 judicial districts as determined by the state court 29 administrator and to the department’s service areas 30 as determined by the administrator of the department 31 of human services’ division of child and family 32 services. The state court administrator and the 33 division administrator shall make the determination of 34 the distribution amounts on or before June 15, 2015. 35 d. Notwithstanding chapter 232 or any other 36 provision of law to the contrary, a district or 37 juvenile court shall not order any service which is 38 a charge upon the state pursuant to section 232.141 39 if there are insufficient court-ordered services 40 funds available in the district court or departmental 41 service area distribution amounts to pay for the 42 service. The chief juvenile court officer and the 43 departmental service area manager shall encourage use 44 of the funds allocated in this subsection such that 45 there are sufficient funds to pay for all court-related 46 services during the entire year. The chief juvenile 47 court officers and departmental service area managers 48 shall attempt to anticipate potential surpluses and 49 shortfalls in the distribution amounts and shall 50 -35- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 35/ 123
cooperatively request the state court administrator 1 or division administrator to transfer funds between 2 the judicial districts’ or departmental service areas’ 3 distribution amounts as prudent. 4 e. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 5 contrary, a district or juvenile court shall not order 6 a county to pay for any service provided to a juvenile 7 pursuant to an order entered under chapter 232 which 8 is a charge upon the state under section 232.141, 9 subsection 4 . 10 f. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, not 11 more than $83,000 may be used by the judicial branch 12 for administration of the requirements under this 13 subsection. 14 g. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, 15 $17,000 shall be used by the department of human 16 services to support the interstate commission for 17 juveniles in accordance with the interstate compact for 18 juveniles as provided in section 232.173 . 19 10. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 20 $8,053,227 is allocated for juvenile delinquent 21 graduated sanctions services. Any state funds saved as 22 a result of efforts by juvenile court services to earn 23 a federal Tit. IV-E match for juvenile court services 24 administration may be used for the juvenile delinquent 25 graduated sanctions services. 26 11. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 27 $1,608,285 is transferred to the department of public 28 health to be used for the child protection center grant 29 program for child protection centers located in Iowa 30 in accordance with section 135.118 . The grant amounts 31 under the program shall be equalized so that each 32 center receives a uniform base amount of $245,000, and 33 the remaining funds shall be awarded through a funding 34 formula based upon the volume of children served. 35 12. If the department receives federal approval 36 to implement a waiver under Tit. IV-E of the federal 37 Social Security Act to enable providers to serve 38 children who remain in the children’s families and 39 communities, for purposes of eligibility under the 40 medical assistance program through 25 years of age, 41 children who participate in the waiver shall be 42 considered to be placed in foster care. 43 13. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 44 $4,025,167 is allocated for the preparation for adult 45 living program pursuant to section 234.46 . 46 14. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 47 $520,150 shall be used for juvenile drug courts. 48 The amount allocated in this subsection shall be 49 distributed as follows: 50 -36- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 36/ 123
To the judicial branch for salaries to assist with 1 the operation of juvenile drug court programs operated 2 in the following jurisdictions: 3 a. Marshall county: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,708 5 b. Woodbury county: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,682 7 c. Polk county: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 195,892 9 d. The third judicial district: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 67,934 11 e. The eighth judicial district: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 67,934 13 15. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 14 $227,337 shall be used for the public purpose of 15 continuing a grant to a nonprofit human services 16 organization providing services to individuals and 17 families in multiple locations in southwest Iowa and 18 Nebraska for support of a project providing immediate, 19 sensitive support and forensic interviews, medical 20 exams, needs assessments, and referrals for victims of 21 child abuse and their nonoffending family members. 22 16. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 23 $300,620 is allocated for the foster care youth council 24 approach of providing a support network to children 25 placed in foster care. 26 17. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 27 $202,000 is allocated for use pursuant to section 28 235A.1 for continuation of the initiative to address 29 child sexual abuse implemented pursuant to 2007 Iowa 30 Acts, chapter 218, section 18, subsection 21. 31 18. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 32 $630,240 is allocated for the community partnership for 33 child protection sites. 34 19. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 35 $371,250 is allocated for the department’s minority 36 youth and family projects under the redesign of the 37 child welfare system. 38 20. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 39 $1,109,947 is allocated for funding of the community 40 circle of care collaboration for children and youth in 41 northeast Iowa. 42 21. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 43 at least $147,158 shall be used for the continuation 44 of the child welfare provider training academy, a 45 collaboration between the coalition for family and 46 children’s services in Iowa and the department. 47 22. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 48 $211,872 shall be used for continuation of the central 49 Iowa system of care program grant through June 30, 50 -37- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 37/ 123
2016. 1 23. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 2 $135,000 shall be used for the public purpose of the 3 continuation and expansion of a system of care program 4 grant implemented in Cerro Gordo and Linn counties 5 to utilize a comprehensive and long-term approach 6 for helping children and families by addressing the 7 key areas in a child’s life of childhood basic needs, 8 education and work, family, and community. 9 24. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 10 at least $25,000 shall be used to continue and to 11 expand the foster care respite pilot program in which 12 postsecondary students in social work and other human 13 services-related programs receive experience by 14 assisting family foster care providers with respite and 15 other support. 16 25. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 17 $110,000 shall be used for the public purpose of 18 funding community-based services and other supports 19 with a system of care approach for children with a 20 serious emotional disturbance and their families 21 through a nonprofit provider of child welfare services 22 that has been in existence for more than 115 years, 23 is located in a county with a population of more 24 than 200,000 but less than 220,000 according to the 25 latest census information issued by the United States 26 census bureau, is licensed as a psychiatric medical 27 institution for children, and was a system of care 28 grantee prior to July 1, 2015. 29 Sec. 19. ADOPTION SUBSIDY. 30 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 31 the state to the department of human services for the 32 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 33 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 34 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 35 For adoption subsidy payments and services: 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,998,286 37 2. The department may transfer funds appropriated 38 in this section to the appropriation made in this 39 division of this Act for general administration for 40 costs paid from the appropriation relating to adoption 41 subsidy. 42 3. Federal funds received by the state during the 43 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, as the result of 44 the expenditure of state funds during a previous state 45 fiscal year for a service or activity funded under 46 this section are appropriated to the department to 47 be used as additional funding for the services and 48 activities funded under this section. Notwithstanding 49 section 8.33 , moneys received in accordance with this 50 -38- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 38/ 123
subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at 1 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any 2 fund but shall remain available for expenditure for the 3 purposes designated until the close of the succeeding 4 fiscal year. 5 Sec. 20. JUVENILE DETENTION HOME FUND. Moneys 6 deposited in the juvenile detention home fund 7 created in section 232.142 during the fiscal year 8 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, are 9 appropriated to the department of human services for 10 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending 11 June 30, 2016, for distribution of an amount equal 12 to a percentage of the costs of the establishment, 13 improvement, operation, and maintenance of county or 14 multicounty juvenile detention homes in the fiscal 15 year beginning July 1, 2014. Moneys appropriated for 16 distribution in accordance with this section shall be 17 allocated among eligible detention homes, prorated on 18 the basis of an eligible detention home’s proportion 19 of the costs of all eligible detention homes in the 20 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014. The percentage 21 figure shall be determined by the department based on 22 the amount available for distribution for the fund. 23 Notwithstanding section 232.142, subsection 3 , the 24 financial aid payable by the state under that provision 25 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, shall be 26 limited to the amount appropriated for the purposes of 27 this section. 28 Sec. 21. FAMILY SUPPORT SUBSIDY PROGRAM. 29 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 30 the state to the department of human services for the 31 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 32 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 33 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 34 For the family support subsidy program subject 35 to the enrollment restrictions in section 225C.37, 36 subsection 3 : 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,073,932 38 2. The department shall use at least $641,500 of 39 the moneys appropriated in this section for the family 40 support center component of the comprehensive family 41 support program under section 225C.47 . Not more than 42 $25,000 of the amount allocated in this subsection 43 shall be used for administrative costs. 44 3. If at any time during the fiscal year, the 45 amount of funding available for the family support 46 subsidy program is reduced from the amount initially 47 used to establish the figure for the number of family 48 members for whom a subsidy is to be provided at any one 49 time during the fiscal year, notwithstanding section 50 -39- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 39/ 123
225C.38, subsection 2 , the department shall revise the 1 figure as necessary to conform to the amount of funding 2 available. 3 Sec. 22. CONNER DECREE. There is appropriated from 4 the general fund of the state to the department of 5 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 6 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amount, 7 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 8 purpose designated: 9 For building community capacity through the 10 coordination and provision of training opportunities 11 in accordance with the consent decree of Conner v. 12 Branstad, No. 4-86-CV-30871(S.D. Iowa, July 14, 1994): 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,632 14 Sec. 23. MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES. 15 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 16 the state to the department of human services for the 17 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 18 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 19 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 20 a. For the state mental health institute at 21 Cherokee for salaries, support, maintenance, and 22 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 23 following full-time equivalent positions: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,545,616 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 169.20 26 b. For the state mental health institute at 27 Independence for salaries, support, maintenance, and 28 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 29 following full-time equivalent positions: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,324,209 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 233.00 32 c. For the state mental health institute at 33 Clarinda for salaries, support, maintenance, and 34 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 35 following full-time equivalent positions: 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,810,000 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 58.00 38 Moneys appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall be 39 used to operate a 15-bed acute inpatient psychiatric 40 program that shall be authorized to operate through 41 December 15, 2015. In addition, moneys in this 42 paragraph “c” shall be used to operate a six-bed 43 geropsychiatric program that shall be authorized to 44 operate through December 15, 2015, or until appropriate 45 alternative treatment services that meet the needs of 46 the current geropsychiatric program residents can be 47 secured, whichever is earlier. 48 d. For the state mental health institute at Mount 49 Pleasant for salaries, support, maintenance, and 50 -40- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 40/ 123
miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 1 following full-time equivalent positions: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,040,000 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 33.00 4 Moneys appropriated in this paragraph “d” shall be 5 used to operate a 50-bed substance abuse residential 6 treatment program that shall be authorized to operate 7 through December 15, 2015. 8 2. The department of human services shall work 9 with key stakeholders to determine the feasibility 10 of allowing a private provider to operate a crisis 11 residential services program or a subacute mental 12 health services program at the Clarinda campus on or 13 after January 1, 2016. 14 3. The department of public health shall work 15 with key stakeholders to select a private provider to 16 operate a dual diagnosis and residential treatment 17 services program at the Mount Pleasant campus on or 18 after January 1, 2016. 19 Sec. 24. STATE RESOURCE CENTERS. 20 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 21 the state to the department of human services for the 22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 23 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 24 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 25 a. For the state resource center at Glenwood for 26 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 27 purposes: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,524,482 29 b. For the state resource center at Woodward for 30 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 31 purposes: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,583,806 33 2. The department may continue to bill for state 34 resource center services utilizing a scope of services 35 approach used for private providers of intermediate 36 care facilities for persons with an intellectual 37 disability services, in a manner which does not shift 38 costs between the medical assistance program, counties, 39 or other sources of funding for the state resource 40 centers. 41 3. The state resource centers may expand the 42 time-limited assessment and respite services during the 43 fiscal year. 44 4. If the department’s administration and the 45 department of management concur with a finding by a 46 state resource center’s superintendent that projected 47 revenues can reasonably be expected to pay the salary 48 and support costs for a new employee position, or 49 that such costs for adding a particular number of new 50 -41- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 41/ 123
positions for the fiscal year would be less than the 1 overtime costs if new positions would not be added, the 2 superintendent may add the new position or positions. 3 If the vacant positions available to a resource center 4 do not include the position classification desired to 5 be filled, the state resource center’s superintendent 6 may reclassify any vacant position as necessary to 7 fill the desired position. The superintendents of the 8 state resource centers may, by mutual agreement, pool 9 vacant positions and position classifications during 10 the course of the fiscal year in order to assist one 11 another in filling necessary positions. 12 5. If existing capacity limitations are reached 13 in operating units, a waiting list is in effect 14 for a service or a special need for which a payment 15 source or other funding is available for the service 16 or to address the special need, and facilities for 17 the service or to address the special need can be 18 provided within the available payment source or other 19 funding, the superintendent of a state resource center 20 may authorize opening not more than two units or 21 other facilities and begin implementing the service 22 or addressing the special need during fiscal year 23 2015-2016. 24 Sec. 25. SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS. 25 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 26 the state to the department of human services for the 27 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 28 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 29 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 30 For costs associated with the commitment and 31 treatment of sexually violent predators in the unit 32 located at the state mental health institute at 33 Cherokee, including costs of legal services and 34 other associated costs, including salaries, support, 35 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 36 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,893,079 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 132.50 39 2. Unless specifically prohibited by law, if the 40 amount charged provides for recoupment of at least 41 the entire amount of direct and indirect costs, the 42 department of human services may contract with other 43 states to provide care and treatment of persons placed 44 by the other states at the unit for sexually violent 45 predators at Cherokee. The moneys received under such 46 a contract shall be considered to be repayment receipts 47 and used for the purposes of the appropriation made in 48 this section. 49 Sec. 26. FIELD OPERATIONS. There is appropriated 50 -42- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 42/ 123
from the general fund of the state to the department of 1 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amount, 3 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 4 purposes designated: 5 For field operations, including salaries, support, 6 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 7 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 58,920,976 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1,837.00 10 1. As a condition of this appropriation, the 11 department shall make every possible effort to fill 12 the entire number of positions authorized by this 13 section and, unless specifically provided otherwise 14 by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the 15 department is not subject to any approval requirement 16 external to the department to fill a field operations 17 vacancy within the number of full-time equivalent 18 positions authorized by this section. The department 19 shall report on the first of each month to the 20 chairpersons and ranking members of the appropriations 21 committees of the senate and house of representatives, 22 and the persons designated by this Act for submission 23 of reports concerning the status of filling the 24 positions. 25 2. Priority in filling full-time equivalent 26 positions shall be given to those positions related to 27 child protection services and eligibility determination 28 for low-income families. 29 Sec. 27. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION. There is 30 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 31 the department of human services for the fiscal year 32 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the 33 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 34 to be used for the purpose designated: 35 For general administration, including salaries, 36 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 37 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 38 positions: 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,848,198 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 309.00 41 1. The department shall report at least monthly 42 to the legislative services agency concerning the 43 department’s operational and program expenditures. 44 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 45 $150,000 shall be used to continue the contract for the 46 provision of a program to provide technical assistance, 47 support, and consultation to providers of habilitation 48 services and home and community-based services waiver 49 services for adults with disabilities under the medical 50 -43- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 43/ 123
assistance program. 1 3. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 2 $25,000 is transferred to the Iowa finance authority 3 to be used for administrative support of the council 4 on homelessness established in section 16.2D and for 5 the council to fulfill its duties in addressing and 6 reducing homelessness in the state. 7 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 8 $250,000 is allocated to an Iowa food bank association 9 selected by the department for the purchase of food on 10 behalf of an Iowa emergency feeding organization or 11 for the distribution of moneys to the Iowa emergency 12 feeding organization for the purchase of food. The 13 moneys allocated in this subsection shall be allocated 14 only to the extent that the allocated moneys are 15 matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Notwithstanding 16 section 8.33, moneys allocated in this subsection that 17 remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the 18 fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 19 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 20 close of the following fiscal year. 21 Sec. 28. VOLUNTEERS. There is appropriated from 22 the general fund of the state to the department of 23 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 24 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amount, 25 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 26 purpose designated: 27 For development and coordination of volunteer 28 services: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 84,686 30 Sec. 29. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, STATE SUPPLEMENTARY 31 ASSISTANCE, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS REIMBURSED 32 UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. 33 1. a. (1) For the period beginning July 1, 2015, 34 and ending December 31, 2015, the total state funding 35 amount for the nursing facility budget shall not exceed 36 $160,950,003. Beginning January 1, 2016, medical 37 assistance program managed care contractors shall be 38 responsible for nursing facility payments and aggregate 39 spending shall be limited to the actuarially sound 40 capitation rates in effect for that period. 41 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 42 the department shall rebase case-mix nursing facility 43 rates effective July 1, 2015. However, total nursing 44 facility budget expenditures, for the period beginning 45 July 1, 2015, and ending December 31, 2015, including 46 both case-mix and noncase-mix, shall not exceed the 47 amount specified in subparagraph (1). When calculating 48 case-mix per diem cost and the patient-day-weighted 49 medians used in rate-setting for nursing facilities 50 -44- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 44/ 123
effective July 1, 2015, the inflation factor applied 1 from the midpoint of the cost report period to the 2 first day of the state fiscal year rate period shall be 3 adjusted to maintain state funding within the amount 4 specified in subparagraph (1). 5 (3) The department, in cooperation with nursing 6 facility representatives, shall review projections for 7 state funding expenditures for reimbursement of nursing 8 facilities on a quarterly basis and the department 9 shall determine if an adjustment to the medical 10 assistance reimbursement rate is necessary in order to 11 provide reimbursement within the state funding amount 12 for the fiscal year. Notwithstanding 2001 Iowa Acts, 13 chapter 192, section 4, subsection 2, paragraph “c”, 14 and subsection 3, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2), if 15 the state funding expenditures for the nursing facility 16 budget for the fiscal year are projected to exceed the 17 amount specified in subparagraph (1), the department 18 shall adjust the reimbursement for nursing facilities 19 reimbursed under the case-mix reimbursement system to 20 maintain expenditures of the nursing facility budget 21 within the specified amount for the fiscal year. 22 (4) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 23 special population nursing facilities shall be 24 reimbursed in accordance with the methodology in effect 25 on June 30, 2015. 26 b. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 27 2015, the department shall establish the pharmacy 28 dispensing fee reimbursement at $11.73 per prescription 29 as determined by the June 2014 cost of dispensing fee 30 survey. 31 (2) The department shall utilize an average 32 acquisition cost reimbursement methodology for all 33 drugs covered under the medical assistance program in 34 accordance with 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 35 33. 36 (3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (2), if the 37 centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the 38 United States department of health and human services 39 (CMS) requires, as a condition of federal Medicaid 40 funding, that the department implement an aggregate 41 federal upper limit (FUL) for drug reimbursement 42 based on the average manufacturer’s price (AMP), the 43 department may utilize a reimbursement methodology for 44 all drugs covered under the Medicaid program based on 45 the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) 46 methodology published by CMS, in order to assure 47 compliance with the aggregate FUL, minimize outcomes 48 of drug reimbursements below pharmacy acquisition 49 costs, limit administrative costs, and minimize any 50 -45- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 45/ 123
change in the aggregate reimbursement for drugs. The 1 department may adopt emergency rules to implement this 2 subparagraph. 3 c. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 4 reimbursement rates for outpatient hospital services 5 shall remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2015, 6 subject to Medicaid program upper payment limit rules. 7 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 8 reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital services 9 shall be rebased effective October 1, 2015, subject to 10 Medicaid program upper payment limit rules and adjusted 11 as necessary to maintain expenditures within the amount 12 appropriated to the department for this purpose for the 13 fiscal year. 14 (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 15 the graduate medical education and disproportionate 16 share hospital fund amount shall remain at the amount 17 in effect on June 30, 2015, except that the portion of 18 the fund attributable to graduate medical education 19 shall be reduced in an amount that reflects the 20 elimination of graduate medical education payments made 21 to out-of-state hospitals. 22 (4) In order to ensure the efficient use of limited 23 state funds in procuring health care services for 24 low-income Iowans, funds appropriated in this Act for 25 hospital services shall not be used for activities 26 which would be excluded from a determination of 27 reasonable costs under the federal Medicare program 28 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1395x(v)(1)(N). 29 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 30 reimbursement rates for rural health clinics, hospices, 31 and acute mental hospitals shall be increased in 32 accordance with increases under the federal Medicare 33 program or as supported by their Medicare audited 34 costs. 35 e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 36 independent laboratories and rehabilitation agencies 37 shall be reimbursed based on the same methodology in 38 effect on June 30, 2015. 39 f. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 40 reimbursement rates for home health agencies shall 41 continue to be based on the Medicare low utilization 42 payment adjustment (LUPA) methodology with state 43 geographic wage adjustments, and updated to reflect the 44 most recent Medicare LUPA rates. 45 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 46 rates for private duty nursing and personal care 47 services under the early and periodic screening, 48 diagnostic, and treatment program benefit shall be 49 calculated based on the methodology in effect on June 50 -46- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 46/ 123
30, 2015. 1 g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 2 federally qualified health centers shall receive 3 cost-based reimbursement for 100 percent of the 4 reasonable costs for the provision of services to 5 recipients of medical assistance. 6 h. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, the 7 reimbursement rates for dental services shall remain at 8 the rates in effect on June 30, 2015. 9 i. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 10 for the nonstate-owned psychiatric medical institutions 11 for children, reimbursement rates shall be based on the 12 reimbursement methodology developed by the department 13 as required for federal compliance. 14 (2) As a condition of participation in the medical 15 assistance program, enrolled providers shall accept the 16 medical assistance reimbursement rate for any covered 17 goods or services provided to recipients of medical 18 assistance who are children under the custody of a 19 psychiatric medical institution for children. 20 j. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 21 2015, unless otherwise specified in this Act, 22 all noninstitutional medical assistance provider 23 reimbursement rates shall remain at the rates in effect 24 on June 30, 2015, except for area education agencies, 25 local education agencies, infant and toddler services 26 providers, home and community-based services providers 27 including consumer-directed attendant care providers 28 under a section 1915(c) or 1915(i) waiver, targeted 29 case management providers, and those providers whose 30 rates are required to be determined pursuant to section 31 249A.20 . 32 k. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, 33 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, the 34 reimbursement rate for anesthesiologists shall remain 35 at the rate in effect on June 30, 2015. 36 l. Notwithstanding section 249A.20, for the fiscal 37 year beginning July 1, 2015, the average reimbursement 38 rate for health care providers eligible for use of the 39 federal Medicare resource-based relative value scale 40 reimbursement methodology under section 249A.20 shall 41 remain at the rate in effect on June 30, 2015; however, 42 this rate shall not exceed the maximum level authorized 43 by the federal government. 44 m. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, the 45 reimbursement rate for residential care facilities 46 shall not be less than the minimum payment level as 47 established by the federal government to meet the 48 federally mandated maintenance of effort requirement. 49 The flat reimbursement rate for facilities electing not 50 -47- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 47/ 123
to file annual cost reports shall not be less than the 1 minimum payment level as established by the federal 2 government to meet the federally mandated maintenance 3 of effort requirement. 4 n. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 5 the reimbursement rates for inpatient mental health 6 services provided at hospitals shall be rebased 7 effective October 1, 2015, subject to Medicaid program 8 upper payment limit rules; and psychiatrists shall 9 be reimbursed at the medical assistance program 10 fee-for-service rate in effect on June 30, 2015. 11 o. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 12 community mental health centers may choose to be 13 reimbursed for the services provided to recipients of 14 medical assistance through either of the following 15 options: 16 (1) For 100 percent of the reasonable costs of the 17 services. 18 (2) In accordance with the alternative 19 reimbursement rate methodology established by the 20 medical assistance program’s managed care contractor 21 for mental health services and approved by the 22 department of human services. 23 p. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 24 the upper limits on reimbursement rates for providers 25 of home and community-based services waiver services 26 shall be the same as the limits in effect on June 30, 27 2015, except that the department shall implement cost 28 containment strategies related to modified payment 29 limits for waiver services as recommended by the 30 governor for the fiscal year. 31 q. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 32 the reimbursement rates for emergency medical service 33 providers shall remain at the rates in effect on June 34 30, 2015. 35 r. Beginning January 1, 2016, reimbursement rates 36 for supported employment services provided under a 37 Medicaid home and community-based services waiver shall 38 be increased by 20 percent over the rates in effect on 39 June 30, 2015. 40 2. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, the 41 reimbursement rate for providers reimbursed under the 42 in-home-related care program shall not be less than the 43 minimum payment level as established by the federal 44 government to meet the federally mandated maintenance 45 of effort requirement. 46 3. Unless otherwise directed in this section, when 47 the department’s reimbursement methodology for any 48 provider reimbursed in accordance with this section 49 includes an inflation factor, this factor shall not 50 -48- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 48/ 123
exceed the amount by which the consumer price index for 1 all urban consumers increased during the calendar year 2 ending December 31, 2002. 3 4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 4 the foster family basic daily maintenance rate and 5 the maximum adoption subsidy rate for children ages 0 6 through 5 years shall be $16.78, the rate for children 7 ages 6 through 11 years shall be $17.45, the rate for 8 children ages 12 through 15 years shall be $19.10, 9 and the rate for children and young adults ages 16 10 and older shall be $19.35. For youth ages 18 to 11 21 who have exited foster care, the preparation for 12 adult living program maintenance rate shall be $602.70 13 per month. The maximum payment for adoption subsidy 14 nonrecurring expenses shall be limited to $500 and the 15 disallowance of additional amounts for court costs and 16 other related legal expenses implemented pursuant to 17 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1031, section 408, shall be 18 continued. 19 5. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 20 the maximum reimbursement rates under the supervised 21 apartment living program and for social services 22 providers under contract shall remain at the rates 23 in effect on June 30, 2015, or the provider’s actual 24 and allowable cost plus inflation for each service, 25 whichever is less. However, if a new service or 26 service provider is added after June 30, 2015, the 27 initial reimbursement rate for the service or provider 28 shall be based upon a weighted average of provider 29 rates for similar services. 30 6. The reimbursement rates for family-centered 31 service providers, family foster care service 32 providers, and the resource family recruitment and 33 retention contractor for the fiscal year beginning July 34 1, 2015, shall remain at the rates in effect on June 35 30, 2015. 36 7. a. For the purposes of this subsection, 37 “combined reimbursement rate” means the combined 38 service and maintenance reimbursement rate for a 39 service level under the department’s reimbursement 40 methodology. Effective July 1, 2015, the combined 41 reimbursement rate for a group foster care service 42 level shall be the amount designated in this 43 subsection. However, if a group foster care provider’s 44 reimbursement rate for a service level as of June 45 30, 2015, is more than the rate designated in this 46 subsection, the provider’s reimbursement shall remain 47 at the higher rate. 48 b. Unless a group foster care provider is subject 49 to the exception provided in paragraph “a”, effective 50 -49- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 49/ 123
July 1, 2015, the combined reimbursement rates for the 1 service levels under the department’s reimbursement 2 methodology shall be as follows: 3 (1) For service level, community - D1, the daily 4 rate shall be at least $84.17. 5 (2) For service level, comprehensive - D2, the 6 daily rate shall be at least $119.09. 7 (3) For service level, enhanced - D3, the daily 8 rate shall be at least $131.09. 9 8. The group foster care reimbursement rates 10 paid for placement of children out of state shall 11 be calculated according to the same rate-setting 12 principles as those used for in-state providers, 13 unless the director of human services or the director’s 14 designee determines that appropriate care cannot be 15 provided within the state. The payment of the daily 16 rate shall be based on the number of days in the 17 calendar month in which service is provided. 18 9. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 19 the reimbursement rate paid for shelter care and 20 the child welfare emergency services implemented to 21 provide or prevent the need for shelter care shall be 22 established by contract. 23 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 24 the combined service and maintenance components of 25 the reimbursement rate paid for shelter care services 26 shall be based on the financial and statistical report 27 submitted to the department. The maximum reimbursement 28 rate shall be $96.98 per day. The department shall 29 reimburse a shelter care provider at the provider’s 30 actual and allowable unit cost, plus inflation, not to 31 exceed the maximum reimbursement rate. 32 c. Notwithstanding section 232.141, subsection 8 , 33 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, the amount 34 of the statewide average of the actual and allowable 35 rates for reimbursement of juvenile shelter care homes 36 that is utilized for the limitation on recovery of 37 unpaid costs is $143.63. 38 10. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 39 the department shall calculate reimbursement rates 40 for intermediate care facilities for persons with 41 an intellectual disability at the 80th percentile. 42 Beginning July 1, 2015, the rate calculation 43 methodology shall utilize the consumer price index 44 inflation factor applicable to the fiscal year 45 beginning July 1, 2015. 46 11. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, 47 for child care providers reimbursed under the state 48 child care assistance program, the department shall 49 set provider reimbursement rates based on the rate 50 -50- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 50/ 123
reimbursement survey completed in December 2004. 1 Effective July 1, 2015, the child care provider 2 reimbursement rates shall remain at the rates in effect 3 on June 30, 2015. The department shall set rates in a 4 manner so as to provide incentives for a nonregistered 5 provider to become registered by applying the increase 6 only to registered and licensed providers. 7 12. The department may adopt emergency rules to 8 implement this section. 9 Sec. 30. EMERGENCY RULES. 10 1. If specifically authorized by a provision 11 of this division of this Act, the department of 12 human services or the mental health and disability 13 services commission may adopt administrative rules 14 under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 15 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement 16 the provisions of this division of this Act and the 17 rules shall become effective immediately upon filing 18 or on a later effective date specified in the rules, 19 unless the effective date of the rules is delayed or 20 the applicability of the rules is suspended by the 21 administrative rules review committee. Any rules 22 adopted in accordance with this section shall not 23 take effect before the rules are reviewed by the 24 administrative rules review committee. The delay 25 authority provided to the administrative rules review 26 committee under section 17A.4, subsection 7, and 27 section 17A.8, subsection 9, shall be applicable to a 28 delay imposed under this section, notwithstanding a 29 provision in those sections making them inapplicable 30 to section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”. Any 31 rules adopted in accordance with the provisions of this 32 section shall also be published as a notice of intended 33 action as provided in section 17A.4. 34 2. If during a fiscal year, the department of 35 human services is adopting rules in accordance with 36 this section or as otherwise directed or authorized 37 by state law, and the rules will result in an 38 expenditure increase beyond the amount anticipated 39 in the budget process or if the expenditure was not 40 addressed in the budget process for the fiscal year, 41 the department shall notify the persons designated by 42 this division of this Act for submission of reports, 43 the chairpersons and ranking members of the committees 44 on appropriations, and the department of management 45 concerning the rules and the expenditure increase. The 46 notification shall be provided at least 30 calendar 47 days prior to the date notice of the rules is submitted 48 to the administrative rules coordinator and the 49 administrative code editor. 50 -51- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 51/ 123
Sec. 31. REPORTS. Any reports or other information 1 required to be compiled and submitted under this Act 2 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, shall 3 be submitted to the chairpersons and ranking members 4 of the joint appropriations subcommittee on health and 5 human services, the legislative services agency, and 6 the legislative caucus staffs on or before the dates 7 specified for submission of the reports or information. 8 Sec. 32. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following 9 provisions of this division of this Act, being deemed 10 of immediate importance, take effect upon enactment: 11 1. The provision relating to section 232.141 12 and directing the state court administrator and the 13 division administrator of the department of human 14 services division of child and family services to 15 make the determination, by June 15, 2015, of the 16 distribution of funds allocated for the payment of 17 the expenses of court-ordered services provided to 18 juveniles which are a charge upon the state. 19 DIVISION VI 20 HEALTH CARE ACCOUNTS AND FUNDS —— FY 2015-2016 21 Sec. 33. PHARMACEUTICAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. There 22 is appropriated from the pharmaceutical settlement 23 account created in section 249A.33 to the department of 24 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 25 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amount, 26 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 27 purpose designated: 28 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 29 contrary, to supplement the appropriations made in this 30 Act for medical contracts under the medical assistance 31 program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and 32 ending June 30, 2016: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,002,176 34 Sec. 34. QUALITY ASSURANCE TRUST FUND —— DEPARTMENT 35 OF HUMAN SERVICES. Notwithstanding any provision to 36 the contrary and subject to the availability of funds, 37 there is appropriated from the quality assurance trust 38 fund created in section 249L.4 to the department of 39 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 40 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amounts, 41 or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes 42 designated: 43 To supplement the appropriation made in this Act 44 from the general fund of the state to the department 45 of human services for medical assistance for the same 46 fiscal year: 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36,705,208 48 Sec. 35. HOSPITAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS TRUST FUND 49 —— DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Notwithstanding 50 -52- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 52/ 123
any provision to the contrary and subject to the 1 availability of funds, there is appropriated from 2 the hospital health care access trust fund created in 3 section 249M.4 to the department of human services for 4 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 5 30, 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof as 6 is necessary, for the purposes designated: 7 To supplement the appropriation made in this Act 8 from the general fund of the state to the department 9 of human services for medical assistance for the same 10 fiscal year: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,700,000 12 Sec. 36. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM —— NONREVERSION 13 FOR FY 2015-2016. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , 14 if moneys appropriated for purposes of the medical 15 assistance program for the fiscal year beginning 16 July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, from the 17 general fund of the state, the quality assurance 18 trust fund and the hospital health care access trust 19 fund, are in excess of actual expenditures for the 20 medical assistance program and remain unencumbered or 21 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, the excess 22 moneys shall not revert but shall remain available for 23 expenditure for the purposes of the medical assistance 24 program until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 25 DIVISION VII 26 PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER PRIOR PROVISIONS 27 MEDICAID OFFSET PAID BY COUNTIES IN FY 2014-2015 28 Sec. 37. Section 426B.3, subsection 5, paragraph 29 e, subparagraph (1), Code 2015, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 (1) (a) If the county receives an equalization 32 payment in the fiscal year following the calculation 33 year, the county shall repay the Medicaid offset 34 amount to the state from that equalization payment. A 35 county’s repayment pursuant to this subparagraph shall 36 be remitted on or before January 1 of the fiscal year 37 in which the equalization payment is received and the 38 repayment shall be credited to the property tax relief 39 fund. Moneys credited to the property tax relief 40 fund in accordance with this subparagraph are subject 41 to appropriation by the general assembly to support 42 mental health and disability services administered 43 by the regional system. The department of human 44 services’ annual budget shall include recommendations 45 for reinvestment of the amounts credited to the fund to 46 address core and additional core services administered 47 by the regional system. 48 (b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary 49 in subparagraph division (a), during the fiscal year 50 -53- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 53/ 123
beginning July 1, 2014, any repayment received pursuant 1 to subparagraph division (a) shall not be subject to 2 appropriation by the general assembly to support mental 3 health and disabilities services administered by the 4 regional system, but instead shall be transferred to 5 the department of human services to supplement the 6 medical assistance program appropriations for the same 7 fiscal year. 8 DECATEGORIZATION 9 Sec. 38. DECATEGORIZATION CARRYOVER FUNDING —— 10 TRANSFER TO MEDICAID PROGRAM. Notwithstanding section 11 232.188, subsection 5, paragraph “b”, any state 12 appropriated moneys in the funding pool that remained 13 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 14 year beginning July 1, 2012, and were deemed carryover 15 funding to remain available for the two succeeding 16 fiscal years that still remain unencumbered or 17 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year beginning 18 July 1, 2014, shall not revert but shall be transferred 19 to the medical assistance program for the fiscal year 20 beginning July 1, 2014. 21 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION 22 Sec. 39. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 23 2, subsection 1, paragraph c, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 c. The department shall allocate not less than 26 95 percent of the amount of the block grant each 27 federal fiscal year to eligible community mental health 28 services providers for carrying out the plan submitted 29 to and approved by the federal substance abuse and 30 mental health services administration for the fiscal 31 year involved , except that for federal fiscal year 32 2014-2015, $1,643,467 of such federal block grant funds 33 shall be used for child and family services pursuant to 34 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 148, as amended 35 by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, section 25, for the 36 purposes of 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, section 25, 37 subsection 20, relating to the community circle of 38 care collaboration for children and youth in northeast 39 Iowa, subsection 24 relating to the central Iowa system 40 of care program grant, subsection 25 relating to the 41 system of care grant implemented in Cerro Gordo and 42 Linn counties, and subsection 27 relating to a system 43 of care approach for children with a serious emotional 44 disturbance and their families through a nonprofit 45 provider of child welfare services licensed as a 46 psychiatric medical institution for children . 47 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES 48 Sec. 40. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 136, 49 subsections 1, 2, 6, and 13, as amended by 2014 Iowa 50 -54- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 54/ 123
Acts, chapter 1140, section 9, are amended to read as 1 follows: 2 1. To be credited to the family investment program 3 account and used for assistance under the family 4 investment program under chapter 239B : 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,879,488 6 6,281,222 7 2. To be credited to the family investment program 8 account and used for the job opportunities and 9 basic skills (JOBS) program and implementing family 10 investment agreements in accordance with chapter 239B : 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,091,911 12 10,232,340 13 6. For state child care assistance: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,047,110 15 41,210,239 16 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 17 $26,347,110 $26,332,712 is transferred to the child 18 care and development block grant appropriation made by 19 the Eighty-fifth General Assembly, 2013 Session, in 20 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 14 for the federal 21 fiscal year beginning October 1, 2014, and ending 22 September 30, 2015. Of this amount, $200,000 shall 23 be used for provision of educational opportunities 24 to registered child care home providers in order to 25 improve services and programs offered by this category 26 of providers and to increase the number of providers. 27 The department may contract with institutions of higher 28 education or child care resource and referral centers 29 to provide the educational opportunities. Allowable 30 administrative costs under the contracts shall not 31 exceed 5 percent. The application for a grant shall 32 not exceed two pages in length. 33 b. Any funds appropriated in this subsection 34 remaining unallocated shall be used for state child 35 care assistance payments for families who are employed, 36 including but not limited to individuals enrolled in 37 the family investment program who are employed . 38 13. a. Notwithstanding any provision to the 39 contrary, including but not limited to requirements 40 in section 8.41 or provisions in 2013 or 2014 Iowa 41 Acts regarding the receipt and appropriation of 42 federal block grants, federal funds from the temporary 43 assistance for needy families block grant received by 44 the state not otherwise appropriated in this section 45 and remaining available for the fiscal year beginning 46 July 1, 2014, are appropriated to the department of 47 human services to the extent as may be necessary to 48 be used in the following priority order: the family 49 investment program, for state child care assistance 50 -55- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 55/ 123
program payments for individuals enrolled in the 1 family investment program families who are employed 2 including but not limited to individuals enrolled 3 in the family investment program , and for the family 4 investment program share of costs to develop and 5 maintain a new, integrated eligibility determination 6 system. The federal funds appropriated in this 7 paragraph “a” shall be expended only after all other 8 funds appropriated in subsection 1 for the assistance 9 under the family investment program, in subsection 6 10 for child care assistance, or in subsection 12 for 11 the family investment program share of the costs to 12 continue to develop and maintain a new, integrated 13 eligibility determination system, as applicable, have 14 been expended. For the purposes of this subsection, 15 the funds appropriated in subsection 6, paragraph “a”, 16 for transfer to the child care and development block 17 grant are considered fully expended when the full 18 amount has been transferred. 19 b. The department shall, on a quarterly basis, 20 advise the legislative services agency and department 21 of management of the amount of funds appropriated in 22 this subsection that was expended in the prior quarter. 23 CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY UNIT 24 Sec. 41. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 25 139, unnumbered paragraph 2, as amended by 2014 Iowa 26 Acts, chapter 1140, section 12, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 For child support recovery, including salaries, 29 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 30 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 31 positions: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,911,230 33 14,771,230 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 464.00 35 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 36 Sec. 42. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 37 142, unnumbered paragraph 2, as amended by 2014 Iowa 38 Acts, chapter 1140, section 14, is amended to read as 39 follows: 40 For medical assistance program reimbursement and 41 associated costs as specifically provided in the 42 reimbursement methodologies in effect on June 30, 43 2014, except as otherwise expressly authorized by 44 law, consistent with options under federal law and 45 regulations, and contingent upon receipt of approval 46 from the office of the governor of reimbursement for 47 each abortion performed under the program: 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,250,658,393 49 1,279,927,030 50 -56- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 56/ 123
DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL 1 Sec. 43. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 142, 2 subsection 11, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, as 3 amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, section 15, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 Of the funds appropriated in this section, 6 $8,391,922 $5,591,922 is allocated for the state 7 match for a disproportionate share hospital payment of 8 $19,133,430 $12,749,481 to hospitals that meet both of 9 the conditions specified in subparagraphs (1) and (2). 10 In addition, the hospitals that meet the conditions 11 specified shall either certify public expenditures 12 or transfer to the medical assistance program an 13 amount equal to provide the nonfederal share for a 14 disproportionate share hospital payment of $7,500,000 15 $13,883,949 . The hospitals that meet the conditions 16 specified shall receive and retain 100 percent of 17 the total disproportionate share hospital payment of 18 $26,633,430. 19 MEDICAL CONTRACTS 20 Sec. 44. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 143, 21 unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2, as amended by 2014 Iowa 22 Acts, chapter 1140, section 19, are amended to read as 23 follows: 24 There is appropriated from the general fund of the 25 state to the department of human services for the 26 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 27 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 28 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 29 For medical contracts: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,148,576 31 16,398,576 32 STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE 33 Sec. 45. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 144, 34 as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, section 20, 35 is amended by adding the following new subsection: 36 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Notwithstanding section 37 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain 38 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 39 year shall not revert but shall remain available for 40 expenditure for the purposes designated until the close 41 of the succeeding fiscal year. 42 CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM/ 43 HEALTHY AND WELL KIDS IN IOWA PROGRAM 44 Sec. 46. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 145, 45 subsection 1, as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 46 1140, section 21, is amended to read as follows: 47 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 48 the state to the department of human services for the 49 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 50 -57- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 57/ 123
2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 1 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 2 For maintenance of the healthy and well kids in Iowa 3 (hawk-i) program pursuant to chapter 514I , including 4 supplemental dental services, for receipt of federal 5 financial participation under Tit. XXI of the federal 6 Social Security Act, which creates the children’s 7 health insurance program: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,877,998 9 45,097,085 10 CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE 11 Sec. 47. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 146, 12 unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2, as amended by 2014 Iowa 13 Acts, chapter 1140, section 22, are amended to read as 14 follows: 15 There is appropriated from the general fund of the 16 state to the department of human services for the 17 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 18 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 19 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 20 For child care programs: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,132,080 22 36,303,944 23 CHILDREN ADJUDICATED AS DELINQUENT AND CHILD IN NEED OF 24 ASSISTANCE PLACEMENTS 25 Sec. 48. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, unnumbered 26 paragraphs 1 and 2, as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, 27 chapter 1140, section 24, are amended to read as 28 follows: 29 There is appropriated from the general fund of the 30 state to the department of human services for the 31 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 32 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 33 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 34 For the placement costs of female children 35 adjudicated as delinquent and male and female children 36 adjudicated as a child in need of assistance: 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000 38 1,400,000 39 CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES 40 Sec. 49. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 148, 41 subsection 1, as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 42 1140, section 25, is amended to read as follows: 43 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 44 the state to the department of human services for the 45 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 46 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 47 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 48 For child and family services: 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 94,857,554 50 -58- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 58/ 123
86,564,087 1 ADOPTION SUBSIDY 2 Sec. 50. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 149, 3 subsection 1, as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 4 1140, section 26, is amended to read as follows: 5 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 6 the state to the department of human services for the 7 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 8 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 9 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 10 For adoption subsidy payments and services: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,580,749 12 41,744,149 13 FAMILY SUPPORT SUBSIDY 14 Sec. 51. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 151, 15 subsection 1, as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 16 1140, section 27, is amended to read as follows: 17 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 18 the state to the department of human services for the 19 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 20 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 21 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 22 For the family support subsidy program subject 23 to the enrollment restrictions in section 225C.37, 24 subsection 3 : 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,079,739 26 579,739 27 CLARINDA AND INDEPENDENCE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES 28 Sec. 52. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 29 153, subsections 2 and 3, as amended by 2014 Iowa 30 Acts, chapter 1140, section 29, are amended to read as 31 follows: 32 2. For the state mental health institute at 33 Clarinda for salaries, support, maintenance, and 34 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 35 following full-time equivalent positions: 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,787,309 37 6,239,309 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 86.10 39 3. For the state mental health institute at 40 Independence for salaries, support, maintenance, and 41 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 42 following full-time equivalent positions: 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,484,386 44 10,342,865 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 233.00 46 GLENWOOD AND WOODWARD STATE RESOURCE CENTERS 47 Sec. 53. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 154, 48 subsection 1, as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 49 1140, section 30, is amended to read as follows: 50 -59- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 59/ 123
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 1 the state to the department of human services for the 2 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 3 2015, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 4 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 5 a. For the state resource center at Glenwood for 6 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 7 purposes: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,695,266 9 21,195,266 10 b. For the state resource center at Woodward for 11 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 12 purposes: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,855,693 14 14,505,693 15 FIELD OPERATIONS 16 Sec. 54. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 156, 17 unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2, as amended by 2014 Iowa 18 Acts, chapter 1140, section 32, are amended to read as 19 follows: 20 There is appropriated from the general fund of the 21 state to the department of human services for the 22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 23 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 24 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 25 For field operations, including salaries, support, 26 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 27 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 65,170,976 29 61,170,976 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1,837.00 31 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 32 Sec. 55. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 157, 33 unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2, as amended by 2014 Iowa 34 Acts, chapter 1140, section 33, are amended to read as 35 follows: 36 There is appropriated from the general fund of the 37 state to the department of human services for the 38 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 39 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 40 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 41 For general administration, including salaries, 42 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 43 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 44 positions: 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,072,302 46 15,072,302 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 309.00 48 QUALITY ASSURANCE TRUST FUND 49 Sec. 56. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 163, 50 -60- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 60/ 123
as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, section 48, 1 is amended to read as follows: 2 SEC. 163. QUALITY ASSURANCE TRUST FUND —— 3 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Notwithstanding 4 any provision to the contrary and subject to the 5 availability of funds, there is appropriated from the 6 quality assurance trust fund created in section 249L.4 7 to the department of human services for the fiscal year 8 beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the 9 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 10 for the purposes designated: 11 To supplement the appropriation made in this Act 12 from the general fund of the state to the department 13 of human services for medical assistance for the same 14 fiscal year: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,195,653 16 29,695,653 17 Sec. 57. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division 18 of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, 19 takes effect upon enactment. 20 Sec. 58. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division 21 of this Act is retroactively applicable to July 1, 22 2014. 23 DIVISION VIII 24 QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSESSMENT 25 Sec. 59. Section 249L.3, subsection 1, paragraph d, 26 Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 27 d. The aggregate quality assurance assessments 28 imposed under this chapter shall not exceed the lower 29 of be established at three percent of the aggregate 30 non-Medicare revenues of a nursing facility or the 31 maximum amount that may be assessed pursuant to the 32 indirect guarantee threshold as established pursuant to 33 42 C.F.R. §433.68(f)(3)(i), and shall be stated on a 34 per-patient-day basis. 35 DIVISION IX 36 AUTISM 37 Sec. 60. NEW SECTION . 135.181 Behavior analyst 38 and board certified assistant behavior analyst grants 39 program —— fund. 40 1. The department shall establish a board-certified 41 behavior analyst and board-certified assistant behavior 42 analyst grants program to provide grants to Iowa 43 resident and nonresident applicants who have been 44 accepted for admission or are attending a board of 45 regents university, community college, or an accredited 46 private institution, are enrolled in a program to 47 be eligible for board certification as a behavior 48 analyst or assistant behavior analyst, and demonstrate 49 financial need. Priority in the awarding of a grant 50 -61- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 61/ 123
shall be given to applicants who are residents of Iowa. 1 2. The department, in cooperation with the 2 department of education, shall adopt rules pursuant 3 to chapter 17A to establish minimum standards for 4 applicants to be eligible for a grant that address all 5 of the following: 6 a. Eligibility requirements for and qualifications 7 of an applicant to receive a grant. 8 b. The application process for the grant. 9 c. Criteria for preference in awarding of the 10 grants. 11 d. Determination of the amount of a grant. 12 e. Use of the funds awarded. 13 3. a. A board-certified behavior analyst and 14 board-certified assistant behavior analyst grants 15 program fund is created in the state treasury as a 16 separate fund under the control of the department. The 17 fund shall consist of moneys appropriated from the 18 general fund of the state for the purposes of the fund 19 and moneys from any other public or private source 20 available. 21 b. The department may receive contributions, 22 grants, and in-kind contributions to support the 23 purposes of the fund. Not more than five percent 24 of the moneys in the fund may be used annually for 25 administrative costs. 26 c. The fund shall be separate from the general 27 fund of the state and shall not be considered part 28 of the general fund of the state. The moneys in the 29 fund shall not be considered revenue of the state, but 30 rather shall be moneys of the fund. Moneys within 31 the fund are not subject to section 8.33 and shall 32 not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, 33 or otherwise encumbered, except to provide for the 34 purposes of this section. Notwithstanding section 35 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys 36 deposited in the fund shall be credited to the fund. 37 d. The moneys in the fund are appropriated to the 38 department and shall be used to provide grants to 39 individuals who meet the criteria established under 40 this section. 41 Sec. 61. Section 225D.1, subsection 3, Code 2015, 42 is amended to read as follows: 43 3. “Autism service provider” means a person 44 providing applied behavioral analysis, who meets all 45 of the following criteria: 46 a. Is any of the following: 47 (1) Is certified as a behavior analyst by the 48 behavior analyst certification board or is a health 49 professional licensed under chapter 147 . 50 -62- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 62/ 123
(2) Is a board-certified assistant behavior analyst 1 who performs duties, identified by and based on the 2 standards of the behavior analyst certification board, 3 under the supervision of a board-certified behavior 4 analyst. 5 b. Is approved as a member of the provider network 6 by the department. 7 Sec. 62. Section 225D.2, subsection 2, Code 2015, 8 is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 9 NEW PARAGRAPH . l. Proof of eligibility for the 10 autism support program that includes a written denial 11 for coverage or a benefits summary indicating that 12 applied behavioral analysis treatment is not a covered 13 benefit for which the applicant is eligible, under the 14 Medicaid program, section 514C.28, or private insurance 15 coverage. 16 DIVISION X 17 OFFICE OF SUBSTITUTE DECISION MAKER 18 Sec. 63. Section 231E.4, subsection 3, paragraph a, 19 Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 20 a. Select persons through a request for proposals 21 process to establish local offices of substitute 22 decision maker in each of the planning and service 23 areas. Local offices shall be established statewide on 24 or before July 1, 2015 2017 . 25 DIVISION XI 26 PHARMACEUTICAL COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL PROGRAM 27 Sec. 64. Section 155A.43, Code 2015, is amended to 28 read as follows: 29 155A.43 Pharmaceutical collection and disposal 30 program —— annual allocation. 31 Of the fees collected pursuant to sections 124.301 32 and 147.80 and chapter 155A by the board of pharmacy, 33 and retained by the board pursuant to section 147.82 , 34 not more than one hundred twenty-five seventy-five 35 thousand dollars may be allocated annually by the board 36 for administering the pharmaceutical collection and 37 disposal program originally established pursuant to 38 2009 Iowa Acts, ch. 175, §9. The program shall provide 39 for the management and disposal of unused, excess, 40 and expired pharmaceuticals. The board of pharmacy 41 may cooperate with the Iowa pharmacy association and 42 may consult with the department and sanitary landfill 43 operators in administering the program. 44 DIVISION XII 45 COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITIES SERVICES FUNDING 46 —— EQUALIZATION AND MEDICAID OFFSET 47 Sec. 65. Section 331.424A, subsection 8, unnumbered 48 paragraph 1, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 49 Notwithstanding subsection 6 , for the fiscal years 50 -63- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 63/ 123
beginning July 1, 2013, July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015, 1 and July 1, 2016, county revenues from taxes levied by 2 the county and credited to the county services fund 3 shall not exceed the lower of the following amounts: 4 Sec. 66. Section 426B.3, subsection 1, Code 2015, 5 is amended to read as follows: 6 1. For the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2013, 7 July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016, 8 the state and county funding for the mental health 9 and disability services administered or paid for by 10 counties shall be provided based on a statewide per 11 capita expenditure target amount computed in accordance 12 with this section and section 331.424A . 13 Sec. 67. Section 426B.3, subsection 4, paragraph a, 14 Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 15 a. For the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2013, 16 July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016, a 17 county with a county population expenditure target 18 amount that exceeds the amount of the county’s base 19 year expenditures for mental health and disabilities 20 services shall receive an equalization payment for the 21 difference. 22 Sec. 68. Section 426B.3, subsection 5, Code 2015, 23 is amended by striking the subsection. 24 DIVISION XIII 25 PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FUND —— BLOCK GRANT MONEYS —— 26 APPROPRIATIONS FY 2015-2016 27 Sec. 69. PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FUND —— BLOCK GRANT 28 MONEYS —— APPROPRIATIONS. The moneys transferred 29 to the property tax relief fund for the fiscal year 30 beginning July 1, 2015, from the federal social 31 services block grant pursuant to 2015 Iowa Acts, House 32 File 630, if enacted, and from the federal temporary 33 assistance for needy families block grant, totaling at 34 least $11,774,275, are appropriated to the department 35 of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 36 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, to be used for the 37 purposes designated: 38 1. To be transferred to the appropriation in this 39 Act for child and family services for the fiscal year 40 beginning July 1, 2015, to be used for the purposes of 41 that appropriation: 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,711,805 43 2. For family planning activities in accordance 44 with the provisions of this Act creating a state family 45 planning services program: 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,062,470 47 DIVISION XIV 48 HOSPITAL AND LONG-TERM CARE PHARMACY PRACTICE —— 49 PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES —— BOARD OF PHARMACY RULES 50 -64- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 64/ 123
Sec. 70. HOSPITAL AND LONG-TERM CARE PHARMACY 1 PRACTICE —— PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES —— BOARD OF PHARMACY 2 RULES. The board of pharmacy shall adopt rules 3 pursuant to chapter 17A relating to hospital and 4 long-term care pharmacy practices that allow, as 5 authorized by federal law, in addition to influenza and 6 pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines, that a written 7 or verbal patient-specific medication administration 8 order shall not be required prior to administration 9 to an adult patient of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 10 pursuant to physician-approved hospital or facility 11 policy and after the patient has been assessed for 12 contraindications. 13 DIVISION XV 14 HEALTHY AND WELL KIDS IN IOWA PROGRAM —— CONTINUED 15 ENROLLMENT 16 Sec. 71. Section 514I.8, subsection 3, Code 2015, 17 is amended to read as follows: 18 3. In accordance with the rules adopted by the 19 board, a child may be determined to be presumptively 20 eligible for the program pending a final eligibility 21 determination. Following final determination 22 of eligibility, a child shall be eligible for a 23 twelve-month period. At the end of the twelve-month 24 period, a review of the circumstances of the child’s 25 family shall be conducted to establish eligibility and 26 cost sharing for the subsequent twelve-month period. 27 Pending such review of the circumstances of the child’s 28 family, the child shall continue to be eligible for 29 and remain enrolled in the same plan if the family 30 complies with requirements to provide information 31 and verification of income, otherwise cooperates in 32 the annual review process, and submits the completed 33 review form and any information necessary to establish 34 continued eligibility in a timely manner in accordance 35 with administrative rules. 36 DIVISION XVI 37 PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS 38 Sec. 72. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 39 PAYMENTS. As a condition of the appropriations in this 40 2015 Act, the moneys appropriated and any other moneys 41 available shall not be used for payment of a personnel 42 settlement agreement that contains a confidentiality 43 provision intended to prevent public disclosure of the 44 agreement or any terms of the agreement. 45 DIVISION XVII 46 MEDICAID PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION 47 Sec. 73. MEDICAID PROGRAM —— ASSET, INCOME, AND 48 IDENTITY VERIFICATION. The department of human 49 services shall issue a request for proposals to 50 -65- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 65/ 123
contract with a third-party vendor to establish an 1 electronic asset, income, and identity eligibility 2 verification system for the purposes of compliance 3 with 42 U.S.C. §1396w requiring determination or 4 redetermination of the eligibility of an individual who 5 is an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance 6 under the Medicaid state plan on the basis of being 7 aged, blind, or disabled in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 8 §1396w. The third-party vendor selected shall be able 9 to demonstrate in writing its current relationships or 10 contracts with financial institutions in the state and 11 nationally. Participation by financial institutions in 12 providing account balances for asset verification shall 13 remain voluntary. 14 Sec. 74. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division 15 of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, 16 takes effect upon enactment. 17 DIVISION XVIII 18 CODE CHANGES —— CLARINDA AND MOUNT PLEASANT MENTAL 19 HEALTH INSTITUTES AND IOWA JUVENILE HOME 20 Sec. 75. Section 137F.1, subsection 7, unnumbered 21 paragraph 1, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 22 “Food establishment” means an operation that stores, 23 prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise 24 provides food for human consumption and includes a 25 food service operation in a salvage or distressed food 26 operation, school, summer camp, residential service 27 substance abuse treatment facility, halfway house 28 substance abuse treatment facility, correctional 29 facility operated by the department of corrections, or 30 the state training school , or the Iowa juvenile home . 31 “Food establishment” does not include the following: 32 Sec. 76. Section 218.1, subsections 4, 6, and 8, 33 Code 2015, are amended by striking the subsections. 34 Sec. 77. Section 226.1, Code 2015, is amended to 35 read as follows: 36 226.1 Official designation. 37 1. The state hospitals for persons with mental 38 illness shall be designated as follows: 39 a. Mental Health Institute, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. 40 b. a. Mental Health Institute, Independence, Iowa. 41 c. Mental Health Institute, Clarinda, Iowa. 42 d. b. Mental Health Institute, Cherokee, Iowa. 43 2. a. The purpose of the mental health institutes 44 is to operate as regional resource centers providing 45 one or more of the following: 46 (1) a. Treatment, training, care, habilitation, 47 and support of persons with mental illness or a 48 substance abuse problem . 49 (2) b. Facilities, services, and other support 50 -66- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 66/ 123
to the communities located in the region being served 1 by a mental health institute so as to maximize the 2 usefulness of the mental health institutes while 3 minimizing overall costs. 4 (3) c. A unit for the civil commitment of sexually 5 violent predators committed to the custody of the 6 director of human services pursuant to chapter 229A . 7 b. 3. In addition, the mental health institutes 8 are encouraged to act as a training resource for 9 community-based program staff, medical students, and 10 other participants in professional education programs. 11 3. 4. A mental health institute may request the 12 approval of the council on human services to change 13 the name of the institution for use in communication 14 with the public, in signage, and in other forms of 15 communication. 16 Sec. 78. Section 230.1, subsection 1, paragraph a, 17 subparagraph (3), Code 2015, is amended by striking the 18 subparagraph. 19 Sec. 79. Section 232.102, subsection 3, Code 2015, 20 is amended to read as follows: 21 3. After a dispositional hearing and upon written 22 findings of fact based upon evidence in the record that 23 an alternative placement set forth in subsection 1 , 24 paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), has previously been 25 made and is not appropriate, the court may enter an 26 order transferring the guardianship of the child for 27 the purposes of subsection 9 , to the director of human 28 services for the purposes of placement in the Iowa 29 juvenile home at Toledo . 30 Sec. 80. Section 232.102, subsection 4, Code 2015, 31 is amended by striking the subsection. 32 Sec. 81. Section 232.103, subsection 7, Code 2015, 33 is amended by striking the subsection. 34 Sec. 82. Section 233A.1, Code 2015, is amended to 35 read as follows: 36 233A.1 State training school —— Eldora and Toledo . 37 1. Effective January 1, 1992, a diagnosis and 38 evaluation center and other units are established at 39 Eldora to provide to juvenile delinquents a program 40 which focuses upon appropriate developmental skills, 41 treatment, placements, and rehabilitation. 42 2. The diagnosis and evaluation center which is 43 used to identify appropriate treatment and placement 44 alternatives for juveniles and any other units for 45 juvenile delinquents which are located at Eldora and 46 the unit for juvenile delinquents at Toledo shall 47 together be known as the “state training school” . For 48 the purposes of this chapter “director” means the 49 director of human services and “superintendent” means 50 -67- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 67/ 123
the administrator in charge of the diagnosis and 1 evaluation center for juvenile delinquents and other 2 units at Eldora and the unit for juvenile delinquents 3 at Toledo . 4 3. The number of children present at any one time 5 at the state training school at Eldora shall not exceed 6 the population guidelines established under 1990 Iowa 7 Acts, ch. 1239 , §21, as adjusted for subsequent changes 8 in the capacity at the training school. 9 Sec. 83. Section 259A.6, Code 2015, is amended to 10 read as follows: 11 259A.6 Residents of juvenile institutions 12 institution and juvenile probationers. 13 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 259A.2 a 14 minor who is a resident of a state training school or 15 the Iowa juvenile home or a minor who is placed under 16 the supervision of a juvenile probation office may make 17 application for a high school equivalency diploma and 18 upon successful completion of the program receive a 19 high school equivalency diploma. 20 Sec. 84. Section 261.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, 21 Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. Is age seventeen and has been placed in the 23 state training school or the Iowa juvenile home 24 pursuant to a court order entered under chapter 232 25 under the care and custody of the department of human 26 services. 27 Sec. 85. Section 261.6, subsection 2, paragraph 28 c, subparagraph (4), Code 2015, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 (4) On the date the person reached age eighteen or 31 during the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding 32 that date, the person was placed in the state training 33 school or the Iowa juvenile home pursuant to a court 34 order entered under chapter 232 under the care and 35 custody of the department of human services. 36 Sec. 86. Section 282.33, subsection 1, Code 2015, 37 is amended to read as follows: 38 1. A child who resides in an institution for 39 children under the jurisdiction of the director of 40 human services referred to in section 218.1, subsection 41 3, 5, or 7, or 8 , and who is not enrolled in the 42 educational program of the district of residence of 43 the child, shall receive appropriate educational 44 services. The institution in which the child resides 45 shall submit a proposed program and budget based on 46 the average daily attendance of the children residing 47 in the institution to the department of education 48 and the department of human services by January 1 49 for the next succeeding school year. The department 50 -68- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 68/ 123
of education shall review and approve or modify the 1 proposed program and budget and shall notify the 2 department of administrative services of its action by 3 February 1. The department of administrative services 4 shall pay the approved budget amount to the department 5 of human services in monthly installments beginning 6 September 15 and ending June 15 of the next succeeding 7 school year. The installments shall be as nearly 8 equal as possible as determined by the department of 9 administrative services, taking into consideration 10 the relative budget and cash position of the state’s 11 resources. The department of administrative services 12 shall pay the approved budget amount for the department 13 of human services from the moneys appropriated under 14 section 257.16 and the department of human services 15 shall distribute the payment to the institution. The 16 institution shall submit an accounting for the actual 17 cost of the program to the department of education by 18 August 1 of the following school year. The department 19 shall review and approve or modify all expenditures 20 incurred in compliance with the guidelines adopted 21 pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 10 , and shall 22 notify the department of administrative services of the 23 approved accounting amount. The approved accounting 24 amount shall be compared with any amounts paid by 25 the department of administrative services to the 26 department of human services and any differences added 27 to or subtracted from the October payment made under 28 this subsection for the next school year. Any amount 29 paid by the department of administrative services 30 shall be deducted monthly from the state foundation 31 aid paid under section 257.16 to all school districts 32 in the state during the subsequent fiscal year. The 33 portion of the total amount of the approved budget 34 that shall be deducted from the state aid of a school 35 district shall be the same as the ratio that the budget 36 enrollment for the budget year of the school district 37 bears to the total budget enrollment in the state for 38 that budget year in which the deduction is made. 39 Sec. 87. Section 331.424, subsection 1, paragraph 40 a, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 41 2015, is amended by striking the subparagraph division. 42 Sec. 88. Section 331.756, subsection 51, Code 2015, 43 is amended by striking the subsection. 44 Sec. 89. Section 331.802, subsection 3, paragraph 45 k, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 46 k. Death of a person committed or admitted to a 47 state mental health institute, a state resource center, 48 or the state training school , or the Iowa juvenile 49 home . 50 -69- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 69/ 123
Sec. 90. Section 915.29, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 The department of human services shall notify a 3 registered victim regarding a juvenile adjudicated 4 delinquent for a violent crime, committed to the 5 custody of the department of human services, and placed 6 at the state training school at Eldora or Toledo , of 7 the following: 8 Sec. 91. REPEAL. Section 226.9C, Code 2015, is 9 repealed. 10 Sec. 92. REPEAL. Chapter 233B, Code 2015, is 11 repealed. 12 Sec. 93. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act 13 takes effect December 16, 2015. 14 DIVISION XIX 15 DISCONTINUATION OF MEDICAID FAMILY PLANNING NETWORK 16 WAIVER —— ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE FAMILY PLANNING 17 SERVICES PROGRAM 18 Sec. 94. DISCONTINUATION OF MEDICAID FAMILY 19 PLANNING NETWORK WAIVER —— ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE 20 PROGRAM. 21 1. The department of human services shall 22 discontinue the Medicaid family planning network waiver 23 effective July 1, 2015, and shall instead establish 24 a state family planning services program. The state 25 program shall replicate the eligibility requirements 26 and other provisions included in the Medicaid family 27 planning network waiver as approved by the centers for 28 Medicare and Medicaid of the United States department 29 of health and human services in effect on June 30, 30 2015, but shall provide for distribution of family 31 planning services program funds in accordance with this 32 section. 33 2. Distribution of family planning services program 34 funds shall be made to eligible applicants in the 35 following order of priority: 36 a. Public entities that provide family planning 37 services including state, county, or local community 38 health clinics and federally qualified health centers. 39 b. Nonpublic entities that, in addition to family 40 planning services, provide required primary health 41 services as described in 42 U.S.C. §254b(b)(1)(A). 42 c. Nonpublic entities that provide family planning 43 services but do not provide required primary health 44 services as described in 42 U.S.C. §254b(b)(1)(A). 45 3. Distribution of family planning services program 46 funds under this section shall be made in a manner that 47 continues access to family planning services. 48 4. Distribution of family planning services program 49 funds shall not be made under this section to any 50 -70- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 70/ 123
entity that performs abortions or that maintains or 1 operates a facility where abortions are performed. 2 For the purposes of this section, “abortion” does not 3 include any of the following: 4 a. The treatment of a woman for a physical 5 disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 6 including a life-endangering physical condition caused 7 by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, 8 as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger 9 of death. 10 b. The treatment of a woman for a spontaneous 11 abortion, commonly known as a miscarriage, when not all 12 of the products of conception are expelled. 13 5. Family planning services program funds 14 distributed in accordance with this section shall 15 not be used for direct or indirect costs, including 16 but not limited to administrative costs or expenses, 17 overhead, employee salaries, rent, and telephone and 18 other utility costs, related to providing abortions as 19 specified in subsection 4. 20 6. The department of human services shall submit 21 a report to the governor and the general assembly, 22 annually by January 1, listing any entities that 23 received funds pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph 24 “c”, and the amount and type of funds received by such 25 entities during the preceding calendar year. The 26 report shall provide a detailed explanation of how 27 the department determined that distribution of family 28 planning funds to such an entity, instead of to an 29 entity described in subsection 2, paragraph “a” or 30 “b”, was necessary to prevent severe limitation or 31 elimination of access to family planning services in 32 the region of the state in which the entity is located. 33 Sec. 95. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division 34 of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, 35 takes effect upon enactment. 36 DIVISION XX 37 BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE AND POLYSOMNOGRAPHY 38 Sec. 96. BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE AND 39 POLYSOMNOGRAPHY. If funding is appropriated from the 40 general fund of the state for a fee-supported board 41 of respiratory care and polysomnography to administer 42 chapter 148G, as enacted in 2015 Iowa Acts, House 43 File 203, the fee-supported model shall provide for 44 repayment of the funds appropriated to the general fund 45 of the state by June 30, 2017. 46 DIVISION XXI 47 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SUPERVISION 48 Sec. 97. Section 148.13, Code 2015, is amended by 49 adding the following new subsection: 50 -71- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 71/ 123
NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. The board of medicine 1 shall establish by rule specific minimum standards 2 for appropriate physician supervision of physician 3 assistants. The board of medicine shall consult 4 with the board of physician assistants regarding all 5 proposed rules pertaining to physician supervision of 6 physician assistants. 7 DIVISION XXII 8 FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BONUS —— GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 9 Sec. 98. FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BONUS —— GENERAL 10 ADMINISTRATION. Any funds available to the department 11 of human services during the fiscal year beginning July 12 1, 2015, received from the United States department of 13 agriculture’s food and nutrition service for achieving 14 a low case and procedural error rate and for ranking 15 third in the nation on certain case-related measures 16 under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, 17 shall be used by the department for the purposes of the 18 appropriation in this Act for the same fiscal year for 19 general administration. 20 DIVISION XXIII 21 DEPARTMENT ON AGING —— FY 2016-2017 22 Sec. 99. DEPARTMENT ON AGING. There is 23 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 24 the department on aging for the fiscal year beginning 25 July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 26 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used 27 for the purposes designated: 28 For aging programs for the department on aging and 29 area agencies on aging to provide citizens of Iowa who 30 are 60 years of age and older with case management for 31 frail elders, Iowa’s aging and disabilities resource 32 center, and other services which may include but are 33 not limited to adult day services, respite care, chore 34 services, information and assistance, and material aid, 35 for information and options counseling for persons with 36 disabilities who are 18 years of age or older, and 37 for salaries, support, administration, maintenance, 38 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 39 following full-time equivalent positions: 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,555,533 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 31.00 42 1. Funds appropriated in this section may be used 43 to supplement federal funds under federal regulations. 44 To receive funds appropriated in this section, a local 45 area agency on aging shall match the funds with moneys 46 from other sources according to rules adopted by the 47 department. Funds appropriated in this section may be 48 used for elderly services not specifically enumerated 49 in this section only if approved by an area agency on 50 -72- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 72/ 123
aging for provision of the service within the area. 1 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 2 $139,973 is transferred to the economic development 3 authority for the Iowa commission on volunteer services 4 to be used for the retired and senior volunteer 5 program. 6 3. a. The department on aging shall establish and 7 enforce procedures relating to expenditure of state and 8 federal funds by area agencies on aging that require 9 compliance with both state and federal laws, rules, and 10 regulations, including but not limited to all of the 11 following: 12 (1) Requiring that expenditures are incurred only 13 for goods or services received or performed prior to 14 the end of the fiscal period designated for use of the 15 funds. 16 (2) Prohibiting prepayment for goods or services 17 not received or performed prior to the end of the 18 fiscal period designated for use of the funds. 19 (3) Prohibiting the prepayment for goods or 20 services not defined specifically by good or service, 21 time period, or recipient. 22 (4) Prohibiting the establishment of accounts from 23 which future goods or services which are not defined 24 specifically by good or service, time period, or 25 recipient, may be purchased. 26 b. The procedures shall provide that if any funds 27 are expended in a manner that is not in compliance with 28 the procedures and applicable federal and state laws, 29 rules, and regulations, and are subsequently subject 30 to repayment, the area agency on aging expending such 31 funds in contravention of such procedures, laws, rules 32 and regulations, not the state, shall be liable for 33 such repayment. 34 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at 35 least $125,000 shall be used to fund the unmet needs 36 identified through Iowa’s aging and disability resource 37 center network. 38 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 39 at least $300,000 shall be used to fund home and 40 community-based services through the area agencies 41 on aging that enable older individuals to avoid more 42 costly utilization of residential or institutional 43 services and remain in their own homes. 44 6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 45 $262,500 shall be used for the purposes of section 46 231.56A, and shall be distributed equally to the area 47 agencies on aging to administer the prevention of elder 48 abuse, neglect, and exploitation program pursuant to 49 section 231.56A, in accordance with the requirements 50 -73- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 73/ 123
of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. 1 §3001 et seq., as amended. 2 DIVISION XXIV 3 OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN —— FY 2016-2017 4 Sec. 100. OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE 5 OMBUDSMAN. There is appropriated from the general 6 fund of the state to the office of long-term care 7 ombudsman for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 8 and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or 9 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 10 purposes designated: 11 For salaries, support, administration, maintenance, 12 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 13 following full-time equivalent positions: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 464,658 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 13.00 16 DIVISION XXV 17 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH —— FY 2016-2017 18 Sec. 101. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. There is 19 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 20 the department of public health for the fiscal year 21 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the 22 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 23 to be used for the purposes designated: 24 1. ADDICTIVE DISORDERS 25 For reducing the prevalence of the use of tobacco, 26 alcohol, and other drugs, and treating individuals 27 affected by addictive behaviors, including gambling, 28 and for not more than the following full-time 29 equivalent positions: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,294,345 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 10.00 32 a. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this 33 subsection, $2,286,680 shall be used for the tobacco 34 use prevention and control initiative, including 35 efforts at the state and local levels, as provided 36 in chapter 142A . The commission on tobacco use 37 prevention and control established pursuant to section 38 142A.3 shall advise the director of public health 39 in prioritizing funding needs and the allocation of 40 moneys appropriated for the programs and initiatives. 41 Activities of the programs and initiatives shall be in 42 alignment with the United States centers for disease 43 control and prevention best practices for comprehensive 44 tobacco control programs that include the goals of 45 preventing youth initiation of tobacco usage, reducing 46 exposure to secondhand smoke, and promotion of tobacco 47 cessation. 48 (2) (a) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph 49 “a”, $226,533 is transferred to the alcoholic beverages 50 -74- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 74/ 123
division of the department of commerce for enforcement 1 of tobacco laws, regulations, and ordinances and to 2 engage in tobacco control activities approved by the 3 division of tobacco use prevention and control of 4 the department of public health as specified in the 5 memorandum of understanding entered into between the 6 divisions. 7 (b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and 8 ending June 30, 2017, the terms of the memorandum of 9 understanding, entered into between the division of 10 tobacco use prevention and control of the department 11 of public health and the alcoholic beverages division 12 of the department of commerce, governing compliance 13 checks conducted to ensure licensed retail tobacco 14 outlet conformity with tobacco laws, regulations, 15 and ordinances relating to persons under eighteen 16 years of age, shall continue to restrict the number of 17 such checks to one check per retail outlet, and one 18 additional check for any retail outlet found to be in 19 violation during the first check. 20 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 21 $11,007,664 shall be used for problem gambling and 22 substance-related disorder prevention, treatment, and 23 recovery services, including a 24-hour helpline, public 24 information resources, professional training, and 25 program evaluation. 26 (1) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “b”, 27 $9,451,857 shall be used for substance-related disorder 28 prevention and treatment. 29 (a) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 30 (1), $449,650 shall be used for the public purpose of 31 a grant program to provide substance-related disorder 32 prevention programming for children. 33 (i) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 34 division (a), $213,769 shall be used for grant funding 35 for organizations that provide programming for 36 children by utilizing mentors. Programs approved for 37 such grants shall be certified or must be certified 38 within six months of receiving the grant award by the 39 Iowa commission on volunteer services as utilizing 40 the standards for effective practice for mentoring 41 programs. 42 (ii) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 43 division (a), $213,419 shall be used for grant funding 44 for organizations providing programming that includes 45 youth development and leadership services. The 46 programs shall also be recognized as being programs 47 that are scientifically based with evidence of their 48 effectiveness in reducing substance-related disorders 49 in children. 50 -75- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 75/ 123
(iii) The department of public health shall utilize 1 a request for proposals process to implement the grant 2 program. 3 (iv) All grant recipients shall participate in a 4 program evaluation as a requirement for receiving grant 5 funds. 6 (v) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 7 division (a), up to $22,461 may be used to administer 8 substance-related disorder prevention grants and for 9 program evaluations. 10 (b) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 11 (1), $136,301 shall be used for culturally competent 12 substance-related disorder treatment pilot projects. 13 (i) The department shall utilize the amount 14 allocated in this subparagraph division (b) for at 15 least three pilot projects to provide culturally 16 competent substance-related disorder treatment in 17 various areas of the state. Each pilot project shall 18 target a particular ethnic minority population. The 19 populations targeted shall include but are not limited 20 to African American, Asian, and Latino. 21 (ii) The pilot project requirements shall provide 22 for documentation or other means to ensure access 23 to the cultural competence approach used by a pilot 24 project so that such approach can be replicated and 25 improved upon in successor programs. 26 (2) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “b”, 27 up to $1,555,807 may be used for problem gambling 28 prevention, treatment, and recovery services. 29 (a) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 30 (2), $1,286,881 shall be used for problem gambling 31 prevention and treatment. 32 (b) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 33 (2), up to $218,926 may be used for a 24-hour helpline, 34 public information resources, professional training, 35 and program evaluation. 36 (c) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 37 (2), up to $50,000 may be used for the licensing of 38 problem gambling treatment programs. 39 (3) It is the intent of the general assembly that 40 from the moneys allocated in this paragraph “b”, 41 persons with a dual diagnosis of substance-related 42 disorder and gambling addiction shall be given priority 43 in treatment services. 44 c. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 45 contrary, to standardize the availability, delivery, 46 cost of delivery, and accountability of problem 47 gambling and substance-related disorder treatment 48 services statewide, the department shall continue 49 implementation of a process to create a system for 50 -76- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 76/ 123
delivery of treatment services in accordance with the 1 requirements specified in 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 2 1187, section 3, subsection 4. To ensure the system 3 provides a continuum of treatment services that best 4 meets the needs of Iowans, the problem gambling and 5 substance-related disorder treatment services in any 6 area may be provided either by a single agency or by 7 separate agencies submitting a joint proposal. 8 (1) The system for delivery of substance-related 9 disorder and problem gambling treatment shall include 10 problem gambling prevention. 11 (2) The system for delivery of substance-related 12 disorder and problem gambling treatment shall include 13 substance-related disorder prevention by July 1, 2017. 14 (3) Of the funds allocated in paragraph “b”, the 15 department may use up to $50,000 for administrative 16 costs to continue developing and implementing the 17 process in accordance with this paragraph “c”. 18 d. The requirement of section 123.53, subsection 19 5 , is met by the appropriations and allocations 20 made in this division of this Act for purposes of 21 substance-related disorder treatment and addictive 22 disorders for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016. 23 e. The department of public health shall work with 24 all other departments that fund substance-related 25 disorder prevention and treatment services and all 26 such departments shall, to the extent necessary, 27 collectively meet the state maintenance of effort 28 requirements for expenditures for substance-related 29 disorder services as required under the federal 30 substance-related disorder prevention and treatment 31 block grant. 32 2. HEALTHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 33 For promoting the optimum health status for 34 children, adolescents from birth through 21 years of 35 age, and families, and for not more than the following 36 full-time equivalent positions: 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,023,301 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 12.00 39 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 40 not more than $367,420 shall be used for the healthy 41 opportunities for parents to experience success 42 (HOPES)-healthy families Iowa (HFI) program established 43 pursuant to section 135.106 . The funding shall be 44 distributed to renew the grants that were provided 45 to the grantees that operated the program during the 46 fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. 47 b. In order to implement the legislative intent 48 stated in sections 135.106 and 256I.9 , that priority 49 for home visitation program funding be given to 50 -77- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 77/ 123
programs using evidence-based or promising models 1 for home visitation, it is the intent of the general 2 assembly to phase in the funding priority in accordance 3 with 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 2, 4 subsection 2, paragraph 0b. 5 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 6 $813,943 shall be used for the department’s initiative 7 to provide for adequate developmental surveillance 8 and screening during a child’s first five years. The 9 funds shall be used first to fully fund the current 10 sites to ensure that the sites are fully operational, 11 with the remaining funds to be used for expansion 12 to additional sites. The full implementation and 13 expansion shall include enhancing the scope of 14 the program through collaboration with the child 15 health specialty clinics to promote healthy child 16 development through early identification and response 17 to both biomedical and social determinants of healthy 18 development; by monitoring child health metrics to 19 inform practice, document long-term health impacts 20 and savings, and provide for continuous improvement 21 through training, education, and evaluation; and by 22 providing for practitioner consultation particularly 23 for children with behavioral conditions and needs. The 24 department of public health shall also collaborate 25 with the Iowa Medicaid enterprise and the child health 26 specialty clinics to integrate the activities of 27 the first five initiative into the establishment of 28 patient-centered medical homes, community utilities, 29 accountable care organizations, and other integrated 30 care models developed to improve health quality and 31 population health while reducing health care costs. 32 To the maximum extent possible, funding allocated in 33 this paragraph shall be utilized as matching funds for 34 medical assistance program reimbursement. 35 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 36 $37,320 shall be distributed to a statewide dental 37 carrier to provide funds to continue the donated 38 dental services program patterned after the projects 39 developed by the lifeline network to provide dental 40 services to indigent individuals who are elderly or 41 with disabilities. 42 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 43 $55,997 shall be used for childhood obesity prevention. 44 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 45 $81,384 shall be used to provide audiological services 46 and hearing aids for children. The department may 47 enter into a contract to administer this paragraph. 48 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 49 $12,500 is transferred to the university of Iowa 50 -78- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 78/ 123
college of dentistry for provision of primary dental 1 services to children. State funds shall be matched 2 on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The university of Iowa 3 college of dentistry shall coordinate efforts with the 4 department of public health, bureau of oral and health 5 delivery systems, to provide dental care to underserved 6 populations throughout the state. 7 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 8 $25,000 shall be used to address youth suicide 9 prevention. 10 i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 11 $25,000 shall be used to support the Iowa effort to 12 address the survey of children who experience adverse 13 childhood experiences known as ACEs. 14 j. The department of public health shall continue 15 to administer the program to assist parents in this 16 state with costs resulting from the death of a child 17 in accordance with the provisions of 2014 Iowa Acts, 18 chapter 1140, section 22, subsection 12. 19 3. CHRONIC CONDITIONS 20 For serving individuals identified as having chronic 21 conditions or special health care needs, and for not 22 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,370,215 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.00 25 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 26 $79,966 shall be used for grants to individual patients 27 who have an inherited metabolic disorder to assist with 28 the costs of medically necessary foods and formula. 29 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 30 $445,822 shall be used for the brain injury services 31 program pursuant to section 135.22B , including for 32 continuation of the contracts for resource facilitator 33 services in accordance with section 135.22B, subsection 34 9 , and to enhance brain injury training and recruitment 35 of service providers on a statewide basis. Of the 36 amount allocated in this paragraph, $47,500 shall be 37 used to fund one full-time equivalent position to serve 38 as the state brain injury services program manager. 39 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 40 $273,991 shall be used as additional funding to 41 leverage federal funding through the federal Ryan 42 White Care Act, Tit. II, AIDS drug assistance program 43 supplemental drug treatment grants. 44 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 45 $74,911 shall be used for the public purpose 46 of continuing to contract with an existing 47 national-affiliated organization to provide education, 48 client-centered programs, and client and family support 49 for people living with epilepsy and their families. 50 -79- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 79/ 123
The amount allocated in this paragraph in excess of 1 $50,000 shall be matched dollar-for-dollar by the 2 organization specified. 3 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 4 $392,557 shall be used for child health specialty 5 clinics. 6 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 7 $200,000 shall be used by the regional autism 8 assistance program established pursuant to section 9 256.35 , and administered by the child health specialty 10 clinic located at the university of Iowa hospitals 11 and clinics. The funds shall be used to enhance 12 interagency collaboration and coordination of 13 educational, medical, and other human services for 14 persons with autism, their families, and providers of 15 services, including delivering regionalized services of 16 care coordination, family navigation, and integration 17 of services through the statewide system of regional 18 child health specialty clinics and fulfilling other 19 requirements as specified in chapter 225D . The 20 university of Iowa shall not receive funds allocated 21 under this paragraph for indirect costs associated with 22 the regional autism assistance program. 23 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 24 $285,496 shall be used for the comprehensive cancer 25 control program to reduce the burden of cancer in 26 Iowa through prevention, early detection, effective 27 treatment, and ensuring quality of life. Of the funds 28 allocated in this paragraph “g”, $75,000 shall be used 29 to support a melanoma research symposium, a melanoma 30 biorepository and registry, basic and translational 31 melanoma research, and clinical trials. 32 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 33 $63,225 shall be used for cervical and colon cancer 34 screening, and $150,000 shall be used to enhance the 35 capacity of the cervical cancer screening program to 36 include provision of recommended prevention and early 37 detection measures to a broader range of low-income 38 women. 39 i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 40 $263,347 shall be used for the center for congenital 41 and inherited disorders. 42 j. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 43 $64,705 shall be used for the prescription drug 44 donation repository program created in chapter 135M . 45 4. COMMUNITY CAPACITY 46 For strengthening the health care delivery system at 47 the local level, and for not more than the following 48 full-time equivalent positions: 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,085,383 50 -80- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 80/ 123
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.00 1 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 2 $49,707 is allocated for continuation of the child 3 vision screening program implemented through 4 the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics in 5 collaboration with early childhood Iowa areas. The 6 program shall submit a report to the individuals 7 identified in this Act for submission of reports 8 regarding the use of funds allocated under this 9 paragraph “a”. The report shall include the objectives 10 and results for the program year including the target 11 population and how the funds allocated assisted the 12 program in meeting the objectives; the number, age, and 13 location within the state of individuals served; the 14 type of services provided to the individuals served; 15 the distribution of funds based on service provided; 16 and the continuing needs of the program. 17 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 18 $55,328 is allocated for continuation of an initiative 19 implemented at the university of Iowa and $49,952 is 20 allocated for continuation of an initiative at the 21 state mental health institute at Cherokee to expand 22 and improve the workforce engaged in mental health 23 treatment and services. The initiatives shall receive 24 input from the university of Iowa, the department of 25 human services, the department of public health, and 26 the mental health and disability services commission to 27 address the focus of the initiatives. 28 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 29 $582,314 shall be used for essential public health 30 services that promote healthy aging throughout one’s 31 lifespan, contracted through a formula for local boards 32 of health, to enhance health promotion and disease 33 prevention services. 34 d. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 35 $49,643 shall be deposited in the governmental public 36 health system fund created in section 135A.8 to be used 37 for the purposes of the fund. 38 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 39 $52,724 shall be used to continue to address the 40 shortage of mental health professionals in the state. 41 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 42 $25,000 shall be used for a grant to a statewide 43 association of psychologists that is affiliated 44 with the American psychological association to be 45 used for continuation of a program to rotate intern 46 psychologists in placements in urban and rural mental 47 health professional shortage areas, as defined in 48 section 135.180 . 49 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 50 -81- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 81/ 123
$512,742 shall be allocated as a grant to the Iowa 1 primary care association to be used pursuant to 2 section 135.153 for the statewide coordination of 3 the Iowa collaborative safety net provider network. 4 Coordination of the network shall focus on increasing 5 access by underserved populations to health care 6 services, increasing integration of the health system 7 and collaboration across the continuum of care with 8 a focus on safety net services, and enhancing the 9 Iowa collaborative safety net provider network’s 10 communication and education efforts. The amount 11 allocated as a grant under this paragraph “g” shall be 12 used for distribution to safety net partners in the 13 state that work to increase access of the underserved 14 population to health services. 15 (1) Of the amount allocated in this paragraph 16 “g”, up to $206,707 shall be distributed to the Iowa 17 prescription drug corporation for continuation of the 18 pharmaceutical infrastructure for safety net providers 19 as described in 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 20 108. 21 (2) Of the amount allocated in this paragraph “g”, 22 up to $174,161 shall be distributed to free clinics 23 and free clinics of Iowa for necessary infrastructure, 24 statewide coordination, provider recruitment, service 25 delivery, and provision of assistance to patients in 26 securing a medical home inclusive of oral health care. 27 (3) Of the amount allocated in this paragraph 28 “g”, up to $25,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa 29 coalition against sexual assault to continue a training 30 program for sexual assault response team (SART) 31 members, including representatives of law enforcement, 32 victim advocates, prosecutors, and certified medical 33 personnel. 34 (4) Of the amount allocated in this paragraph 35 “g”, up to $106,874 shall be distributed to the Polk 36 county medical society for continuation of the safety 37 net provider patient access to a specialty health care 38 initiative as described in 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, 39 section 109. 40 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 41 the department may use up to $29,087 for up to one 42 full-time equivalent position to administer the 43 volunteer health care provider program pursuant to 44 section 135.24 . 45 i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 46 $25,000 shall be used for a matching dental education 47 loan repayment program to be allocated to a dental 48 nonprofit health service corporation to continue to 49 develop the criteria and implement the loan repayment 50 -82- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 82/ 123
program. 1 j. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 2 $52,911 is transferred to the college student aid 3 commission for deposit in the rural Iowa primary care 4 trust fund created in section 261.113 to be used for 5 the purposes of the fund. 6 k. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 7 $75,000 shall be used for the purposes of the Iowa 8 donor registry as specified in section 142C.18 . 9 l. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 10 $1,000,000 shall be deposited in the medical residency 11 training account created in section 135.175, subsection 12 5, paragraph “a” , and is appropriated from the account 13 to the department of public health to be used for 14 the purposes of the medical residency training state 15 matching grants program as specified in section 16 135.176 . However, notwithstanding any provision 17 to the contrary in section 135.176, priority in the 18 awarding of grants shall be given to sponsors that 19 propose preference in the use of the grant funds for 20 psychiatric residency positions and family practice 21 residency positions. 22 5. HEALTHY AGING 23 To provide public health services that reduce risks 24 and invest in promoting and protecting good health over 25 the course of a lifetime with a priority given to older 26 Iowans and vulnerable populations: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,648,571 28 6. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 29 For reducing the incidence and prevalence of 30 communicable diseases, and for not more than the 31 following full-time equivalent positions: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 667,578 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00 34 7. PUBLIC PROTECTION 35 For protecting the health and safety of the 36 public through establishing standards and enforcing 37 regulations, and for not more than the following 38 full-time equivalent positions: 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,169,596 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 135.50 41 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 42 not more than $227,350 shall be credited to the 43 emergency medical services fund created in section 44 135.25 . Moneys in the emergency medical services fund 45 are appropriated to the department to be used for the 46 purposes of the fund. 47 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 48 $101,516 shall be used for sexual violence prevention 49 programming through a statewide organization 50 -83- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 83/ 123
representing programs serving victims of sexual 1 violence through the department’s sexual violence 2 prevention program. The amount allocated in this 3 paragraph “b” shall not be used to supplant funding 4 administered for other sexual violence prevention or 5 victims assistance programs. 6 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 7 $299,375 shall be used for the state poison control 8 center. Pursuant to the directive under 2014 Iowa 9 Acts, chapter 1140, section 102, the federal matching 10 funds available to the state poison control center from 11 the department of human services under the federal 12 Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization 13 Act allotment shall be subject to the federal 14 administrative cap rule of 10 percent applicable to 15 funding provided under Tit. XXI of the federal Social 16 Security Act and included within the department’s 17 calculations of the cap. 18 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 19 $268,875 shall be used for childhood lead poisoning 20 provisions. 21 8. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 22 For establishing and sustaining the overall 23 ability of the department to deliver services to the 24 public, and for not more than the following full-time 25 equivalent positions: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 427,536 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00 28 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics under 29 the control of the state board of regents shall not 30 receive indirect costs from the funds appropriated in 31 this section. The university of Iowa hospitals and 32 clinics billings to the department shall be on at least 33 a quarterly basis. 34 DIVISION XXVI 35 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS —— FY 2016-2017 36 Sec. 102. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. There 37 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 38 the department of veterans affairs for the fiscal year 39 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the 40 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 41 to be used for the purposes designated: 42 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION 43 For salaries, support, maintenance, and 44 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 45 following full-time equivalent positions: 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,273 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 15.00 48 2. IOWA VETERANS HOME 49 For salaries, support, maintenance, and 50 -84- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 84/ 123
miscellaneous purposes: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,797,498 2 a. The Iowa veterans home billings involving the 3 department of human services shall be submitted to the 4 department on at least a monthly basis. 5 b. Within available resources and in conformance 6 with associated state and federal program eligibility 7 requirements, the Iowa veterans home may implement 8 measures to provide financial assistance to or 9 on behalf of veterans or their spouses who are 10 participating in the community reentry program. 11 3. HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 12 For transfer to the Iowa finance authority for the 13 continuation of the home ownership assistance program 14 for persons who are or were eligible members of the 15 armed forces of the United States, pursuant to section 16 16.54 : 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,250,000 18 Sec. 103. LIMITATION OF COUNTY 19 COMMISSIONS OF VETERAN AFFAIRS FUND STANDING 20 APPROPRIATIONS. Notwithstanding the standing 21 appropriation in section 35A.16 for the fiscal year 22 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the 23 amount appropriated from the general fund of the state 24 pursuant to that section for the following designated 25 purposes shall not exceed the following amount: 26 For the county commissions of veteran affairs fund 27 under section 35A.16 : 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 495,000 29 DIVISION XXVII 30 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— FY 2016-2017 31 Sec. 104. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES 32 BLOCK GRANT. There is appropriated from the fund 33 created in section 8.41 to the department of human 34 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 35 and ending June 30, 2017, from moneys received under 36 the federal temporary assistance for needy families 37 (TANF) block grant pursuant to the federal Personal 38 Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 39 Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, and successor 40 legislation, the following amounts, or so much 41 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 42 designated: 43 1. To be credited to the family investment program 44 account and used for assistance under the family 45 investment program under chapter 239B : 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,568,497 47 2. To be credited to the family investment program 48 account and used for the job opportunities and 49 basic skills (JOBS) program and implementing family 50 -85- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 85/ 123
investment agreements in accordance with chapter 239B : 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,069,089 2 3. To be used for the family development and 3 self-sufficiency grant program in accordance with 4 section 216A.107 : 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,449,490 6 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in 7 this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated 8 at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but 9 shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 10 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal 11 year. However, unless such moneys are encumbered or 12 obligated on or before September 30, 2016, the moneys 13 shall revert. 14 4. For field operations: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,648,116 16 5. For general administration: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,872,000 18 6. For state child care assistance: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,523,555 20 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 21 $13,164,048 is transferred to the child care and 22 development block grant appropriation made by the 23 Eighty-sixth General Assembly, 2016 Session, for 24 the federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016, 25 and ending September 30, 2017. Of this amount, 26 $100,000 shall be used for provision of educational 27 opportunities to registered child care home providers 28 in order to improve services and programs offered 29 by this category of providers and to increase the 30 number of providers. The department may contract 31 with institutions of higher education or child 32 care resource and referral centers to provide the 33 educational opportunities. Allowable administrative 34 costs under the contracts shall not exceed 5 percent. 35 The application for a grant shall not exceed two pages 36 in length. 37 b. Any funds appropriated in this subsection 38 remaining unallocated shall be used for state child 39 care assistance payments for families who are employed 40 including but not limited to individuals enrolled in 41 the family investment program. 42 7. For distribution to counties and regions through 43 the property tax relief fund for mental health and 44 disability services as provided in an appropriation 45 made for this purpose: 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,447,026 47 8. For child and family services: 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,042,215 49 9. For child abuse prevention grants: 50 -86- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 86/ 123
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,500 1 10. For pregnancy prevention grants on the 2 condition that family planning services are funded: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 965,033 4 Pregnancy prevention grants shall be awarded to 5 programs in existence on or before July 1, 2016, if the 6 programs have demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants 7 shall be awarded to pregnancy prevention programs 8 which are developed after July 1, 2016, if the programs 9 are based on existing models that have demonstrated 10 positive outcomes. Grants shall comply with the 11 requirements provided in 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 12 208, section 14, subsections 1 and 2, including the 13 requirement that grant programs must emphasize sexual 14 abstinence. Priority in the awarding of grants shall 15 be given to programs that serve areas of the state 16 which demonstrate the highest percentage of unplanned 17 pregnancies of females of childbearing age within the 18 geographic area to be served by the grant. 19 11. For technology needs and other resources 20 necessary to meet federal welfare reform reporting, 21 tracking, and case management requirements: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 518,593 23 12. For the family investment program share of 24 the costs to continue to develop and maintain a new, 25 integrated eligibility determination system: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,327,440 27 13. a. Notwithstanding any provision to the 28 contrary, including but not limited to requirements 29 in section 8.41 or provisions in 2015 or 2016 Iowa 30 Acts regarding the receipt and appropriation of 31 federal block grants, federal funds from the temporary 32 assistance for needy families block grant received 33 by the state and not otherwise appropriated in this 34 section and remaining available for the fiscal year 35 beginning July 1, 2016, are appropriated to the 36 department of human services to the extent as may 37 be necessary to be used in the following priority 38 order: the family investment program, for state child 39 care assistance program payments for families who are 40 employed including but not limited to individuals 41 enrolled in the family investment program, and for the 42 family investment program share of costs to develop and 43 maintain a new, integrated eligibility determination 44 system. The federal funds appropriated in this 45 paragraph “a” shall be expended only after all other 46 funds appropriated in subsection 1 for the assistance 47 under the family investment program, in subsection 6 48 for child care assistance, or in subsection 12 for 49 the family investment program share of the costs to 50 -87- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 87/ 123
continue to develop and maintain a new, integrated 1 eligibility determination system, as applicable, have 2 been expended. For the purposes of this subsection, 3 the funds appropriated in subsection 6, paragraph “a”, 4 for transfer to the child care and development block 5 grant appropriation are considered fully expended when 6 the full amount has been transferred. 7 b. The department shall, on a quarterly basis, 8 advise the legislative services agency and department 9 of management of the amount of funds appropriated in 10 this subsection that was expended in the prior quarter. 11 14. Of the amounts appropriated in this section, 12 $6,481,004 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 13 is transferred to the appropriation of the federal 14 social services block grant made to the department of 15 human services for that fiscal year. 16 15. For continuation of the program providing 17 categorical eligibility for the food assistance program 18 as specified for the program in the section of this 19 division of this 2016 Act relating to the family 20 investment program account: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500 22 16. The department may transfer funds allocated 23 in this section to the appropriations made in this 24 division of this Act for the same fiscal year for 25 general administration and field operations for 26 resources necessary to implement and operate the 27 services referred to in this section and those funded 28 in the appropriation made in this division of this Act 29 for the same fiscal year for the family investment 30 program from the general fund of the state. 31 Sec. 105. FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT. 32 1. Moneys credited to the family investment program 33 (FIP) account for the fiscal year beginning July 34 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, shall be used to 35 provide assistance in accordance with chapter 239B . 36 2. The department may use a portion of the moneys 37 credited to the FIP account under this section as 38 necessary for salaries, support, maintenance, and 39 miscellaneous purposes. 40 3. The department may transfer funds allocated 41 in subsection 4 to the appropriations made in this 42 division of this Act for the same fiscal year for 43 general administration and field operations for 44 resources necessary to implement and operate the family 45 investment program services referred to in this section 46 and those funded in the appropriation made in this 47 division of this Act for the same fiscal year for the 48 family investment program from the general fund of the 49 state. 50 -88- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 88/ 123
4. Moneys appropriated in this division of this Act 1 and credited to the FIP account for the fiscal year 2 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, are 3 allocated as follows: 4 a. To be retained by the department of human 5 services to be used for coordinating with the 6 department of human rights to more effectively serve 7 participants in FIP and other shared clients and to 8 meet federal reporting requirements under the federal 9 temporary assistance for needy families block grant: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000 11 b. To the department of human rights for staffing, 12 administration, and implementation of the family 13 development and self-sufficiency grant program in 14 accordance with section 216A.107 : 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,096,417 16 (1) Of the funds allocated for the family 17 development and self-sufficiency grant program in this 18 paragraph “b”, not more than 5 percent of the funds 19 shall be used for the administration of the grant 20 program. 21 (2) The department of human rights may continue to 22 implement the family development and self-sufficiency 23 grant program statewide during fiscal year 2016-2017. 24 (3) The department of human rights may engage in 25 activities to strengthen and improve family outcomes 26 measures and data collection systems under the family 27 development and self-sufficiency grant program. 28 c. For the diversion subaccount of the FIP account: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 407,500 30 A portion of the moneys allocated for the subaccount 31 may be used for field operations, salaries, data 32 management system development, and implementation 33 costs and support deemed necessary by the director of 34 human services in order to administer the FIP diversion 35 program. To the extent moneys allocated in this 36 paragraph “c” are not deemed by the department to be 37 necessary to support diversion activities, such moneys 38 may be used for other efforts intended to increase 39 engagement by family investment program participants in 40 work, education, or training activities. 41 d. For the food assistance employment and training 42 program: 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,294 44 (1) The department shall apply the federal 45 supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) 46 employment and training state plan in order to maximize 47 to the fullest extent permitted by federal law the use 48 of the 50 percent federal reimbursement provisions 49 for the claiming of allowable federal reimbursement 50 -89- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 89/ 123
funds from the United States department of agriculture 1 pursuant to the federal SNAP employment and training 2 program for providing education, employment, and 3 training services for eligible food assistance program 4 participants, including but not limited to related 5 dependent care and transportation expenses. 6 (2) The department shall continue the categorical 7 federal food assistance program eligibility at 160 8 percent of the federal poverty level and continue to 9 eliminate the asset test from eligibility requirements, 10 consistent with federal food assistance program 11 requirements. The department shall include as many 12 food assistance households as is allowed by federal 13 law. The eligibility provisions shall conform to all 14 federal requirements including requirements addressing 15 individuals who are incarcerated or otherwise 16 ineligible. 17 e. For the JOBS program: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,770,199 19 5. Of the child support collections assigned under 20 FIP, an amount equal to the federal share of support 21 collections shall be credited to the child support 22 recovery appropriation made in this division of this 23 Act. Of the remainder of the assigned child support 24 collections received by the child support recovery 25 unit, a portion shall be credited to the FIP account, 26 a portion may be used to increase recoveries, and a 27 portion may be used to sustain cash flow in the child 28 support payments account. If as a consequence of the 29 appropriations and allocations made in this section 30 the resulting amounts are insufficient to sustain 31 cash assistance payments and meet federal maintenance 32 of effort requirements, the department shall seek 33 supplemental funding. If child support collections 34 assigned under FIP are greater than estimated or are 35 otherwise determined not to be required for maintenance 36 of effort, the state share of either amount may 37 be transferred to or retained in the child support 38 payments account. 39 6. The department may adopt emergency rules for the 40 family investment, JOBS, food assistance, and medical 41 assistance programs if necessary to comply with federal 42 requirements. 43 Sec. 106. FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM GENERAL 44 FUND. There is appropriated from the general fund of 45 the state to the department of human services for the 46 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 47 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 48 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 49 To be credited to the family investment program 50 -90- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 90/ 123
(FIP) account and used for family investment program 1 assistance under chapter 239B : 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,209,099 3 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 4 $3,701,110 is allocated for the JOBS program. 5 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 6 $1,656,927 is allocated for the family development and 7 self-sufficiency grant program. 8 3. Notwithstanding section 8.39 , for the fiscal 9 year beginning July 1, 2016, if necessary to meet 10 federal maintenance of effort requirements or to 11 transfer federal temporary assistance for needy 12 families block grant funding to be used for purposes 13 of the federal social services block grant or to meet 14 cash flow needs resulting from delays in receiving 15 federal funding or to implement, in accordance with 16 this division of this Act, activities currently funded 17 with juvenile court services, county, or community 18 moneys and state moneys used in combination with such 19 moneys, the department of human services may transfer 20 funds within or between any of the appropriations made 21 in this division of this Act and appropriations in law 22 for the federal social services block grant to the 23 department for the following purposes, provided that 24 the combined amount of state and federal temporary 25 assistance for needy families block grant funding for 26 each appropriation remains the same before and after 27 the transfer: 28 a. For the family investment program. 29 b. For child care assistance. 30 c. For child and family services. 31 d. For field operations. 32 e. For general administration. 33 f. For distribution to counties or regions through 34 the property tax relief fund for mental health and 35 disability services as provided in an appropriation for 36 this purpose. 37 This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit 38 the use of existing state transfer authority for other 39 purposes. The department shall report any transfers 40 made pursuant to this subsection to the legislative 41 services agency. 42 4. The department may transfer funds appropriated 43 in this section to the appropriations made in this 44 division of this Act for general administration and 45 field operations as necessary to administer this 46 section and the overall family investment program. 47 Sec. 107. CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY. There is 48 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 49 the department of human services for the fiscal year 50 -91- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 91/ 123
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the 1 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 2 to be used for the purposes designated: 3 For child support recovery, including salaries, 4 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 5 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 6 positions: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,308,560 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 464.00 9 1. The department shall expend up to $12,164, 10 including federal financial participation, for the 11 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, for a child support 12 public awareness campaign. The department and the 13 office of the attorney general shall cooperate in 14 continuation of the campaign. The public awareness 15 campaign shall emphasize, through a variety of media 16 activities, the importance of maximum involvement of 17 both parents in the lives of their children as well as 18 the importance of payment of child support obligations. 19 2. Federal access and visitation grant moneys shall 20 be issued directly to private not-for-profit agencies 21 that provide services designed to increase compliance 22 with the child access provisions of court orders, 23 including but not limited to neutral visitation sites 24 and mediation services. 25 3. The appropriation made to the department for 26 child support recovery may be used throughout the 27 fiscal year in the manner necessary for purposes of 28 cash flow management, and for cash flow management 29 purposes the department may temporarily draw more 30 than the amount appropriated, provided the amount 31 appropriated is not exceeded at the close of the fiscal 32 year. 33 4. With the exception of the funding amount 34 specified, the requirements established under 2001 35 Iowa Acts, chapter 191, section 3, subsection 5, 36 paragraph “c”, subparagraph (3), shall be applicable 37 to parental obligation pilot projects for the fiscal 38 year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 39 2017. Notwithstanding 441 IAC 100.8, providing for 40 termination of rules relating to the pilot projects, 41 the rules shall remain in effect until June 30, 2017. 42 Sec. 108. HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND —— MEDICAL 43 ASSISTANCE —— FY 2016-2017. Any funds remaining in the 44 health care trust fund created in section 453A.35A for 45 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 46 30, 2017, are appropriated to the department of human 47 services to supplement the medical assistance program 48 appropriations made in this division of this Act, for 49 medical assistance reimbursement and associated costs, 50 -92- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 92/ 123
including program administration and costs associated 1 with program implementation. 2 Sec. 109. MEDICAID FRAUD FUND —— MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 3 —— FY 2016-2017. Any funds remaining in the Medicaid 4 fraud fund created in section 249A.50 for the fiscal 5 year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 6 are appropriated to the department of human services to 7 supplement the medical assistance appropriations made 8 in this division of this Act, for medical assistance 9 reimbursement and associated costs, including program 10 administration and costs associated with program 11 implementation. 12 Sec. 110. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. 13 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 14 the state to the department of human services for the 15 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 16 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 17 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 18 For medical assistance program reimbursement and 19 associated costs as specifically provided in the 20 reimbursement methodologies in effect on June 30, 21 2016, except as otherwise expressly authorized by 22 law, consistent with options under federal law and 23 regulations, and contingent upon receipt of approval 24 from the office of the governor of reimbursement for 25 each abortion performed under the program: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $660,405,499 27 2. Iowans support reducing the number of abortions 28 performed in our state. For an abortion covered under 29 the program, except in the case of a medical emergency, 30 as defined in section 135L.1 , for any woman, the 31 physician shall certify both of the following: 32 a. That the woman has been given the opportunity to 33 view an ultrasound image of the fetus as part of the 34 standard of care before an abortion is performed. 35 b. That the woman has been provided information 36 regarding the options relative to a pregnancy, 37 including continuing the pregnancy to term and 38 retaining parental rights following the child’s birth, 39 continuing the pregnancy to term and placing the child 40 for adoption, and terminating the pregnancy. 41 3. The provisions of this section relating to 42 abortions shall also apply to the Iowa health and 43 wellness plan created pursuant to chapter 249N . 44 4. The department shall utilize not more than 45 $30,000 of the funds appropriated in this section 46 to continue the AIDS/HIV health insurance premium 47 payment program as established in 1992 Iowa Acts, 48 Second Extraordinary Session, chapter 1001, section 49 409, subsection 6. Of the funds allocated in this 50 -93- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 93/ 123
subsection, not more than $2,500 may be expended for 1 administrative purposes. 2 5. Of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 3 department of public health for addictive disorders, 4 $475,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 5 is transferred to the department of human services for 6 an integrated substance-related disorder managed care 7 system. The department shall not assume management 8 of the substance-related disorder system in place 9 of the managed care contractor unless such a change 10 in approach is specifically authorized in law. The 11 departments of human services and public health shall 12 work together to maintain the level of mental health 13 and substance-related disorder treatment services 14 provided by the managed care contractor through the 15 Iowa plan for behavioral health. Each department 16 shall take the steps necessary to continue the federal 17 waivers as necessary to maintain the level of services. 18 6. a. The department shall aggressively pursue 19 options for providing medical assistance or other 20 assistance to individuals with special needs who become 21 ineligible to continue receiving services under the 22 early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment 23 program under the medical assistance program due 24 to becoming 21 years of age who have been approved 25 for additional assistance through the department’s 26 exception to policy provisions, but who have health 27 care needs in excess of the funding available through 28 the exception to policy provisions. 29 b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 30 $50,000 shall be used for participation in one or more 31 pilot projects operated by a private provider to allow 32 the individual or individuals to receive service in the 33 community in accordance with principles established in 34 Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), for the purpose 35 of providing medical assistance or other assistance to 36 individuals with special needs who become ineligible 37 to continue receiving services under the early and 38 periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment program 39 under the medical assistance program due to becoming 40 21 years of age who have been approved for additional 41 assistance through the department’s exception to policy 42 provisions, but who have health care needs in excess 43 of the funding available through the exception to the 44 policy provisions. 45 7. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 46 $1,525,041 may be transferred to the field operations 47 or general administration appropriations in this 48 division of this Act for operational costs associated 49 with Part D of the federal Medicare Prescription Drug 50 -94- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 94/ 123
Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, Pub. L. No. 1 108-173. 2 8. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up 3 to $221,050 may be transferred to the appropriation 4 in this division of this Act for medical contracts 5 to be used for clinical assessment services and prior 6 authorization of services. 7 9. A portion of the funds appropriated in this 8 section may be transferred to the appropriations in 9 this division of this Act for general administration, 10 medical contracts, the children’s health insurance 11 program, or field operations to be used for the 12 state match cost to comply with the payment error 13 rate measurement (PERM) program for both the medical 14 assistance and children’s health insurance programs 15 as developed by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid 16 services of the United States department of health and 17 human services to comply with the federal Improper 18 Payments Information Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-300. 19 10. The department shall continue to implement the 20 recommendations of the assuring better child health 21 and development initiative II (ABCDII) clinical panel 22 to the Iowa early and periodic screening, diagnostic, 23 and treatment services healthy mental development 24 collaborative board regarding changes to billing 25 procedures, codes, and eligible service providers. 26 11. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 27 a sufficient amount is allocated to supplement 28 the incomes of residents of nursing facilities, 29 intermediate care facilities for persons with mental 30 illness, and intermediate care facilities for persons 31 with an intellectual disability, with incomes of less 32 than $50 in the amount necessary for the residents to 33 receive a personal needs allowance of $50 per month 34 pursuant to section 249A.30A . 35 12. Of the funds appropriated in this section, the 36 following amounts are transferred to the appropriations 37 made in this division of this Act for the state mental 38 health institutes: 39 a. Cherokee mental health 40 institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,549,212 41 b. Independence mental health 42 institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,522,947 43 13. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 44 $2,041,939 is allocated for the state match for a 45 disproportionate share hospital payment of $4,544,712 46 to hospitals that meet both of the conditions specified 47 in subparagraphs (1) and (2). In addition, the 48 hospitals that meet the conditions specified shall 49 either certify public expenditures or transfer to 50 -95- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 95/ 123
the medical assistance program an amount equal to 1 provide the nonfederal share for a disproportionate 2 share hospital payment of $8,772,003. The hospitals 3 that meet the conditions specified shall receive and 4 retain 100 percent of the total disproportionate share 5 hospital payment of $13,316,715. 6 (1) The hospital qualifies for disproportionate 7 share and graduate medical education payments. 8 (2) The hospital is an Iowa state-owned hospital 9 with more than 500 beds and eight or more distinct 10 residency specialty or subspecialty programs recognized 11 by the American college of graduate medical education. 12 b. Distribution of the disproportionate share 13 payments shall be made on a monthly basis. The total 14 amount of disproportionate share payments including 15 graduate medical education, enhanced disproportionate 16 share, and Iowa state-owned teaching hospital payments 17 shall not exceed the amount of the state’s allotment 18 under Pub. L. No. 102-234. In addition, the total 19 amount of all disproportionate share payments shall not 20 exceed the hospital-specific disproportionate share 21 limits under Pub. L. No. 103-66. 22 c. The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics 23 shall either certify public expenditures or transfer 24 to the appropriations made in this division of this 25 Act for medical assistance an amount equal to provide 26 the nonfederal share for increased medical assistance 27 payments for inpatient and outpatient hospital services 28 of $4,950,000. The university of Iowa hospitals and 29 clinics shall receive and retain 100 percent of the 30 total increase in medical assistance payments. 31 14. One hundred percent of the nonfederal share of 32 payments to area education agencies that are medical 33 assistance providers for medical assistance-covered 34 services provided to medical assistance-covered 35 children, shall be made from the appropriation made in 36 this section. 37 15. Any new or renewed contract entered into by the 38 department with a third party to administer behavioral 39 health services under the medical assistance program 40 shall provide that any interest earned on payments 41 from the state during the state fiscal year shall be 42 remitted to the department and treated as recoveries to 43 offset the costs of the medical assistance program. 44 16. A portion of the funds appropriated in this 45 section may be transferred to the appropriation in this 46 division of this Act for medical contracts to be used 47 for administrative activities associated with the money 48 follows the person demonstration project. 49 17. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 50 -96- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 96/ 123
$174,505 shall be used for the administration of the 1 health insurance premium payment program, including 2 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 3 purposes. 4 18. a. The department may increase the amounts 5 allocated for salaries, support, maintenance, and 6 miscellaneous purposes associated with the medical 7 assistance program, as necessary, to implement cost 8 containment strategies. The department shall report 9 any such increase to the legislative services agency 10 and the department of management. 11 b. If the savings to the medical assistance program 12 from cost containment efforts exceed the cost for the 13 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the department may 14 transfer any savings generated for the fiscal year due 15 to medical assistance program cost containment efforts 16 to the appropriation made in this division of this Act 17 for medical contracts or general administration to 18 defray the increased contract costs associated with 19 implementing such efforts. 20 c. The department shall report the implementation 21 of any cost containment strategies under this 22 subsection to the individuals specified in this 23 division of this Act for submission of reports on a 24 quarterly basis. 25 19. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 26 and ending June 30, 2017, the replacement generation 27 tax revenues required to be deposited in the property 28 tax relief fund pursuant to section 437A.8, subsection 29 4, paragraph “d” , and section 437A.15, subsection 30 3, paragraph “f” , shall instead be credited to and 31 supplement the appropriation made in this section and 32 used for the allocations made in this section. 33 20. The department shall continue to administer the 34 state balancing incentive payments program as specified 35 in 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 14. 36 21. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 37 $450,000 shall be used for continued implementation 38 of the children’s mental health home project proposed 39 by the department of human services and reported to 40 the general assembly’s mental health and disability 41 services study committee in December 2011. Of this 42 amount, up to $25,000 may be transferred by the 43 department to the appropriation made in this division 44 of this Act to the department for the same fiscal year 45 for general administration to be used for associated 46 administrative expenses and for not more than one 47 full-time equivalent position, in addition to those 48 authorized for the same fiscal year, to be assigned to 49 implementing the project. 50 -97- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 97/ 123
b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 1 $200,000 may be transferred by the department to the 2 appropriation made to the department in this division 3 of this Act for the same fiscal year for Medicaid 4 program-related general administration planning and 5 implementation activities. The funds may be used for 6 contracts or for personnel in addition to the amounts 7 appropriated for and the positions authorized for 8 general administration for the fiscal year. 9 c. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up 10 to $1,500,000 may be transferred by the department to 11 the appropriations made in this division of this Act 12 for the same fiscal year for general administration or 13 medical contracts to be used to support the development 14 and implementation of standardized assessment tools 15 for persons with mental illness, an intellectual 16 disability, a developmental disability, or a brain 17 injury. 18 22. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 19 $125,000 shall be used for lodging expenses associated 20 with care provided at the university of Iowa hospitals 21 and clinics for patients with cancer whose travel 22 distance is 30 miles or more and whose income is at 23 or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level as 24 defined by the most recently revised poverty income 25 guidelines published by the United States department 26 of health and human services. The department of 27 human services shall establish the maximum number 28 of overnight stays and the maximum rate reimbursed 29 for overnight lodging, which may be based on the 30 state employee rate established by the department 31 of administrative services. The funds allocated in 32 this subsection shall not be used as nonfederal share 33 matching funds. 34 23. a. For inpatient and outpatient services 35 provided by hospitals on or after July 1, 2016, 36 the department of human services shall continue 37 to recalculate and prospectively apply an updated 38 cost-to-charge ratio upon the request of a hospital to 39 implement price or charge reductions, if all of the 40 following criteria are met: 41 (1) The recalculation of an updated cost-to-charge 42 ratio is budget neutral to the state funding amount 43 appropriated for the respective fiscal year and 44 maintains budget neutral payments or revenue to all 45 hospitals. 46 (2) The hospital requesting the price or charge 47 reduction submits a proforma cost report and charge 48 master that reflects the anticipated cost-to-charge 49 reduction. 50 -98- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 98/ 123
b. Based upon the proforma cost report submitted 1 by the requesting hospital, the department of human 2 services shall prospectively apply the recalculated 3 cost-to-charge ratio as appropriate to submitted claims 4 for health care services. 5 24. The department of human services may adopt 6 emergency rules as necessary for the governor’s 7 Medicaid modernization initiative to be implemented 8 beginning January 1, 2016. 9 Sec. 111. MEDICAL CONTRACTS. There is appropriated 10 from the general fund of the state to the department of 11 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 12 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, 13 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 14 purpose designated: 15 For medical contracts: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,306,982 17 1. The department of inspections and appeals 18 shall provide all state matching funds for survey and 19 certification activities performed by the department 20 of inspections and appeals. The department of human 21 services is solely responsible for distributing the 22 federal matching funds for such activities. 23 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 24 $25,000 shall be used for continuation of home and 25 community-based services waiver quality assurance 26 programs, including the review and streamlining of 27 processes and policies related to oversight and quality 28 management to meet state and federal requirements. 29 3. Of the amount appropriated in this section, up 30 to $100,000 may be transferred to the appropriation for 31 general administration in this division of this Act to 32 be used for additional full-time equivalent positions 33 in the development of key health initiatives such as 34 cost containment, development and oversight of managed 35 care programs, and development of health strategies 36 targeted toward improved quality and reduced costs in 37 the Medicaid program. 38 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 39 $500,000 shall be used for planning and development, 40 in cooperation with the department of public health, 41 of a phased-in program to provide a dental home for 42 children. 43 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 44 $1,500,000 shall be used for the autism support program 45 created in chapter 225D , with the exception of the 46 following amounts of the allocation which shall be used 47 as follows: 48 a. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, 49 $500,000 shall be deposited in the board-certified 50 -99- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 99/ 123
behavior analyst and board-certified assistant behavior 1 analyst grants program fund created in section 135.181, 2 as enacted in this Act, to be used for the purposes of 3 the fund. 4 b. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, 5 $12,500 shall be used for the public purpose of 6 continuation of a grant to a child welfare services 7 provider headquartered in a county with a population 8 between 205,000 and 215,000 in the latest certified 9 federal census that provides multiple services 10 including but not limited to a psychiatric medical 11 institution for children, shelter, residential 12 treatment, after school programs, school-based 13 programming, and an Asperger’s syndrome program, to 14 be used for support services for children with autism 15 spectrum disorder and their families. 16 c. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, 17 $12,500 shall be used for the public purpose of 18 continuing a grant to a hospital-based provider 19 headquartered in a county with a population between 20 90,000 and 95,000 in the latest certified federal 21 census that provides multiple services including but 22 not limited to diagnostic, therapeutic, and behavioral 23 services to individuals with autism spectrum disorder 24 across one’s lifespan. The grant recipient shall 25 utilize the funds to continue the pilot project to 26 determine the necessary support services for children 27 with autism spectrum disorder and their families to 28 be included in the children’s disabilities services 29 system. The grant recipient shall submit findings and 30 recommendations based upon the results of the pilot 31 project to the individuals specified in this division 32 of this Act for submission of reports by December 31, 33 2016. 34 Sec. 112. STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE. 35 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 36 the state to the department of human services for the 37 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 38 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 39 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 40 For the state supplementary assistance program: 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,920,676 42 2. The department shall increase the personal needs 43 allowance for residents of residential care facilities 44 by the same percentage and at the same time as federal 45 supplemental security income and federal social 46 security benefits are increased due to a recognized 47 increase in the cost of living. The department may 48 adopt emergency rules to implement this subsection. 49 3. If during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 50 -100- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 100/ 123
2016, the department projects that state supplementary 1 assistance expenditures for a calendar year will not 2 meet the federal pass-through requirement specified 3 in Tit. XVI of the federal Social Security Act, 4 section 1618, as codified in 42 U.S.C. §1382g, 5 the department may take actions including but not 6 limited to increasing the personal needs allowance 7 for residential care facility residents and making 8 programmatic adjustments or upward adjustments of the 9 residential care facility or in-home health-related 10 care reimbursement rates prescribed in this division of 11 this Act to ensure that federal requirements are met. 12 In addition, the department may make other programmatic 13 and rate adjustments necessary to remain within the 14 amount appropriated in this section while ensuring 15 compliance with federal requirements. The department 16 may adopt emergency rules to implement the provisions 17 of this subsection. 18 Sec. 113. CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE 19 PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general 20 fund of the state to the department of human services 21 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 22 June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof 23 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 24 For maintenance of the healthy and well kids in Iowa 25 (hawk-i) program pursuant to chapter 514I , including 26 supplemental dental services, for receipt of federal 27 financial participation under Tit. XXI of the federal 28 Social Security Act, which creates the children’s 29 health insurance program: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,005,172 31 Sec. 114. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. There is 32 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 33 the department of human services for the fiscal year 34 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the 35 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 36 to be used for the purpose designated: 37 For child care programs: 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,304,334 39 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 40 $20,444,620 shall be used for state child care 41 assistance in accordance with section 237A.13 . 42 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed or 43 is intended as or shall imply a grant of entitlement 44 for services to persons who are eligible for assistance 45 due to an income level consistent with the waiting 46 list requirements of section 237A.13 . Any state 47 obligation to provide services pursuant to this section 48 is limited to the extent of the funds appropriated in 49 this section. 50 -101- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 101/ 123
3. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 1 $216,226 is allocated for the statewide grant program 2 for child care resource and referral services under 3 section 237A.26 . A list of the registered and licensed 4 child care facilities operating in the area served by a 5 child care resource and referral service shall be made 6 available to the families receiving state child care 7 assistance in that area. 8 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 9 $468,487 is allocated for child care quality 10 improvement initiatives including but not limited to 11 the voluntary quality rating system in accordance with 12 section 237A.30 . 13 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 14 $3,175,000 shall be credited to the early childhood 15 programs grants account in the early childhood Iowa 16 fund created in section 256I.11 . The moneys shall 17 be distributed for funding of community-based early 18 childhood programs targeted to children from birth 19 through five years of age developed by early childhood 20 Iowa areas in accordance with approved community plans 21 as provided in section 256I.8 . 22 6. The department may use any of the funds 23 appropriated in this section as a match to obtain 24 federal funds for use in expanding child care 25 assistance and related programs. For the purpose of 26 expenditures of state and federal child care funding, 27 funds shall be considered obligated at the time 28 expenditures are projected or are allocated to the 29 department’s service areas. Projections shall be based 30 on current and projected caseload growth, current and 31 projected provider rates, staffing requirements for 32 eligibility determination and management of program 33 requirements including data systems management, 34 staffing requirements for administration of the 35 program, contractual and grant obligations and any 36 transfers to other state agencies, and obligations for 37 decategorization or innovation projects. 38 7. A portion of the state match for the federal 39 child care and development block grant shall be 40 provided as necessary to meet federal matching 41 funds requirements through the state general fund 42 appropriation made for child development grants and 43 other programs for at-risk children in section 279.51 . 44 8. If a uniform reduction ordered by the governor 45 under section 8.31 or other operation of law, 46 transfer, or federal funding reduction reduces the 47 appropriation made in this section for the fiscal year, 48 the percentage reduction in the amount paid out to or 49 on behalf of the families participating in the state 50 -102- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 102/ 123
child care assistance program shall be equal to or 1 less than the percentage reduction made for any other 2 purpose payable from the appropriation made in this 3 section and the federal funding relating to it. The 4 percentage reduction to the other allocations made in 5 this section shall be the same as the uniform reduction 6 ordered by the governor or the percentage change of the 7 federal funding reduction, as applicable. If there is 8 an unanticipated increase in federal funding provided 9 for state child care assistance, the entire amount 10 of the increase shall be used for state child care 11 assistance payments. If the appropriations made for 12 purposes of the state child care assistance program for 13 the fiscal year are determined to be insufficient, it 14 is the intent of the general assembly to appropriate 15 sufficient funding for the fiscal year in order to 16 avoid establishment of waiting list requirements. 17 9. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys advanced 18 for purposes of the programs developed by early 19 childhood Iowa areas, advanced for purposes of 20 wraparound child care, or received from the federal 21 appropriations made for the purposes of this section 22 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 23 of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but 24 shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 25 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal 26 year. 27 Sec. 115. JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS. There is 28 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 29 the department of human services for the fiscal year 30 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the 31 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 32 to be used for the purposes designated: 33 1. For the costs of security, building and grounds 34 maintenance, utilities, salary, and support for 35 the facilities located at the Iowa juvenile home at 36 Toledo and for salaries, support, maintenance, and 37 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 38 following full-time equivalent positions: 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 186,383 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 41 2. For operation of the state training school at 42 Eldora and for salaries, support, maintenance, and 43 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 44 following full-time equivalent positions: 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,970,665 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 169.30 47 Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 48 $45,575 shall be used for distribution to licensed 49 classroom teachers at this and other institutions under 50 -103- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 103/ 123
the control of the department of human services based 1 upon the average student yearly enrollment at each 2 institution as determined by the department. 3 Sec. 116. CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES. 4 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 5 the state to the department of human services for the 6 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 7 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 8 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 9 For child and family services: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 43,064,363 11 2. Up to $2,600,000 of the amount of federal 12 temporary assistance for needy families block grant 13 funding appropriated in this division of this Act for 14 child and family services shall be made available for 15 purposes of juvenile delinquent graduated sanction 16 services. 17 3. The department may transfer funds appropriated 18 in this section as necessary to pay the nonfederal 19 costs of services reimbursed under the medical 20 assistance program, state child care assistance 21 program, or the family investment program which are 22 provided to children who would otherwise receive 23 services paid under the appropriation in this section. 24 The department may transfer funds appropriated in this 25 section to the appropriations made in this division 26 of this Act for general administration and for field 27 operations for resources necessary to implement and 28 operate the services funded in this section. 29 4. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 30 up to $17,910,893 is allocated as the statewide 31 expenditure target under section 232.143 for group 32 foster care maintenance and services. If the 33 department projects that such expenditures for the 34 fiscal year will be less than the target amount 35 allocated in this paragraph “a”, the department may 36 reallocate the excess to provide additional funding for 37 shelter care or the child welfare emergency services 38 addressed with the allocation for shelter care. 39 b. If at any time after September 30, 2016, 40 annualization of a service area’s current expenditures 41 indicates a service area is at risk of exceeding its 42 group foster care expenditure target under section 43 232.143 by more than 5 percent, the department and 44 juvenile court services shall examine all group 45 foster care placements in that service area in order 46 to identify those which might be appropriate for 47 termination. In addition, any aftercare services 48 believed to be needed for the children whose 49 placements may be terminated shall be identified. The 50 -104- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 104/ 123
department and juvenile court services shall initiate 1 action to set dispositional review hearings for the 2 placements identified. In such a dispositional review 3 hearing, the juvenile court shall determine whether 4 needed aftercare services are available and whether 5 termination of the placement is in the best interest of 6 the child and the community. 7 5. In accordance with the provisions of section 8 232.188 , the department shall continue the child 9 welfare and juvenile justice funding initiative during 10 fiscal year 2016-2017. Of the funds appropriated in 11 this section, $858,876 is allocated specifically for 12 expenditure for fiscal year 2016-2017 through the 13 decategorization services funding pools and governance 14 boards established pursuant to section 232.188 . 15 6. A portion of the funds appropriated in this 16 section may be used for emergency family assistance 17 to provide other resources required for a family 18 participating in a family preservation or reunification 19 project or successor project to stay together or to be 20 reunified. 21 7. Notwithstanding section 234.35 or any other 22 provision of law to the contrary, state funding for 23 shelter care and the child welfare emergency services 24 contracting implemented to provide for or prevent the 25 need for shelter care shall be limited to $3,842,130. 26 8. Federal funds received by the state during 27 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, as the 28 result of the expenditure of state funds appropriated 29 during a previous state fiscal year for a service or 30 activity funded under this section are appropriated 31 to the department to be used as additional funding 32 for services and purposes provided for under this 33 section. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys 34 received in accordance with this subsection that remain 35 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 36 year shall not revert to any fund but shall remain 37 available for the purposes designated until the close 38 of the succeeding fiscal year. 39 9. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 40 up to $1,645,000 is allocated for the payment of 41 the expenses of court-ordered services provided to 42 juveniles who are under the supervision of juvenile 43 court services, which expenses are a charge upon 44 the state pursuant to section 232.141, subsection 45 4 . Of the amount allocated in this paragraph “a”, 46 up to $778,143 shall be made available to provide 47 school-based supervision of children adjudicated under 48 chapter 232 , of which not more than $7,500 may be used 49 for the purpose of training. A portion of the cost of 50 -105- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 105/ 123
each school-based liaison officer shall be paid by the 1 school district or other funding source as approved by 2 the chief juvenile court officer. 3 b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 4 $374,492 is allocated for the payment of the expenses 5 of court-ordered services provided to children who are 6 under the supervision of the department, which expenses 7 are a charge upon the state pursuant to section 8 232.141, subsection 4 . 9 c. Notwithstanding section 232.141 or any other 10 provision of law to the contrary, the amounts allocated 11 in this subsection shall be distributed to the 12 judicial districts as determined by the state court 13 administrator and to the department’s service areas 14 as determined by the administrator of the department 15 of human services’ division of child and family 16 services. The state court administrator and the 17 division administrator shall make the determination of 18 the distribution amounts on or before June 15, 2016. 19 d. Notwithstanding chapter 232 or any other 20 provision of law to the contrary, a district or 21 juvenile court shall not order any service which is 22 a charge upon the state pursuant to section 232.141 23 if there are insufficient court-ordered services 24 funds available in the district court or departmental 25 service area distribution amounts to pay for the 26 service. The chief juvenile court officer and the 27 departmental service area manager shall encourage use 28 of the funds allocated in this subsection such that 29 there are sufficient funds to pay for all court-related 30 services during the entire year. The chief juvenile 31 court officers and departmental service area managers 32 shall attempt to anticipate potential surpluses and 33 shortfalls in the distribution amounts and shall 34 cooperatively request the state court administrator 35 or division administrator to transfer funds between 36 the judicial districts’ or departmental service areas’ 37 distribution amounts as prudent. 38 e. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 39 contrary, a district or juvenile court shall not order 40 a county to pay for any service provided to a juvenile 41 pursuant to an order entered under chapter 232 which 42 is a charge upon the state under section 232.141, 43 subsection 4 . 44 f. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, not 45 more than $41,500 may be used by the judicial branch 46 for administration of the requirements under this 47 subsection. 48 g. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, 49 $8,500 shall be used by the department of human 50 -106- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 106/ 123
services to support the interstate commission for 1 juveniles in accordance with the interstate compact for 2 juveniles as provided in section 232.173 . 3 10. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 4 $4,026,613 is allocated for juvenile delinquent 5 graduated sanctions services. Any state funds saved as 6 a result of efforts by juvenile court services to earn 7 a federal Tit. IV-E match for juvenile court services 8 administration may be used for the juvenile delinquent 9 graduated sanctions services. 10 11. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 11 $804,142 is transferred to the department of public 12 health to be used for the child protection center grant 13 program for child protection centers located in Iowa 14 in accordance with section 135.118 . The grant amounts 15 under the program shall be equalized so that each 16 center receives a uniform base amount of $122,500, and 17 the remaining funds shall be awarded through a funding 18 formula based upon the volume of children served. 19 12. If the department receives federal approval 20 to implement a waiver under Tit. IV-E of the federal 21 Social Security Act to enable providers to serve 22 children who remain in the children’s families and 23 communities, for purposes of eligibility under the 24 medical assistance program through 25 years of age, 25 children who participate in the waiver shall be 26 considered to be placed in foster care. 27 13. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 28 $2,012,583 is allocated for the preparation for adult 29 living program pursuant to section 234.46 . 30 14. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 31 $260,075 shall be used for juvenile drug courts. 32 The amount allocated in this subsection shall be 33 distributed as follows: 34 To the judicial branch for salaries to assist with 35 the operation of juvenile drug court programs operated 36 in the following jurisdictions: 37 a. Marshall county: 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,354 39 b. Woodbury county: 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,841 41 c. Polk county: 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 97,946 43 d. The third judicial district: 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,967 45 e. The eighth judicial district: 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,967 47 15. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 48 $113,668 shall be used for the public purpose of 49 continuing a grant to a nonprofit human services 50 -107- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 107/ 123
organization providing services to individuals and 1 families in multiple locations in southwest Iowa and 2 Nebraska for support of a project providing immediate, 3 sensitive support and forensic interviews, medical 4 exams, needs assessments, and referrals for victims of 5 child abuse and their nonoffending family members. 6 16. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 7 $150,310 is allocated for the foster care youth council 8 approach of providing a support network to children 9 placed in foster care. 10 17. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 11 $101,000 is allocated for use pursuant to section 12 235A.1 for continuation of the initiative to address 13 child sexual abuse implemented pursuant to 2007 Iowa 14 Acts, chapter 218, section 18, subsection 21. 15 18. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 16 $315,120 is allocated for the community partnership for 17 child protection sites. 18 19. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 19 $185,625 is allocated for the department’s minority 20 youth and family projects under the redesign of the 21 child welfare system. 22 20. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 23 $554,973 is allocated for funding of the community 24 circle of care collaboration for children and youth in 25 northeast Iowa. 26 21. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 27 at least $73,579 shall be used for the continuation 28 of the child welfare provider training academy, a 29 collaboration between the coalition for family and 30 children’s services in Iowa and the department. 31 22. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 32 $105,936 shall be used for continuation of the central 33 Iowa system of care program grant through June 30, 34 2017. 35 23. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 36 $67,500 shall be used for the public purpose of the 37 continuation and expansion of a system of care program 38 grant implemented in Cerro Gordo and Linn counties 39 to utilize a comprehensive and long-term approach 40 for helping children and families by addressing the 41 key areas in a child’s life of childhood basic needs, 42 education and work, family, and community. 43 24. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 44 at least $12,500 shall be used to continue and to 45 expand the foster care respite pilot program in which 46 postsecondary students in social work and other human 47 services-related programs receive experience by 48 assisting family foster care providers with respite and 49 other support. 50 -108- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 108/ 123
25. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 1 $55,000 shall be used for the public purpose of funding 2 community-based services and other supports with a 3 system of care approach for children with a serious 4 emotional disturbance and their families through a 5 nonprofit provider of child welfare services that has 6 been in existence for more than 115 years, is located 7 in a county with a population of more than 200,000 8 but less than 220,000 according to the latest census 9 information issued by the United States census bureau, 10 is licensed as a psychiatric medical institution for 11 children, and was a system of care grantee prior to 12 July 1, 2016. 13 Sec. 117. ADOPTION SUBSIDY. 14 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 15 the state to the department of human services for the 16 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 17 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 18 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 19 For adoption subsidy payments and services: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,499,143 21 2. The department may transfer funds appropriated 22 in this section to the appropriation made in this 23 division of this Act for general administration for 24 costs paid from the appropriation relating to adoption 25 subsidy. 26 3. Federal funds received by the state during the 27 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, as the result of 28 the expenditure of state funds during a previous state 29 fiscal year for a service or activity funded under 30 this section are appropriated to the department to 31 be used as additional funding for the services and 32 activities funded under this section. Notwithstanding 33 section 8.33 , moneys received in accordance with this 34 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at 35 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any 36 fund but shall remain available for expenditure for the 37 purposes designated until the close of the succeeding 38 fiscal year. 39 Sec. 118. JUVENILE DETENTION HOME FUND. Moneys 40 deposited in the juvenile detention home fund 41 created in section 232.142 during the fiscal year 42 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, are 43 appropriated to the department of human services for 44 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 45 June 30, 2017, for distribution of an amount equal 46 to a percentage of the costs of the establishment, 47 improvement, operation, and maintenance of county or 48 multicounty juvenile detention homes in the fiscal 49 year beginning July 1, 2015. Moneys appropriated for 50 -109- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 109/ 123
distribution in accordance with this section shall be 1 allocated among eligible detention homes, prorated on 2 the basis of an eligible detention home’s proportion 3 of the costs of all eligible detention homes in the 4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015. The percentage 5 figure shall be determined by the department based on 6 the amount available for distribution for the fund. 7 Notwithstanding section 232.142, subsection 3 , the 8 financial aid payable by the state under that provision 9 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, shall be 10 limited to the amount appropriated for the purposes of 11 this section. 12 Sec. 119. FAMILY SUPPORT SUBSIDY PROGRAM. 13 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 14 the state to the department of human services for the 15 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 16 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 17 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 18 For the family support subsidy program subject 19 to the enrollment restrictions in section 225C.37, 20 subsection 3 : 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 536,966 22 2. The department shall use at least $320,750 of 23 the moneys appropriated in this section for the family 24 support center component of the comprehensive family 25 support program under section 225C.47 . Not more than 26 $12,500 of the amount allocated in this subsection 27 shall be used for administrative costs. 28 3. If at any time during the fiscal year, the 29 amount of funding available for the family support 30 subsidy program is reduced from the amount initially 31 used to establish the figure for the number of family 32 members for whom a subsidy is to be provided at any one 33 time during the fiscal year, notwithstanding section 34 225C.38, subsection 2 , the department shall revise the 35 figure as necessary to conform to the amount of funding 36 available. 37 Sec. 120. CONNER DECREE. There is appropriated 38 from the general fund of the state to the department of 39 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 40 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, 41 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 42 purpose designated: 43 For building community capacity through the 44 coordination and provision of training opportunities 45 in accordance with the consent decree of Conner v. 46 Branstad, No. 4-86-CV-30871(S.D. Iowa, July 14, 1994): 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,816 48 Sec. 121. MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES. There is 49 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 50 -110- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 110/ 123
the department of human services for the fiscal year 1 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the 2 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 3 to be used for the purposes designated: 4 1. For the state mental health institute at 5 Cherokee for salaries, support, maintenance, and 6 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 7 following full-time equivalent positions: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,772,808 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 169.20 10 2. For the state mental health institute at 11 Independence for salaries, support, maintenance, and 12 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 13 following full-time equivalent positions: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,162,105 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 233.00 16 Sec. 122. STATE RESOURCE CENTERS. 17 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 18 the state to the department of human services for the 19 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 20 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 21 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 22 a. For the state resource center at Glenwood for 23 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 24 purposes: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,762,241 26 b. For the state resource center at Woodward for 27 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 28 purposes: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,291,903 30 2. The department may continue to bill for state 31 resource center services utilizing a scope of services 32 approach used for private providers of intermediate 33 care facilities for persons with an intellectual 34 disability services, in a manner which does not shift 35 costs between the medical assistance program, counties, 36 or other sources of funding for the state resource 37 centers. 38 3. The state resource centers may expand the 39 time-limited assessment and respite services during the 40 fiscal year. 41 4. If the department’s administration and the 42 department of management concur with a finding by a 43 state resource center’s superintendent that projected 44 revenues can reasonably be expected to pay the salary 45 and support costs for a new employee position, or 46 that such costs for adding a particular number of new 47 positions for the fiscal year would be less than the 48 overtime costs if new positions would not be added, the 49 superintendent may add the new position or positions. 50 -111- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 111/ 123
If the vacant positions available to a resource center 1 do not include the position classification desired to 2 be filled, the state resource center’s superintendent 3 may reclassify any vacant position as necessary to 4 fill the desired position. The superintendents of the 5 state resource centers may, by mutual agreement, pool 6 vacant positions and position classifications during 7 the course of the fiscal year in order to assist one 8 another in filling necessary positions. 9 5. If existing capacity limitations are reached 10 in operating units, a waiting list is in effect 11 for a service or a special need for which a payment 12 source or other funding is available for the service 13 or to address the special need, and facilities for 14 the service or to address the special need can be 15 provided within the available payment source or other 16 funding, the superintendent of a state resource center 17 may authorize opening not more than two units or 18 other facilities and begin implementing the service 19 or addressing the special need during fiscal year 20 2016-2017. 21 Sec. 123. SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS. 22 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 23 the state to the department of human services for the 24 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 25 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 26 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 27 For costs associated with the commitment and 28 treatment of sexually violent predators in the unit 29 located at the state mental health institute at 30 Cherokee, including costs of legal services and 31 other associated costs, including salaries, support, 32 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 33 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,946,540 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 132.50 36 2. Unless specifically prohibited by law, if the 37 amount charged provides for recoupment of at least 38 the entire amount of direct and indirect costs, the 39 department of human services may contract with other 40 states to provide care and treatment of persons placed 41 by the other states at the unit for sexually violent 42 predators at Cherokee. The moneys received under such 43 a contract shall be considered to be repayment receipts 44 and used for the purposes of the appropriation made in 45 this section. 46 Sec. 124. FIELD OPERATIONS. There is appropriated 47 from the general fund of the state to the department of 48 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 49 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, 50 -112- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 112/ 123
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 1 purposes designated: 2 For field operations, including salaries, support, 3 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 4 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,460,488 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1,837.00 7 1. As a condition of this appropriation, the 8 department shall make every possible effort to fill 9 the entire number of positions authorized by this 10 section and, unless specifically provided otherwise 11 by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the 12 department is not subject to any approval requirement 13 external to the department to fill a field operations 14 vacancy within the number of full-time equivalent 15 positions authorized by this section. The department 16 shall report on the first of each month to the 17 chairpersons and ranking members of the appropriations 18 committees of the senate and house of representatives, 19 and the persons designated by this Act for submission 20 of reports concerning the status of filling the 21 positions. 22 2. Priority in filling full-time equivalent 23 positions shall be given to those positions related to 24 child protection services and eligibility determination 25 for low-income families. 26 Sec. 125. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION. There is 27 appropriated from the general fund of the state to 28 the department of human services for the fiscal year 29 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the 30 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 31 to be used for the purpose designated: 32 For general administration, including salaries, 33 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 34 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 35 positions: 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,424,099 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 309.00 38 1. The department shall report at least monthly 39 to the legislative services agency concerning the 40 department’s operational and program expenditures. 41 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 42 $75,000 shall be used to continue the contract for the 43 provision of a program to provide technical assistance, 44 support, and consultation to providers of habilitation 45 services and home and community-based services waiver 46 services for adults with disabilities under the medical 47 assistance program. 48 3. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 49 $12,500 is transferred to the Iowa finance authority 50 -113- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 113/ 123
to be used for administrative support of the council 1 on homelessness established in section 16.2D and for 2 the council to fulfill its duties in addressing and 3 reducing homelessness in the state. 4 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 5 $125,000 is allocated to an Iowa food bank association 6 selected by the department for the purchase of food on 7 behalf of an Iowa emergency feeding organization or 8 for the distribution of moneys to the Iowa emergency 9 feeding organization for the purchase of food. The 10 moneys allocated in this subsection shall be allocated 11 only to the extent that the allocated moneys are 12 matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Notwithstanding 13 section 8.33, moneys allocated in this subsection that 14 remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the 15 fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 16 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 17 close of the following fiscal year. 18 Sec. 126. VOLUNTEERS. There is appropriated from 19 the general fund of the state to the department of 20 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 21 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, 22 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 23 purpose designated: 24 For development and coordination of volunteer 25 services: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,343 27 Sec. 127. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, STATE SUPPLEMENTARY 28 ASSISTANCE, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS REIMBURSED 29 UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. 30 1. a. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 31 1, 2016, nursing facilities shall be reimbursed in 32 accordance with the methodology in effect on June 30, 33 2016. 34 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 35 special population nursing facilities shall be 36 reimbursed in accordance with the methodology in effect 37 on June 30, 2016. 38 b. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 39 the department shall establish the pharmacy dispensing 40 fee reimbursement at $11.73 per prescription, until a 41 cost of dispensing survey is completed. The actual 42 dispensing fee shall be determined by a cost of 43 dispensing survey performed by the department and 44 required to be completed by all medical assistance 45 program participating pharmacies every two years, 46 adjusted as necessary to maintain expenditures within 47 the amount appropriated to the department for this 48 purpose for the fiscal year. 49 (2) The department shall utilize an average 50 -114- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 114/ 123
acquisition cost reimbursement methodology for all 1 drugs covered under the medical assistance program in 2 accordance with 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 3 33. 4 (3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (2), if the 5 centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the 6 United States department of health and human services 7 (CMS) requires, as a condition of federal Medicaid 8 funding, that the department implement an aggregate 9 federal upper limit (FUL) for drug reimbursement 10 based on the average manufacturer’s price (AMP), the 11 department may utilize a reimbursement methodology for 12 all drugs covered under the Medicaid program based on 13 the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) 14 methodology published by CMS, in order to assure 15 compliance with the aggregate FUL, minimize outcomes 16 of drug reimbursements below pharmacy acquisition 17 costs, limit administrative costs, and minimize any 18 change in the aggregate reimbursement for drugs. The 19 department may adopt emergency rules to implement this 20 subparagraph. 21 c. (1) For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal 22 year beginning July 1, 2016, reimbursement rates for 23 outpatient hospital services shall remain at the rates 24 in effect on June 30, 2016, subject to Medicaid program 25 upper payment limit rules. 26 (2) For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal 27 year beginning July 1, 2016, reimbursement rates for 28 inpatient hospital services shall remain at the rates 29 in effect on June 30, 2016, subject to Medicaid program 30 upper payment limit rules. 31 (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 32 the graduate medical education and disproportionate 33 share hospital fund amount shall remain at the amount 34 in effect on June 30, 2016, except that the portion of 35 the fund attributable to graduate medical education 36 shall be reduced in an amount that reflects the 37 elimination of graduate medical education payments made 38 to out-of-state hospitals. 39 (4) In order to ensure the efficient use of limited 40 state funds in procuring health care services for 41 low-income Iowans, funds appropriated in this Act for 42 hospital services shall not be used for activities 43 which would be excluded from a determination of 44 reasonable costs under the federal Medicare program 45 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1395x(v)(1)(N). 46 d. For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal year 47 beginning July 1, 2016, reimbursement rates for rural 48 health clinics, hospices, and acute mental hospitals 49 shall be increased in accordance with increases under 50 -115- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 115/ 123
the federal Medicare program or as supported by their 1 Medicare audited costs. 2 e. For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal year 3 beginning July 1, 2016, independent laboratories and 4 rehabilitation agencies shall be reimbursed based on 5 the same methodology in effect on June 30, 2016. 6 f. (1) For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal 7 year beginning July 1, 2016, reimbursement rates for 8 home health agencies shall continue to be based on the 9 Medicare low utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) 10 methodology with state geographic wage adjustments, and 11 shall remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2016. 12 (2) For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal year 13 beginning July 1, 2016, rates for private duty nursing 14 and personal care services under the early and periodic 15 screening, diagnostic, and treatment program benefit 16 shall be calculated based on the methodology in effect 17 on June 30, 2016. 18 g. For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal year 19 beginning July 1, 2016, federally qualified health 20 centers shall receive cost-based reimbursement for 100 21 percent of the reasonable costs for the provision of 22 services to recipients of medical assistance. 23 h. For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal year 24 beginning July 1, 2016, the reimbursement rates for 25 dental services shall remain at the rates in effect on 26 June 30, 2016. 27 i. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 28 the nonstate-owned psychiatric medical institutions for 29 children, reimbursement rates shall be based on the 30 reimbursement methodology developed by the department 31 as required for federal compliance. 32 (2) As a condition of participation in the medical 33 assistance program, enrolled providers shall accept the 34 medical assistance reimbursement rate for any covered 35 goods or services provided to recipients of medical 36 assistance who are children under the custody of a 37 psychiatric medical institution for children. 38 j. For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal year 39 beginning July 1, 2016, unless otherwise specified 40 in this Act, all noninstitutional medical assistance 41 provider reimbursement rates shall remain at the rates 42 in effect on June 30, 2016, except for area education 43 agencies, local education agencies, infant and toddler 44 services providers, home and community-based services 45 providers including consumer-directed attendant care 46 providers under a section 1915(c) or 1915(i) waiver, 47 targeted case management providers, and those providers 48 whose rates are required to be determined pursuant to 49 section 249A.20 . 50 -116- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 116/ 123
k. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, 1 for fee-for-service claims for the fiscal year 2 beginning July 1, 2016, the reimbursement rate for 3 anesthesiologists shall remain at the rate in effect 4 on June 30, 2016. 5 l. Notwithstanding section 249A.20, for 6 fee-for-service claims for the fiscal year beginning 7 July 1, 2016, the average reimbursement rate for health 8 care providers eligible for use of the federal Medicare 9 resource-based relative value scale reimbursement 10 methodology under section 249A.20 shall remain at the 11 rate in effect on June 30, 2016; however, this rate 12 shall not exceed the maximum level authorized by the 13 federal government. 14 m. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 15 reimbursement rate for residential care facilities 16 shall not be less than the minimum payment level as 17 established by the federal government to meet the 18 federally mandated maintenance of effort requirement. 19 The flat reimbursement rate for facilities electing not 20 to file annual cost reports shall not be less than the 21 minimum payment level as established by the federal 22 government to meet the federally mandated maintenance 23 of effort requirement. 24 n. For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal 25 year beginning July 1, 2016, the reimbursement rates 26 for inpatient mental health services provided at 27 hospitals shall remain at the rates in effect on June 28 30, 2016, subject to Medicaid program upper payment 29 limit rules; and for fee-for-service claims for the 30 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, psychiatrists 31 shall be reimbursed at the medical assistance program 32 fee-for-service rate in effect on June 30, 2016. 33 o. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 34 community mental health centers may choose to be 35 reimbursed for the services provided to recipients of 36 medical assistance through either of the following 37 options: 38 (1) For 100 percent of the reasonable costs of the 39 services. 40 (2) In accordance with the alternative 41 reimbursement rate methodology established by the 42 medical assistance program’s managed care contractor 43 for mental health services and approved by the 44 department of human services. 45 p. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 46 upper limits on reimbursement rates for providers of 47 home and community-based services waiver services shall 48 remain at the limits in effect on June 30, 2016, except 49 that the department shall implement cost containment 50 -117- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 117/ 123
strategies related to modified payment limits for 1 waiver services as recommended by the governor for the 2 fiscal year. 3 q. For fee-for-service claims for the fiscal year 4 beginning July 1, 2016, the reimbursement rates for 5 emergency medical service providers shall remain at the 6 rates in effect on June 30, 2016. 7 2. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 8 reimbursement rate for providers reimbursed under the 9 in-home-related care program shall not be less than the 10 minimum payment level as established by the federal 11 government to meet the federally mandated maintenance 12 of effort requirement. 13 3. Unless otherwise directed in this section, when 14 the department’s reimbursement methodology for any 15 provider reimbursed in accordance with this section 16 includes an inflation factor, this factor shall not 17 exceed the amount by which the consumer price index for 18 all urban consumers increased during the calendar year 19 ending December 31, 2002. 20 4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 21 the foster family basic daily maintenance rate and 22 the maximum adoption subsidy rate for children ages 0 23 through 5 years shall be $16.78, the rate for children 24 ages 6 through 11 years shall be $17.45, the rate for 25 children ages 12 through 15 years shall be $19.10, 26 and the rate for children and young adults ages 16 27 and older shall be $19.35. For youth ages 18 to 28 21 who have exited foster care, the preparation for 29 adult living program maintenance rate shall be $602.70 30 per month. The maximum payment for adoption subsidy 31 nonrecurring expenses shall be limited to $500 and the 32 disallowance of additional amounts for court costs and 33 other related legal expenses implemented pursuant to 34 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1031, section 408, shall be 35 continued. 36 5. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 37 the maximum reimbursement rates under the supervised 38 apartment living program and for social services 39 providers under contract shall remain at the rates 40 in effect on June 30, 2016, or the provider’s actual 41 and allowable cost plus inflation for each service, 42 whichever is less. However, if a new service or 43 service provider is added after June 30, 2016, the 44 initial reimbursement rate for the service or provider 45 shall be based upon a weighted average of provider 46 rates for similar services. 47 6. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 48 the reimbursement rates for family-centered service 49 providers, family foster care service providers, 50 -118- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 118/ 123
and the resource family recruitment and retention 1 contractor shall remain at the rates in effect on June 2 30, 2016. 3 7. a. For the purposes of this subsection, 4 “combined reimbursement rate” means the combined 5 service and maintenance reimbursement rate for a 6 service level under the department’s reimbursement 7 methodology. Effective July 1, 2016, the combined 8 reimbursement rate for a group foster care service 9 level shall be the amount designated in this 10 subsection. However, if a group foster care provider’s 11 reimbursement rate for a service level as of June 12 30, 2016, is more than the rate designated in this 13 subsection, the provider’s reimbursement shall remain 14 at the higher rate. 15 b. Unless a group foster care provider is subject 16 to the exception provided in paragraph “a”, effective 17 July 1, 2016, the combined reimbursement rates for the 18 service levels under the department’s reimbursement 19 methodology shall be as follows: 20 (1) For service level, community - D1, the daily 21 rate shall be at least $84.17. 22 (2) For service level, comprehensive - D2, the 23 daily rate shall be at least $119.09. 24 (3) For service level, enhanced - D3, the daily 25 rate shall be at least $131.09. 26 8. The group foster care reimbursement rates 27 paid for placement of children out of state shall 28 be calculated according to the same rate-setting 29 principles as those used for in-state providers, 30 unless the director of human services or the director’s 31 designee determines that appropriate care cannot be 32 provided within the state. The payment of the daily 33 rate shall be based on the number of days in the 34 calendar month in which service is provided. 35 9. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 36 the reimbursement rate paid for shelter care and 37 the child welfare emergency services implemented to 38 provide or prevent the need for shelter care shall be 39 established by contract. 40 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 41 the combined service and maintenance components of 42 the reimbursement rate paid for shelter care services 43 shall be based on the financial and statistical report 44 submitted to the department. The maximum reimbursement 45 rate shall be $96.98 per day. The department shall 46 reimburse a shelter care provider at the provider’s 47 actual and allowable unit cost, plus inflation, not to 48 exceed the maximum reimbursement rate. 49 c. Notwithstanding section 232.141, subsection 8 , 50 -119- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 119/ 123
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the amount 1 of the statewide average of the actual and allowable 2 rates for reimbursement of juvenile shelter care homes 3 that is utilized for the limitation on recovery of 4 unpaid costs is $143.63. 5 10. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 6 the department shall calculate reimbursement rates 7 for intermediate care facilities for persons with 8 an intellectual disability at the 80th percentile. 9 Beginning July 1, 2016, the rate calculation 10 methodology shall utilize the consumer price index 11 inflation factor applicable to the fiscal year 12 beginning July 1, 2016. 13 11. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 14 for child care providers reimbursed under the state 15 child care assistance program, the department shall 16 set provider reimbursement rates based on the rate 17 reimbursement survey completed in December 2004. 18 Effective July 1, 2016, the child care provider 19 reimbursement rates shall remain at the rates in effect 20 on June 30, 2016. The department shall set rates in a 21 manner so as to provide incentives for a nonregistered 22 provider to become registered by applying the increase 23 only to registered and licensed providers. 24 12. The department may adopt emergency rules to 25 implement this section. 26 Sec. 128. EMERGENCY RULES. 27 1. If specifically authorized by a provision 28 of this division of this Act, the department of 29 human services or the mental health and disability 30 services commission may adopt administrative rules 31 under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 32 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement 33 the provisions of this division of this Act and the 34 rules shall become effective immediately upon filing 35 or on a later effective date specified in the rules, 36 unless the effective date of the rules is delayed or 37 the applicability of the rules is suspended by the 38 administrative rules review committee. Any rules 39 adopted in accordance with this section shall not 40 take effect before the rules are reviewed by the 41 administrative rules review committee. The delay 42 authority provided to the administrative rules review 43 committee under section 17A.4, subsection 7, and 44 section 17A.8, subsection 9, shall be applicable to a 45 delay imposed under this section, notwithstanding a 46 provision in those sections making them inapplicable 47 to section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”. Any 48 rules adopted in accordance with the provisions of this 49 section shall also be published as a notice of intended 50 -120- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 120/ 123
action as provided in section 17A.4. 1 2. If during a fiscal year, the department of 2 human services is adopting rules in accordance with 3 this section or as otherwise directed or authorized 4 by state law, and the rules will result in an 5 expenditure increase beyond the amount anticipated 6 in the budget process or if the expenditure was not 7 addressed in the budget process for the fiscal year, 8 the department shall notify the persons designated by 9 this division of this Act for submission of reports, 10 the chairpersons and ranking members of the committees 11 on appropriations, and the department of management 12 concerning the rules and the expenditure increase. The 13 notification shall be provided at least 30 calendar 14 days prior to the date notice of the rules is submitted 15 to the administrative rules coordinator and the 16 administrative code editor. 17 Sec. 129. REPORTS. Any reports or other 18 information required to be compiled and submitted under 19 this Act during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 20 shall be submitted to the chairpersons and ranking 21 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on 22 health and human services, the legislative services 23 agency, and the legislative caucus staffs on or before 24 the dates specified for submission of the reports or 25 information. 26 Sec. 130. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following 27 provisions of this division of this Act, being deemed 28 of immediate importance, take effect upon enactment: 29 1. The provision relating to section 232.141 30 and directing the state court administrator and the 31 division administrator of the department of human 32 services division of child and family services to 33 make the determination, by June 15, 2016, of the 34 distribution of funds allocated for the payment of 35 the expenses of court-ordered services provided to 36 juveniles which are a charge upon the state. 37 DIVISION XXVIII 38 HEALTH CARE ACCOUNTS AND FUNDS —— FY 2016-2017 39 Sec. 131. PHARMACEUTICAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. There 40 is appropriated from the pharmaceutical settlement 41 account created in section 249A.33 to the department of 42 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 43 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, 44 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 45 purpose designated: 46 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 47 contrary, to supplement the appropriations made in this 48 Act for medical contracts under the medical assistance 49 program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and 50 -121- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 121/ 123
ending June 30, 2017: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,001,088 2 Sec. 132. QUALITY ASSURANCE TRUST FUND —— 3 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Notwithstanding 4 any provision to the contrary and subject to the 5 availability of funds, there is appropriated from the 6 quality assurance trust fund created in section 249L.4 7 to the department of human services for the fiscal year 8 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the 9 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 10 for the purposes designated: 11 To supplement the appropriation made in this Act 12 from the general fund of the state to the department 13 of human services for medical assistance for the same 14 fiscal year: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,352,604 16 Sec. 133. HOSPITAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS TRUST FUND 17 —— DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Notwithstanding 18 any provision to the contrary and subject to the 19 availability of funds, there is appropriated from 20 the hospital health care access trust fund created in 21 section 249M.4 to the department of human services for 22 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 23 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as 24 is necessary, for the purposes designated: 25 To supplement the appropriation made in this Act 26 from the general fund of the state to the department 27 of human services for medical assistance for the same 28 fiscal year: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,350,000 30 Sec. 134. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM —— 31 NONREVERSION FOR FY 2016-2017. Notwithstanding 32 section 8.33 , if moneys appropriated for purposes of 33 the medical assistance program for the fiscal year 34 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, from 35 the general fund of the state, the quality assurance 36 trust fund and the hospital health care access trust 37 fund, are in excess of actual expenditures for the 38 medical assistance program and remain unencumbered or 39 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, the excess 40 moneys shall not revert but shall remain available for 41 expenditure for the purposes of the medical assistance 42 program until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 43 DIVISION XXIX 44 PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FUND —— BLOCK GRANT MONEYS —— 45 APPROPRIATION FY 2016-2017 46 Sec. 135. PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FUND —— BLOCK GRANT 47 MONEYS —— APPROPRIATIONS. The moneys transferred 48 to the property tax relief fund for the fiscal year 49 beginning July 1, 2016, from the federal social 50 -122- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 122/ 123
services block grant pursuant to 2015 Iowa Acts, House 1 File 630, if enacted, and from the federal temporary 2 assistance for needy families block grant, totaling at 3 least $11,774,275, are appropriated to the department 4 of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 5 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, to be used for the 6 purposes designated: 7 1. To be transferred to the appropriation in this 8 Act for child and family services for the fiscal year 9 beginning July 1, 2016, to be used for the purposes of 10 that appropriation: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,355,902 12 2. For family planning activities in accordance 13 with the provisions of this Act creating a state family 14 planning services program: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,531,235 16 DIVISION XXX 17 PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS 18 Sec. 136. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 19 PAYMENTS. As a condition of the appropriations in this 20 2016 Act, the moneys appropriated and any other moneys 21 available shall not be used for payment of a personnel 22 settlement agreement that contains a confidentiality 23 provision intended to prevent public disclosure of the 24 agreement or any terms of the agreement. > 25 ______________________________ COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SODERBERG of Plymouth, Chairperson -123- SF505.1913 (13) 86 pf/rh/rj 123/ 123