House File 201 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY QUIRK and KUHN Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the types of grants awarded under the senior 2 living trust fund. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1047YH 81 5 pf/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 249H.6A GRANTS == ADDITIONAL 1 2 SERVICES. 1 3 In addition to any other grants awarded under this chapter, 1 4 the department of human services, at the direction of the 1 5 senior living coordinating unit, may also use moneys 1 6 appropriated to the department from the senior living trust 1 7 fund to award grants, of not more than one hundred thousand 1 8 dollars per grant, to health care facilities as defined in 1 9 section 135C.1, to provide adult day services, child care for 1 10 children with special needs, safe shelter for victims of 1 11 dependent adult abuse, services for persons with mental or 1 12 physical disabilities, or respite care. The department of 1 13 human services shall adopt rules for the awarding of grants 1 14 under this section. 1 15 EXPLANATION 1 16 This bill provides for the use of moneys appropriated to 1 17 the department of human services from the senior living trust 1 18 fund for the awarding of grants. Current law, which is 1 19 repealed effective June 30, 2005, provides for the awarding of 1 20 grants of not more than $100,000 to licensed nursing 1 21 facilities that are awarded conversion grants to be used in 1 22 also providing adult day services, child care for children 1 23 with special needs, safe shelter for victims of dependent 1 24 adult abuse, or respite care. The bill would instead provide 1 25 for the awarding of grants of not more than $100,000 to health 1 26 care facilities as defined in Code section 135C.1 (residential 1 27 care facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care 1 28 facilities for persons with mental illness, or intermediate 1 29 care facilities for persons with mental retardation) to 1 30 provide, in addition to the services already included in 1 31 current law, services for persons with mental or physical 1 32 disabilities. 1 33 LSB 1047YH 81 1 34 pf:rj/pj/5