House Study Bill 753
HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON UPMEYER)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to a single point of entry long=term living
2 resources system.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 TLSB 6486HC 81
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1 1 Section 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS == SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY
1 2 LONG=TERM LIVING RESOURCES SYSTEM.
1 3 1. The general assembly finds that access to information
1 4 regarding all components of the long=term living resources
1 5 system is necessary to empower consumers in planning,
1 6 evaluating, and making decisions to appropriately meet their
1 7 individual long=term living needs. This access should be
1 8 provided through a single point of entry into an integrated,
1 9 seamless system that facilitates navigation of the variety of
1 10 private and public resources available, minimizes service
1 11 fragmentation, reduces duplication of administrative paperwork
1 12 and procedures, enhances individual choice, supports informed
1 13 decision making, and increases the cost=effectiveness of long=
1 14 term living services and support systems.
1 15 2. a. A single point of entry long=term living resources
1 16 system team is created, consisting of the following members:
1 17 (1) The director of the department of elder affairs, or
1 18 the director's designee.
1 19 (2) The director of the department of human services, or
1 20 the director's designee.
1 21 (3) The director of public health, or the director's
1 22 designee.
1 23 (4) The director of the department of inspections and
1 24 appeals, or the director's designee.
1 25 (5) The commissioner of insurance, or the commissioner's
1 26 designee.
1 27 (6) The executive director of the Iowa finance authority,
1 28 or the executive director's designee.
1 29 (7) The director of the department of veterans affairs, or
1 30 the director's designee.
1 31 (8) The director of the department of workforce
1 32 development, or the director's designee.
1 33 (9) A representative of the office of the governor.
1 34 (10) The director of an area agency on aging or the
1 35 director's designee and a consumer member selected by the
2 1 director.
2 2 (11) The state director of the AARP Iowa chapter or the
2 3 state director's designee and a consumer member selected by
2 4 the state director.
2 5 (12) The chairperson of the older Iowans legislature or
2 6 the chairperson's designee and a consumer member selected by
2 7 the chairperson.
2 8 (13) A representative of the Iowa hospital association.
2 9 (14) A representative of the Iowa pharmacy association.
2 10 (15) A representative of the Iowa health care association.
2 11 (16) A representative of the Iowa association of community
2 12 providers.
2 13 (17) The director of the university of Iowa center on
2 14 aging, or the director's designee.
2 15 (18) Two members of the senate and two members of the
2 16 house of representatives, with not more than one member from
2 17 each chamber being from the same political party.
2 18 b. The legislative members of the team shall serve in an
2 19 ex officio, nonvoting capacity. The two senators shall be
2 20 appointed by the president of the senate, after consultation
2 21 with the leaders of the senate, and the two representatives
2 22 shall be appointed by the speaker of the house, after
2 23 consultation with the majority leader and the minority leader
2 24 of the house of representatives.
2 25 c. Public members shall receive actual expenses incurred
2 26 while serving in their official capacity and may also be
2 27 eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
2 28 d. The team shall do all of the following:
2 29 (1) Hold at least four public meetings in at least four
2 30 geographically balanced venues around the state to receive
2 31 input regarding access to the long=term living resources
2 32 system and recommendations for improved access.
2 33 (2) Make recommendations regarding the structure of and
2 34 best means of providing a single point of entry to the long=
2 35 term living resources system.
3 1 (3) Submit a report of the team's findings from the
3 2 meetings described in subparagraph (1) and the team's
3 3 recommendations for establishing a single point of entry to
3 4 the long=term living resources system to the general assembly
3 5 on or before December 1, 2007. The recommendations may
3 6 provide for multiple access sites that are standardized and
3 7 coordinated to provide for access to the single point of
3 8 entry, a management information system that links the
3 9 resources available in order to provide a single electronic
3 10 point of entry to the long=term living resources system, a
3 11 telephonic single point of entry, or suggestions for
3 12 colocation or integration of long=term living resources system
3 13 administration and services. The report shall also include
3 14 recommendations for funding the single point of entry to the
3 15 long=term living resources system through available grants or
3 16 other sources.
3 17 EXPLANATION
3 18 This bill creates a single point of entry long=term living
3 19 resources system team to develop recommendations regarding the
3 20 structure of and best means of providing a single point of
3 21 entry to the long=term living resources system. The bill
3 22 provides for the membership of the team and directs the team
3 23 to submit a report of its findings from required meetings and
3 24 its recommendations for establishing a single point of entry
3 25 to a long=term living resources system to the general assembly
3 26 on or before December 1, 2007. The bill provides that the
3 27 recommendations may provide for multiple access sites that are
3 28 standardized and coordinated to provide for access to the
3 29 single point of entry, a management information system that
3 30 links the resources available in order to provide a single
3 31 electronic point of entry to the long=term living resources
3 32 system, a telephonic single point of entry, or suggestions for
3 33 colocation or integration of long=term living resources system
3 34 administration and services. The report is also to include
3 35 recommendations for funding the single point of entry to the
4 1 long=term living resources system through available grants or
4 2 other sources.
4 3 LSB 6486HC 81
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