Senate File 439 - Introduced



                                     SENATE FILE       
                                     BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

                                     (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1222)


    Passed Senate, Date                Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to and making an appropriation for the office of
  2    substitute decision maker under the department of elder
  3    affairs.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2472SV 82
  6 pf/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  APPROPRIATION == DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS ==
  1  2 OFFICE OF SUBSTITUTE DECISION MAKER.  There is appropriated
  1  3 from the general fund of the state to the department of elder
  1  4 affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending
  1  5 June 30, 2008, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
  1  6 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
  1  7    For the state office of substitute decision maker
  1  8 established pursuant to chapter 231E:
  1  9 .................................................. $    635,126
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill makes an appropriation from the general fund of
  1 12 the state to the department of elder affairs for the office of
  1 13 substitute decision maker.  The office was established in 2005
  1 14 Iowa Acts, chapter 175, within the department of elder affairs
  1 15 to create and administer a statewide network of substitute
  1 16 decision makers who provide substitute decision=making
  1 17 services if other substitute decision makers are not available
  1 18 to provide the services.  Substitute decision makers include
  1 19 guardians, conservators, representative payees, attorneys in
  1 20 fact under a power of attorney, and personal representatives.
  1 21 Implementation of the office was made contingent upon
  1 22 availability of funding as determined by the department of
  1 23 elder affairs.
  1 24 LSB 2472SV 82
  1 25 pf:nh/es/88