House Study Bill 228 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON SMITH)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to county liability for adult mental health,
  2    mental retardation, developmental disabilities, and substance
  3    abuse services authorized through the county central point of
  4    coordination process.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 2518HC 83
  7 jp/rj/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 230.1, subsection 3, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    3.  A county of legal settlement is not liable for costs
  1  4 and expenses associated with a person with mental illness
  1  5 unless the costs and expenses are for services and other
  1  6 support authorized for the person through the central point of
  1  7 coordination process.  For the purposes of this chapter,
  1  8 "central point of coordination process" means the same as
  1  9 defined in section 331.440.  This required authorization
  1 10 through the central point of coordination process of an adult
  1 11 person's services and other support provided by a state mental
  1 12 health institute or other service provider applies to services
  1 13 and other support provided on a voluntary or involuntary basis
  1 14 and to services and other support that address substance abuse
  1 15 in addition to mental illness.
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17    This bill relates to county liability for adult mental
  1 18 health, mental retardation, developmental disabilities, and
  1 19 substance abuse services authorized through the county central
  1 20 point of coordination process.
  1 21    Under current law in Code section 230.1, relating to the
  1 22 liability of the county and state for support of persons with
  1 23 mental illness, a county of legal settlement is not liable for
  1 24 costs and expenses associated with a person with mental
  1 25 illness unless the costs and expenses are for services and
  1 26 other support authorized for the person through the central
  1 27 point of coordination process.  The bill provides that the
  1 28 scope of this requirement includes authorization of an adult
  1 29 person's services and other support provided by a state mental
  1 30 health institute or other service provider, whether or not the
  1 31 services and other support address substance abuse in addition
  1 32 to mental illness, and whether or not the services and other
  1 33 support are provided on a voluntary or involuntary basis.
  1 34 LSB 2518HC 83
  1 35 jp/rj/5