House
File
2073
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2073
BY
HUNTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
the
elder
index
to
determine
1
provision
of
services
and
programs
for
older
individuals.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
USE
OF
ELDER
INDEX
IN
PROGRAMS
AND
SERVICES
FOR
1
OLDER
INDIVIDUALS.
2
1.
a.
The
department
on
aging
shall
amend
the
state
plan
3
on
aging
and
submit
the
amended
plan
to
the
United
States
4
administration
on
aging
for
approval
to
allow
the
use
of
5
the
elder
index
in
determining
eligibility
for
programs
and
6
services
under
the
state
plan.
7
b.
If
the
state
plan
amendment
is
approved,
the
department
8
on
aging
shall
use
the
elder
index
in
determining
eligibility
9
for
all
needs-based
programs
for
older
individuals
under
the
10
department’s
purview
pursuant
to
the
federal
Older
Americans
11
Act
and
shall
require
each
area
agency
on
aging
to
use
12
the
elder
index
in
preparing
needs
assessments
and
in
the
13
development
of
each
area
agency
on
aging
area
plan.
14
c.
If
the
state
plan
amendment
is
approved,
the
department
15
shall
update
the
elder
index
annually.
16
2.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“elder
index”
17
means
the
elder
economic
security
standard
index
developed
18
by
the
wider
opportunities
for
women
and
the
gerontology
19
institute
at
the
university
of
Massachusetts
Boston
that
is
a
20
geographically-based
measure
of
the
income
adequacy
required
21
by
an
older
individual
to
meet
all
basic
needs
including
but
22
not
limited
to
housing,
food,
health
care,
transportation,
23
long-term
care,
and
miscellaneous
essentials
without
reliance
24
on
income-eligible
public
supports.
25
EXPLANATION
26
This
bill
relates
to
the
use
of
the
elder
index
in
27
determining
eligibility
for
programs
and
services
under
the
28
purview
of
the
department
of
elder
affairs
pursuant
to
the
29
federal
Older
Americans
Act.
30
The
bill
defines
“elder
index”
and
directs
the
department
31
on
aging
(IDA)
to
amend
the
state
plan
on
aging
and
submit
the
32
amended
plan
to
the
United
States
administration
on
aging
for
33
approval
to
allow
the
use
of
the
elder
index
in
determining
34
eligibility
for
programs
and
services
under
the
state
plan.
If
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the
state
plan
amendment
is
approved,
IDA
is
directed
to
use
1
the
elder
index
in
determining
eligibility
for
all
needs-based
2
programs
for
older
individuals
under
the
department’s
purview
3
and
require
each
area
agency
on
aging
to
use
the
elder
index
in
4
preparing
needs
assessments
and
in
the
development
of
each
area
5
agency
on
aging
area
plan.
IDA
is
directed
to
update
the
elder
6
index
annually
following
approval.
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