HF 116 (LSB 1627HH (2) 85)

HOUSE FILE 116

BY  MASCHER, STUTSMAN, T. TAYLOR, KRESSIG, HEDDENS, WOLFE, STAED, KEARNS, BEARINGER, RUFF, BERRY, THEDE, ANDERSON, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, WINCKLER, LYKAM, COHOON, M. SMITH, R. OLSON, ABDUL-SAMAD, GAINES, HANSON, JACOBY, LENSING, KELLEY, MUHLBAUER, MURPHY, FORBES, OLDSON, WOOD, RIDING, HUNTER, THOMAS, STECKMAN, and HALL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the long-term care resident’s advocate program and making appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENT’S ADVOCATE —— APPROPRIATIONS.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department on aging for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 
   1.  To provide an additional local long-term care resident’s advocate to administer the certified volunteer long-term care resident’s advocate program pursuant to section 231.45:
.................................................. $     97,000
   2.  For the certified volunteer long-term care resident’s advocate program as created pursuant to section 231.45:
.................................................. $     13,000
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to the long-term care resident’s advocate program. The bill makes appropriations from the general fund of the state to the department on aging. The bill appropriates $97,000 for an additional local long-term care resident’s advocate to administer the certified volunteer long-term care resident’s advocate program and $13,000 for the certified volunteer long-term care resident’s advocate program.