Senate
File
2028
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2028
BY
BOLKCOM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
establishment
of
a
senior
living
1
coordinating
unit
within
the
department
on
aging.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
231.58,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
1
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
2
231.58
Senior
living
coordinating
unit.
3
1.
A
senior
living
coordinating
unit
is
created
within
the
4
department.
The
membership
of
the
coordinating
unit
consists
5
of:
6
a.
The
director
of
human
services.
7
b.
The
director
of
the
department
on
aging.
8
c.
The
director
of
public
health.
9
d.
The
director
of
the
department
of
inspections
and
10
appeals.
11
e.
Two
consumer
members
appointed
by
the
governor.
12
f.
Four
ex
officio,
nonvoting
legislative
members
consisting
13
of
the
following:
14
(1)
Two
state
senators,
one
appointed
by
the
majority
leader
15
of
the
senate
and
one
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
16
senate.
17
(2)
Two
state
representatives,
one
appointed
by
the
speaker
18
of
the
house
of
representatives
and
one
appointed
by
the
19
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives.
20
2.
Nonlegislative
members
shall
receive
actual
expenses
21
incurred
while
serving
in
their
official
capacity
and
may
also
22
be
eligible
to
receive
compensation
as
provided
in
section
23
7E.6.
Legislative
members
shall
receive
compensation
pursuant
24
to
section
2.12.
25
3.
The
senior
living
coordinating
unit
shall
do
all
of
the
26
following:
27
a.
Develop,
for
legislative
review,
the
mechanisms
and
28
procedures
necessary
to
implement
a
case-managed
system
of
29
long-term
care
based
on
a
uniform
comprehensive
assessment
30
tool.
31
b.
Develop
common
intake
and
release
procedures
for
the
32
purpose
of
determining
eligibility
at
one
point
of
intake
33
and
determining
eligibility
for
programs
administered
by
the
34
departments
of
human
services,
public
health,
and
aging,
such
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as
the
medical
assistance
program,
federal
food
stamp
program,
1
homemaker-home
health
aide
programs,
and
the
case
management
2
program
for
frail
elders
administered
by
the
department
on
3
aging.
4
c.
Develop
common
definitions
for
long-term
care
services.
5
d.
Develop
procedures
for
coordination
at
the
local
and
6
state
level
among
the
providers
of
long-term
care.
7
e.
Prepare
a
long-range
plan
for
the
provision
of
long-term
8
care
services
within
the
state.
9
f.
Propose
rules
and
procedures
for
the
development
of
a
10
comprehensive
long-term
care
system.
11
g.
Submit
a
report
of
its
activities
to
the
governor
and
12
general
assembly
on
January
15
of
each
year.
13
h.
Consult
with
the
state
universities
and
other
14
institutions
with
expertise
in
the
area
of
issues
affecting
15
older
individuals
and
the
long-term
care
continua.
16
EXPLANATION
17
This
bill
reestablishes
the
senior
living
coordinating
unit
18
within
the
department
on
aging.
The
senior
living
coordinating
19
unit
was
eliminated
in
2009
and
replaced
with
a
directive
20
to
the
director
of
the
department
on
aging
to
convene
the
21
directors
of
human
services,
public
health,
and
inspections
and
22
appeals
to
meet
as
necessary
to
assist
in
the
coordination
of
23
policy,
service
delivery,
and
long-range
planning
relating
to
24
the
long-term
living
system
and
older
Iowans
in
the
state.
The
25
bill
specifies
the
membership
and
duties
of
the
unit.
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