Senate
File
2387
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2387
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3204)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
mental
health
and
disability
services
1
regions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
PROVISIONAL
REGIONALIZATION
AUTHORIZATION.
1
1.
During
the
time
period
beginning
on
the
effective
2
date
of
this
Act
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
upon
receiving
an
3
application
from
Sioux
and
Plymouth
counties,
the
director
of
4
human
services
may
authorize
the
counties
to
form
and
operate
a
5
mental
health
and
disability
services
region
on
a
provisional
6
basis
for
up
to
twelve
months
in
accordance
with
this
section.
7
2.
Unless
the
director
grants
an
exception
to
policy
8
allowing
the
counties
and
their
region,
during
the
provisional
9
operation
time
period,
to
meet
a
requirement
through
an
10
alternative
means,
the
counties
and
their
region
shall
comply
11
with
all
of
the
requirements
applicable
to
a
mental
health
and
12
disability
services
region
under
chapter
331
and
any
other
13
law
applicable
to
regions
including
but
not
limited
to
the
14
exemption
provisions
in
331
IAC
25.91.
15
3.
If
the
director
determines
the
two
counties
and
their
16
region
are
not
in
compliance
with
the
requirements
under
17
subsection
2
during
the
provisional
operation
time
period
and
18
that
compliance
will
not
be
achieved
through
a
corrective
19
action
plan,
the
director
may
assign
each
county
to
a
region
20
contiguous
to
the
county.
The
region
assigned
shall
amend
its
21
chapter
28E
agreement
and
other
operating
requirements
and
22
policies
to
accept
the
assigned
county.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
provides
that
the
director
of
the
department
27
of
human
services
may
authorize
Sioux
and
Plymouth
counties
28
to
form
and
operate
a
mental
health
and
disability
services
29
(MHDS)
region
for
12
months
on
a
provisional
basis.
Unless
30
the
director
grants
an
exception
to
policy,
authorizing
the
31
counties
to
meet
a
requirement
through
an
alternative
means,
32
the
counties
are
required
to
comply
with
all
requirements
33
applicable
to
an
MHDS
region
under
Code
chapter
331
and
other
34
law
applicable.
If
the
director
determines
the
counties
and
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their
region
are
not
in
compliance
during
the
provisional
1
operation
time
period
and
compliance
will
not
be
achieved
2
through
a
corrective
action
plan,
the
director
may
assign
each
3
county
to
a
region
contiguous
to
the
county.
The
bill
provides
4
the
region
assigned
is
required
to
amend
its
Code
chapter
28E
5
agreement
and
other
operating
requirements
and
policies
to
6
accept
the
assigned
county.
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