HF 2193 (LSB 5637HH (5) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2193

BY  ANDERSON

A BILL FOR

An Act appropriating moneys to the department of aging for purposes of a return to community pilot project initiative.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT ON AGING —— RETURN TO COMMUNITY PILOT PROJECT INITIATIVE.  There is appropriated from the lottery fund created in section 99G.40 to the department on aging for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
   For expanding the return to community pilot project initiative, including salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000
   Funds appropriated in this section shall be used by the department on aging, in collaboration with the department of human services and affected stakeholders, to expand the pilot initiative. The initiative provides long-term care options counseling utilizing support planning protocols to assist non-Medicaid eligible consumers who indicate a preference to return to the community and are deemed appropriate for discharge to return to their community following a nursing facility stay. The department on aging shall submit a report regarding the outcomes of the pilot initiative to the governor and the general assembly by December 15, 2020.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill appropriates $1 million from the lottery fund to the department of aging for purposes of a return to community pilot project initiative. The bill provides that the moneys appropriated shall be used by the department on aging, in collaboration with the department of human services and affected stakeholders, to the pilot initiative. The department on aging shall submit a report regarding the outcomes of the pilot initiative to the governor and the general assembly by December 15, 2020.