2011 Iowa Code
TITLE VI HUMAN SERVICES
SUBTITLE 3 MENTAL HEALTH
CHAPTER 225C MENTAL ILLNESS, MENTAL RETARDATION, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, OR BRAIN INJURY
225C.6A Disability services system redesign.

225C.6A Disability services system redesign.

The commission shall do the following relating to redesign of the disability services system in the state:

1. Identify sources of revenue to support statewide delivery of core disability services to eligible disability populations.

2. Ensure there is a continuous improvement process for development and maintenance of the disability services system for adults and children. The process shall include but is not limited to data collection and reporting provisions.

3. a. Plan, collect, and analyze data as necessary to issue cost estimates for serving additional populations and providing core disability services statewide. The department shall maintain compliance with applicable federal and state privacy laws to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of individually identifiable disability services data. The department shall regularly assess the status of the compliance in order to assure that data security is protected.

b. In implementing a system under this subsection for collecting and analyzing state, county, and private contractor data, the department shall establish a client identifier for the individuals receiving services. The client identifier shall be used in lieu of the individual s name or social security number. The client identifier shall consist of the last four digits of an individual s social security number, the first three letters of the individual s last name, the individual s date of birth, and the individual s gender in an order determined by the department.

c. Each county shall report to the department annually on or before December 1, for the preceding fiscal year the following information for each individual served: demographic information, expenditure data, and data concerning the services and other support provided to each individual, as specified in administrative rule adopted by the commission.

4. Work with county representatives and other qualified persons to develop an implementation plan for replacing the county of legal settlement approach to determining service system funding responsibilities with an approach based upon residency. The plan shall address a statewide standard for proof of residency, outline a plan for establishing a data system for identifying residency of eligible individuals, address residency issues for individuals who began residing in a county due to a court order or criminal sentence or to obtain services in that county, recommend an approach for contesting a residency determination, and address other implementation issues.

2004 Acts, ch 1090, §34; 2006 Acts, ch 1159, §1, 3; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §87, 92; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §376

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