Section 225C.6C – Regional service system — regulatory requirements.
225C.6C Regional service system — regulatory requirements. 1. The departments of inspections and appeals, human services, and public health shall comply with the requirements of this section in their efforts to improve the regulatory requirements applied to the mental health and disability regional service system administration and service providers. 2. The three departments shall work […]
Section 225C.7 – Mental health and developmental disabilities community services fund.
225C.7 Mental health and developmental disabilities community services fund. Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §152.
Section 225C.7A – Mental health and disability services regional service fund — region incentive fund.
225C.7A Mental health and disability services regional service fund — region incentive fund. 1. A mental health and disability services regional service fund is created in the office of the treasurer of state under the authority of the department. The fund shall be separate from the general fund of the state and the balance in […]
Section 225C.8 – Legal settlement dispute resolution.
225C.8 Legal settlement dispute resolution. Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §129, 130. See §331.394.
Section 225C.1 – Findings and purpose.
225C.1 Findings and purpose. 1. The general assembly finds that services to persons with mental illness, an intellectual disability, developmental disabilities, or brain injury are provided in many parts of the state by highly autonomous community-based service providers working cooperatively with state and county officials. However, the general assembly recognizes that heavy reliance on property […]
Section 225C.2 – Definitions.
225C.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the division. 2. “Child” or “children” means a person or persons under eighteen years of age. 3. “Children’s behavioral health services” means services for children with a serious emotional disturbance. 4. “Children’s behavioral health system” or “children’s system” means the behavioral health […]
Section 225C.3 – Division of mental health and disability services — state mental health authority.
225C.3 Division of mental health and disability services — state mental health authority. 1. The division is designated the state mental health authority as defined in 42 U.S.C. §201(m) (1976) for the purpose of directing the benefits of the National Mental Health Act, 42 U.S.C. §201 et seq. This designation does not preclude the state […]
Section 225C.4 – Administrator’s duties.
225C.4 Administrator’s duties. 1. To the extent funding is available, the administrator shall perform the following duties: a. Prepare and administer the comprehensive mental health and disability services plan as provided in section 225C.6B, including state mental health and intellectual disability plans for the provision of disability services within the state and the state developmental […]
Section 225C.5 – Mental health and disability services commission.
225C.5 Mental health and disability services commission. 1. A mental health and disability services commission is created as the state policy-making body for the provision of services to persons with mental illness, an intellectual disability, other developmental disabilities, or brain injury. The commission’s voting members shall be appointed to three-year staggered terms by the governor […]
Section 225C.6 – Duties of commission.
225C.6 Duties of commission. 1. To the extent funding is available, the commission shall perform the following duties: a. Advise the administrator on the administration of the overall state disability services system. b. Pursuant to recommendations made for this purpose by the administrator, adopt necessary rules pursuant to chapter 17A which relate to disability programs […]