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 state mental health and mental
retardation plans for the provision of disability services within the
state and prepare and administer the state developmental disabilities
plan. The administrator shall consult with the Iowa department of
public health, the state board of regents or a body designated by the
board for that purpose, the department of management or a body
designated by the director of the department for that purpose, the
department of education, the department of workforce development and
any other appropriate governmental body, in order to facilitate
coordination of disability services provided in this state. The
state mental health and mental retardation plans shall be consistent
with the state health plan, and shall incorporate county disability
services plans.
b. Assist county boards of supervisors and mental health and
developmental disabilities regional planning councils in planning for
community-based disability services.
c. Emphasize the provision of outpatient services by
community mental health centers and local mental retardation
providers as a preferable alternative to inpatient hospital services.
d. Encourage and facilitate coordination of disability
services with the objective of developing and maintaining in the
state a disability service delivery system to provide disability
services to all persons in this state who need the services,
regardless of the place of residence or economic circumstances of
those persons. The administrator shall work with the commission and
other state agencies, including but not limited to the departments of
corrections, education, and public health and the state board of
regents, to develop and implement a strategic plan to expand access
to qualified mental health workers across the state.
e. Encourage and facilitate applied research and preventive
educational activities related to causes and appropriate treatment
for disabilities. The administrator may designate, or enter into
agreements with, private or public agencies to carry out this
function.
f. Promote coordination of community-based services with
those of the state mental health institutes and state resource
centers.
g. Administer state programs regarding the care, treatment,
and supervision of persons with mental illness or mental retardation,
except the programs administered by the state board of regents.
h. Administer state appropriations to the mental health and
developmental disabilities community services fund established by
section 225C.7.
i. Act as compact administrator with power to effectuate the
purposes of interstate compacts on mental health.
j. Establish and maintain a data collection and management
information system oriented to the needs of patients, providers, the
department, and other programs or facilities. The administrator
shall annually submit to the commission information collected by the
department indicating the changes and trends in the disability
services system.
k. Prepare a division budget and reports of the division's
activities.
l. Establish suitable agreements with other state agencies to
encourage appropriate care and to facilitate the coordination of
disability services.
m. Provide consultation and technical assistance to patients'
advocates appointed pursuant to section 229.19, in cooperation with
the judicial branch and the resident advocate committees appointed
for health care facilities pursuant to section 135C.25.
n. Provide technical assistance to agencies and
organizations, to aid them in meeting standards which are
established, or with which compliance is required, under statutes
administered by the administrator, including but not limited to
chapters 227 and 230A.
o. Recommend to the commission minimum accreditation
standards for the maintenance and operation of community mental
health centers, services, and programs under section 230A.16. The
administrator's review and evaluation of the centers, services, and
programs for compliance with the adopted standards shall be as
provided in section 230A.17.
p. Recommend to the commission minimum standards for
supported community living services. The administrator shall review
and evaluate the services for compliance with the adopted standards.
q. In cooperation with the department of inspections and
appeals, recommend minimum standards under section 227.4 for the care
of and services to persons with mental illness and mental retardation
residing in county care facilities.
r. In cooperation with the Iowa department of public health,
recommend minimum standards for the maintenance and operation of
public or private facilities offering disability services, which are
not subject to licensure by the department or the department of
inspections and appeals.
s. Provide technical assistance concerning disability
services and funding to counties and mental health and developmental
disabilities regional planning councils.
2. The administrator may:
a. Apply for, receive, and administer federal aids, grants,
and gifts for purposes relating to disability services or programs.
b. Establish and supervise suitable standards of care,
treatment, and supervision for persons with disabilities in all
institutions under the control of the director of human services.
c. Appoint professional consultants to furnish advice on any
matters pertaining to disability services. The consultants shall be
paid as provided by an appropriation of the general assembly.
d. Administer a public housing unit within a bureau of the
division to apply for, receive, and administer federal assistance,
grants, and other public or private funds for purposes related to
providing housing in accordance with section 225C.45. Section History: Early Form
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 218.76; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 217.11,
217.12; S81, § 225C.3; 81 Acts, ch 78, § 4, 20] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 85 Acts, ch 122, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1204,
§ 45; 92 Acts, ch 1128, § 1; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §13; 95 Acts, ch 82,
§2, 13; 95 Acts, ch 206, §7, 12; 96 Acts, ch 1186, § 23; 98 Acts, ch
1047, §20; 99 Acts, ch 129, §9; 99 Acts, ch 160, §2, 3; 2000 Acts, ch
1112, §33, 51; 2006 Acts, ch 1115, §4, 5
Referred to in § 217.10, 225C.6B, 225C.52