225C.49 - DEPARTMENTAL DUTIES CONCERNING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY.
225C.49 DEPARTMENTAL DUTIES CONCERNING SERVICES TO
INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY.
1. The department shall provide coordination of the programs
administered by the department which serve individuals with a
disability and the individuals' families, including but not limited
to the following juvenile justice and child welfare services:
family-centered services described under section 232.102,
decategorization of child welfare funding provided for under section
232.188, and foster care services paid under section 234.35,
subsection 3. The department shall regularly review administrative
rules associated with such programs and make recommendations to the
council on human services, governor, and general assembly for
revisions to remove barriers to the programs for individuals with a
disability and the individuals' families including the following:
a. Eligibility prerequisites which require declaring the
individual at risk of abuse, neglect, or out-of-home placement.
b. Time limits on services which restrict addressing ongoing
needs of individuals with a disability and their families.
2. The department shall coordinate the department's programs and
funding utilized by individuals with a disability and their families
with other state and local programs and funding directed to
individuals with a disability and their families.
3. In implementing the provisions of this section, the department
shall do all of the following:
a. Compile information concerning services and other support
available to individuals with a disability and their families. Make
the information available to individuals with a disability and their
families and department staff.
b. Utilize internal training resources or contract for
additional training of staff concerning the information under
paragraph "a" and training of families and individuals as
necessary to implement the family support subsidy and comprehensive
family support programs under this chapter.
4. The department shall designate one individual whose sole
duties are to provide central coordination of the programs under
sections 225C.36 and 225C.47 and to work with the comprehensive
family support council to oversee development and implementation of
the programs. Section History: Recent Form
96 Acts, ch 1084, §7; 2006 Acts, ch 1159, §23, 24; 2007 Acts, ch
172, §8