231.56A - ELDER ABUSE INITIATIVE, EMERGENCY SHELTER, AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECTS.
231.56A ELDER ABUSE INITIATIVE, EMERGENCY SHELTER,
AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECTS.
1. Through the state's service contract process adopted pursuant
to section 8.47, the department shall identify entities that have
demonstrated the ability to provide a collaborative response to the
immediate needs of older individuals for the purpose of implementing
elder abuse initiative, emergency shelter, and support services
projects. The projects shall be coordinated in service areas that
have a multidisciplinary team established pursuant to section 235B.1,
where available.
2. The target population of the projects shall be any older
individual residing in Iowa who is at risk of or who is experiencing
abuse, neglect, or exploitation which may include but is not limited
to an older individual who is the subject of a report of suspected
dependent adult abuse pursuant to chapter 235B. This subsection
shall not apply to an older individual who is receiving assistance
under a county management plan approved pursuant to section 331.439.
3. The contractor implementing the projects shall identify
allowable emergency shelter and support services, state funding,
outcomes, reporting requirements, and approved community resources
from which services may be obtained under the projects.
4. The contractor shall implement the projects and shall
coordinate the provider network through the use of referrals or other
engagement of community resources to provide services to older
individuals.
5. The department shall award funds to the contractor in
accordance with the state's service contract process and department
rule. Receipt and expenditures of moneys under the projects are
subject to examination, including audit, by the department.
6. This section shall not be construed and is not intended as,
and shall not imply, a grant of entitlement for services to
individuals who are not otherwise eligible for the services or for
utilization of services that do not currently exist or are not
otherwise available. Section History: Recent Form
2003 Acts, ch 98, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §67; 2009 Acts, ch 23,
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