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Legislative Information
The 2012 Iowa Legislative Session has begun!! During last year's session, a bill was passed to begin the process of changing the way the state funds and delivers mental health and disability services. The goal of the redesign is to make mental health and disability services more accessible and affordable to Iowans in all parts of the state. During the Fall of 2011, a work group developed an interim report that was sent on for review by a group of legislators, the Interim Legislative Committee. The Department of Human Services Director Chuck Palmer also submitted a report on the recommendations of the work group. The Interim Legislative Committee reviewed the work group's report and the DHS report and decided what was sent on to the full legislature for consideration. A bill has now been developed for both the House and the Senate to be considered. Click here to go to a website that has a draft of that legislation. The following link is for InfoNet, which will provide you with up-to-date information regarding this issue: click here and then click on "Current Issue". OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN is the status of funds from the risk pool. Scott County is in need of funds from the risk pool in order to avoid cuts for THIS fiscal year. Contact the Governor and tell him that Scott County needs additional risk pool money to avoid cuts. Ask him not to veto extending the application deadline so counties who got less than expected by the state through regular funding can use the money already set aside to make it through the current year. To contact the Governor, call 515-281-5211, write him at Office of the Governor, 1007 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50319 or go to https://governor.iowa.gov. State legislators from Scott County are: Senator Shawn Hamerlinck, Rep. Jim Lykam, Rep. Linda Miller, Rep. Steve Olson, Rep. Ross Paustian, Senator Joe Seng, Senator Roby Smith, Rep. Phyllis Thede, and Rep. Cindy Winckler. Their contact information can be found at this link: click here. Legislative Forums will be held at the AEA, 729 21st Street, Bettendorf at 10 a.m. on the following dates: January 28th, February 25th, and March 31st. HELP SAVE MEDICAID--TAKE ACTION NOW!! Federal Medicaid funding is on the chopping block. Medicaid is the funding that pays for many of the services at HDC. Call your Senators and Representatives either through the toll free 1-888-876-6242 or by contacting their office directly. Click here to take action.
For more important legislative information about funding issues, click here.
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