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 oversee development and implementation of the programs.
96 Acts, ch 1084, §7; 2006 Acts, ch 1159, §23, 24; 2007 Acts, ch 172, §8; 2013 Acts, ch 138, §89
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