Section 231.64 - [Effective Until 7/1/2025] Aging and disability resource center1. The aging and disability resource center shall be administered by the department consistent with the federal Act. The department shall designate area agencies on aging to establish, in consultation with other stakeholders including organizations representing the disability community, a coordinated system for providing all of the following: a. Comprehensive information, referral, and assistance regarding the full range of available public and private long-term living and community support services, options, service providers, and resources within a community, including information on the availability of integrated long-term care.b. Options counseling to assist individuals in assessing their existing or anticipated long-term care needs and developing and implementing a plan for long-term living and community support services designed to meet their specific needs and circumstances. The plan for long-term living and community support services may include support with person-centered care transitions to assist consumers and family caregivers with transitions between home and care settings.c. Consumer access to the range of publicly-supported long-term living and community support services for which consumers may be eligible, by serving as a convenient point of entry for such services. The aging and disability resource center shall offer information online and be available via a toll-free telephone number, electronic communications, and in person.2. The aging and disability resource center shall assist older individuals, persons with disabilities age eighteen or older, family caregivers, and people who inquire about or request assistance on behalf of members of these groups, as they seek long-term living and community support services. 2009 Acts, ch 23, § 39; 2012 Acts, ch 1086, §14; 2013 Acts, ch 18, § 29; 2013 Acts, ch 140, § 19; 2018 Acts, ch 1049, §17; 2019 Acts, ch 59, § 68
Amended by 2019 Iowa, ch 59, s 68, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2018 Iowa, ch 1049, s 17, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2013 Iowa, ch 140, s 19, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2013 Iowa, ch 18, s 29, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2013 Iowa, ch 18, s 29, eff. 7/1/2013.2009 Acts, ch 23, §39; 2012 Acts, ch 1086, §14This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.