231F.1 - INTENT FOR IOWA'S LONG-TERM LIVING SYSTEM.
231F.1 INTENT FOR IOWA'S LONG-TERM LIVING SYSTEM.
1. The general assembly finds and declares that the intent for
Iowa's long-term living system is to ensure all Iowans access to an
extensive range of high-quality, affordable, and cost-effective
long-term living options that maximize independence, choice, and
dignity for consumers.
2. The long-term living system should be comprehensive, offering
multiple services and support in home, community-based, and
facility-based settings; should utilize a uniform assessment process
to ensure that such services and support are delivered in the most
integrated and life-enhancing setting; and should ensure that such
services and support are provided by a well-trained, motivated
workforce.
3. The long-term living system should exist in a regulatory
climate that appropriately ensures the health, safety, and welfare of
consumers, while not being overly restrictive or inflexible.
4. The long-term living system should sustain existing informal
care systems including family, friends, volunteers, and community
resources; should encourage innovation through the use of technology
and new delivery and financing models, including housing; should
provide incentives to consumers for private financing of long-term
living services and support; and should allow Iowans to live
independently as long as they desire.
5. Information regarding all components of the long-term living
system should be effectively communicated to all persons potentially
impacted by the need for long-term living services and support in
order to empower consumers to plan, evaluate, and make decisions
about how best to meet their own long-term living needs. Section History: Recent Form
2005 Acts, ch 175, §146