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East Central MHDS region to cease June 30 as state shifts to statewide behavioral health model
Summary
The East Central MHDS region will cease operations June 30 after the state selected a statewide administrative services organization for behavioral‑health services, regional officials told the Benton County Board of Supervisors.
The East Central Mental Health and Disability Services (MHDS) region will cease operating June 30 under Iowa law, a regional official told the Benton County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, after the state selected a single statewide administrative services organization (ASO) to manage behavioral‑health services.
The regional director said the state selected a private nonprofit ASO that will handle behavioral health and substance‑use services statewide, and that Iowa Administrative Code 441.225C sunsets June 30, which ends the region’s authority. The region submitted a transition and closeout plan to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that estimates about $3.5–4.0 million in accruals and closeout costs for July–September and related expenses through December 31, 2025.
Why it matters: the accounting and administrative responsibilities will shift from the region to the ASO, while counties will retain some direct…
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