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County budgets mental-health patient advocate with reimbursement expectations pending statewide behavioral-health changes
Summary
The county’s mental-health patient advocate position was budgeted assuming continued reimbursement from regional mental-health entities, but staff said uncertainty remains pending behavioral health reorganization effective July 1.
County staff presented the mental-health patient advocate position during the budget session, noting the role is required by the Code of Iowa and historically reimbursed by regional mental-health funding but that the behavioral-health reorganization effective July 1 introduces uncertainty.
A county representative explained the mental-health patient advocate is appointed by the court to represent…
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