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Jackson County approves joining Eastern Iowa Disability Alliance 28E agreement; county told there is no county funding obligation
Summary
The board voted to join the 28E intergovernmental agreement for the Eastern Iowa Disability Alliance (formerly the region’s disability access point). County officials were told services are funded by Iowa HHS and the county has no financial responsibility for joining.
Julie Davidson, interim CEO of the Disability Access Point for District 7, told the Jackson County Board of Supervisors Tuesday that her organization — which is changing its public name to Eastern Iowa Disability Alliance — will provide service navigation, options counseling and limited funding requests for individuals with disabilities across the district.
Davidson described the service model under recent behavioral health reorganization: the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) now sets operational guidance and funding and the Administrative Service Organization (ASO) — identified in the meeting as Iowa…
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