Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-30.1 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Admission
Express written consent of the individual or the individual's parent, guardian, or legal representative shall be secured before admission.
(1)
Application.
a. Applications
for the care, treatment, or evaluation of an individual by a resource center
shall be made to the department.
b.
The application shall be made using the form for application for admission to a
state resource center and shall be accompanied by:
(1) A completed resource center agreement and
consent for services form, and
(2)
Other information specifically requested in writing by the resource
center.
(2)
Application for readmission. When the application is for a
readmission, the resource center may waive the resubmittal of any information
already in the files other than the form for application for admission to a
state resource center.
(3)
Receipt of application. Upon receipt of an application, the
resource center may:
a. Provide an individual
with outpatient evaluation treatment, training, or habilitation services;
or
b. Admit an individual on a
temporary basis for either:
(1) A preadmission
diagnostic evaluation to determine whether the individual would be appropriate
to admit to the regular program, or
(2) A diagnostic evaluation to assist in
planning for community-based services or respite care.
(4)
Eligibility for
admission. Eligibility for admission will be determined by:
a. A preadmission diagnostic
evaluation,
b. An established
diagnosis of intellectual disability,
c. The availability of an appropriate
program, and
d. The availability of
space at the facility.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 222.13 and 222.13A.
Notes
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The catchment areas for the two state resource centers shall be as follows.
(1) Glenwood. Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cherokee, Clarke, Clinton, Crawford, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Harrison, Henry, Ida, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Mahaska, Mills, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, Page, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Sioux, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington, Wayne, and Woodbury Counties form the catchment area for the Glenwood resource center. An individual may be admitted to a state resource center in another catchment area if the state resource center in another catchment area has a more suitable opening.
(2) Woodward. Allamakee, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clay, Clayton, Dallas, Delaware, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Howard, Humboldt, Jackson, Jasper, Kossuth, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mitchell, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Warren, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth, and Wright Counties form the catchment area for the Woodward resource center. An individual may be admitted to a state resource center in another catchment area if the state resource center in another catchment area has a more suitable opening.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 222.6.