To the extent funding is available, the state board shall perform the following duties:
 1. Advise the administrator on the administration of the children‘s behavioral health system.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 225C.52

  • Administrator: means the administrator of the division. See Iowa Code 225C.2
  • children: means a person or persons under eighteen years of age. See Iowa Code 225C.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Serious emotional disturbance: means a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the most current diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders published by the American psychiatric association that results in a functional impairment. See Iowa Code 225C.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State board: means the children's behavioral health system state board created in section 225C. See Iowa Code 225C.2
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Provide consultation services to agencies regarding the development of administrative rules for the children’s behavioral health system.
 3. Identify behavioral health outcomes and indicators for eligible children with a serious emotional disturbance to promote children living with their own families and in the community.
 4. Submit a written report on or before December 1 of each year to the governor and the general assembly. At a minimum, the report shall include a summary of all activities undertaken by the state board and results from identified behavioral health outcomes and indicators for the children’s behavioral health system.
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