Iowa Code 331.388 – Definitions
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As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Children’s behavioral health services” means the same as defined in section 225C.2.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 331.388
- Board: means the board of supervisors of a county. See Iowa Code 331.101
- Commission: means a body of eligible electors authorized to study, review, analyze, and recommend an alternative form of county government. See Iowa Code 331.101
- Fiscal year: means the period of twelve months beginning July 1 and ending on the following June 30. See Iowa Code 331.421
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. “Department” means the department of human services.
3. “Disability services” means the same as defined in section 225C.2.
4. “Population” means, as of July 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the population figure is applied, the population shown by the latest preceding certified federal census or the latest applicable population estimate issued by the United States census bureau, whichever is most recent.
5. “Regional administrator” means the administrative office, organization, or entity formed by agreement of the counties participating in a region to function on behalf of those counties in accordance with this part.
6. “Serious emotional disturbance” means the same as defined in section 225C.2.
7. “State board” means the children’s system state board created in section 225C.51.
8. “State commission” means the mental health and disability services commission created in section 225C.5.