In 1995 SF 69 established
that each county would hire someone to monitor the money spent by the county on
the Mentally Ill, Intellectually Disabled and the Developmentally Disabled.
Cass County hired a CPC Administrator in June 1995. The budget
is made up of money from the State of Iowa and County Property Tax dollars. The
amount the county can levy for this program was capped in 1997 at the 1995 rate.
The growth of the system is picked up by the State of Iowa. Cass County
contracts with Southwest Iowa Mental Health Center (SWIMHC) to provide a sliding fee scale for Cass County patients
seeking outpatient services.
Cass County may pay for the following services:
 Outpatient
Counseling
Inpatient
treatment at MHI’s (Clarinda, Cherokee, Independence and Mt. Pleasant)
Sheriff
Transportation related to Commitments
Mental
Health Advocate services
Case
Management (State Pays 2/3, County 1/3 of cost)
Other
services management when the client is not eligible for TXIX Case Management
Support Community
Living arrangements where the client lives in their own home and we contract
staff to monitor their needs. May include money management, medication
management, apartment upkeep & cleaning, hygiene, personal cares
Diagnostics
related to Commitments. (Chapter 229 of the Iowa Code covers how a person may be
committed to a facility if he or she is a danger to self or others)
Sheltered
Workshop
Supported
Employment
Residential
Care Facilities
Intermediate
Care Facilities for the Intellectually Disabled
Home
and Community Based Waiver Services (county pays 1/3 of the cost, the state pays
2/3)
Habilitation Services (county pays 1/3 of the cost, the state pays 2/3)
Glenwood
and Woodward State Resource Centers The Mental Health system in
Iowa is fractured and the funding sources are hard to track. Some services are
paid by Title 19, some are paid part by Title XIX and part county funding,
and some are paid 100% county funding. The County is required to
write a Mental Health Plan
every 5 years. The County is required to write a Strategic Plan annual report
and include data into the state. We hold stakeholder meetings to
get input for our plans and information is inserted into the Plan as
appropriate. Contacts:
Ambulance 911 or 243.2204
Area Education Agency 243.1480
Child Abuse Reporting 1.877.683.0323
Child Care Resource and Referral 1.800.945.9778
Community College (IA Western) 243.5527
County Attorney / Courthouse 243.5406/243.4570
Crisis / Respite Care 1.800.696.5123
Dept of Human Services 243.4401/243.4402
Domestic Abuse - Help! 1.800.696.5123 / 243.6615
Employment Services (Job Service) 243.2351
Extension Services (IA State University) 243.1132
Family Planning/Maternal & Child Health 243.8006
Fire (Cass County) 911 / 243.2204
Food Pantry 243.5019
General Assistance Funds 243.4424
Home Health Care / Hospice 243.8006 / 1.800.993.4345
Hospital - Cass County Memorial 243.3250
Job Training (Promise Jobs) 243.6375
Juvenile Court 1.712.755.3891
Legal Aid 1.800.432.9229
Low Income Housing Assistance 1.641.782.8585
Lutheran Social Services Counseling 243.2920
Meals on Wheels 243.3250
Mental Health Center Southwest Iowa 1.800.458.4403 / 243.2606
Parks / Recreation 243.3542
Planned Parenthood 243.8066
Police / Sheriff 911 / 243.2204
Poison Information 1.800.352.2222
Rape Crisis - Help! 1.800.696.5123 / 243.6615
Senior Citizens Services 1.800.432.9209
Social Security Creston 1.866.613.2827
Support Group Information 243.3250
Teen Health Information 1.800.443.8336
Transit Authority (SWITA) 243.4196
Veterans Affairs 243.4572
Vocational Rehabilitation 243.5346
Voter Registration 243.4570
West Central Dev-Food, Shelter, Clothing 243.5421
WIC (Maternal/Child Nutrition) 243.5421
Zion Recovery 243.5091 |
