The Subcommittee also was presented with information regarding the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Budgeting for Results. They discussed the process used to develop state policy objectives for use by state departments in planning and budgeting, the Governor's state policy objectives which are those objectives prioritized by the Governor, the implementation schedule for budgeting for results, and the way in which all of the elements of the system align with one another. Director Atchison also discussed the work of a group reviewing the various home visit programs and a proposal to coordinate these efforts at the local level. Children's Health Insurance Program.
Federal funding is provided in exchange for a state match.
The agenda will include a presentation by the Office of the State Auditor regarding evaluation and auditing of human services programs, discussion of prioritization of the state policy objectives, and a presentation regarding the Governor's Commission on Educational Excellence for the 21st Century. The Subcommittee toured and reviewed programs at Mt. Pleasant Treatment Center. Agenda items included tours, an overview of the pilot dual diagnosis program which combines mental health and substance abuse treatment, and presentations by the directors of the departments of human services and corrections. The MHI has a 20-bed adult psychiatric unit serving 15 counties in SE Iowa. In addition, there is a 60 bed substance abuse treatment program serving adults throughout the state.