{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-231f.1","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 231F.1","heading":"Intent for Iowa’s long-term living system.","body":"1. The general assembly finds and declares that the intent for Iowa’s long-term living system is to ensure all Iowans access to an extensive range of high-quality, affordable, and cost-effective long-term living options that maximize independence, choice, and dignity for consumers.\n2. The long-term living system should be comprehensive, offering multiple services and support in home, community-based, and facility-based settings; should utilize a uniform assessment process to ensure that such services and support are delivered in the most integrated and life-enhancing setting; and should ensure that such services and support are provided by a well-trained, motivated workforce.\n3. The long-term living system should exist in a regulatory climate that appropriately ensures the health, safety, and welfare of consumers, while not being overly restrictive or inflexible.\n4. The long-term living system should sustain existing informal care systems including family, friends, volunteers, and community resources; should encourage innovation through the use of technology and new delivery and financing models, including housing; should provide incentives to consumers for private financing of long-term living services and support; and should allow Iowans to live independently as long as they desire.\n5. Information regarding all components of the long-term living system should be effectively communicated to all persons potentially impacted by the need for long-term living services and support in order to empower consumers to plan, evaluate, and make decisions about how best to meet their own long-term living needs.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 231F - LONG-TERM LIVING SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/231F.1.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"e885e91b5cffbf32bd3cfc48c96e1ae6530ad3db7d5bd98c6fa7fd4a9f8045dd","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-231e.13","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}