Iowa Code § 331.388

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.

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.