Iowa State Association of CountiesOverview

private, nonprofit corporation that was incorporated on October 8, 1964Counties pay voluntary dues to belong to ISAC in return for a number of services.15 statewide affiliates corresponding to each county office

Iowa State Association of CountiesMission, Purpose, VisionMission effective and responsible county government for the people of IowaPurpose secure and maintain cooperation among the counties and county officials, promote comprehensive study of local problems and find ways of solving themprovide methods of interchange of ideas among various county officialspromote and work for the enactment of legislation that is most beneficial to the citizens of IowaVision being the principal, authoritative source of representation, information and services for and about county government in IowaIowa State Association of CountiesActivitiesGovernment RelationsWebsiteConferencesMagazineCSN

CapitalISAC Government relations team and legislative policy committee work together to create a package of legislative objectives and policy statements each year.

EducateISAC WebsiteMagazineConferences

3Community Services NetworkPowered by Iowa Counties Technology Services

The Community Services Network (CSN) is a secure, web-based system originally designed by Iowa counties for Iowa counties. Since inception the system has grown to include regions and providersCSN Project MissionThe mission of CSN is to provide a robust suite of tools to efficiently manage client care as well as to provide financial managers with budget and projection tools.CSN is continually evolving to meet the needs of the community while complying with federal and state laws pertaining to community services, developmental disabilities and mental health data.CSN Project VisionGovernanceCSN is governed by the ETC Advisory Committee which is comprised of a minimum of:Three members that are members of the Iowa Community Services AssociationOne member that is a member of the Iowa Counties Information Technology OrganizationOne member that is a case manager in a county that is a member of Case Management & Mental Health Disability Services.One regional CEO

FundingCSN was originally funded by IowAccess, the Electronic Transaction Clearinghouse, and Legislative Appropriation funds.

It is currently funded by a regional dues structure that is calculated on a base amount and a per capita fee.

A future goal is to generate additional income from opening CSN up to more clientele opportunities across the state.

CSN by the NumbersAll 99 counties use CSN to manage servicesAll 15 regions use CSN to manage services40 County Case Management AgenciesGeneral Assistance Veterans Assistance

Active users 500Client records 200,000Provider records 9,000Features

DemographicsAddress Commitment InformationServices ApplicationsNotesAn overall, comprehensive view of the clientlets take a look!Coming Soon!Due to changing technology and business needs, the region CEOs have made the decision to invest in a redesign of CSN 3.0! The redesigned system will include: improvements; enhancements; and product features that will make CSN viable in the future to regions and other MHDS stakeholdersMCO IntegrationThe exchanging of data with MCOs will be crucial in collecting information for a complete picture of the clientOutcomesICTS is working with the Iowa Association of Community Providers to implement a statewide outcomes initiative through the CSN Provider PortalTestimonialsCSN has done a great job of moving ahead with the changes that had to occur around regionalization and how we share and process information differently. Suzanne Watson, CEO Southwest Iowa MHDSI wanted to share with you my happiness when I ran my warehouse reportsI think I had only eight client issues to fix! That is STELLAR as I remember the days I used to spend fixing my warehouse data! - Dallas CountyHOLY COW! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE TCM BILLING NOW! -TCM AgencyCSN is AMAZING! - Monroe CountyIowa State Association of Counties5500 Westown Parkway, Suite 190West Des Moines, IA 50266www.iowacounties.org 515.244.7181

Contact Jeanine Scott at:jscott@iowacounties.org