Iowa Administrative Code

31.7(1) Sources of funding may include state, federal, and other funds made available to the division for the purpose of assisting units of local government, judicial districts, and local public planning entities in improving the criminal and juvenile justice systems. The divisio…

31.8(1) Applicants choosing to appeal funding decisions must file a written appeal with the department within ten calendar days of the written notification of the program’s funding decisions. 31.8(2) All letters of appeal shall clearly state the reason(s) for the appeal and evide…

31.9(1) Contract offer. Applicants shall be notified in writing of the division’s intent to fund, contingent upon the funds available. The department shall have flexibility in determining which state and federal funds shall be utilized in awards and allocations to subgrantees. Th…

in 2022 pursuant to 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2578, and fully codified pursuant to 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514. The authority delegated to the department had previously been delegated to the departments of human services, public health, aging, and human rights; the Iowa comm…

“Council” means the health and human services council. “Department” means the department of health and human services. “Director” means the director of health and human services. “Electronic signature” means a confidential personalized digital key, code, or number that is used fo…

1.3(1) General. The department’s organizational structure consists of the council, the director and such divisions as the director may from time to time create. 1.3(2) Director. The department director is appointed pursuant to the requirements in Iowa Code section 217.5. 1.3(3) D…

contacting the department at its offices located at 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, telephone 515.281.5452, or through the department’s website. [ARC 8045C, IAB 5/29/24, effective 7/3/24]

and its duties are in Iowa Code section 217.3. Meetings of the council and any ad hoc committee it may establish are conducted in accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 21. [ARC 8045C, IAB 5/29/24, effective 7/3/24]

and its duties are established in 42 U.S.C. §15025. 1.6(1) Designated state agency. The department serves as the designated state agency. 1.6(2) Membership. The council consists of up to 26 members appointed by the governor. Members serve three-year terms. Appointments are stagge…

“Disestablishment” means paternity that is legally overcome under the conditions specified in Iowa Code section 600B.41A, 232.3A, or 598.21E. “Nonrequesting parent” means a parent who is not filing a petition to overcome paternity. “Requesting parent” means a parent who files a p…

paternity and reaches agreement with child support services on the entry of an order for support, the father may acknowledge his consent on a form prescribed by the department. If the mother does not contest paternity within the allowed time period or if the mother waives the tim…

support issues and paternity is not contested, or if paternity was contested but neither party filed a timely challenge of the paternity test results, child support services will prepare an order establishing paternity and reserving the support issues for determination by the cou…

requests for court hearings beyond the time limits allowed in this part. [ARC 8966C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 4/1/25]

100.13(1) Paternity established. If genetic testing of an alleged father is conducted and that man is established as the child’s father, child support services will assess the costs of the genetic testing to the father who denied paternity and enter an order for repayment of thes…

disestablish paternity requests assistance from child support services in contacting the other parent, child support services will take the following actions if services are being provided by child support services, the location of the nonrequesting party is known, and child supp…

enforcement actions to collect current and accrued support as ordered until child support services receives a file-stamped copy of the order disestablishing paternity. [ARC 8966C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 4/1/25]

100.16(1) Disestablishment orders entered before May 21, 1997. Upon receipt of a file-stamped copy of an order disestablishing paternity that was entered before May 21, 1997, child support services will take the following actions concerning unpaid support assigned to the departme…

100.17(1) When order may be established. The department may establish a child or medical support obligation against a responsible person through the administrative process. This does not preclude child support services from pursuing the establishment of an ongoing support obligat…

administrative appeal under 441—Chapter 7. [ARC 8966C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 4/1/25] These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 252C and 252F and sections 252A.6A, 598.21, and 600B.41A. [Filed 7/13/00, Notice 5/17/00—published 8/9/00, effective 10/1/00] [Filed Emer…

before entering an order making a final determination of paternity under Iowa Code section 252A.6A, but then the court determines that the putative father is not the legal father and enters an order terminating the temporary support, all the following apply: 100.2(1) Satisfaction…

seek to administratively establish paternity and accrued or accruing child support and medical support obligations against an alleged father when the conditions specified in Iowa Code chapter 252F are met. [ARC 8966C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 4/1/25]

252F, child support services may obtain a form prescribed by the department or a similar document from the child’s caretaker. Child support services will obtain a form prescribed by the department from the child’s mother certifying, in accordance with Iowa Code section 622.1, tha…

by the department or government records, including but not limited to an application for public assistance, that substantially meet the requirements of Iowa Code section 622.1, child support services will serve a notice of alleged paternity and support debt as provided in Iowa Co…

conference as provided in Iowa Code section 252F.3(1) with the office that issued the notice to discuss paternity establishment and the amount of support the father may be required to pay. [ARC 8966C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 4/1/25]

the child support obligation accrued and accruing using the child support guidelines established by the Iowa Supreme Court, and pursuant to the provisions of Iowa Code section 252B.7A. [ARC 8966C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 4/1/25]

submitting, within 20 calendar days after service of the notice upon him, as provided in rule 441—100.5(252F), a written statement contesting paternity to the address of child support services as set forth in the notice. The mother may contest paternity establishment by submittin…

the results of the paternity test by filing a written notice with the district court within 20 calendar days after child support services issues or mails the paternity test results to the parties. When a party challenges the paternity test results, and requests an additional pate…

“Additional child” means a child to be added to an existing support order covering another child of the same parents. “Born of a marriage” means a child was born of a woman who was married at the time of conception, birth, or at any time during the period between conception and b…

contacts child support services to withdraw the request, child support services will proceed as follows: 101.10(1) Consent of both parties. Child support services will notify the nonrequesting party of the requesting party’s desire to withdraw the request. a. If the nonrequesting…

reconciliation of multiple Iowa orders, the new obligation amount will be effective on the first date that the periodic payment is due under the order being modified after child support services files the adjustment order with the court. [ARC 8967C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 4/1/25]…

provide administrative modification services for a support order originally entered or a foreign order registered in the state of Iowa. The order must be one that: 101.12(1) Involves at least one child born of a marriage or one child for whom paternity has been legally establishe…

meeting the criteria set forth in rule 441—101.12(252H) may be modified at the initiative of child support services, or upon written request of either parent subject to the order submitted on a form prescribed by the department. Any action will be limited to adjustment, modificat…

provide written notification to parents affected by a permanent child support obligation being enforced by child support services as follows: 101.14(1) Notice of intent to modify. When a request for administrative modification is received or child support services initiates an ad…

attempt to obtain and verify information concerning the financial circumstances of the parents subject to the order to be modified that is necessary to conduct an analysis and determine support. Child support services does not require financial information if the request is for a…

subrules 101.13(1) through 101.13(5), each parent will have the right to request a conference to contest the proposed modification. Either parent, or child support services, may also request a court hearing. For requests made based on subrule 101.13(6), either parent may contest …

101.17(1) Child support services will not modify the support order based on a substantial change of circumstances if a change in income is due to any material misrepresentation of fact concerning any financial information submitted to child support services. 101.17(2) Child suppo…

multiple Iowa orders, the new obligation will be effective on the first date that the periodic payment is due under the order being modified after child support services files the modification order with the court. If the modification is based on a reserved, zero-dollar-amount, o…

parent subject to the order may be denied if the criteria in rule 441—101.12(252H) are not met or the following conditions exist: 101.19(1) Nonsupport issues. The request is based entirely on issues such as custody, visitation, or parenting time rights. 101.19(2) Request only for…

support services by either parent for the purpose of facilitating the modification or review and adjustment processes may be disclosed to the other parties to the case, or the district court, as follows: 101.2(1) Financial statements. The financial statement or affidavit may be d…

contacts child support services to withdraw the request, child support services will notify the nonrequesting party of the requesting party’s desire to withdraw the modification request. If the nonrequesting party indicates, in writing, a desire to continue with the modification …

expense agreement contained in any permanent child support order that is subject to review under rule 441—101.7(252B,252H) or 441—101.13(252H) as follows: 101.21(1) Order with child care add-on. a. If the custodial parent provides the necessary information to determine the amount…

administrative appeal under 441—Chapter 7. [ARC 8967C, IAB 2/19/25, effective 4/1/25; ARC 9764C, IAB 11/26/25, effective 1/1/26] These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 252H and sections 252B.5, 252B.7, and 598.21C(2). [Filed ARC 8967C (Notice ARC 8556C, IAB 12/25…

101.3(1) Payment of service of process and other costs associated with the modification or review and adjustment processes is the responsibility of the party requesting the action unless the court orders otherwise or the requesting party, as a condition of eligibility for receivi…

obligations that are ongoing and being enforced by child support services or the child support agency of another state will be reviewed by child support services to determine whether or not to adjust the obligation. Child support services will determine the appropriate obligation…

provide written notification to each parent affected by a permanent child support obligation being enforced by child support services as follows: 101.5(1) Notice of right to request review. Child support services will notify each parent of the right to request review of the order…

attempt to obtain and verify information concerning the financial circumstances of the parents subject to the order to be reviewed necessary to conduct the review. 101.6(1) Financial statements. Except for a review initiated under Iowa Code section 252H.14A, both parents subject …

101.7(1) Conducting the review. Child support services will review the case for administrative adjustment of a child support obligation unless it is determined that any of the following exist: a. The location of one or both of the parents is unknown. b. The variation from the Iow…

the medical support provisions contained in any permanent child support order that is subject to review under rule 441—101.7(252B,252H) and will include in any adjustment order a provision for medical support as defined in Iowa Code chapter 252E, and as set forth in 441—Chapter 9…

subject to the order may be denied for the following reasons: 101.9(1) It has been less than two years since the support order was filed with the court, last modified, or last reviewed for the purpose of adjustment. 101.9(2) Child support services or a child support agency of ano…

“Caretaker” means a natural person with whom a child is residing and who is not legally entitled to receive support for that child pursuant to the order that is the subject of the pending suspension request. “Child” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 252E.1. “Obligee”…