Iowa Administrative Code

through purchase of service agreements with providers that are approved by the department as qualified to provide specified services and have a current contract with the department to provide services. [ARC 0500D, IAB 8/19/26, effective 10/1/26]

assistance program as a result of a single application may be provided for either a period not to exceed 12 months or until there is no longer a need for services according to eligibility criteria for the specified services, whichever occurs first. [ARC 0500D, IAB 8/19/26, effect…

have been exhausted. [ARC 0500D, IAB 8/19/26, effective 10/1/26] These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 235.3(9). [Filed emergency 9/15/94—published 10/12/94, effective 10/1/94] [Filed emergency 12/14/94—published 1/4/95, effective 12/14/94] [Filed 2/16/95, Notic…

children, the department will cooperate on interstate aspects of placements preliminary to possible adoptions, placements in foster care where no adoption is contemplated, placements with any parent or relative, and institutional placements of adjudicated children in need of assi…

142.10(1) Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise system” or “NEICE system” means the national electronic web-based system for administration of the interstate compact on the placement…

142.2(1) The compact administrator may appoint up to three deputy compact administrators to serve as active members of the association of administrators of the interstate compact on the placement of children and who shall be responsible for day-to-day operation of the interstate …

142.3(1) All intended placements in Iowa or from Iowa coming under the purview of this compact shall be referred to the department. 142.3(2) All persons involved in the placement of a child into Iowa or from Iowa into another state shall meet all the placement requirements of the…

has been a preplacement investigation by an authorized person or agency in Iowa, such investigation has been made available to the department, the investigation has been made within the past year, and the sending state intending to place the child has been notified that the home …

[ARC 0449D, IAB 7/22/26, effective 9/1/26]

grandparent, adult brother or sister, or adult uncle or aunt, and “guardian” means any guardian other than that appointed as preliminary to adoption. [ARC 0449D, IAB 7/22/26, effective 9/1/26]

into Iowa from any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and, with the consent of Congress, the government of Canada and any province thereof, or from Iowa to any state, territory or possession of the United…

142.8(1) Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise system” or “NEICE system” means the national electronic web-based system for administration of the interstate compact on the placement …

Iowa from any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and, with the consent of Congress, the government of Canada and any province thereof, or from Iowa to any state, territory or possession of the United Stat…

a contractual agreement with the other 49 states, the District of Columbia or its designee, and the United States Virgin Islands, in which the department shall cooperate on interstate aspects of juvenile delinquency, and the return from one state to another of nondelinquent child…

143.2(1) The compact administrator may appoint a deputy compact administrator to serve as an active member of the interstate commission for juveniles and who shall be responsible for day-to-day operation of the interstate compact. 143.2(2) The compact administrator shall be respo…

143.3(1) Local officials requesting to transfer a juvenile to another state shall work through the office of the compact administrator. All persons using the compact shall comply with the official rules and regulations promulgated by the compact administrator under the authority …

143.4(1) The department shall accept supervision of out-of-state cases when a juvenile meets the requirements of the interstate compact. 143.4(2) The department shall exercise the same care and treatment that is given to Iowa cases to notify the sending state promptly of any viol…

143.5(1) A runaway from Iowa or to Iowa shall be returned to the state of residence only after Interstate Commission for Juveniles Rule 6-102 as amended to August 1, 2026, setting forth the voluntary procedures, or Interstate Commission for Juveniles Rule 6-103 as amended to Augu…

“Child” means a person under 18 years of age. “Child welfare services” means services to maintain a child’s connection to the child’s family and community, to promote reunification or other permanent placement, and to facilitate a child’s transition to adulthood. “Court-ordered s…

in Iowa Code chapters 7E, 8, 232, and 602 and the annual appropriations Acts, the executive branch, represented by the department, and the judicial branch, represented by the juvenile court judges, are each charged with specific responsibilities for funding, administering, and pr…

judges, will ensure that the funds allocated for court-ordered services are spent only after all other reasonable actions have been taken to use other funding sources. Services are not eligible for reimbursement when another payment source is available. 151.3(1) The department wi…

the court-ordered services fund are intended to be exhaustive. Billings for services not listed in subrule 151.4(1) cannot be paid except as provided in subrule 151.4(2). 151.4(1) Expenses to be reimbursed. The expenses for which reimbursement will be made include: a. Expenses, o…

(1) Additional reports, if requested by the referral worker. (2) Form 470-3055. (3) Daily documentation of billed per diem services. The documentation shall include: 1. The child’s first and last name; 2. The month, day, and year service was provided; 3. The first and last names …

“Affiliates” means persons having an overt or covert relationship such that any one of them directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control another. “Authorized representative,” within the context of rule 441—152.3(234), means that person appointed to carry out audit …

152.2(1) Provider licensure. A provider facility shall obtain licensure prior to accepting placements from the department. 152.2(2) Provider staffing. At a minimum, all providers shall meet all licensure requirements for staff qualifications, training, and number of staff pursuan…

time. Records generated and maintained by the department or its fiscal agent may be used by reviewers and in all proceedings of the department. 152.3(1) Review of provider records. The department shall have the authority to conduct a scheduled or unannounced visit to evaluate the…

contracting, financial record keeping, billing and payment, and client record keeping may subject providers to sanctions. 152.4(1) Grounds for sanction. The department may impose sanctions against a provider for committing one or more of the following actions: a. Failing to provi…

441—Chapter 16. The right to appeal the licensing decision shall be given to applicants and licensees in accordance with 441—Chapter 7. [ARC 2885C, IAB 1/4/17, effective 3/1/17; ARC 6857C, IAB 2/8/23, effective 4/1/23] These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 234.6…

“Direct services” means services provided by staff of the department of human services to clients. This includes the administrative support necessary to maintain and oversee services. Direct services are funded with state and federal dollars. “State purchase services” means those…

“Budget accountability” means that expenditures for decategorization services from a decategorization project’s funding pool during the state fiscal year do not exceed the total amount of funding available in the funding pool for the state fiscal year. “Carryover funding” means m…

through the creation and operation of decategorization projects in department service areas that utilize decategorization services. One or more counties may jointly agree to form a decategorization project to implement the initiative. The decategorization initiative shall be impl…

governance board of a decategorization project shall have the following authority and responsibilities: 153.13(1) Rules of operation. The governance board shall establish and adopt written rules of operation that are available to the public. 153.13(2) Open meetings and records. T…

change the composition of counties participating in the project, the governance board shall send a letter to the department director that describes the nature of the proposed project realignment and is signed by each board member who supports the proposed realignment. 153.14(1) I…

153.15(1) Creation and composition of pool. The department shall create the decategorization services funding pool for a project by combining funding resources that may be made available to the project from one or more of the following funding sources: a. The project’s allocation…

funding. With the exception of any portion of the service area’s child welfare allocation that is allocated by law for decategorization services, each service area’s child welfare allocation shall be managed under the authority of the respective service area manager as follows: 1…

streams. Funds allocated by the department among the eight judicial districts for the court-ordered services and graduated sanctions programs shall be managed under the authority of the chief juvenile court officer for each judicial district as follows: 153.17(1) Allocation. Each…

develop and submit a child welfare and juvenile justice decategorization services plan. 153.18(1) Content of plan. The decategorization services plan shall describe: a. The project’s proposed use of funding from the decategorization services funding pool during the state fiscal y…

and submit an annual progress report. 153.19(1) Content of report. At a minimum, the progress report shall: a. Summarize the project’s key activities and the progress toward reaching the project’s desired outcomes during the previous state fiscal year. b. Describe key activities,…

153.2(1) The department of human services shall develop the social services block grant preexpenditure report and intended use plan on an annual basis. The report and plan shall be developed in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Part 96, Subpart G, as amen…

153.3(1) The preexpenditure report and intended use plan may be amended throughout the year. The department may file an amendment changing the kind, scope or duration of a service. Decisions to change a direct service or state purchase service will be made by the department. Prio…

153.4(1) A client shall apply for services in the appropriate office of the Iowa department of human services. a. The department shall determine eligibility according to 441—130.3(234). b. The department shall develop a case plan to monitor the client’s progress toward achieving …

153.5(1) The department shall follow a cost allocation plan for determining the appropriate administrative costs to be funded with block grant money. 153.5(2) Funding for services shall be allocated in accordance with the annual budgeting process. The department’s annual budget i…

social services block grant as emergency disaster relief, the department shall administer the funds in compliance with the terms of the federal award rather than the provisions of this division. [ARC 7641B, IAB 3/25/09, effective 3/1/09; ARC 7830B, IAB 6/3/09, effective 7/8/09]

These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 234.6. DIVISION II DECATEGORIZATION OF CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE FUNDING Preamble Decategorization of child welfare and juvenile justice funding is an initiative intended to establish systems of delivering human ser…

“Advisory committee” or “committee” means the child abuse prevention program advisory committee authorized by Iowa Code section 217.3A. “Child abuse prevention program” or “program” means the program established by Iowa Code section 235A.1. Use of either term in the context of th…