Iowa Administrative Code

and board or providing family-life home care, the amount established by the department based on assistance standards as provided in rule 441—52.1(249) will be deducted to cover the cost, and the remaining amount will be treated as earned income. [ARC 9305C, IAB 5/28/25, effective…

51.9(1) As a condition of eligibility, applicants or recipients of state supplementary assistance must furnish their social security account numbers or proof of application for the numbers if they have not been issued or are not known and provide their numbers upon receipt. 51.9(…

monthly basis to recipients of state supplementary assistance in determining financial need and the amount of assistance granted. Current assistance standards will be published on the department’s website. Assistance standards will be adjusted annually to reflect cost-of-living a…

supplementary assistance program must enter into a contract with the department and agree to the provisions set forth in a contract in a form prescribed by the department. The effective date of the contract shall be the first of the month that the form is signed by the administra…

residing in the facility that contains the following: 1. Contract between the facility and the resident on a form prescribed by the department. 2. Physician’s statement certifying that the resident does not require nursing services. 3. Proof of expenditures from resident’s “perso…

made at the maximum per diem rate in 441—subrule 52.1(3). 54.3(1) Failure to maintain records. Failure to adequately maintain fiscal records, including census records, medical charts, ledgers, journals, tax returns, canceled checks, source documents, invoices, and audit reports b…

residents those goods and services required by the terms of the license issued by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 135C and rules promulgated thereto set forth in 481—Chapter 57 and requirements of the department set forth…

it shall establish and maintain a system of accounting for expenditures from the resident’s personal needs funds. The personal needs funds shall be deposited in a single checking account, not commingled with trust funds from any other facility, nor commingled with facility operat…

changes level of care, or is discharged from the facility, the facility shall notify the department on a form prescribed by the department. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 249.12. [ARC 9307C, IAB 5/28/25, effective 8/1/25]

facility shall submit a billing form to the department following the month in which service was provided. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 249.12. [ARC 9307C, IAB 5/28/25, effective 8/1/25] [Filed 6/25/76, Notice 5/17/76—published 7/12/76, effective 8/16/76] […

“Benefits” means Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for the aged, blind, and disabled (a federal cash assistance program under Title XVI of the Social Security Act as amended to August 1, 2024) and any federally administered state supplementary assistance payments that are determ…

assistance payments, a county agency must meet the following requirements: 57.2(1) Agreement. The county agency shall enter into a written agreement with the department of health and human services on a form prescribed by the department. 57.2(2) Authorization. The county agency s…

57.3(1) The county agency shall submit the information requested on a form prescribed by the department to the Social Security Administration at the address given on the form: a. Before the date the agency first participates in the program, and b. Subsequently when changes in the…

6.1(1) Definition. For purposes of this chapter, “a waiver ” means action by the department that suspends, in whole or in part, the requirements or provisions of a rule as applied to an identified person on the basis of the particular circumstances of that person. 6.1(2) Scope. T…

441—6.1(17A,217) must meet the requirements specified therein and must substantially conform to the following form: BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Petition by (name of petitioner) for the waiver of (insert rule citation) relating to (insert the subject matter)…

60.1(1) Immigration status. A refugee is a person whose immigration status is one of the following statuses as issued by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service: a. Granted asylum under Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as amended to August 1, 20…

60.10(1) Duplication of assistance. A refugee whose needs are included in a refugee cash assistance grant will not concurrently receive a grant under any other public assistance program administered by the department. Neither will a recipient concurrently receive a grant from a p…

441—subrule 41.23(3). [ARC 9278C, IAB 5/14/25, effective 7/1/25]

[ARC 9278C, IAB 5/14/25, effective 7/1/25]

441—40.27(239B), except that refugee cash assistance will be substituted for the family investment program whenever it appears. [ARC 9278C, IAB 5/14/25, effective 7/1/25]

cash assistance will be substituted for the family investment program whenever it appears. [ARC 9278C, IAB 5/14/25, effective 7/1/25]

cash assistance will be substituted for the family investment program whenever it appears. [ARC 9278C, IAB 5/14/25, effective 7/1/25]

441—Chapter 46, except that refugee cash assistance will be substituted for the family investment program whenever it appears. [ARC 9278C, IAB 5/14/25, effective 7/1/25] These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 217.6. [Filed 9/5/86, Notice 6/18/86—published 9/24/86…

441—40.24(239B), and 441—40.25(239B). [ARC 9278C, IAB 5/14/25, effective 7/1/25]

441—40.26(239B). [ARC 9278C, IAB 5/14/25, effective 7/1/25]

60.4(1) Family investment program (FIP). A refugee applicant or recipient shall accept a FIP grant if eligible under 441—Chapters 40 and 41. 60.4(2) Supplemental security income (SSI). Refugees who are 65 or older, blind, or disabled shall apply for and, if eligible, accept SSI. …

60.5(1) Age. a. An unmarried refugee is considered an adult at age 18, except as defined in 441—subrule 41.21(1), and is eligible to receive refugee cash assistance if otherwise eligible. b. Married refugees with or without children as defined in 441—subrule 41.21(1) are eligible…

institution of higher education (other than a correspondence school) is ineligible for assistance with two exceptions: 1. The refugee is in a program approved as part of an individual employability plan as defined in subrule 60.9(3). 2. The refugee is in a program solely in Engli…

60.7(1) Assistance. A refugee may receive assistance, if otherwise eligible: a. For refugees who entered the country prior to October 1, 2021, during the first eight months the refugee is in the United States, beginning the month the refugee enters the country. b. For refugees wh…

refusal to register. Each refugee applying for or receiving cash assistance shall register for employment unless the department determines the refugee is exempt because of reasons listed in subrule 60.8(1). Inability to communicate in English does not exempt a refugee from regist…

60.9(1) Standards applicable to both work and training assignments. The following standards must be met before an employable refugee can be required to accept a work or training assignment. A job offered, if determined appropriate under subrules 60.9(1) and 60.9(2), is required t…

“Cash assistance” means the same as defined in 45 CFR 400 (June 7, 2022). “Client” means refugees or others determined eligible for services funded under the refugee program. “Family self-sufficiency plan” means a plan that addresses the employment-related service needs of the em…

financial assistance in resettling the refugee unit must be spent in accordance with financial requirements and approved expenditures of the department, United States Department of State, and the state of Iowa comptroller and must go toward the benefit of the refugee unit. [ARC 9…

unaccompanied refugee minors program under 441—Chapters 156, 112 through 116, and 202 and by federal guidelines provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (August 1, 2024). In consultation with other resettlement agencies, the director of the ORR determ…

Department of Health and Human Services formula allocation funding granted to the department for assistance to counties where, because of factors such as unusually large refugee populations (including secondary migration), high refugee concentrations, and high use of public assis…

Executive Order Number 21, signed by the governor December 24, 1985. United States Department of State and United States Department of Health and Human Services rules govern various program operations. [ARC 9148C, IAB 4/30/25, effective 7/1/25]

61.3(1) Eligible immigration status. Refugees eligible for services are those who have a status listed under 45 CFR §400.43 (June 7, 2022) or one of the following statuses: a. Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants pursuant to Section 1244(g) of Div. A of PL 110-181 (August 1, 2024)…

placement of refugees will be established in the bureau of refugee services state plan as required by the United States Department of State and United States Department of Health and Human Services. [ARC 9148C, IAB 4/30/25, effective 7/1/25]

and family have self-sufficiency as the goal. Direct and contracted services may include: 61.5(1) Job development. These services involve working with employers in job development, placement, training, retention, and upgrading. 61.5(2) Social adjustment. These services include as…

61.6(1) Priority of services. Services are provided to refugees in the following order of priority, except in certain individual extreme circumstances: a. Refugees who are receiving cash assistance. b. Unemployed refugees who are not receiving cash assistance. c. Employed refugee…

contacting the department or any of its affiliated offices either in person, by telephone, by fax, in writing, or by contacting any department staff members. The department will determine the eligibility of each person for services. Applicants for refugee cash assistance will aut…

61.8(1) Denial. Services will be denied when the department determines any of the following apply: a. The client is not in need of the service. b. The client is not legally eligible. c. The service is not covered in the state refugee program plan. d. There is another community re…

clients may be appealed according to 441—Chapter 7. [ARC 9148C, IAB 4/30/25, effective 7/1/25]

department on or after January 1, 2023. 62.1(1) The rent reimbursement program is available to claimants who: a. Were at least 23 years of age or a head of household on December 31 of the base year, b. Were not or will not be claimed as a dependent on another person’s federal or …

of rent paid for use of the homestead by the claimant. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 425.17(3). [ARC 9309C, IAB 5/28/25, effective 8/1/25]

claim a credit of property taxes due on the dwelling and a reimbursement of rental payments made for the use of the land if the land has been assessed for taxation. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 425.17(4). [ARC 9309C, IAB 5/28/25, effective 8/1/25]

reimbursement claim, the property upon which the claimant resided during the base year must have been in a taxable status during the base year. If the property was taxable for only part of the base year, the rent reimbursement must be prorated accordingly (OP.ST. BD. Tax Rev. 187…

return unless the spouse lived with the claimant at the property upon which rent reimbursement is claimed. If the spouse lived with the claimant for only a portion of the base year, only that portion of the spouse’s income that was received while living with the claimant must be …

62.14(1) A common law marriage is a social relationship between two persons that meets all the necessary requisites of a marriage except that it was not solemnized, performed, or witnessed by an official authorized by law to perform marriages. 62.14(2) The necessary elements of a…

62.15(1) Authority. The department may investigate the eligibility of a claimant for rent reimbursement. 62.15(2) Recomputed rent reimbursement claim. If the department determines a computed rent reimbursement is in error, the department shall collect any overpayment from the cla…