Title VI, HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)

1. A hospital health care access trust fund is created in the state treasury under the authority of the department. Moneys received through the collection of the hospital health care access assessment imposed under this chapter and any other moneys specified for deposit in the tr…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa Health and Wellness Plan” . 2013 Acts, ch 138, §166, 187

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Accountable care organization” means a risk-bearing, integrated health care organization characterized by a payment and care delivery model that ties provider reimbursement to quality metrics and reductions in t…

1. The purpose of this chapter is to establish and provide for the administration of an Iowa health and wellness plan to promote all of the following: a. Increased access to health care through a patient-centered, integrated health care system. b. Improved quality health care out…

1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter , an individual may participate in the Iowa health and wellness plan if the individual meets all of the following criteria: a. Is an eligible individual. b. Meets the citizenship or alienage requirements of the medical assistance pr…

1. The department shall request any federal approval necessary to include work requirements as a condition of a member maintaining eligibility for the Iowa health and wellness plan. 2. The goal of including work requirements is to reduce the dependence of low-income Iowans on pub…

1. Iowa health and wellness plan members shall receive coverage for benefits as specified in section 249A.3, subsection 1 , paragraph “v” . 2. a. For members whose household income is at or below one hundred percent of the federal poverty level, the plan shall be administered by …

1. The Iowa health and wellness plan provider network shall include all providers enrolled in the medical assistance program and all participating accountable care organizations. Reimbursement under this chapter shall only be made to such Iowa health and wellness plan providers f…

1. Membership in the Iowa health and wellness plan shall require payment of monthly contributions for members whose household income is at or above fifty percent of the federal poverty level. Members shall be subject to copayment amounts applicable only to nonemergency use of a h…

The department shall annually submit a report to the governor and the general assembly with details related to the department’s review of the funds administered by, and the outcomes and effectiveness of, the behavioral health services provided by, the behavioral health service sy…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services” means the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services. 2. “Department” means the department of health and h…

1. Prior to the department administering a hospital directed payment program under this chapter for any specific fiscal year, the department shall submit any authorizing documentation necessary to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services for approval. Upon receipt of approv…

As used in this chapter : 1. “Department” means the department of health and human services. 2. “Director” means the director of health and human services. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §251.1 ] 83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159 ; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §65 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §828

The department, in addition to all other powers and duties given the department by law, is charged with the supervision and administration of all funds received by the state for emergency relief. [C39, § 3828.067; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §251.1; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §251.2 ]…

The director shall have the power to do all of the following: 1. Appoint personnel as necessary for the efficient discharge of the duties imposed on the director and make rules and regulations necessary or advisable relating to the director’s activities and those of the advisory …

The department may require as a condition of making state assistance available to counties for emergency relief purposes, that the county boards of supervisors establish budgets in respect to the relief situation in the counties. [C39, § 3828.069; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §251.3;…

The advisory board created in section 217.43 shall perform the following activities in the counties represented on the board concerning emergency relief: 1. Cooperate with a county’s board of supervisors in all matters pertaining to administration of relief. 2. At the request of …

The county board of supervisors shall supervise administration of emergency relief, and shall determine the minimum amount of relief required for each person or family, which persons are employable, and whether and under what conditions persons receiving emergency relief may be e…

The county board of supervisors may appoint a person to serve as the executive officer of the advisory board in all matters pertaining to relief for that county. [C39, § 3828.072; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §251.6; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81 , S81, §251.7 ; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1038 ] 93…

The words “poor” and “poor person” as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean those who have no property, exempt or otherwise, and are unable, because of physical or mental disabilities, to earn a living by labor; but this section shall not be construed to forbid aid to n…

Any county having expended money for the assistance or support of a poor person under this chapter , may recover the money as follows: 1. If the poor person is living, from the person if the person becomes able, by action brought within two years after the person becomes able. 2.…

When expenditures have been made for and on behalf of a poor person and the person’s family, as contemplated by section 252.13 , the homestead of such poor person is liable for such expenditures when such poor person dies without leaving a surviving spouse, or child, as defined i…

1. The county of residence, as defined in section 331.190 , shall be liable to the county granting assistance for all reasonable charges and expenses incurred in the assistance and care of a poor person. 2. When assistance is furnished by any governmental agency of the county, to…

1. The board of supervisors of each county shall provide for the assistance of poor persons lawfully in the county who are ineligible for, or are in immediate need and are awaiting approval and receipt of, assistance under programs provided by state or federal law, or whose actua…

The board of supervisors in each county shall appoint or designate a general assistance director for the county, who shall have the powers and duties conferred by this chapter . In counties of one hundred thousand or less population, the county board may designate as general assi…

1. The board of supervisors shall determine the form of the assistance. However, legal aid shall be only in civil matters and provided only through a legal aid program approved by the board of supervisors. The amount of assistance issued shall be determined by standards of assist…

A person may make application for assistance to a member of the board of supervisors, or to the general assistance director of the county where the person is. If application is made to the general assistance director and that officer is satisfied that the applicant is in a state …

All claims and bills for the care and support of the poor shall be certified to be correct by the general assistance director and presented to the board of supervisors, and, if the board is satisfied that the claims and bills are reasonable and proper, they shall be paid. [C51, §…

If a poor person, on application to the general assistance director, is refused the required assistance, the applicant may appeal to the board of supervisors, who, upon examination into the matter, may order the general assistance director to provide assistance, or who may direct…

The county board of supervisors may join and cooperate with the United States government, or a city within the city’s boundaries, or both the United States government and a city within the city’s boundaries, in sponsoring work projects, provided that the money used does not excee…

1. This chapter may be cited and referred to as the “Support of Dependents Law” . 2. The purpose of this chapter is to secure support in civil proceedings for dependent spouses, children, and poor relatives from persons legally responsible for their support. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66,…

Actual costs incurred in this state incidental to any action brought under the provisions of this chapter shall be advanced by the initiating party or agency, as appropriate, unless otherwise ordered by the court. Where the action is brought by an agency of the state or county th…

1. If public assistance is provided by the department of health and human services to or on behalf of a dependent child or a dependent child’s caretaker, there is an assignment by operation of law to the department of any and all rights in, title to, and interest in any support o…

Registration of a support order of another state or foreign country shall be in accordance with chapter 252K except that, with regard to service, promptly upon registration, the clerk of the court shall, by restricted certified mail, or child support services shall, as provided i…

As used in this chapter , unless the context shall require otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section : 1. “Birthing hospital” means a private or public hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B that has a licensed obstetric unit or i…

Issues related to visitation, custody, or other provisions not related to the support provisions of a support order shall not be grounds for a hearing, modification, adjustment, or other action under this chapter . 93 Acts, ch 78, §5 ; 96 Acts, ch 1141, §23 ; 97 Acts, ch 175, §20…

For the purpose of this chapter : 1. A spouse is liable for the support of the other spouse and any child or children under eighteen years of age and any other dependent. The court shall establish the respondent’s monthly support payment and the amount of the support debt accrued…

1. The paternity of a child born out of wedlock may be legally established by the completion, filing, and registration by the state registrar of an affidavit of paternity only as provided by this section . 2. When paternity has not been legally established, paternity may be estab…

Unless prohibited pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1738B, a proceeding to compel support of a dependent may be maintained under this chapter in any of the following cases: 1. Where the petitioner and the respondent are residents of or domiciled or found in this state or where this state ma…

1. An action to establish paternity and support under this chapter may be brought within the time limitations set forth in section 614.8 . 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , an action to establish paternity and support under this chapter may be brought concerning a person who was …

1. A proceeding under this chapter shall be commenced by filing a verified petition in the court in equity in the county where the dependent resides or is domiciled, or if the dependent does not reside in or is not domiciled in this state, where the petitioner or respondent resid…

1. When an action is initiated under this chapter to establish paternity, all of the following shall apply: a. Except with the consent of all parties, the trial shall not be held until after the birth of the child and shall be held no earlier than twenty days from the date the re…

Unless otherwise provided pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1738B, this chapter shall be construed to furnish an additional or alternative civil remedy and shall in no way affect or impair any other remedy, civil or criminal, provided in any other statute and available to the petitioner in …

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Absent parent” means the parent who either cannot be located or who is located and is not residing with the child at the time the support collection or paternity determination services provided in sections 252B.…

1. Any person who willfully requests, obtains, or seeks to obtain paternity determination and support collection data available under section 252B.9 under false pretenses, or who willfully communicates or seeks to communicate such data to any agency or person except in accordance…

Child support services may initiate necessary civil proceedings to recover child support services’ costs of support collection services provided to an individual, whether or not the individual is a public assistance recipient, from an individual who owes and is able to pay a supp…