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2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.4 - Departmental role.

239B.4 Departmental role.
1. The department is the state entity designated to administer federal funds received for purposes of the family investment program and the JOBS program under this chapter, including but not limited to the funding received under the federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant as authorized under the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, as reauthorized under the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-171, and as codified in 42 U.S.C. §601 et seq., and as such is the lead agency in preparing and filing state plans, state plan amendments, and other reports required by federal law.
2. The department is responsible for a management information system, eligibility determination, participant grant calculations and issuance of payments, contracting for services, provision of an appeal or resolution process to applicants and participants, determining the suitability of a family home maintained by a specified relative applicant or participant, and other activities as necessary to administer the family investment program and the JOBS program.
3. The department shall develop and use a screening tool for determining the likely presence of family and domestic violence affecting applicant and participant families. The department shall require the use of the screening tool by trained employees.
4. The department shall continue to work with the department of workforce development and local community collaborative efforts to provide support services for participants. The support services shall be directed to those participant families who would benefit from the support services and are likely to have success in achieving economic independence.
5. The department shall continue to work with religious organizations and other charitable institutions to increase the availability of host homes, referred to as second chance homes, or other living arrangements under the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, §103, and any successor legislation. The purpose of the homes or arrangements is to provide a supportive and supervised living arrangement for minor parents receiving assistance who may receive assistance while living in an alternative setting other than with their parent or legal guardian.
6. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to administer this chapter.
97 Acts, ch 41, §5, 34; 98 Acts, ch 1218, §51; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §106; 2007 Acts, ch 124, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.5 - Compliance with federal law — prohibited electronic benefit transfer transactions.

239B.5 Compliance with federal law — prohibited electronic benefit transfer transactions.
1. If, as a condition of receiving federal funds for the family investment program, federal law requires implementation and administration of certain activities during a period when the general assembly is not in session, the department shall proceed to implement and administer those provisions, even if in conflict with other existing state law. However, the period of implementation authorized under this subsection shall end upon the adjournment of the regular session of the general assembly immediately following the commencement of the period of implementation.
2. The department may submit waiver requests to the United States department of health and human services as necessary to implement and administer any provision under this chapter, or to implement any subsequent initiative that requires a waiver from federal law.
3. a. The provisions of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, §115, shall not apply to an applicant or participant.
b. However, unless exempt for good cause under rules adopted by the department for this purpose, an applicant or participant convicted under federal or state law of a felony offense, which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in 21 U.S.C. §802(6), shall be required to participate in drug rehabilitation activities or to fulfill other requirements to verify that the applicant or participant does not illegally possess, use, or distribute a controlled substance.
4. a. The department shall implement policies and procedures as necessary to comply with provisions of the federal Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-96, to prevent assistance provided under this chapter from being used in any electronic benefit transfer transaction in any liquor store; any casino, gambling casino, or gaming establishment; or any retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment. For purposes of this paragraph, the definitions found in the federal Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act and related rules and statutes apply.
b. Unless otherwise precluded by federal law or regulation, policies and procedures implemented under this subsection shall at a minimum impose the prohibition described in paragraph “a” as a condition for continued eligibility for assistance under this chapter.
c. The department may implement additional measures as may be necessary to comply with federal regulations in implementing paragraph “a”.
d. The department shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subsection.
97 Acts, ch 41, §6, 34; 2013 Acts, ch 138, §90
Referred to in §239B.14, 331.301, 414.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.6 - Assignment of support rights or benefits.

239B.6 Assignment of support rights or benefits.
1. An assignment of support rights to the department is created by either of the following:
a. An applicant and other persons covered by an application are deemed to have assigned to the department at the time of application all rights to periodic support payments that accrue during the period the family receives assistance to the extent of the amount of assistance received by the applicant and by other persons covered by the application.
b. A determination that a child or another person covered by an application is eligible for assistance under this chapter creates an assignment by operation of law to the department of all rights to periodic support payments that accrue during the period the family receives assistance not to exceed the amount of assistance received by the child and other persons covered by the application.
2. An assignment takes effect upon determination that an applicant or another person covered by an application is eligible for assistance under this chapter, applies to both current and accruing support obligations, and terminates when an applicant or another person covered by an application ceases to receive assistance under this chapter, except with respect to the amount of unpaid support obligations accrued during the assignment. If an applicant or another person covered by an application ceases to receive assistance under this chapter and the applicant or other person covered by the application receives a periodic support payment, subject to limitations under federal law and subject to subsection 3, the department is entitled only to that amount of the periodic support payment above the current periodic support obligation.
3. Any rights to support payments assigned to the department on or before September 30, 2009, shall remain assigned to the department.
4. Assistance paid or payable under this chapter is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the assistance paid or payable is subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
97 Acts, ch 41, §7, 34; 2008 Acts, ch 1019, §1, 2, 7
Referred to in §252A.13, 252C.2, 598.21C, 598.34, 600B.38
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.7 - Income and resource exemptions, deductions, and disregards.

239B.7 Income and resource exemptions, deductions, and disregards.
In determining a family’s income and resources for purposes of the family’s initial and continuing eligibility for assistance and for determining grant amounts, the provisions of this section shall apply to the family and individual family members.
1. Work expense deduction. If an individual’s earned income is considered by the department, the individual shall be allowed a work expense deduction equal to twenty percent of the earned income. The work expense deduction is intended to include all work-related expenses other than child care. These expenses shall include but are not limited to all of the following: taxes, transportation, meals, uniforms, and other work-related expenses.
2. Work-and-earn incentive. If an individual’s earned income is considered by the department, the individual shall be allowed a work-and-earn incentive. The incentive shall be equal to fifty-eight percent of the amount of earned income remaining after all other deductions are applied. The department shall disregard the incentive amount when considering the earned income available to the individual. The incentive shall not have a time limit. The work-and-earn incentive shall not be withdrawn as a penalty for failure to comply with family investment program requirements.
3. Income consideration. If an individual has timely reported an absence of income to the department, consideration of the individual’s income shall cease beginning in the first month the income is absent.
4. Interest income. Interest income shall be disregarded.
5. Individual development account deposits. The department shall disregard as income any moneys an individual deposits in an individual development account established pursuant to chapter 541A.
6. Motor vehicle disregard. The department shall disregard the value of one motor vehicle. The countable equity value of any additional motor vehicle shall apply to the resource limitation established in subsection 7.
7. Resource limitation.
a. The resource limitation for an applicant family for the family investment program shall be two thousand dollars.
b. The resource limitation for a participant family shall be five thousand dollars.
c. The department shall disregard not more than ten thousand dollars of a self-employed individual’s tools of the trade or capital assets in considering the individual’s resources.
8. Individual development account earnings and balance. The department shall disregard any earnings and the balance of an individual development account established pursuant to chapter 541A in considering an individual’s resources.
97 Acts, ch 41, §8, 34 – 36; 99 Acts, ch 192, §33, 34; 2004 Acts, ch 1043, §1, 12; 2007 Acts, ch 124, §3, 4, 6
Referred to in §239B.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.10 - Minor and young parents — other requirements.

239B.10 Minor and young parents — other requirements.
1. Living arrangement. Unless any of the following conditions apply, a minor parent shall be required to live with the minor’s parent or legal guardian:
a. The parent or guardian of the minor parent is deceased, missing, or living in another state.
b. The minor parent’s health or safety would be jeopardized if the minor parent is required to live with the parent or guardian.
c. The minor parent is in foster care.
d. The minor parent is participating in the job corps solo parent program or independent living program.
e. Other good cause exists, which is identified in rules adopted by the department for this purpose, for the minor parent to participate in the family investment program while living apart from the minor parent’s parent or guardian.
2. Family development. A minor parent who is a participant and is not required to live with the minor parent’s parent or guardian pursuant to subsection 1 shall be required to participate in a family development program identified in rules adopted by the department.
3. Parenting classes. Participant parents who are nineteen years of age or younger shall be required to attend parenting classes.
4. Education. The department shall require, subject to the availability of child care for a minor parent’s children, that a minor parent must either have graduated from high school or have received a high school equivalency diploma, or be engaged full-time in completing high school graduation or equivalency requirements.
5. Earnings disregard. In determining family investment program eligibility and calculating the amount of assistance, the department shall disregard earnings of an applicant or a participant who is nineteen years of age or younger who is engaged full-time in completing high school graduation or equivalency requirements.
6. Family planning. The department shall do all of the following with newly eligible and existing participant parents:
a. Discuss orally and in writing the financial implications of newly born children on the participant’s family.
b. Discuss orally and in writing the available family planning resources.
c. Include family planning counseling as an optional component of the JOBS program.
d. Include the participant’s family planning objectives in the family investment agreement.
97 Acts, ch 41, §11, 34; 99 Acts, ch 192, §33
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.11 - Family investment program account — diversion program subaccount — diversion program.

239B.11 Family investment program account — diversion program subaccount — diversion program.
1. An account is established in the state treasury to be known as the family investment program account under control of the department to which shall be credited all funds appropriated by the state for the payment of assistance and JOBS program expenditures. All other moneys received at any time for these purposes, including child support revenues, shall be deposited into the account as provided by law. All assistance and JOBS program expenditures under this chapter shall be paid from the account.
2. a. A diversion program subaccount is created within the family investment program account. The subaccount may be used to provide incentives to divert a family’s participation in the family investment program if the family meets the department’s income eligibility requirements for the diversion program. Incentives may be provided in the form of payment or services to help a family to obtain or retain employment. The diversion program subaccount may also be used for payments to participants as necessary to cover the expenses of removing barriers to employment and to assist in stabilizing employment. In addition, the diversion program subaccount may be used for funding of services and payments for persons whose family investment program eligibility has ended, in order to help the persons to stabilize or improve their employment status.
b. The diversion program shall be implemented statewide in a manner that preserves local flexibility in program design. The department shall assess and screen individuals who would most likely benefit from diversion program assistance. The department may adopt additional eligibility criteria for the diversion program as necessary for compliance with federal law and for screening those families who would be most likely to become eligible for the family investment program if diversion program incentives would not be provided to the families.
97 Acts, ch 41, §12, 34; 98 Acts, ch 1218, §76; 2000 Acts, ch 1088, §5; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §107
Referred to in §252B.27
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.12 - Immunization.

239B.12 Immunization.
1. To the extent feasible, the department shall determine the immunization status of children receiving assistance under this chapter. The status shall be determined in accordance with the immunization recommendations adopted by the Iowa department of public health under section 139A.8, including the exemption provisions in section 139A.8, subsection 4. If the department determines a child is not in compliance with the immunization recommendations, the department shall refer the child’s parent or guardian to a local public health agency for immunization services for the child and other members of the child’s family.
2. The department of human services shall cooperate with the Iowa department of public health to establish an interagency agreement allowing the sharing of pertinent client data, as permitted under federal law and regulation, for the purposes of determining immunization rates of participants, evaluating family investment program efforts to encourage immunizations, and developing strategies to further encourage immunization of participants.
97 Acts, ch 41, §13, 34; 2000 Acts, ch 1066, §43
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.13 - Needy relative payee — protective payee — vendor payment.

239B.13 Needy relative payee — protective payee — vendor payment.
1. The department may provide for a needy relative to act as a payee when the parent of a participant family is in the home but is unable to act as the payee.
2. The department may order the cash assistance under this chapter to be paid to a protective payee if it has been demonstrated that the specified relative with whom the child is residing is unable to manage the assistance in the best interest of the child. Protective payment of cash assistance shall not be made beyond a period of two years. The department may petition the district court sitting in probate to establish, pursuant to chapter 633, a conservatorship over a participant. If a conservatorship is established, the participant’s cash assistance shall be paid to the conservator. In addition to the cash assistance, an amount not to exceed ten dollars per case per month may be allowed for conservatorship or guardianship fees if authorized by court order. The department may pay cash assistance or other cash benefits to a third party if the department determines that a third-party payment is essential to assure the proper use of the assistance or benefits.
97 Acts, ch 41, §14, 34
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.14 - Fraudulent practices — recovery of overpayments.

239B.14 Fraudulent practices — recovery of overpayments.
1. a. An individual who obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets an individual to obtain, by means of a willfully false statement or representation, by knowingly failing to disclose a material fact, or by impersonation, or any fraudulent device, any assistance or other benefits under this chapter to which the individual is not entitled, commits a fraudulent practice.
b. An individual who accesses benefits provided under this chapter in violation of any prohibition imposed by the department pursuant to section 239B.5, subsection 4, commits a fraudulent practice.
2. An individual who commits a fraudulent practice under this section is personally liable for the amount of assistance or other benefits fraudulently obtained. The amount of the assistance or other benefits may be recovered from the offender or the offender’s estate in an action brought or by claim filed in the name of the state and the recovered funds shall be deposited in the family investment program account. The action or claim filed in the name of the state shall not be considered an election of remedies to the exclusion of other remedies.
3. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to recover overpayments of assistance and benefits provided under this chapter. The recovery methods shall include but are not limited to reducing the amount of assistance or benefits provided.
97 Acts, ch 41, §15, 34; 2000 Acts, ch 1088, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 138, §91
Referred to in §217.35
Fraudulent practices; see §714.8 et seq.
Use of recovered moneys generated through fraud and recoupment activities for additional fraud and recoupment activities; see §217.35
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.15 - County attorney to enforce.

239B.15 County attorney to enforce.
Violations of law relating to the family investment program shall be prosecuted by county attorneys. Area prosecutors of the office of the attorney general shall provide prosecution assistance.
97 Acts, ch 41, §16, 34
Referred to in §331.756(43)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.16 - Appeal — judicial review.

239B.16 Appeal — judicial review.
If an applicant’s application is not acted upon within a reasonable time, if it is denied in whole or in part, or if a participant’s assistance or other benefits under this chapter are modified, suspended, or canceled under a provision of this chapter, the applicant or participant may appeal to the department of human services which shall request the department of inspections and appeals to conduct a hearing. Upon completion of a hearing, the department of inspections and appeals shall issue a decision which is subject to review by the department of human services. Judicial review of the actions of the department of human services may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A. Upon receipt of a notice of the filing of a petition for judicial review, the department of human services shall furnish the petitioner with a copy of any papers filed in support of the petitioner’s position, a transcript of any testimony taken, and a copy of the department’s decision.
97 Acts, ch 41, §17, 34
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.17 - PROMISE JOBS program.

239B.17 PROMISE JOBS program.
1. Program established. The promoting independence and self-sufficiency through employment job opportunities and basic skills program is established for applicants and participants of the family investment program. The requirements of the JOBS program shall vary as provided in the family investment agreement applicable to a family. The department of workforce development, economic development authority, department of education, and all other state, county, and public educational agencies and institutions providing vocational rehabilitation, adult education, or vocational or technical training shall assist and cooperate in the JOBS program. The departments, agencies, and institutions shall make agreements and arrangements for maximum cooperation and use of all available resources in the program. The department of human services may contract with the department of workforce development, the economic development authority, or another appropriate entity to provide JOBS program services.
2. Program activities. The JOBS program shall include, but is not limited to, provision of the following activities:
a. Placing applicants and participants in employment and on-the-job training.
b. Institutional and work experience training for applicants and participants for whom the training is likely to lead to regular employment.
c. Special work projects for applicants and participants for whom a job in the regular economy cannot be found.
d. Incentives, opportunities, services, and other benefits to aid applicants and participants, which may include but are not limited to financial education.
e. Providing services and payments for persons whose family investment program eligibility has ended, in order to help the persons to stabilize or improve their employment status.
97 Acts, ch 41, §18, 34; 2000 Acts, ch 1088, §7; 2006 Acts, ch 1046, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §40; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89
Referred to in §216A.107, 239B.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.18 - JOBS program participation.

239B.18 JOBS program participation.
Except for participants who are exempt from the requirement to enter into a family investment agreement under section 239B.8, a participant in the family investment program shall participate in JOBS program activities as provided in the participant’s family investment agreement. Except for an individual who is not a United States citizen and is not a qualified alien and exempt from the requirement to enter into a family investment agreement under section 239B.8, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, a participant who is exempt may voluntarily participate in the JOBS program.
97 Acts, ch 41, §19, 34; 2000 Acts, ch 1088, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.19 - JOBS program availability.

239B.19 JOBS program availability.
1. Within available funding, the department shall make JOBS program services and benefits available to individuals who are participating in the JOBS program.
2. An individual’s efforts under the JOBS program to attain a certificate of general educational development, high school diploma, or adult basic literacy where the individual has not previously received the certification shall be optional except as otherwise required by this chapter or by federal law. The department shall provide incentives to encourage optional efforts to attain such certifications.
3. When needed, arrangements shall be made for the care of children during the absence from the home of an individual participating in the JOBS program.
97 Acts, ch 41, §20, 34
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.21 - JOBS program — workers’ compensation law applicable.

239B.21 JOBS program — workers’ compensation law applicable.
A participant, with respect to employment performed under the JOBS program, shall be covered by the workers’ compensation law or shall otherwise be provided with comparable protection.
97 Acts, ch 41, §22, 34
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.22 - JOBS program — participant not state employee.

239B.22 JOBS program — participant not state employee.
A participant shall not be deemed to be an employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions by reason of participation in the JOBS program. However, this section shall not prevent the participant from having the status of an employee for the purposes of workers’ compensation.
97 Acts, ch 41, §23, 34
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Section 239B.24 - State child care assistance eligibility.

239B.24 State child care assistance eligibility.
1. The following persons are deemed to be eligible for benefits under the state child care assistance program administered by the department in accordance with section 237A.13, notwithstanding the program’s eligibility requirements or any waiting list:
a. A participant who is employed.
b. Any other person whose earned income is considered in determining eligibility and benefits for a participant.
c. A person who is participating in activities approved under the JOBS program.
2. A person who is deemed to be eligible for state child care assistance program benefits under this section is subject to all other state child care assistance requirements, including but not limited to provider requirements under chapter 237A, provider reimbursement methodology and rates, and any other requirements established by the department in rule.
99 Acts, ch 192, §35; 2000 Acts, ch 1067, §16; 2000 Acts, ch 1232, §91
Referred to in §237A.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 241 - DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS › Section 241.1 - Definitions.

241.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Displaced homemaker” means an individual who meets all of the following criteria:
a. Has worked principally in the home providing unpaid household services for family members.
b. Is not gainfully employed.
c. Has had, or would apparently have, difficulty finding appropriate paid employment.
d. Has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income, is or has been dependent on government assistance, or is supported as the parent of a child who is sixteen or seventeen years of age.
2. “Department” means the department of human services.
3. “Director” means the director of the department of human services.
[C81, §241.1]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 241 - DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS › Section 241.2 - Application for designation and funding as a provider of services for displaced homemakers.

241.2 Application for designation and funding as a provider of services for displaced homemakers.
1. Upon receipt of state or federal funding designated to assist displaced homemakers, a public or private nonprofit group may apply to the director for designation and funding as a provider of services to displaced homemakers. The application shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the director and shall include all of the following:
a. A proposal for the establishment of a multipurpose service program for displaced homemakers which provides some or all of the following:
(1) Job counseling specifically designed for a person entering or reentering the job market after a number of years as a homemaker.
(2) Job training and placement services including but not limited to:
(a) Training programs for available jobs in the public and private sectors developed by working with public and private employers, taking into account the skills and job experiences of a homemaker.
(b) Assistance in locating available employment for displaced homemakers, some of which may be in existing job training and placement programs.
(c) Utilization of services of the state employment service, which shall cooperate with the department in locating employment opportunities.
(3) Utilization of services of existing agencies and programs to provide information on and assistance with financial management, legal problems, and health care.
(4) Utilization of services of existing agencies and programs to obtain educational services, including assistance in attaining high school equivalency diplomas and other courses which are of interest and benefit to displaced homemakers.
(5) Outreach and information services with respect to public employment, education, health and unemployment assistance programs which are of interest and benefit to displaced homemakers.
(6) Development and implementation of an educational program designed to promote public and professional awareness of the problems of displaced homemakers and of the availability of services for displaced homemakers.
(7) Development and implementation of a counseling program providing emotional support by qualified personnel or peer groups or both.
b. A proposed budget.
c. Assurance by the applicant that the uniform method of data collection and program evaluation established by the director pursuant to section 241.3, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, will be implemented.
d. Any other information the director may require.
2. A public or private nonprofit group which receives designation as a provider of services to displaced homemakers under this chapter shall comply with all applicable department rules.
[C81, §241.2]
2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
Referred to in §241.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 241 - DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS › Section 241.3 - Department powers and duties.

241.3 Department powers and duties.
1. The director shall do all of the following:
a. Designate and award grants for existing and pilot programs, pursuant to section 241.2, to provide services to displaced homemakers.
b. Designate an existing department staff member to perform the duties set forth in section 241.6.
c. Design and implement a uniform method of collecting data on displaced homemakers receiving services under this chapter and of evaluating funded programs.
2. The department shall consult and cooperate with the department of workforce development, the United States commissioner of social security administration, the office on the status of women of the department of human rights, the department of education, and other persons in the executive branch of the state government as the department considers appropriate to facilitate the coordination of multipurpose service programs established under this chapter with existing programs of a similar nature.
3. The director, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, may accept, use, and dispose of contributions of money, services, and property made available to the department by an agency or department of the state or federal government, or a private agency or individual.
[C81, §241.3]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §938; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 2001 Acts, ch 61, §16; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §31
Referred to in §241.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.1 - Definitions.

249.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
1. “Department” means the department of human services.
2. “Director” means the director of human services.
3. “Federal supplemental security income” means cash payments made to individuals by the United States government under Tit. XVI of the Social Security Act as amended by Pub. L. No. 92-603, or any other amendments thereto.
4. “Previous categorical assistance programs” means the aid to the blind program authorized by chapter 241, the aid to the disabled program authorized by chapter 241A and the old-age assistance program authorized by chapter 249, Code 1973.
5. “State supplementary assistance” means cash payments made to individuals:
a. By the United States government on behalf of the state of Iowa pursuant to section 249.2.
b. By the state of Iowa directly pursuant to sections 249.3 through 249.5.
[C35, §5926-f1; C39, §3684.01, 3828.001; C46, 50, 54, 58, §241.1, 249.1; C62, 66, 71, 73, §241.1, 241A.1, 249.1; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.1]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2005 Acts, ch 179, §122; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §77; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §132
Referred to in §234.21, 249.3, 249A.3, 403A.23, 427.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.2 - Agreement with federal authority.

249.2 Agreement with federal authority.
The director may enter into an agreement with the United States secretary of health and human services for federal administration of a program of state supplementary assistance to prescribed categories of persons who are, or would be except for the amount of income they receive from other sources, receiving federal supplemental security income. The agreement may authorize the secretary to make rules, in addition to and not in conflict with state laws and regulations, respecting eligibility for or the amount of state supplementary assistance paid under this section as the secretary finds necessary to achieve efficient and effective administration of both the basic federal supplemental security income program and the state supplementary assistance program administered by the secretary under the agreement. The agreement shall provide for the state of Iowa to reimburse the federal government, from funds appropriated for that purpose, for state supplementary assistance paid by the federal government pursuant to the agreement.
[C35, §5296-f4, -f36; C39, §3684.04, 3828.003, 3828.045; C46, 50, 54, 58, §241.4, 249.2, 249.42; C62, 66, 71, 73, §241.4, 241A.4, 249.2, 249.42; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.2]
83 Acts, ch 101, §56
Referred to in §249.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.4 - Application — amount of grant — retroactive benefits.

249.4 Application — amount of grant — retroactive benefits.
1. Applications for state supplementary assistance shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by the director or the director’s designee, with the approval of the council on human services, pursuant to chapter 17A. Each person who so applies and is found eligible under section 249.3 shall, so long as the person’s eligibility continues, receive state supplementary assistance on a monthly basis, from funds appropriated to the department for the purpose.
2. Any person who applies within fifteen months from the date of implementation of eligibility pursuant to section 249.3, subsection 4, and who would have been eligible under that subsection for any period on or after October 1, 2003, may be granted benefits retroactive to October 1, 2003.
[SS15, §2722-m, -p; C24, 27, 31, §5382, 5384; C35, §5296-f17, -f18, 5382, 5384; C39, §3684.06, 3684.09, 3828.013, 3828.014; C46, 50, 54, 58, §241.6, 241.9, 249.10, 249.11; C62, 66, 71, 73, §241.6, 241.9, 241A.5, 241A.6, 249.10, 249.11; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.4]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2004 Acts, ch 1085, §5, 10, 11
Referred to in §249.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.5 - Judicial review.

249.5 Judicial review.
If an application is not acted upon within a reasonable time, if it is denied in whole or in part, or if an award of assistance is modified, suspended, or canceled under a provision of this chapter, the applicant or recipient may appeal to the department of human services, which shall request the department of inspections and appeals to conduct a hearing. Upon completion of a hearing, the department of inspections and appeals shall issue a decision which is subject to review by the department of human services. Judicial review of the actions of the department of human services may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A. Upon receipt of the petition for judicial review, the department of human services shall furnish the petitioner with a copy of any papers filed by the petitioner in support of the petitioner’s position, a transcript of any testimony taken, and a copy of the department’s decision.
[C35, §5296-f18; C39, §3684.11, 3828.014; C46, 50, 54, 58, §241.11, 249.11; C62, 66, 71, 73, §241.11, 241A.8, 249.11; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.5]
90 Acts, ch 1204, §59
Referred to in §249.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.6 - Charge for cashing warrant unlawful.

249.6 Charge for cashing warrant unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person to charge a fee, service charge or exchange for the cashing of a warrant issued in payment of state supplementary assistance, or to discount or pay less than the face value of any warrant drawn in payment of such assistance, when cashing such a warrant or accepting it in payment of the purchase price of goods, services, rent, taxes or indebtedness.
[C35, §5296-g4; C39, §3828.036; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §249.33; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.7 - Assistance inalienable.

249.7 Assistance inalienable.
All rights to state supplementary assistance shall be absolutely inalienable by any assignment, sale, execution or otherwise and, in case of bankruptcy, the assistance shall not pass to or through any trustees or other persons acting on behalf of creditors.
[C35, §5296-f29; C39, §3684.10, 3828.037; C46, 50, 54, 58, §241.10, 249.34; C62, 66, 71, 73, §241.10, 241A.7, 249.34; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.8 - Cancellation of warrants.

249.8 Cancellation of warrants.
The director of the department of administrative services, as of January, April, July, and October 1 of each year, shall stop payment on and issue duplicates of all state supplementary assistance warrants which have been outstanding and unredeemed by the treasurer of state for six months or longer. No bond of indemnity shall be required for the issuance of such duplicate warrants which shall be canceled immediately by the director of the department of administrative services. If the original warrants are subsequently presented for payment, warrants in lieu thereof shall be issued by the director of the department of administrative services at the discretion of and upon certification by the director of human services or the director’s designee.
[C39, §3828.044; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §249.41; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.8]
2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.9 - Funeral expenses.

249.9 Funeral expenses.
The department may pay, from funds appropriated to it for the purpose, a maximum of four hundred dollars toward funeral expenses on the death of a person receiving state supplementary assistance or who received assistance under a previous categorical assistance program prior to January 1, 1974, provided:
1. The decedent does not leave an estate which may be probated with sufficient proceeds to allow for payment of the funeral claim.
2. Payments which are due the decedent’s estate or beneficiary by reason of the liability of a life insurance, death or funeral benefit company, association or society, or in the form of United States social security, railroad retirement, or veterans’ benefits upon the death of the decedent, are deducted from the department’s liability under this section.
[C35, §5296-f25; C39, §3684.17, 3828.021; C46, 50, 54, 58, §241.17, 249.18; C62, 66, 71, 73, §241.17, 241A.11, 249.18; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.9]
83 Acts, ch 153, §11; 84 Acts, ch 1297, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.10 - Prior liens, claims, and assignments.

249.10 Prior liens, claims, and assignments.
Any lien or claim against the estate of a decedent existing on January 1, 1974, which lien was perfected or which claim was filed under the provisions of section 249.19, 249.20, or 249.21, Code 1973, and prior Codes, and which liens or claims have not been satisfied, are void. Any assignment of personal property which was made under the provisions of chapter 249, Code 1973, and prior Codes, is void. The director may in furtherance of this section release any lien or claim created or existing under that chapter. Each release made pursuant to this section shall be executed and acknowledged by the director or the director’s authorized designee, and when recorded shall be conclusive in favor of any third person dealing with or concerning the property affected by the release in reliance upon such record.
[C35, §5296-f15, -f16, -g1; C39, §3828.022, 3828.023, 3828.024; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §249.19, 249.20, 249.21; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.10]
2005 Acts, ch 179, §123
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.11 - Fraud — investigations and audits.

249.11 Fraud — investigations and audits.
1. Any person who obtains assistance under this chapter by misrepresentation or by failure with fraudulent intent to bring forth all of the facts required of an applicant for assistance under this chapter, or any person who shall knowingly make false statements concerning an applicant’s eligibility for assistance under this chapter, is guilty of a fraudulent practice.
2. The department of inspections and appeals shall conduct investigations and audits as deemed necessary to ensure compliance with state supplementary assistance programs administered under this chapter. The department of inspections and appeals shall cooperate with the department of human services on the development of procedures relating to such investigations and audits to ensure compliance with federal and state single state agency requirements.
[C35, §5296-f31, -f32; C39, §3684.19, 3828.049, 3828.050; C46, 50, 54, 58, §241.19, 249.46, 249.47; C62, 66, 71, 73, §241.19, 241A.12, 249.46, 249.47; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.11]
90 Acts, ch 1204, §60
Fraudulent practices, see §714.8 – 714.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.12 - Cost-related system.

249.12 Cost-related system.
1. In order to assure that the necessary data is available to aid the general assembly to determine appropriate funding for the custodial care program, the department of human services shall develop a cost-related system for financial supplementation to individuals who need custodial care and who have insufficient resources to purchase the care needed.
2. All privately operated licensed custodial facilities in Iowa shall cooperate with the department of human services to develop the cost-related plan.
3. Beginning July 1, 2017, privately operated licensed custodial facilities in Iowa shall be reimbursed based on the maximum per diem rates established by the general assembly through the appropriations process.
[C35, §5296-f37; C39, §3828.046; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §249.43; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.12]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157; 2017 Acts, ch 174, §108
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.13 - County attorney to enforce.

249.13 County attorney to enforce.
It is the intent of the general assembly that violations of law relating to the family investment program, medical assistance, and supplemental assistance shall be prosecuted by county attorneys. Area prosecutors of the office of the attorney general shall provide such assistance in prosecution as may be required. It is the intent of the general assembly that the first priority for investigation and prosecution for which funds are provided shall be for fraudulent claims or practices by health care vendors and providers.
[C79, 81, §249.13]
93 Acts, ch 97, §36
Referred to in §331.756(43)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249 - STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE › Section 249.14 - Old-age assistance revolving fund.

249.14 Old-age assistance revolving fund.
The old-age assistance revolving fund shall remain in the state treasury until all property managed by the department and maintained by the fund is disposed of, at which time all money in the fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the state and the fund shall be closed. If the balance of the fund exceeds fifteen thousand dollars at the end of any calendar quarter, the excess over that amount shall be transferred to the general fund of the state.
83 Acts, ch 191, §2, 27
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249A - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › Section 249A.3A - Medical assistance — all income-eligible children.

249A.3A Medical assistance — all income-eligible children.
The department shall provide medical assistance to individuals under nineteen years of age who meet the income eligibility requirements for the state medical assistance program and for whom federal financial participation is or becomes available for the cost of such assistance.
2009 Acts, ch 118, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 249A - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE › Section 249A.11 - Payment for patient care segregated.

249A.11 Payment for patient care segregated.
A state resource center or mental health institute, upon receipt of any payment made under this chapter for the care of any patient, shall segregate an amount equal to that portion of the payment which is required by law to be made from nonfederal funds. The money segregated shall be deposited in the medical assistance fund of the department of human services.
[C77, 79, 81, §249A.11]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 85 Acts, ch 146, §3; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51; 2005 Acts, ch 167, §33, 66; 2010 Acts, ch 1141, §27
Referred to in §218.78, 222.92