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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.10 - Payment for Reserve Bed Days

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(1)
Group care facilities.
The department shall provide payment
				for group care maintenance and child welfare services according to the
				following requirements.
a.
Family
				visits.
Reserve bed payment shall be made for days a child is absent
				from the facility for family visits when the absence is in accord with the
				following:
(1) The visits shall be consistent
				with the child's case permanency plan.
(2) The facility shall notify the department
				caseworker of each visit and its planned length prior to the visit.
(3) The intent of the department and the
				facility shall be for the child to return to the facility after the
				visit.
(4) Staff from the facility
				shall be available to provide support to the child and family during the
				visit.
(5) Payment shall be
				canceled and payments returned if the facility refuses to accept the child
				back.
(6) If the department and the
				facility agree that the return would not be in the child's best interest,
				payment shall be canceled effective the day after the joint decision not to
				return the child.
(7) Payment shall
				be canceled effective the day after a decision is made by the court or parent
				in a voluntary placement not to return the child.
(8) Payment shall not exceed 14 consecutive
				days, except upon prior written approval of the service area manager. In no
				case shall payment exceed 30 consecutive days.
(9) The provider shall document the use of
				reserve bed days in the daily log and report the number of reserve bed days
				claimed in the quarterly report.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.11 - Emergency Juvenile Shelter Care Payment

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Contracted juvenile shelter care facilities approved or
				  licensed in Iowa shall be paid in accordance with contracted terms, not to
				  exceed the allowable costs as permitted by Iowa Code section
				  232.141(8).
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  234.6 and
				  234.39.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.12 - Supervised Apartment Living

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(1)
Child monthly stipend.
For each eligible child living in a supervised apartment living situation, the
				monthly stipend payment for the child shall be $787.50. This payment may be
				paid to the child or another payee, other than a department employee, for the
				child's living expenses.
(2)
Service.
When services for a youth in supervised apartment
				living are purchased, the service components and any special provisions shall
				be specified by the service worker in the youth's case permanency plan.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  234.35
				  and 2011 Iowa Acts, House File 649, section 28(4).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.14 - Voluntary Placements

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When placement is made on a voluntary basis, the parent or
				  guardian shall complete and sign Form 470-0715, Voluntary Placement
				  Agreement.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  234.39.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.15 - Child's Earnings

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Earned income of a child who is in foster care shall be
				  reported to the department, and the earned income's use shall be part of the
				  child's plan for service, but the income shall not be used towards the cost of
				  the child's care as established by the department.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  234.39.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.16 - Trust Funds and Investments

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(1)
				When the child is a beneficiary of a trust and the proceeds therefrom are not
				currently available, or are not sufficient to meet the child's needs, the
				worker shall assist the child in having a petition presented to the court
				requesting release of funds to help meet current requirements. When the child
				and responsible adult cooperate in necessary action to obtain a ruling of the
				court, income shall not be considered available until the decision of the court
				has been rendered and implemented. When the child and responsible adult do not
				cooperate in the action necessary to obtain a ruling of the court, the trust
				fund or investments shall be considered as available to meet the child's needs
				immediately. When the child or responsible adult does not cooperate within 90
				days in making the income available the maintenance payment shall be
				terminated.
(2) The Iowa department
				of human services shall be payee for income from any trust funds or investments
				unless limited by the trust.
(3)
				Savings accounts from any income and proceeds from the liquidation of
				securities shall be placed in the child's account maintained by the department
				and any amount in excess of $1,500 shall be applied towards cost of the child's
				maintenance.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  234.39.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.17 - Preadoptive Homes

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Payment for a foster child placed in a preadoptive home shall
				  be limited to the amount negotiated pursuant to rule
				  441-201.5
				  (600) and shall not exceed the foster care maintenance amount paid in family
				  foster care.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  234.38.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.20 - Eligibility for Foster Care Payment

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(1)
Client eligibility.
Foster care payment shall be limited to the following populations.
a. Youth under the age of 18 shall be
				eligible based on legal status, subject to certain limitations.
(1) Legal status. The youth's placement shall
				be based on one of the following legal statuses:
1. The court has ordered foster care
				placement pursuant to Iowa Code section
				232.52(2)
"d, "
232.102(1), 232.117, or 232.182(5).
2. The child is placed in shelter care
				pursuant to Iowa Code section
				232.20(1)
				 or
				232.21.
3. The department has agreed to provide
				foster care under a voluntary placement agreement pursuant to rule
				441-202.3
				(234).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 158 - Foster Home Insurance Fund › Rule 441-158.1 - Applicability

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This chapter specifically relates to the foster home
				  insurance fund established by Iowa Code section
				  237.13.
				  A foster home insurance fund shall be developed by the department. The fund
				  shall provide reimbursement for any property damages caused by the acts of a
				  foster child residing in a foster home. The department may contract with
				  another state agency or private organization to perform the administrative
				  functions necessary to carry out this rule.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 158 - Foster Home Insurance Fund › Rule 441-158.2 - Definitions

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"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  human services.
"Foster family home"
or
"licensed
				  foster home"
means an individual, as defined in Iowa Code section
				  237.1(7),
				  who is licensed to provide child foster care.
"Personal property"
means any movable thing
				  of value which is owned, rented, or leased by a person and not recognized as
				  real property.
"Real property"
means anything owned,
				  leased, or rented which is permanently affixed to, or built upon, a piece of
				  land. Real property is best characterized as property that does not move or
				  that is attached to the land.
"Third-party property"
means property
				  belonging to any person or entity other than the foster family or foster
				  child.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 158 - Foster Home Insurance Fund › Rule 441-158.3 - Payments From the Foster Home Insurance Fund

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(1)
Eligible foster family
				claims.
The foster home insurance fund shall pay the following within
				the limits defined in Iowa Code section
				237.13(2):
a. Valid and approved claims of a licensed
				foster family home.
b. Compensation
				to licensed foster families for personal or real property damage and auto
				physical damage as a result of the activities of the family foster care child.
				Coverage also extends to third-party property damages caused by actions of the
				foster child.
c. Non-property-based
				liability, bodily injury, sexual abuse or molestation, auto liability, and
				professional liability are not covered.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 158 - Foster Home Insurance Fund › Rule 441-158.4 - Payment Limits

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The fund is not liable for the first $150 per claim
				  deductible per family. Each claim shall be limited to one incident/occurrence.
				  The fund is not liable for damages in excess of $5,000 for all claims arising
				  out of one or more occurrences during a fiscal year related to a single home.
				  Claims for losses related to bedbugs or other insect infestations will have an
				  annual sublimit set by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 158 - Foster Home Insurance Fund › Rule 441-158.5 - Claim Procedures

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Claims against the fund shall be filed with the department's
				  contractor. Claims shall be filed on Form 470-5659, Foster Home Property Fund
				  Notice of Loss Form. The decision to approve or deny the claim shall be made
				  and the notice mailed or given to the claimant within 180 days of the date the
				  claim is received.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 158 - Foster Home Insurance Fund › Rule 441-158.6 - Time Frames for Filing Claims

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Claims by children who were under the age of 18 at the time
				  of the occurrence shall be submitted within six months of the date of the
				  occurrence.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 159 - Child Care Resource and Referral Services › Rule 441-159.1 - Definitions

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"Applicant"
means an agency that applies for
				  a contract as a regional child care resource and referral agency.
"Child care facility"
means a child care
				  center, preschool, or child development home.
"Child care resource and referral agency "
means a community-based nonprofit incorporated agency or public agency that is
				  under a contract with the department to provide resource and referral services
				  as defined in subrule 159.3(1).
"Director"
means the director of the
				  department of human services.
"Region "
means the service area of the
				  child care resource and referral agency as determined in the contract with the
				  department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 159 - Child Care Resource and Referral Services › Rule 441-159.2 - Availability of Funds

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In any year in which funds are available for child care
				  resource and referral services, the department shall award grants for child
				  care resource and referral services pursuant to a request for proposals.
(1) The total amount of grant moneys awarded
				shall be contingent upon the funds available.
(2) Grants shall be issued on a regional
				basis. The department shall determine the amount of grant money available for
				each region based upon the factors set forth in the request for
				proposals.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 159 - Child Care Resource and Referral Services › Rule 441-159.3 - Participation Requirements

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(1)
Resource and referral services.
Grants will be awarded to
				community-based nonprofit incorporated agencies and public agencies that have
				the capacity to provide all of the following types of services:
a.
Parent services.
(1) The agency shall assist families in
				selecting quality child care and shall provide referrals to child care
				facilities.
(2) The agency may
				provide referrals to child care homes and may provide specialized referral
				services to employers.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 159 - Child Care Resource and Referral Services › Rule 441-159.4 - Request for Proposals for Project Grants

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The department shall announce the request for proposals
				  through public notice.
(1)
Proposal submittal.
All applicants shall submit proposals to
				Iowa Department of Human Services, Bureau of Child Care, Hoover State Office
				Building, Fifth Floor, 1305 E. Walnut, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114.
(2)
Proposal requirements.
To be eligible for review, a proposal shall:
a. Be received by the due date specified in
				the request for proposals;
b. Be in
				the form prescribed by the department in the request for proposals;
				and
c. Meet the requirements set
				forth in the request for proposals.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 159 - Child Care Resource and Referral Services › Rule 441-159.5 - Selection of Proposals

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The selection criteria for the grants shall be set forth in
				  the request for proposals.
(1) The
				director shall make the final decision regarding grants awarded to applicants.
				Only one grant shall be awarded in each specified region to the agency that
				best meets the criteria set forth in the request for proposals.
(2) The department reserves the right to
				award grants for less than the amount of appropriated funds if there is an
				insufficient number of acceptable proposals submitted to adequately achieve the
				purpose of child care resource and referral services statewide.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 163 - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services to Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Programs › Rule 441-163.1 - Definitions

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"Adolescent"
means a person under 18 years
				  of age or a person 18 years of age or older who is attending an accredited high
				  school or pursuing a course of study which will lead to a high school diploma
				  or its equivalent.
"Community"
means a defined service area no
				  smaller than a neighborhood and no larger than a region of the state.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  human services.
"Director"
means the director of the
				  department of human services or successor agency.
"Grant designation committee "
means the
				  body which is responsible for designating and awarding grants.
"Grantee "
or
"provider "
means an applicant who has received a grant.
"Percentage of pregnancies"
means the total
				  number of births to mothers aged 13 years of age and older but younger than 18
				  years of age in the service area for the most recent year for which data is
				  available divided by the total number of births statewide for the same age
				  group and the same year.
"Pregnancy prevention"
means activities to
				  avoid initial pregnancies.
"Prevention of subsequent pregnancy"
means
				  activities to avoid additional pregnancies during the adolescent years.
"Region "
means one of the five department
				  regions in the state.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 163 - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services to Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Programs › Rule 441-163.2 - Availability of Grants for Projects

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In any year in which funds are available for adolescent
				  pregnancy prevention statewide campaign, evaluation, coalition or community
				  teen pregnancy prevention and services programs, the department shall
				  administer grants to eligible applicants for projects that serve residents of
				  Iowa. The amount of money granted shall be contingent upon the funds available
				  and shall be made on an annual basis. The allocation of funds shall be in
				  compliance with legislation and approved by the grant designation committee and
				  the administrator of the division of adult, children, and family
				  services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 163 - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services to Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Programs › Rule 441-163.4 - Request for Proposals for Pilot Project Grants

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(1) The department will announce through
				public notice the opening of an application period for each of the grant
				programs. Applicants for grants shall request an Adolescent Pregnancy
				Prevention Application Kit for any or all of the open categories and shall
				submit grant proposals by the deadline specified in the announcement.
(2) Requirements for project proposals are
				specified in the "Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Grant Application Kit." If a
				proposal does not contain the information specified in the application package
				or if it is late, it will be disapproved. Proposals shall contain the following
				information:
a. General
				information.
b. Proposal
				checklist.
c. Proposal
				summary.
d. Statement of problem
				and need, including information demonstrating the percentage of pregnancies of
				females aged 13 years of age or older but younger than the age of 18 within the
				geographic area to be served.
e.
				Community or regional background information and demonstrated effectiveness at
				collaboration.
f. Project goals,
				objectives and methods.
g. Project
				monitoring and evaluation.
h.
				Budget information.
i. Explanation
				of grantee share of budget.
j.Future funding.
k. Cooperative agencies agreement.
/.
Applicant assurances and
				  certification.
m. Letters
				of support.
n. Project advisory
				committee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 163 - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services to Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Programs › Rule 441-163.5 - Selection of Proposals

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(1) All
				proposals received will be evaluated by the grant designation committee to
				determine which applicants will be awarded grants.
(2) The following factors will be considered
				in selecting proposals:
a. The demonstrated
				need for the service in the program area(s) selected and assurance that the
				proposed project does not duplicate other services in the community.
b. The community support demonstrated and the
				coordination with other existing agencies and organizations providing services
				to the targeted population.
c. The
				general program structure including, but not limited to, how well goals can be
				met, how realistic the objectives are, services offered and likelihood of
				anticipated impact on the problem, experience serving similar populations, the
				administration of funds, stability of the requesting entity and the overall
				quality of the proposal in comparison to other proposals.
d. The plan for using the funds. Funds may
				not be used for construction, capital improvement or purchase of real
				estate.
e. Rescinded lAB 11/4/98,
				effective 1/1/99.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 163 - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services to Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Programs › Rule 441-163.6 - Project Contracts

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The funds for approved applications will be awarded through a
				  contract entered into by the director and the applicant. The contract period
				  shall not exceed the state fiscal year in which the contract is awarded. The
				  state fiscal year is from July 1 to June 30. Expenditures shall be reimbursed
				  monthly pursuant to regular reimbursement procedures of the state of Iowa.
				  Grantees will submit a projected yearly expenditure on April 15. Those projects
				  expecting to spend more than 10 percent less than their granted amount shall
				  free the excess for the purpose of providing supplemental funding to those
				  grantees who wish to apply.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 163 - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services to Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Programs › Rule 441-163.7 - Records

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Providers shall keep client and specific fiscal records of
				  services provided and any other records as required by the department and
				  specified in the contract.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 163 - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services to Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Programs › Rule 441-163.8 - Evaluation

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The department shall evaluate the provider at least once
				  prior to the end of the contract year to determine how well the purposes and
				  goals are being met and shall provide ongoing feedback to the provider Funds
				  are to be spent to meet program goals as provided in the contract.
Grantees shall be required to submit quarterly reports. All
				  grantees shall cooperate with the statewide evaluation grantee and provide all
				  requested information. The evaluation grantee shall provide a written yearly
				  report to the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 163 - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services to Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Programs › Rule 441-163.9 - Termination of Contract

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The contract may be terminated by either party at any time
				  during the contract period by giving 30 days' notice to the other party.
(1) The department may terminate a contract
				upon ten days' notice when the provider or any of its subcontractors fail to
				comply with the grant award stipulations, standards, or conditions.
(2) Within 45 days of the termination, the
				provider shall supply the department with a financial statement detailing all
				costs up to the effective date of the termination.
(3) The department shall administer the funds
				for this program contingent upon their availability. If the department lacks
				the funds necessary to fulfill its fiscal responsibility under this program,
				the contracts shall be terminated or renegotiated.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 163 - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services to Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents Programs › Rule 441-163.10 - Appeals

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Applicants dissatisfied with the grant designation
				  committee's decision may file an appeal with the director. The letter of appeal
				  must be received within ten working days of the date of the notice of decision;
				  must be based on a contention that the process was conducted outside of
				  statutory authority, violated state or federal law, policy or rule, did not
				  provide adequate public notice, was altered without adequate public notice, or
				  involved conflict of interest by staff or committee members; and must include a
				  request for the director to review the decision and the reasons for
				  dissatisfaction. Within ten working days of the receipt of the appeal the
				  director will review the appeal request and issue a final decision.
No disbursements will be made to any applicant for a period
				  of ten calendar days following the notice of decision. If an appeal is filed
				  within the ten days, all disbursements will be held pending a final decision on
				  the appeal. All applicants involved will be notified if an appeal is filed and
				  given the opportunity to be included as a party in the
				  appeal.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 166 - Quality Improvement Initiative Grants › Rule 441-166.1 - Definitions

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"Eligible entities "
means nursing
				  facilities, state agencies, nursing facility advocacy groups, resident and
				  family councils, and other nursing facility stakeholder groups.
"Nursing facility"
means a Medicaid-enrolled
				  facility that is defined in rule
				  441-81.1
				  (249A) as "facility."
"Quality improvement initiative"
or
"initiative"
means a project or training in accordance with
				  provisions of
				  42
				  CFR 488.433 as amended to December 4, 2017,
				  that directly or indirectly supports and benefits the quality of care and
				  quality of life of nursing facility residents.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 166 - Quality Improvement Initiative Grants › Rule 441-166.2 - Availability of Grants

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The department shall set aside an annual amount from the
				  civil money penalty fund established pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  249A.57
				  to be awarded in the form of emergency reserve fund grants to eligible entities
				  for approved support and protection of residents of a facility that closes
				  (voluntarily or involuntarily). At no time shall the grant set-aside cause the
				  civil money penalty emergency reserve fund to drop below $1 million.
(1) In any calendar year in which sufficient
				funds are available in the civil money penalty fund to support quality
				improvement initiative grants, the department may issue a notice for
				applications for grants.
(2) There
				is no entitlement to any funds available for grants awarded pursuant to this
				chapter. The department may award grants to the extent funds are available and,
				within its discretion, to the extent that applications are approved.
(3) The project plan as described in rule
				441-166.4(249A) and allocation of funds shall be in compliance with state and
				federal law and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
				(CMS).
(4) Emergency reserve fund
				grants are available for purposes of:
a.
				Time-limited expenses incurred in the process of relocating residents when a
				facility closes (voluntarily or involuntarily) or downsizes pursuant to an
				agreement with the department, and
b. Development and maintenance of temporary
				management or receivership capability.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 166 - Quality Improvement Initiative Grants › Rule 441-166.3 - Grant Eligibility

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Grants are available for quality improvement initiatives that
				  are outside the scope of normal operations for the nursing facility or other
				  applicants. Grants cannot be used as replacement funding for goods or services
				  that the applicant already offers.
(1)
				Grants may be awarded for:
a. Short-term
				quality improvement initiatives (three years or less), and
b. Situations eligible for emergency reserve
				funds.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 166 - Quality Improvement Initiative Grants › Rule 441-166.4 - Grant Application Process and Selection of Proposals

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The department will announce through a request for proposals
				  the opening of an application period. The request will state the purpose for
				  which grant funds may be sought. Applicants shall submit their grant proposals
				  by the deadline specified in the announcement.
(1) Evaluation of proposals. All proposals
				completed as directed and submitted within the time frames allowed will be
				evaluated by the grant review committee to determine which applicants' project
				plans will be submitted for CMS approval.
(2) The department will submit the project
				plan for each grant the department intends to award, along with any required
				documentation, to CMS to seek approval or denial of the proposed project. All
				activities and plans for utilizing civil money penalty funds must be approved
				in advance by CMS.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 166 - Quality Improvement Initiative Grants › Rule 441-166.5 - Project Contracts

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Grants for approved applicant project plans will be awarded
				  through a contract entered into by the department and the applicant. The
				  contract period shall not exceed the time frames allowed by state and federal
				  laws. The department will reimburse expenditures pursuant to contract terms and
				  the regular reimbursement procedures of the state of Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 166 - Quality Improvement Initiative Grants › Rule 441-166.6 - Awarding of Grants

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Grants will be awarded beginning July 1 of each calendar year
				  in which grant funds are available.
(1) A grant award review committee shall be
				appointed by the state Medicaid director The committee shall review and
				evaluate all complete grant applications submitted within the required time
				frame.
(2) Applications shall be
				evaluated using the following criteria (indicated on Form 470-4869, Grant Award
				Application):
a. Vision or goal: 5
				points.
b. Description of
				initiative: 20 points.
c. Effect on
				quality of care or quality of life of residents: 20 points.
d. Objectives and outcomes: 20
				points.
e. Implementation plan: 25
				points.
f. Education plan: 5
				points.
g. Sustainability: 5
				points.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 166 - Quality Improvement Initiative Grants › Rule 441-166.7 - Grant Requirements

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Grant awards are subject to the following general
				  requirements.
(1)
Contract.
Grants for approved applications shall be awarded
				through a contract entered into by the department and the applicant. Grant
				funds shall be distributed to grantees in quarterly increments.
(2)
Progress report.
The
				grantee shall submit quarterly progress reports following the date of the award
				until completion of the initiative. A grantee that fails to submit a quarterly
				progress report shall forfeit any future grant award distributions.
(3)
Final report.
The
				grantee must submit a final report to the bureau of long term care of the Iowa
				Medicaid enterprise within 60 days of completion of the initiative.
a. The report shall be submitted on Form
				470-4950, Grant Award Final Report.
b. The final report must provide evidence of
				successful completion of the quality improvement initiative and must address
				the following:
(1) The purpose of the
				grant,
(2) The expected outcomes of
				the initiative,
(3) The actual
				outcomes of the initiative,
(4) The
				number of residents who benefited from the initiative,
(5) The status of the action plan for
				sustainability if the initiative will continue beyond the grant
				funding.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 167 - Juvenile Detention Reimbursement › Rule 441-167.1 - Definitions

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"Allowable costs"
means those expenses of
				  the county or multicounty related to the establishment, improvements,
				  operation, and maintenance of county or multicounty juvenile detention
				  homes.
"County or multicounty"
means that the
				  governing body is a county board of supervisors or a combination of members of
				  participating county boards of supervisors.
"Detained"
means the period of time a youth
				  is physically occupying a bed in a juvenile detention home (that is, from the
				  time of intake at the juvenile detention home (nothing prior to this) to the
				  time a youth is discharged from the bed at the home (nothing after
				  this)).
"Eligible costs "
are those allowable costs
				  that are directly attributable to the function of detaining youth in the home,
				  from the point of intake through discharge from the home, as further defined in
				  subrule 167.3(3).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 167 - Juvenile Detention Reimbursement › Rule 441-167.2 - Availability of Funds

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Any year that the Iowa legislature makes funds available for
				  this program, the department shall accept requests for reimbursement from
				  eligible facilities.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 167 - Juvenile Detention Reimbursement › Rule 441-167.3 - Eligible Detention Homes

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County and multicounty juvenile detention homes shall be
				  eligible for reimbursement under this program when:
(1) The home is approved by the department
				under the standards of Iowa Code chapter 232 and IAC 441-Chapter 105.
(2) The home submits the completed forms in
				paragraphs 167.3(2)"a" and 167.3(2)
"b"
by March 15 and the
				certified audit in paragraph 167.3(2)
"c"
by March 15 or within
				ten days of completion if after March 15 of the year following the conclusion
				of the state fiscal year for which reimbursement will be made. The home shall
				have an independent certified public accountant or an independent accounting
				firm complete the financial and statistical report in paragraph
				167.3(2)
"b "
and certify the fair presentation of the report.
				The preparer shall have the experience necessary to complete the report in
				accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the
				instructions for completing the financial and statistical report.
a. A written statement delivered in printed
				form or via electronic mail identifying the eligible total net cost that will
				be claimed under rule
				441-167.5 (232).
b. An electronic copy of the
				department-authorized financial and statistical report for juvenile detention
				homes.
c. An electronic copy of the
				home's certified audit containing financial information for the period for
				which reimbursement is being claimed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 167 - Juvenile Detention Reimbursement › Rule 441-167.5 - Submission of Voucher

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Eligible detention homes shall submit a complete signed and
				  dated Form GAX, General Accounting Expenditure, to the department to claim
				  reimbursement.
(1) Form GAX shall be
				submitted to the Department of Human Services, Division of Fiscal Management,
				First Floor, Hoover State Office Building, 1305 East Walnut Street, Des Moines,
				Iowa 50319-0114, by August 1.
(2)
				The Form GAX shall include the total net eligible costs incurred between July 1
				and June 30 of the year covered by the reimbursement. These costs will be used
				to calculate the reimbursement amount based on the distribution formula
				authorized by Iowa law.
(3) Only
				detention homes that submit Form GAX by August 1 shall receive
				reimbursement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 167 - Juvenile Detention Reimbursement › Rule 441-167.6 - Reimbursement by the Department

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Reimbursement shall be made to those participating juvenile
				  detention homes that have complied with these rules.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 169 - Funding for Empowerment Areas › Rule 441-169.1 - Definitions

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"Applicant"
means an entity seeking funding
				  under these rules.
"Community empowerment area"
or
"area"
means an entity as defined in Iowa Code section 71.5
				  as amended by 1999 Iowa Acts, Senate File 439, sections 10 and 11, and as
				  further defined by any administrative rules implemented by the Iowa empowerment
				  board pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 71.
"Department"
means the department of human
				  services.
"Iowa empowerment hoard"
or
"hoard"
means the entity as defined in Iowa Code section
				  71.2 as
				  amended by 1999 Iowa Acts, Senate File 439, sections 3 to 7.
"Low-income families"
means families at or
				  below 185 percent of the federal poverty level.
"Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
				  "
means a federal funding stream, for which the state is eligible
				  under Public Law
				  104-193, for use in welfare reform and related
				  activities.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 169 - Funding for Empowerment Areas › Rule 441-169.2 - Use of Funds

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Funds shall be used in compliance with federal law and shall
				  be used only for enhancing quality child care capacity in support of parent
				  capability to obtain or retain employment. The funds shall be used with a
				  primary emphasis on low-income families with children from birth to age
				  five.
(1)
Eligible
				activities.
Funds shall be used to implement strategies identified by
				communities that may include, but are not limited to:
a. Developing capacity for regular child
				care, sick child care, night shift child care, and emergency child
				care.
b. Enhancing linkages between
				the Head Start program, the Early Head Start program, early childhood
				development programs, and child care assistance programs.
c. Implementing other strategies that enhance
				access to child care.
d. Supporting
				ongoing activities related to paragraphs
"a "
through
"c. "
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 169 - Funding for Empowerment Areas › Rule 441-169.3 - Eligibility for Funding

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(1)
Eligible entities.
Eligible entities are those designated as a
				community empowerment area by the Iowa empowerment board.
(2)
Applications.
The
				community empowerment area shall submit an application for funding to the Iowa
				empowerment board. Actions on the application will be made by the board based
				on criteria set forth by the board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 169 - Funding for Empowerment Areas › Rule 441-169.4 - Funding Availability

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The availability of funds is subject to the following
				  parameters:
(1)
Total funding
				available.
Total funding available in each state fiscal year shall be
				the amount set pursuant to enacted legislative appropriations, less any other
				obligations that the legislation creates. Funding shall be further subject to
				federal funding actions which reduce or eliminate the availability of this
				funding and to changes in Iowa law.
(2)
Administration of funds.
These funds do not reside in the Iowa empowerment fund but are administered by
				the department. Upon the award of funding by the Iowa empowerment board, funds
				shall be disbursed to the community empowerment area by the department pursuant
				to a negotiated payment schedule that complies with state and federal law.
				Funds received by a community empowerment area shall be administered through a
				fiscal agent.
(3)
Obligated
				funds.
funds that have been applied for by and awarded to a community
				empowerment area prior to June 30 of each state fiscal year shall be considered
				obligated. These funds do not revert, but shall remain available to the area,
				regardless of whether the funding has yet been spent, if paid to the area by
				August 31 following the close of the state fiscal year in which the funds were
				obligated.
(4)
Unobligated
				funds.
Funds that have not been obligated or paid pursuant to the
				preceding subrule shall revert and do not remain available to the area in a
				subsequent state fiscal year.
(5)
Eligible funding for area.
In determining a designated
				community empowerment area's eligible funding, total funds available for the
				state fiscal year shall be prorated according to the following:
a. A designated community empowerment area's
				maximum eligible funding is the percentage of the total available funding which
				is equal to the area's percentage of average monthly statewide family
				investment program cases in the preceding state fiscal year, as reported to the
				Iowa empowerment board by the department.
b. If a community empowerment board's request
				for official designation is received by the Iowa empowerment board on or after
				September I, 1999, upon designation, the maximum funding amount shall be
				prorated for the fiscal year and rounded up to the nearest full month. The
				community empowerment areas that received designation in January 1999 and those
				areas requesting designation on or before August 31, 1999, are eligible to
				receive upon designation the maximum funding for the fiscal year beginning July
				I, 1999, upon submission and approval of an application.
c. The Iowa empowerment board may award a
				lesser amount than calculated pursuant to this subrule based on the nature of
				the community empowerment area's request.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 169 - Funding for Empowerment Areas › Rule 441-169.5 - Community Empowerment Areas' Responsibilities

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(1)
Fiscal agent.
The
				community empowerment area shall designate a public agency, a community action
				agency as defined in Iowa Code section
				216A.91, or a
				nonprofit corporation as a fiscal agent and ensure that appropriate and
				adequate accounting mechanisms are in place through the fiscal agent to
				deposit, disburse and account for funds received, including tracking of the
				timing and purpose of any financial transaction.
(2)
Grant agreement.
A grant
				agreement shall be entered into by the community empowerment area, the
				department, and the Iowa empowerment board.
(3)
Spending funds.
The
				community empowerment area shall spend funds according to its application as
				approved by the Iowa empowerment board and grant agreement.
(4)
Reporting and audit
				requirements.
The community empowerment area shall meet federal
				reporting and audit requirements. The Iowa empowerment board may establish
				other audit and reporting requirements.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 169 - Funding for Empowerment Areas › Rule 441-169.6 - Iowa Empowerment Board's Responsibilities

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(1)
Application review.
The
				Iowa empowerment board shall review applications and act upon them in a timely
				manner
(2)
Amount of
				funding.
The Iowa empowerment board shall determine the amount of
				funding to be awarded, up to the eligible amount as defined in subrule
				169.4(5).
(3)
Notification.
The Iowa empowerment board shall notify the
				community empowerment area and the department of its decision.
(4)
Negotiating grant
				agreements.
The Iowa empowerment board shall participate in
				negotiation of a grant agreement that includes:
a. The amount awarded.
b. How the funds will be used and the timing
				of disbursements from the department to the community empowerment
				area.
c. Expected results and
				reports on progress toward those results, including results for children from
				birth to age five.
d. An agreement
				by the community empowerment area to comply with federal reporting and audit
				requirements.
e. Other conditions
				mutually agreed to by the community empowerment area and the Iowa empowerment
				board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 169 - Funding for Empowerment Areas › Rule 441-169.7 - Department of Human Services' Responsibilities

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(1)
Disbursement of funds.
The department shall disburse funds to community empowerment areas under grant
				agreements.
(2)
Technical
				assistance.
The department shall, upon request of the board, provide
				technical assistance and other support to the Iowa empowerment board and
				community empowerment areas.
(3)
Negotiations and review.
The department shall assist the Iowa
				empowerment board in negotiating grant agreements and, upon request, assist the
				Iowa empowerment board in reviewing the status and progress of
				grantees.