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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 114 - Licensing and Regulation of All Group Living Foster Care Facilities for Children › Rule 441-114.21 - Illness, Accident, Death, or Unauthorized Absence From the Facility

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(1)
Notification of illness.
A facility shall notify the child's
				parent(s), guardian and responsible agency of any serious illness, incident
				involving serious bodily injury, circumstances causing removal of the child
				from the facility, or elopement.
(2)
Notification of death.
In the event of the death of a child, a facility shall notify immediately the
				physician, the child's parent(s) or guardian, the placing agency, and the
				appropriate state authority. The agency shall cooperate in arrangements made
				for examination, autopsy, and burial.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 114 - Licensing and Regulation of All Group Living Foster Care Facilities for Children › Rule 441-114.22 - Records

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In the event of closure of a facility, children's records
				  shall be sent to the department of human services for retention according to
				  the department's records retention policy or the period defined in the
				  department's contract for services, whichever is longer.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 114 - Licensing and Regulation of All Group Living Foster Care Facilities for Children › Rule 441-114.23 - Unannounced Visits

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(1) Frequency.
a.
Time.
At least one annual
				unannounced visit shall occur during periods of the day when the child would
				normally be in the facility and awake.
b.
Activities.
The visit
				shall include an assessment of, but not be limited to, the following areas:
(1) Interaction between the staff and
				child.
(2) Interaction between the
				children.
(3) Discussion with the
				child about experiences in the facility.
(4) A check on any previously cited
				deficiencies.
(5) Overall
				impression of the facility.
(6)
				Staff record checks.
c.
Recommendation.
The licensing staff shall recommend follow-up
				when needed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 114 - Licensing and Regulation of All Group Living Foster Care Facilities for Children › Rule 441-114.24 - Record Check Information

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Record checks are required for any entity being considered
				  for licensure or employment by a licensee on a facility campus where children
				  reside to determine whether any founded child abuse reports or criminal
				  convictions exist or whether the entity has been placed on a sex offender
				  registry. The facility shall not employ any person who has been convicted of a
				  crime involving the mistreatment or exploitation of a child. The facility shall
				  not employ any person who has a record of a criminal conviction or founded
				  child abuse report unless the department has evaluated the crime or abuse and
				  determined that the crime or abuse does not merit prohibition of licensure,
				  volunteering or employment.
(1)
Procedure.
Each entity being considered for licensure or
				employment shall be checked for all of the following:
a. Records with the Iowa central abuse
				registry, using the request for child and dependent adult abuse information
				form;
b. Records with the Iowa
				division of criminal investigation, using the department's criminal history
				record check form;
c. Records with
				the Iowa sex offender registry;
d.
				Records with the child abuse registry of any state where the person has lived
				during the past five years; and
e.
				Fingerprints provided to the department of public safety for submission through
				the state criminal history repository to the United States Department of
				Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, for a national criminal history
				check. Fingerprinting, for the purpose of a national criminal history check, is
				required for all entities considered for licensure or employment by a licensee
				on a facility campus where children reside.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 114 - Licensing and Regulation of All Group Living Foster Care Facilities for Children › Rule 441-114.25 - Standards for Private Juvenile Shelter Care and Detention Homes

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The standards of 441-Chapter 105 shall be used as the basis
				  for licensing private juvenile shelter care and detention homes. These homes
				  are not required to meet other standards of 441-Chapter 114.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.1 - Applicability

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This chapter relates specifically to the licensing and
				  regulation of comprehensive residential care facilities. Refer to 441-Chapter
				  112 for the basic licensing and regulation of all foster care facilities and
				  441-Chapter 114 for definitions and minimum standards for all group living
				  foster care facilities.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				  237.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.2 - Definitions

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"Comprehensive residential facility"
means a
				  facility which provides care and treatment for children who are unable to live
				  in a family situation due to social, emotional, or physical disabilities and
				  who require varying degrees of supervision as indicated in the individual
				  service plan. Care includes room and board. Services include the internal
				  capacity for individual, family, and group treatment. These services and others
				  provided to the child shall be under the administrative control of the
				  facility. Community resources may be used for medical, recreational, and
				  educational needs. Comprehensive residential facilities have higher staff to
				  client ratios than community residential facilities and may use control rooms,
				  locked cottages, and mechanical restraints when these controls meet licensing
				  requirements.
"Locked cottage"
means an occupied
				  comprehensive residential facility or an occupied unit of a comprehensive
				  residential facility which is physically restrictive because of the continual
				  locking of doors to prevent the children in care from leaving the
				  facility.
"Nonsecure facility"
means any facility
				  which does not meet the definition of a secure facility.
"Secure facility"
means any comprehensive
				  residential facility which employs, on a regular basis, locked doors or other
				  building characteristics intended to prevent children in care from leaving the
				  facility without authorization. Secure facilities may only be used for children
				  who have been adjudicated delinquent or placed pursuant to provisions of Iowa
				  Code chapter 229.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				  237.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.3 - Information Upon Admission

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In addition to the requirements in 114.9(4)
"b,
				  "
parents or guardians shall be provided with information on
				  conditions for the use of restraints.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  237.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.4 - Staff

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(1)
Number of staff.
a. The
				number and qualifications of the staff will vary depending on the needs of the
				children. There shall be at least a one to eight staff-to-child ratio at all
				times children are awake and present in the facility and during supervised
				outings.
b. A staff person shall be
				in each living unit at all times when children are in
				residence.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.5 - Casework Services

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The facility shall have the internal capacity to provide
				  individual, family and group counseling and shall provide, but not be limited
				  to, casework dealing with crisis intervention, daily living skills, peer
				  relationships, future planning and preparation for discharge.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  237.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.6 - Restraints

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(1)
Nonsecure facilities.
Physical restraints and a control room
				are permitted in nonsecure facilities.
(2)
Secure facilities.
Secure facilities may use physical restraints, a control room, locked cottages,
				and mechanical restraints.
(3)
Written policies.
A facility which uses restraints shall have
				a written policy on their use. This policy shall include:
a. A statement specifically identifying each
				form of restraint in use at the facility.
b. Criteria for use of each form of
				restraint.
c. Identification of
				staff authorized to approve and use each form of restraint.
d. Requirement for documentation in the
				child's individual case file.
e.
				Procedures for application or administration of each form of
				restraint.
f. Maximum time limit
				for use of restraints.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.7 - Control Room

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(1)
Purpose.
The control room shall be used for treatment purposes
				only. A facility shall be approved by the licensing authority as meeting the
				requirements of this chapter regarding control rooms before control rooms can
				be utilized.
(2)
Written
				policies.
When a comprehensive residential facility uses a control
				room as part of its treatment program, the facility shall have written policies
				regarding its use. The policy shall:
a.
				Specify the types of behavior which may result in control room
				placement.
b. Delineate the staff
				members who may authorize its use as well as procedures for notification of
				supervisory personnel.
c. Require
				documentation in writing of the types of behaviors leading to control room
				placement and the conditions that will allow the child to return to the living
				unit. The child shall be informed of these conditions. Documentation of control
				room use shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Each use of the control room.
(2) The time the intervention began and
				ended.
(3) The reason that required
				the resident to be put in the control room.
(4) The name(s) of staff involved in the
				intervention.
d. Limit
				the utilization of the control room to one of the following two circumstances:
(1) The child's service plan includes and
				explains how this use of the control room fits into the service plan for the
				child.
(2) A one-time placement in
				an emergency without a service plan outlining the rationale for its use. This
				treatment shall be included in the service plan for a second placement of a
				child in the control room.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.8 - Locked Cottages

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(1)
Approval.
A facility shall be approved by the licensing
				authority as meeting the requirements of this chapter regarding locked cottages
				before locked cottages can be operated.
(2)
Nighttime staff.
Awake
				nighttime staff is required in each locked cottage.
(3)
Policies.
Licensees
				utilizing a locked cottage shall have and follow written policies for the
				locked cottage. The policies shall be provided to the child, the child's
				parents or guardian and, when the child has an attorney, the child's attorney
				at the time of admission. The policies shall include:
a. The type of behavior which may result in
				locked cottage placement.
b. The
				staff members who may authorize placement in the locked cottage as well as
				procedures for notification of supervisory personnel.
c. Requirements for documentation in writing
				of particular behaviors of a particular child that led to the
				placement.
d. Requirement for
				documentation of the conditions that will allow the child to return to an
				unlocked cottage. These conditions shall be shared with the child.
e. Requirement for documentation of the use
				of the locked cottage as a part of the treatment plan for a specific child.
f. Specific policies as to the
				length of stay in the locked cottage.
g. Requirements for notification of the
				child's parents or guardian, the court, and the referring agency of a child's
				placement in the locked cottage.
h.
				Requirement for written documentation of placements in the locked cottage in
				the child's case record.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  237.4.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.9 - Mechanical Restraint

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When a facility uses mechanical restraints as a part of its
				  treatment program, the facility shall have and follow written policies
				  regarding their use. These policies shall be approved by the licensor prior to
				  their use. The policies shall be available to clients, parents or guardians,
				  and referral sources at the time of admission. Policies shall also be available
				  to staff.
(1)
Restrictions on
				mechanical restraints.
a. Mechanical
				restraints shall not inflict physical injury.
b. Each use of mechanical restraint shall be
				authorized by the administrator or case supervisor.
c. Each authorization of mechanical restraint
				shall not exceed one hour in duration.
d. No child shall be kept in mechanical
				restraint for more than two hours in a 12-hour period.
e. Any time that a child is placed in
				mechanical restraint a staff person shall be assigned to monitor the placement
				with no duties other than to ensure that the child's physical needs are
				properly met. The staff person shall remain in continuous auditory and visual
				contact with the child.
f. Each
				child shall be released from mechanical restraint as soon as the restraints are
				no longer needed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.10 - Restraint and Control Room Use Debriefing

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(1)
Initial discussion.
Within a short time after the use of the restraint or control room, staff
				involved in an intervention and the resident must have a face-to-face
				discussion except when the presence of a particular staff person may jeopardize
				the well-being of the resident.
a. Other
				staff and the resident's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) may participate in the
				discussion when it is deemed appropriate by the facility. The facility must
				conduct such discussion in a language that is understood by the resident's
				parent(s) or legal guardian(s).
b.
				The discussion must provide both the resident and staff the opportunity to
				discuss the circumstances resulting in the use of the restraint or control room
				and strategies to be used by the staff, the resident, or others that could
				prevent the future use of the restraint or control room.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 115 - Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for Children › Rule 441-115.11 - Chemical Restraint

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Chemical restraint shall not be utilized in a comprehensive
				  residential facility and each comprehensive residential facility shall have
				  written policies that clearly prohibit the use of chemical restraint.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  273C.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 116 - Licensing and Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children With an Intellectual Disability or Brain Injury › Rule 441-116.1 - Applicability

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This chapter relates specifically to the licensing and
				  regulation of residential facilities serving children with an intellectual
				  disability or brain injury. Refer to 441-Chapter 112 for basic licensing and
				  regulation of all foster care facilities, 441-Chapter 114 for definitions and
				  minimum standards for all group living foster care facilities and 441-Chapter
				  115 for definitions and standards for comprehensive residential facilities for
				  children. Chapters 112 and 114 apply to community residential facilities for
				  children with an intellectual disability or brain injury and Chapters 112, 114
				  and 115 apply to comprehensive residential facilities for children with an
				  intellectual disability or brain injury with the exception of the areas
				  discussed specifically in this chapter. This rule is intended to implement Iowa
				  Code chapter 237.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 116 - Licensing and Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children With an Intellectual Disability or Brain Injury › Rule 441-116.2 - Definitions

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"Community residential facility for children with an
				  intellectual disability or brain injury"
means a community residential
				  facility as defined in rule
				  441-114.2 (237) which serves
				  children with an intellectual disability as defined in Iowa Code chapter 222 or
				  brain injury as defined in Iowa Code section
				  135.22.
"Comprehensive residential facility for children with
				  an intellectual disability or brain injury"
means a comprehensive
				  residential facility as defined in rule
				  441-115.2 (237) which serves
				  children with an intellectual disability as defined in Iowa Code chapter 222 or
				  brain injury as defined in Iowa Code section
				  135.22.
"Direct-service provider"
means any employee
				  of an agency whose primary responsibility is the care and programming of the
				  children through direct interactions. The definition of "child care worker" in
				  rule 441-114.2 (237) and all other
				  references to child care workers shall be replaced by this definition and the
				  term "direct-service providers" when reading the other applicable rule
				  chapters.
"Indirect-service provider"
means an
				  employee of an agency who supervises, coordinates and administers employees and
				  program components. The definitions of "caseworker" and "casework supervisor"
				  in rule 441-114.2 (237) and all other
				  references to caseworkers or casework supervisors shall be replaced by this
				  definition and the term "indirect-service providers" when reading the other
				  applicable rule chapters.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  237.1.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 116 - Licensing and Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children With an Intellectual Disability or Brain Injury › Rule 441-116.3 - Qualifications of Staff

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(1)
Direct-service providers.
Direct-service providers shall be
				paraprofessionals or professionals meeting all of the following criteria:
a. Paraprofessionals shall:
(1) Be at least 18 years of age.
(2) Have graduated from high school or earned
				a high school equivalency degree.
(3) Have completed the prescribed agency
				training program.
(4) Be
				appropriate to the specific job description of the employing agency.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 116 - Licensing and Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children With an Intellectual Disability or Brain Injury › Rule 441-116.4 - Staff to Client Ratio

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The number and qualifications of the staffTwill vary
				  depending on the needs of the children. There shall be at least a one to four
				  staff to client ratio during prime programming time.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  237.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 116 - Licensing and Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children With an Intellectual Disability or Brain Injury › Rule 441-116.5 - Program Components

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In addition to the requirements of 441-subrule 114.8(3), the
				  facility shall have and follow a written procedure that defines who is
				  responsible for overseeing personal hygiene of children and maintaining general
				  orderliness of the facility. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code
				  section
				  237.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 116 - Licensing and Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children With an Intellectual Disability or Brain Injury › Rule 441-116.6 - Restraint

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In addition to the provisions of 441-Chapters 114 and 115, a
				  restraint may be used as stated in the child's individual service plan as
				  approved by the parent or guardian, caseworker, and facility as long as that
				  facility meets the standards for utilizing that particular type of restraint.
				  This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  237.4.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 117 - Foster Parent Training › Rule 441-117.1 - Required Preservice Training

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Foster parent preservice training shall be offered by the
				  department or by a licensed child-placing agency through a training program
				  that has been approved by the department pursuant to rule
				  441-117.5
				  (237).
(1)
Preservice training
				requirement.
Each individual foster parent applicant shall complete
				the entire 30-hour preservice training as approved by the foster family program
				manager.
a. Applicants shall complete the
				30-hour preservice training before receiving a license for the first
				time.
b. Applicants shall retake
				the 30-hour preservice training if they do not complete the curriculum within
				24 months after initially commencing it.
c. The department may waive the preservice
				training requirement in whole or in part when the department finds that:
(1) The applicant has completed relevant
				training or has a combination of relevant training and experience that is an
				acceptable equivalent to all or a portion of the required preservice training;
				or
(2) There is good cause for the
				waiver based upon the circumstances of the child and the applicant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 117 - Foster Parent Training › Rule 441-117.2 - Required Orientation

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All foster parent applicants shall attend orientation before
				  attending the 30-hour preservice training and before a foster child is placed
				  in their home. Orientation shall not count toward the required 30 hours of
				  preservice training.
(1)
Method of provision.
The recruitment and retention contractor
				may provide orientation:
a. In an individual
				meeting with one set of foster parent applicants; or
b. In a group setting.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 117 - Foster Parent Training › Rule 441-117.3 - Application Materials for In-service Training

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Applications for approval of an in-service training program
				  shall be submitted on Form 470-2541 and must be approved before the delivery of
				  the training. Applications submitted after a training is completed shall not be
				  approved.
(1) Except for
				cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first-aid training, foster parent in-service
				training shall meet the requirements in rule
				441-117.7
				(237).
(2) Applications shall be
				submitted with the following materials:
a. A
				detailed training program description relative to a foster parent, including
				objectives, program agenda, content, participant materials, and time
				frames.
b. Names of program
				instructors and their qualifications to provide the
				training.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 117 - Foster Parent Training › Rule 441-117.4 - Application Process for In-service Training

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(1)
Group training.
Applications to provide group foster parent training shall be submitted to the
				department office for the service area in which the training will be
				conducted.
(2)
Individual
				training.
Applications for approval for individual training, college
				credit, written materials, DVDs or videotapes shall be submitted to the
				department office for the service area in which the foster family
				resides.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 117 - Foster Parent Training › Rule 441-117.5 - Application Decisions

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The department shall notify the applicant of its decision
				  regarding the application for approval of in-service training within 30 days of
				  receipt of the training materials described in rule
				  441-117.3
				  (237). This notification shall include the reason for not giving approval if
				  approval is denied.
(1)
Approval.
Foster parent training programs which meet the
				criteria in rule
				441-117.1
				(237) or in rule
				441-117.7
				(237) and which are submitted pursuant to rules
				441-117.3
				(237) and
				441-117.4
				(237) shall be approved by the department. In-service training completed before
				the program has received department approval shall not count toward the
				required six credit hours of in-service training. In-service training approvals
				are valid for one year.
(2)
				Reserved.
(3)
Denial.
Preservice training programs which do not meet the
				requirements in rules
				441-117.1
				(237),
				441-117.3
				(237), and
				441-117.4
				(237) and in-service training programs which do not meet the criteria in rules
				441-117.3
				(237),
				441-117.4
				(237) and 441-117.7(237) shall be denied approval. The applicant may submit a
				revised program for approval at a later date.
(4)
Revocation.
Approval
				shall be revoked when any of the following exist and corrective action is not
				taken to correct the deficiencies within 45 days.
a. The training provider fails to provide the
				training as described in the approved application materials.
b. Over 25 percent of the participant
				evaluations of the training program rate the training program as not helpful.
If approval is revoked, the training provider may submit a
				  revised program at a later date.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 117 - Foster Parent Training › Rule 441-117.6 - Application Conference Available

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If an applicant or provider of training objects in writing
				  within seven days after the notification of the department's decision to deny
				  approval, the area social work administrator shall review the decision to
				  determine if the original decision shall stand. The decision of the area social
				  work administrator is final and is not subject to appeal.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 117 - Foster Parent Training › Rule 441-117.7 - Required In-service Training

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At least six hours of in-service training are required to
				  assist foster parents in confidently and effectively addressing the needs of
				  children placed in foster care. Form 470-3341 shall be used to address
				  in-service training needs. The training plan shall be developed with the
				  department or retention and recruitment contractor and the foster parent
				  annually.
(1)
Providers of
				in-service training.
Foster parent in-service training may be provided
				by the department, a licensed child-placing or child-caring agency, or an
				agency, institution, or association with expertise in the training content.
				Agencies, institutions, or associations wishing to have a foster parent
				in-service training program or workshop approved shall submit application
				materials pursuant to rules
				441-117.3
				(237) and
				441-117.4
				(237).
(2)
In-service
				training program approval requirements.
a.
Content.
The program
				shall relate to the foster parent's role in providing foster care and the
				skills needed by a foster parent. Training shall be specific to developing each
				foster parent's skills for addressing the needs of foster children.
b.
Method.
The training
				shall be provided through one or more of the following methods:
(1) Face-to-face or interactive virtual
				training to a group.
(2)
				Face-to-face or interactive virtual training to an individual foster
				family.
(3) Written
				materials.
(4) DVDs or
				videotapes.
(5) Internet training
				classes offered through the Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
				(IFAPA).
(6) Internet training
				classes offered through
www.fosterparents.com
, except for
				cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first-aid trainings, which are not
				approved.
c.
Credit hours.
Credit hours for approved training shall be as
				follows:
(1) Group training shall receive one
				credit hour for each face-to-face or interactive virtual contact
				hour.
(2) Written materials shall
				receive one credit hour for each 100 pages.
(3) DVDs or videotapes shall receive one
				credit hour for each two program hours.
(4) College courses shall receive one credit
				hour for each college credit hour.
(5) Internet training classes shall receive
				one credit hour for each program hour. A maximum of three hours of training
				credit per year may be earned through the website
www.fosterparents.com
.
d.
Approved
				training.
The following training programs shall be considered as
				meeting the in-service training requirements:
(1) Workshops offered at the Iowa Association
				of Foster and Adoptive Parents' annual state conference.
(2) Workshops offered at the National Foster
				Parent Association's annual conference.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 117 - Foster Parent Training › Rule 441-117.8 - Specific In-service Training Required

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(1)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
All foster parents shall
				maintain their CPR certification and a certificate or card indicating the date
				of training and expiration. The training shall be provided by:
a. A nationally recognized training
				organization, such as the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association,
				the National Safety Council, or Emergency Medical Planning (Medic First Aid),
				or
b. An equivalent certified
				trainer and curriculum approved by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 117 - Foster Parent Training › Rule 441-117.9 - Foster Parent Training Expenses

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No expense stipend is provided for orientation or preservice
				  training.
(1)
Training
				stipend.
Each family that is issued an initial or renewal foster
				family home license shall receive a $100 stipend to be used for the family's
				annual in-service training. The department's recruitment and retention
				contractor shall issue one stipend per license on or after the date that the
				license is issued. When a family with a two-year foster family home license has
				completed the first training cycle of six hours of in-service training, the
				contractor shall issue the next training stipend no earlier than the start of
				the second year of licensure contingent upon the foster family's completion of
				the in-service training hours in the first cycle. Foster families who elect not
				to receive the $100 stipend shall notify the department and the
				contractor.
(2)
Trainer
				fees.
Foster parents and social workers who serve as trainers for
				approved preservice training programs shall each be paid a contract fee per
				class hour appropriate to community standards based upon the education and
				experience of each trainer. These rates shall be negotiated between the
				recruitment and retention contractor and the trainer.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 118 - Child Care Quality Rating System › Rule 441-118.2 - Application for Quality Rating

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Eligible applicants shall apply for a quality rating by
				  submitting the specified application form and any required supporting
				  documentation to the department. Applications for a Level 1 rating will not be
				  accepted from programs that have previously been rated at Level 1.
(1)
Transition period.
For
				the period February 1, 2011, through July 31, 2011, eligible applicants may
				apply for a quality rating either under this subrule or under subrule 118.2(2).
a. A child care center or preschool applying
				under this subrule shall complete Form 470-4229, Application for Quality
				Rating-Center/Preschool. The quality rating will be based on the standards in
				rule 441-118.3 (237A).
b. A child development home applying under
				this subrule shall complete Form 470-4302, Application for Quality Rating-Child
				Development Home. The quality rating will be based on the standards in rule
				441-118.4
				(237A).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 118 - Child Care Quality Rating System › Rule 441-118.3 - Rating Standards for Child Care Centers and Preschools (sunsetting on July 31, 2011)

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For applications submitted under subrule 118.2(1), to
				  participate in the quality rating system, a child care center or preschool
				  shall certify that its facility meets the applicable criteria as defined in
				  subrule 118.3(1).
(1)
Criteria.
Criteria for each rating level are defined as
				follows.
a.
Level 1.
To be
				rated at Level 1, a facility must either:
(1)
				Have a full or provisional license from the department of human services with
				no action pending to revoke or deny the license; or
(2) Operate under the authority of an
				accredited school district or nonpublic school.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 118 - Child Care Quality Rating System › Rule 441-118.4 - Rating Criteria for Child Development Homes (sunsetting on July 31, 2011)

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For applications submitted under subrule 118.2(1), to
				  participate in the quality rating system, a child development home provider
				  shall certify that the home meets the applicable criteria as defined in subrule
				  118.4(1).
(1)
Criteria for
				each rating level.
a. To be rated at
				Level 1, the home must be a registered child development home.
b. To be rated at Level 2, the home must meet
				the following criteria in addition to meeting the criterion for Level 1:
(1) The provider completes and maintains
				ChildNet certification.
(2) The
				provider participates in the child and adult care food program
				(CACFP).
(3) The provider completes
				the Iowa department of public health's Form HCCI-BPA2006, Child Care
				Business-Partnership Agreement.
(4)
				The provider completes the Iowa department of public health's provider health
				and safety questionnaire. Form HCCI-HDOS2006, Home Child Care Center
				Director/Owner Survey.
(5) The
				provider completes Form 470-4231, Child Development Home Professional
				Development Self-Assessment.
(6)
				The provider completes Form 470-4236, Professional Development Plan.
c. To be rated at Level 3, the
				home must meet the following criteria in addition to meeting the criteria for
				Levels 1 and 2:
(1) The home must earn a
				minimum of seven points from the categories listed in subrules 118.4(2) through
				118.4(5).
(2) The home must earn at
				least one point from each category.
d. To be rated at Level 4, the home must meet
				the following criteria in addition to meeting the criteria for Levels 1 and 2:
(1) The home must earn a minimum of 12 points
				from the categories listed in subrules 118.4(2) through 118.4(5).
(2) The home must earn at least one point
				from each category.
e.
				To be rated at Level 5, the home must meet the following criteria in addition
				to meeting the criteria for Levels 1 and 2:
(1) The home must earn a minimum of 16 points
				from the categories listed in subrules 118.4(2) through 118.4(5).
(2) The home must earn at least one point
				from each category.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 118 - Child Care Quality Rating System › Rule 441-118.5 - Rating Standards for Child Care Centers, Preschools, and Programs Operating Under the Authority of an Accredited School District or Nonpublic School

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To participate in the quality rating system, a child care
				  center, preschool, or program operating under the authority of an accredited
				  school district or nonpublic school applying under subrule 118.2(2) shall
				  certify that its facility meets the applicable criteria as defined in subrule
				  118.5(1).
(1)
Criteria.
Criteria for each rating level are defined as
				follows:
a.
Level 1.
To be
				rated at Level 1, a facility must either:
(1)
				Have a full or provisional license from the department with no action pending
				to revoke or deny the license; or
(2) Operate under the authority of an
				accredited school district or nonpublic school.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 118 - Child Care Quality Rating System › Rule 441-118.6 - Rating Criteria for Child Development Homes

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To participate in the quality rating system, a child
				  development home provider applying under subrule 118.2(2) shall certify that
				  the home meets the applicable criteria as defined in subrule 118.6(1).
(1)
Criteria for each rating
				level.
a.
Level 1.
To be rated at Level 1, the home must be a registered child development
				home.
b.
Level 2.
To be rated at Level 2, the home must meet the following criteria in addition
				to meeting the criterion for Level 1:
(1) The
				provider completes and maintains ChildNet certification.
(2) The provider participates in the child
				and adult care food program (CACFP).
(3) The provider completes Form 470-4231,
				Child Development Home Professional Development Self-Assessment.
(4) The provider completes Form 470-4236,
				Professional Development Plan.
c.
Level 3.
To be rated at
				Level 3, the home must meet the following criteria in addition to meeting the
				criteria for Levels 1 and 2:
(1) The home
				must earn a minimum of 14 points from the categories listed in subrules
				118.6(2) through 118.6(5).
(2) The
				home must earn at least one point from each category.
d.
Level 4.
To be rated at
				Level 4, the home must meet the following criteria in addition to meeting the
				criteria for Levels 1 and 2:
(1) The home
				must earn a minimum of 19 points from the categories listed in subrules
				118.6(2) through 118.6(5).
(2) The
				home must earn at least one point from each category.
e.
Level 5.
To be rated at
				Level 5, the home must meet the following criteria in addition to meeting the
				criteria for Levels 1 and 2:
(1) The home
				must earn a minimum of 25 points from the categories listed in subrules
				118.6(2) through 118.6(5).
(2) The
				home must earn at least one point from each category.
(3) The home must earn a minimum score of 5.0
				on the family child care environment rating scale. An assessor approved by the
				department or the department's designee must perform the assessment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 118 - Child Care Quality Rating System › Rule 441-118.7 - Award of Quality Rating

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(1)
				The facility shall display Form 470-4230, Quality Rating Certificate, in a
				conspicuous place.
(2) Achievement
				bonuses may be awarded as funds are available.
(3) Participants may request another quality
				rating for the purpose of increasing their rating no sooner than 12 months
				after issuance of a quality rating certificate.
(4) Ratings are effective for 24 months from
				the date of issuance.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 118 - Child Care Quality Rating System › Rule 441-118.8 - Adverse Actions

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(1) An
				eligible applicant must be notified of the right to appeal the rating decision
				in accordance with 441-Chapter 7.
(2) A participant's quality rating shall be
				revoked if the facility no longer meets the definition of "eligible
				applicants."
(3) Form 470-4230,
				Quality Rating Certificate, shall be returned to the department of human
				services if:
a. The certificate is
				revoked;
b. The certificate is not
				renewed; or
c. The provider
				voluntarily withdraws from the program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 118 - Child Care Quality Rating System › Rule 441-118.10 - Application for Iowa Quality for Kids (IQ4K) Rating

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Eligible applicants shall apply for an IQ4K rating by
				  completing the appropriate application and submitting all required supporting
				  documentation.
(1)
Standards to
				be used.
The quality rating will be based on the standards in rules
				441-118.21(237A) through 441-118.25 (237A) for a child care center, preschool,
				or program operating under the authority of an accredited school district or
				nonpublic school; rules 441-118.27 (237A) through 441-118.31 (237A) for
				school-aged only programs; and rules 441-118.33 (237A) through 441-118.37
				(237A) for child development homes.
(2)
Application for IQ4K.
All applications must be accessed, completed and submitted to the applicant's
				designated CCR&R representative through the IQ4K database located at
iq4k.stateofiowadhs.org/login
.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 118 - Child Care Quality Rating System › Rule 441-118.11 - Application Effective Date

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The effective date of an approved IQ4K application shall be
				  determined as listed in these subrules.
(1)
New or nonrated applicant, Levels
				1-4.
The application effective date will be the day the department
				certifies the application is complete and makes the appropriate award
				determination.
(2)
New or
				nonrated applicant, Level 5.
The application effective date will be
				the day the department confirms the program's scores on the ERS and
				subsequently makes the appropriate award determination. The effective date of a
				program whose assessment opportunity has been forfeited, as outlined in rule
				441-118.25 (237A), shall be the date the department determined the assessment
				opportunity was forfeited.
(3)
Currently rated applicant, Levels 1-4.
If the program's new
				application is submitted prior to the IQ4K expiration date, the new
				application's effective date shall be the first day of the month following the
				program's current expiration date.
(4)
Currently rated applicant, Level
				5.
If the program's new application is submitted 30 calendar days
				prior to the IQ4K expiration date, the new application's effective date shall
				be the first day of the month following the program's current expiration date.
a. If the program's new application is not
				submitted 30 calendar days prior to the IQ4K expiration date, the new
				application effective date will be the day the department confirms the
				program's scores on the ERS and subsequently makes the appropriate award
				determination.
b. If the ERS
				process is not complete by the time of the program's IQ4K expiration date, the
				program's IQ4K rating will expire and the program will not have an IQ4K rating
				until the ERS process is complete and a new IQ4K rating is
				determined.
c. The effective date
				of a program whose assessment opportunity has been forfeited, as outlined in
				rule 441-118.25 (237A), shall be the date the department determined the
				assessment opportunity was forfeited.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 118 - Child Care Quality Rating System › Rule 441-118.12 - Approved Program's Expiration Date

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An approved program's IQ4K expiration date shall be the last
				  day of the month, two years from the application's effective
				  date.