Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XV - Individual and Family Support and Protective Services › Chapter 170 - Child Care Services › Rule 441-170.4 - Elements of Service Provision

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Case file.
The child welfare case file shall document the
				eligibility for service under 170.2(2)
"b"
(3).
(2)
Fees.
Fees for services
				received shall be charged to clients according to the schedules in this
				subrule, except that fees shall not be charged to clients receiving services
				without regard to income. For families whose eligibility is established in
				subparagraphs 170.2(1)
"a"
(1) and
				170.2(1)
"a"
(2), the fee is a per-unit charge that is applied
				to the child in the family who receives the largest number of units of service.
				The fee shall be charged for only one child in the family, regardless of how
				many children receive assistance. For families whose eligibility is established
				in subparagraph 170.2(1)
"a"
(3), the fee is a percentage of the
				cost of child care for each child in the family who receives service.
a.
Sliding fee schedule.
(1) For families whose eligibility is
				established in subparagraphs 170.2(1)
"a"
(1) and
				170.2(1)
"a"
(2), the fee schedule shown in the following table
				is effective for eligibility determinations made on or after July 1, 2022:
Monthly Income According to Family
							 Size
Unit Fee Based on Number of Children
							 in Care
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13+
1
2
3 or more
A
$1,076
$1,450
$1,824
$2,197
$2,571
$2,945
$3,318
$3,692
$4,066
$4,439
$4,813
$5,187
$5,560
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
B
$1,133
$1,526
$1,920
$2,313
$2,706
$3,100
$3,493
$3,886
$4,280
$4,673
$5,066
$5,460
$5,853
$0.20
$0.45
$0.70
C
$1,165
$1,569
$1,974
$2,378
$2,782
$3,187
$3,591
$3,995
$4,400
$4,804
$5,208
$5,613
$6,017
$0.45
$0.70
$0.95
D
$1,196
$1,611
$2,028
$2,443
$2,858
$3,274
$3,689
$4,104
$4,520
$4,935
$5,350
$5,766
$6,181
$0.70
$0.95
$1.20
E
$1,230
$1,657
$2,084
$2,511
$2,938
$3,365
$3,792
$4,219
$4,646
$5,073
$5,499
$5,927
$6,354
$0.95
$1.20
$1.45
F
$1,263
$1,702
$2,141
$2,579
$3,018
$3,457
$3,895
$4,333
$4,773
$5,211
$5,649
$6,089
$6,527
$1.20
$1.45
$1.70
G
$1,299
$1,749
$2,201
$2,652
$3,102
$3,554
$4,004
$4,455
$4,906
$5,357
$5,807
$6,259
$6,710
$1.45
$1.70
$1.95
H
$1,334
$1,797
$2,261
$2,724
$3,187
$3,651
$4,113
$4,576
$5,040
$5,503
$5,966
$6,430
$6,892
$1.70
$1.95
$2.20
I
$1,372
$1,847
$2,324
$2,800
$3,276
$3,753
$4,228
$4,704
$5,181
$5,657
$6,133
$6,610
$7,085
$1.95
$2.20
$2.45
J
$1,409
$1,898
$2,388
$2,876
$3,365
$3,855
$4,344
$4,832
$5,322
$5,811
$6,300
$6,790
$7,278
$2.20
$2.45
$2.70
K
$1,448
$1,951
$2,454
$2,957
$3,459
$3,963
$4,465
$4,968
$5,471
$5,974
$6,476
$6,980
$7,482
$2.45
$2.70
$2.95
L
$1,488
$2,004
$2,521
$3,037
$3,553
$4,071
$4,587
$5,103
$5,620
$6,136
$6,652
$7,170
$7,686
$2.70
$2.95
$3.20
M
$1,529
$2,060
$2,592
$3,122
$3,653
$4,185
$4,715
$5,246
$5,778
$6,308
$6,839
$7,371
$7,901
$2.95
$3.20
$3.45
N
$1,571
$2,116
$2,662
$3,207
$3,752
$4,299
$4,844
$5,389
$5,935
$6,480
$7,025
$7,571
$8,116
$3.20
$3.45
$3.70
O
$1,615
$2,175
$2,737
$3,297
$3,857
$4,419
$4,979
$5,540
$6,101
$6,662
$7,222
$7,783
$8,344
$3.45
$3.70
$3.95
P
$1,659
$2,235
$2,812
$3,387
$3,963
$4,540
$5,115
$5,690
$6,267
$6,843
$7,418
$7,995
$8,571
$3.70
$3.95
$4.20
Q
$1,706
$2,297
$2,890
$3,482
$4,074
$4,667
$5,258
$5,850
$6,443
$7,035
$7,626
$8,219
$8,811
$3.95
$4.20
$4.45
R
$1,752
$2,360
$2,969
$3,577
$4,184
$4,794
$5,401
$6,009
$6,618
$7,226
$7,834
$8,443
$9,051
$4.20
$4.45
$4.70
S
$1,801
$2,426
$3,052
$3,677
$4,302
$4,928
$5,553
$6,177
$6,804
$7,428
$8,053
$8,680
$9,304
$4.45
$4.70
$4.95
T
$1,850
$2,492
$3,135
$3,777
$4,419
$5,062
$5,704
$6,346
$6,989
$7,631
$8,273
$8,916
$9,558
$4.70
$4.95
$5.20
U
$1,902
$2,562
$3,223
$3,883
$4,543
$5,204
$5,864
$6,523
$7,185
$7,844
$8,504
$9,166
$9,825
$4.95
$5.20
$5.45
V
$1,954
$2,631
$3,311
$3,989
$4,666
$5,346
$6,023
$6,701
$7,380
$8,058
$8,736
$9,415
$10,093
$5.20
$5.45
$5.70
W
$2,008
$2,705
$3,404
$4,100
$4,797
$5,495
$6,192
$6,889
$7,587
$8,284
$8,980
$9,679
$10,376
$5.45
$5.70
$5.95
X
$2,063
$2,779
$3,496
$4,212
$4,928
$5,645
$6,361
$7,076
$7,794
$8,509
$9,225
$9,943
$10,658
$5.70
$5.95
$6.20
Y
$2,121
$2,857
$3,594
$4,330
$5,066
$5,803
$6,539
$7,274
$8,012
$8,748
$9,483
$10,221
$10,957
$5.95
$6.20
$6.45
Z
$2,179
$2,934
$3,692
$4,448
$5,203
$5,961
$6,717
$7,473
$8,230
$8,986
$9,742
$10,499
$11,255
$6.20
$6.45
$6.70
AA
$2,240
$3,017
$3,795
$4,572
$5,349
$6,128
$6,905
$7,682
$8,461
$9,238
$10,014
$10,793
$11,570
$6.45
$6.70
$6.95
BB
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$9,000
$9,000
$9,500
$9,500
$10,500
$11,000
$12,000
$6.70
$6.95
$7.20
(2)
				To use the chart:
1. Find the family size used
				in determining income eligibility for service.
2. Move across the monthly income table to
				the column headed by that number.
3. Move down the column for the applicable
				family size to the highest figure that is equal to or less than the family's
				gross monthly income. Income at or above that amount (but less than the amount
				in the next row) corresponds to the fees in the last three columns of that
				row.
4. Choose the fee that
				corresponds to the number of children in the family who receive child care
				assistance.
(3) For
				families whose eligibility is established in subparagraph
				170.2(1)
"a"
(3), the fee schedule shown in the following tables
				is effective for eligibility determinations made on or after July 1, 2022:
Monthly Income According to Family
							 Size (Basic Care)
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13+
Fee for Each Child in Care
A
$2,549
$3,434
$4,320
$5,204
$6,089
$6,975
$7,859
$8,744
$9,630
$10,514
$11,399
$12,285
$13,169
33%
B
$2,663
$3,586
$4,512
$5,436
$6,359
$7,285
$8,209
$9,132
$10,058
$10,982
$11,905
$12,831
$13,755
45%
C
$2,776
$3,739
$4,704
$5,667
$6,630
$7,595
$8,558
$9,521
$10,486
$11,449
$12,412
$13,377
$14,340
60%
D
$2,833
$3,815
$4,800
$5,783
$6,765
$7,750
$8,733
$9,715
$10,700
$11,683
$12,665
$13,650
$14,633
60%
Monthly Income According to Family
							 Size (Special-Needs Care)
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13+
Fee for Each Child in Care
A
$2,549
$3,434
$4,320
$5,204
$6,089
$6,975
$7,859
$8,744
$9,630
$10,514
$11,399
$12,285
$13,169
33%
B
$2,776
$3,739
$4,704
$5,667
$6,630
$7,595
$8,558
$9,521
$10,486
$11,449
$12,412
$13,377
$14,340
45%
C
$3,002
$4,044
$5,088
$6,129
$7,171
$8,215
$9,256
$10,298
$11,342
$12,383
$13,425
$14,469
$15,510
60%
D
$3,116
$4,197
$5,280
$6,361
$7,442
$8,525
$9,606
$10,687
$11,770
$12,851
$13,932
$15,015
$16,096
60%
(4)
				To use the tables:
1. Determine which table to
				use for each child in the family by whether the child needs basic or
				special-needs care.
2. Find the
				family size used in determining income eligibility for service.
3. Move across the monthly income table to
				the column headed by that number.
4. Move down the column for the applicable
				family size to the highest figure that is equal to or less than the family's
				gross monthly income. Income at or above that amount (but less than the amount
				in the next row) corresponds to the fee for that eligible child in the last
				column of that row.
5. Repeat for
				each eligible child in the family.