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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 151 - Juvenile Court Services Directed Programs › Rule 441-151.34 - Administration of Graduated Sanction Services

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The chief juvenile court officer shall purchase graduated
				  sanction services for eligible children pursuant to a contract with juvenile
				  court services and the department.
(1)
Requirements.
Each chief juvenile court officer shall:
a. Establish minimum qualifications for
				providers of graduated sanction services;
b. Establish criteria and procedures for
				determining when and where to develop contracts with providers to best meet the
				service needs of the children in the judicial district;
c. Require providers to comply with
				applicable professional standards; and
d. Ensure that use of graduated sanction
				funds for education and performance for juvenile court staff can be shown to
				benefit the eligible child.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 151 - Juvenile Court Services Directed Programs › Rule 441-151.35 - Contract Development for Graduated Sanction Services

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The chief juvenile court officer shall have the
				  responsibility to purchase graduated sanction services (community-based
				  interventions; school-based supervision; or supportive enhancement
				  services).
(1)
Contracting
				process.
a. The chief juvenile court
				officer for each judicial district shall develop the process for contracting
				for graduated sanction services. The process shall include:
(1) The rationale for selecting which
				services to provide;
(2) The
				provider selection process, including bid solicitations;
(3) Vendor evaluation criteria; and
(4) A procedure for resolving
				appeals.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 152 - Foster Care Contracting › Rule 441-152.2 - Conditions of Participation

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(1)
Provider licensure.
A provider facility shall obtain licensure
				prior to accepting placements from the department.
(2)
Provider staffing.
At a
				minimum, all providers shall meet all licensure requirements for staff
				qualifications, training, and number of staff pursuant to 441-Chapter 105,
				Chapter 108, or Chapter 114.
(3)
Provider charges.
A provider shall not charge departmental
				clients more than it receives for the same foster care services provided to
				nondepartmental clients. The provider shall agree not to require any fee from
				departmental clients unless a fee is required by the department and is
				consistent with federal regulation and state policy.
(4)
Maintenance of service
				records.
A provider shall maintain complete and legible records as
				required in this subrule.
a. For foster group
				care and shelter care, the provider shall establish and maintain confidential,
				individual service records for each client receiving foster care services. The
				service records must adequately support the provision of child welfare services
				and group care maintenance as defined in rule
				441-156.1 (234). The service
				record shall include, at a minimum, those items identified in rule
				441-114.11(237) and 441-Chapter 105 and shall also include all of the
				following:
(1) Additional reports, if
				requested by the referral worker.
(2) Form 470-3055.
(3) Daily documentation of billed per diem
				services. The documentation shall include:
1.
				The child's first and last name;
2.
				The month, day, and year service was provided;
3. The first and last names of the persons
				who provided the service;
4. A
				clear description of the specific service rendered, including interventions,
				actions, and activities performed which support the provision of child welfare
				services.
(4) Notes,
				which shall be entered no less than every seven calendar days, indicating the
				child's general progress in regard to the child's care plan.
(5) Any problem areas or unusual behavior for
				the child.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 152 - Foster Care Contracting › Rule 441-152.3 - Provider Reviews

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The department may, at its discretion, review any provider
				  at any time. Records generated and maintained by the department or its fiscal
				  agent may be used by reviewers and in all proceedings of the department.
(1)
Review of provider
				records.
The department shall have the authority to conduct a
				scheduled or unannounced visit to evaluate the adequacy of service records in
				compliance with the policies and procedures for foster care services.
(2)
Purpose.
Upon proper
				identification, authorized representatives of the department shall have the
				right to review the service and fiscal records of the provider to determine
				whether:
a. The department has accurately
				paid claims for services.
b. The
				provider has furnished the services.
c. The provider has retained service records
				and fiscal records that substantiate claims submitted for payment during the
				review period.
d. Expenses reported
				to the department have been handled as required under subrule
				152.2(6).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 152 - Foster Care Contracting › Rule 441-152.4 - Sanctions Against Providers

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Failure to meet the requirements relevant to provider
				  contracting, financial record keeping, billing and payment, and client record
				  keeping may subject providers to sanctions.
(1)
Grounds for sanction.
The department may impose sanctions against a provider for committing one or
				more of the following actions:
a. Failing to
				provide and maintain the quality of the services to children and families
				within established standards, including:
(1)
				Failing to meet standards required by state or federal law for
				licensure.
(2) Failing to correct
				deficiencies in provider operations after receiving notice of these
				deficiencies from the department.
(3) Engaging in a course of conduct or
				performing an act that is in violation of state or federal regulations or
				continuing that conduct following notification that it should cease.
(4) Violating any laws, regulations, or code
				of ethics governing the conduct of occupations or professions subject to this
				chapter.
(5) Receiving a formal
				reprimand or censure by an association of the provider's peers for unethical
				practices.
(6) Being suspended or
				terminated from participation in another governmental program.
(7) Committing a negligent practice resulting
				in client death or injury.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 152 - Foster Care Contracting › Rule 441-152.5 - Adverse Actions

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Notice of adverse actions shall be given in accordance with
				  441-Chapter 16. The right to appeal the licensing decision shall be given to
				  applicants and licensees in accordance with 441-Chapter 7.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 152 - Foster Care Contracting › Rule 441-152.6 - Client Eligibility and Referral

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(1)
Determination of
				eligibility.
The department shall determine a child's eligibility for
				foster group care services. The department shall not make payment for foster
				group care services provided before the child's eligibility determination and
				service authorization.
(2)
Court order
If a child and family have been referred to the
				department and the department has not authorized foster group care services,
				but the services have been ordered by the juvenile court, the department shall
				make payment subject to availability of authorized funds.
(3)
Service authorization.
Any change in the level of care or increase in the number of units or duration
				of foster group care services shall be authorized by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 152 - Foster Care Contracting › Rule 441-152.7 - Billing Procedures

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At the end of each month, the provider shall prepare Form
				  470-0020, Purchase of Service Provider Invoice, for contractual services
				  provided during the month for which the provider has documentation of the
				  billed per diem services as described in subrule 152.2(6). Separate invoices
				  shall be prepared for each county from which clients were referred. Each
				  invoice shall contain claims for only one month of service. A separate invoice
				  is required for each separate month of service if the service spans more than
				  one month.
(1)
Submission of
				invoices.
Complete invoices shall be sent to the department local
				office responsible for the client for approval and forwarding for payment. The
				time limit for submission of original invoices shall be 90 days from the date
				of service, except at the end of the state fiscal year when claims for services
				through June 30 shall be submitted by August 10.
(2)
Resubmittal of rejected
				claims.
Valid claims that were originally submitted within the time
				limit specified in subrule 152.7(1) but were rejected because of an error shall
				be resubmitted as soon as corrections are made.
(3)
Payment.
The invoices
				shall be subject to audit and adjustment by the department. Within 60 days of
				the date of receipt of a valid invoice, the department shall make payment in
				full of all claims concerning foster group care services rendered to
				clients.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 152 - Foster Care Contracting › Rule 441-152.8 - Contract Management

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During the contract period, the assigned contract monitor
				  designated in the contract shall be the contract liaison between the department
				  and the provider
(1) The provider
				shall contact the contract monitor about all interpretations and problems
				relating to the contract, and the contract monitor shall follow the issues
				through to their resolution.
(2)
				The contract monitor shall also monitor performance under the contract and
				shall provide or arrange for technical assistance to improve the provider's
				performance if needed. Form 470-0670, Report of On-Site Visit, shall be used to
				monitor performance under the contract.
(3) The contract monitor shall make at least
				one on-site visit to each provider during the term of the provider's contract.
				The on-site visit shall be coordinated with on-site visits scheduled to fulfill
				requirements for provider reviews, licensing, or other on-site visits required
				by the department. Site visits to out-of-state providers shall be made at the
				discretion of the service area responsible for administration of the
				contract.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 152 - Foster Care Contracting › Rule 441-152.9 - Provider Reviews

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The department may review any provider at its discretion at
				  any time. Records generated and maintained by the department or its fiscal
				  agent may be used by reviewers and in all proceedings of the department.
(1)
Review of provider
				records.
The department shall have the authority to conduct a
				scheduled or an imannounced site visit to evaluate the adequacy of service
				records in compliance with the policies and procedures for foster group care
				services.
(2)
Purpose.
Upon proper identification, authorized
				representatives of the department shall have the right to review the service
				and fiscal records of the provider to determine whether:
a. The department has accurately paid claims
				for services.
b. The provider has
				furnished the services.
c. The
				provider has retained service records and fiscal records, as described in
				subrules 152.2(6) and 152.2(7), that substantiate claims submitted for payment
				during the review period.
d.
				Expenses reported to the department have been handled as required under subrule
				152.2(8).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 152 - Foster Care Contracting › Rule 441-152.10 - Sanctions Against Providers

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Failure to meet the requirements relevant to provider
				  contracting, financial record keeping, billing and payment, and client record
				  keeping may subject providers to sanctions.
(1)
Grounds for sanction.
The department may impose sanctions against a provider for committing one or
				more of the following actions:
a. Failing to
				provide and maintain the quality of the services to children and families
				within established standards, including:
(1)
				Failing to meet standards required by state or federal law for
				licensure.
(2) Failing to correct
				deficiencies in provider operations after receiving notice of these
				deficiencies from the department.
(3) Engaging in a course of conduct or
				performing an act that is in violation of state or federal regulations or
				continuing that conduct following notification that it should cease.
(4) Violating any laws, regulations, or code
				of ethics governing the conduct of occupations or professions subject to this
				chapter
(5) Receiving a formal
				reprimand or censure by an association of the provider's peers for unethical
				practices.
(6) Being suspended or
				terminated from participation in another governmental program such as, but not
				limited to, workers' compensation or Medicaid remedial services.
(7) Committing a negligent practice resulting
				in client death or injury.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.1 - Definitions

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"Direct services "
means services provided
				  by staff of the department of human services to clients. This includes the
				  administrative support necessary to maintain and oversee services. Direct
				  services are funded with state and federal dollars.
"State purchase services "
means those
				  services the department purchases in every county statewide. State purchase
				  services are funded with state and federal funds.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.2 - Development of Preexpenditure Report and Intended Use Plan

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(1) The department of human services shall
				develop the social services block grant preexpenditure report and intended use
				plan on an annual basis. The report and plan shall be developed in accordance
				with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Part 96, Subpart G, as amended
				to December 8, 2021. The report and plan shall describe the services to be
				funded, in what areas services are available and the amount of funding
				available. The plan shall also indicate the source of funding.
(2) The department shall issue a proposed
				preexpenditure report and intended use plan before publication of the final
				report and plan. The proposed report and plan shall be available for public
				review and comment:
a. In each local office
				where a service area manager is based during regular business hours for a
				ten-day period; and
b. On the
				department's Internet website,
www.dhs.iowa.gov
.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.3 - Amendment to Preexpenditure Report and Intended Use Plan

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(1) The preexpenditure report and intended
				use plan may be amended throughout the year. The department may file an
				amendment changing the kind, scope or duration of a service. Decisions to
				change a direct service or state purchase service will be made by the
				department.
Prior to filing an amendment, the department will evaluate
				  available funds and the effect any change will have on
				  clients.
(2) An amendment in
				the preexpenditure report and intended use plan will be posted in the local
				offices affected by the amendment at least 30 days prior to the effective date
				of the change. However, in the event funding for the service has been
				exhausted, an amendment shall be posted immediately notifying the public that
				the service will no longer be available. The service area manager will,
				whenever possible, give advance notice of a service termination made necessary
				because funds have been exhausted. When a service is added or extended, an
				amendment may be posted immediately and a 30-day posting period is not
				required.
(3) Individuals or groups
				may submit written comments to the service area manager or to the Division of
				Fiscal Management, Iowa Department of Human Services, Hoover State Office
				Building, 1305 E. Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114.
(4) Nothing in this rule will supersede the
				requirement for notifying clients of adverse action as provided in
				441-130.5(234).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.4 - Service Availability

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(1) A
				client shall apply for services in the appropriate office of the Iowa
				department of human services.
a. The
				department shall determine eligibility according to
				441-130.3
				(234).
b. The department shall
				develop a case plan to monitor the client's progress toward achieving goals as
				identified in
				441-130.7
				(234).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.5 - Allocation of Block Grant Funds

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(1) The department shall follow a cost
				allocation plan for determining the appropriate administrative costs to be
				funded with block grant money.
(2)
				Funding for services shall be allocated in accordance with the annual budgeting
				process. The department's annual budget is available for review on the
				department's Internet website at
www.dhs.iowa.gov
. Costs may be shifted in and
				between service areas to ensure continued statewide availability of
				services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.8 - Expenditure of Supplemental Funds

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When supplemental funds are issued through the social
				  services block grant as emergency disaster relief, the department shall
				  administer the funds in compliance with the terms of the federal award rather
				  than the provisions of this division.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.11 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this division, the following definitions
				  apply:
"Budget accountability"
means that
				  expenditures for decategorization services from a decategorization project's
				  funding pool during the state fiscal year do not exceed the total amount of
				  funding available in the funding pool for the state fiscal year.
"Carryover funding"
means moneys designated
				  for a project's decategorization services funding pool that remain unencumbered
				  or unobligated at the close of the state fiscal year.
"Chief juvenile court officer"
mean the
				  judicial department official responsible for managing and supervising juvenile
				  court services operations within one of the eight judicial districts.
"Decategorization"
means an initiative
				  established pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  232.188
				  that is designed to redirect child welfare and juvenile justice funding to
				  services that are more preventive, family-centered, and community-based in
				  order to reduce use of more restrictive approaches.
"Decategorization agreement"
means the
				  agreement entered into among representatives of the department of human
				  services, juvenile court services, and the county government in one or more
				  counties to implement a decategorization project in accordance with the
				  requirements of Iowa Code section
				  232.188
				  and this division.
"Decategorization project"
means the county
				  or counties that have entered into a decategorization agreement to implement
				  the decategorization initiative in the county or multicounty area covered by
				  the agreement.
"Decategorization services funding pool"
or
"funding pool"
means the funding designated for a
				  decategorization project from all sources.
"Department"
means the department of human
				  services.
"Governance board"
means a decategorization
				  governance board, which is the group that enters into and implements a
				  decategorization agreement.
"Service area manager"
means the department
				  official responsible for managing the department's programs, operations, and
				  child welfare budget within one of the six department service areas. The
				  centralized service area does not utilize decategorization services.
"Unencumbered or unobligated"
means funding
				  within a decategorization services funding pool that is not spent by the
				  project's governance board for a specific program or purpose by the close of
				  the state fiscal year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.12 - Implementation Requirements

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The decategorization initiative shall be implemented through
				  the creation and operation of decategorization projects in department service
				  areas that utilize decategorization services. One or more counties may jointly
				  agree to form a decategorization project to implement the initiative. The
				  decategorization initiative shall be implemented in accordance with the
				  following requirements:
(1)
Decategorization agreement.
Representatives from the
				department, juvenile court services, and county government within the county or
				counties interested in forming a decategorization project shall develop a
				written agreement to work together to implement decategorization.
(2)
Department approval.
A
				decategorization project must request and receive approval from the department
				director.
(3)
Governance
				board.
A decategorization project shall be implemented by a
				decategorization governance board.
a. The
				department director shall ensure that each decategorization project has an
				operating governance board that includes:
(1)
				Representatives designated by administrators of the department and of juvenile
				court services; and
(2) Officials
				with the authority to represent county government in the affected county or
				counties.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.13 - Role and Responsibilities of Decategorization Project Governance Boards

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The governance board of a decategorization project shall have
				  the following authority and responsibilities:
(1)
Rules of operation.
The
				governance board shall establish and adopt written rules of operation that are
				available to the public.
(2)
Open meetings and records.
The governance board shall adhere
				to statutory requirements for government bodies concerning open meetings and
				open records procedures as specified in Iowa Code chapters 21 and 22.
(3)
Coordination.
The
				governance board shall coordinate project planning, decategorization service
				decisions, and budget planning activities with the service area manager and the
				chief juvenile court officer for the county or counties comprising the
				project.
(4)
Right to
				services.
The governance board shall implement the decategorization
				initiative in a manner that does not limit the legal rights of children and
				families to receive services.
(5)
Community service planning.
The governance board shall
				undertake community planning activities within the county or counties
				comprising the project. These activities shall be designed to develop services
				that are more preventive, family-centered, and community-based.
a. As part of decategorization community
				planning, the governance board shall partner with other community stakeholders
				to develop service alternatives that provide less restrictive levels of care
				for children and families within the project area. The governance board shall
				involve community representatives, including representatives for families and
				youth and for county organizations, in the development of specific and
				quantifiable short-term and long-term plans for:
(1) Enhancing preventive, family-centered,
				and community-based services; and
(2) Reducing reliance on out-of-community
				care and restrictive interventions.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.14 - Realignment of Decategorization Project Boundaries

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If a governance board votes to change the composition of
				  counties participating in the project, the governance board shall send a letter
				  to the department director that describes the nature of the proposed project
				  realignment and is signed by each board member who supports the proposed
				  realignment.
(1) If the realignment
				request involves the move of one or more counties from one decategorization
				project to another, the governance board of the project receiving the county or
				counties shall send a letter to the department director expressing support for
				the realignment.
(2) The department
				director shall review the request and within 30 days shall provide a written
				decision to the project governance boards involved.
a. In evaluating the request, the department
				director shall consider the reasons expressed for the proposed realignment and
				the community and budgetary impacts of the realignment.
b. The director may consult with governance
				board representatives and others before making a decision.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.15 - Decategorization Services Funding Pool

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(1)
Creation and composition of
				pool.
The department shall create the decategorization services
				funding pool for a project by combining funding resources that may be made
				available to the project from one or more of the following funding sources:
a. The project's allocation of any funding
				designated for decategorization in a state appropriation. When the general
				assembly designates a portion of the department's child welfare appropriation
				specifically for decategorization services, the designated funds shall be
				allocated to decategorization project services funding pools. Unless otherwise
				specified by legislation, the designated funds shall be allocated among
				decategorization projects based solely on each project's share of the
				population of children under the age of 18.
b. Child welfare and juvenile justice
				services funds that are:
(1) Specifically
				designated and committed in writing to the project by the service area manager;
				and
(2) Accepted by the project's
				governance board.
c. Any
				juvenile justice program funds that are:
(1)
				Specifically designated and committed in writing to the decategorization
				project by a chief juvenile court officer; and
(2) Accepted by the project's governance
				board.
d. Any carryover
				funds available to the project from funding transfers and from operation of
				decategorization services during the previous state fiscal year.
e. funds made available to the project from
				any other funding source, such as another state agency or a grant awarded to
				the project. funds awarded to the project under this provision may be subject
				to specific conditions, reporting requirements, and expenditure limits
				specified by the entity that awards funding.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.16 - Relationship of Decategorization Funding Pool to Other Department Child Welfare Funding

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With the exception of any portion of the service area's child
				  welfare allocation that is allocated by law for decategorization services, each
				  service area's child welfare allocation shall be managed under the authority of
				  the respective service area manager as follows:
(1)
Allocation.
Each service
				area manager receives an allocation from the state appropriation for child
				welfare and juvenile justice services funding to meet child welfare and
				juvenile justice needs within all counties comprising the service area. The
				service area manager is responsible for meeting service needs throughout the
				service area within that allocation.
(2)
Budgeting.
The service
				area manager may establish internal child welfare and juvenile justice services
				budget targets for the counties comprising the service area. Based on budget
				monitoring and changes in circumstances, the service area manager may revise
				the child welfare and juvenile justice budget targets within the service area
				to provide for the safety, permanency, and well-being of children served in the
				child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
(3)
Transfer to project.
A
				service area manager may choose to designate and to transfer a portion of the
				service area's child welfare allocation to the funding pool of a
				decategorization project. The service area manager may ask a governance board
				to accept specific terms and conditions concerning use of this funding. Once
				funding is transferred to a governance board, the funding is under the
				management authority of the governance board, subject to any special terms and
				conditions agreed to by the governance board.
(4)
Communication with the governance
				hoard.
The service area manager shall regularly communicate with the
				governance boards within the service area to provide updated data and other
				information on child welfare and juvenile justice funding amounts, service
				expenditures and trends, and other issues in order to assist the governance
				board in service and budget planning.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.17 - Relationship of Decategorization Funding Pool to Juvenile Court Services Funding Streams

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Funds allocated by the department among the eight judicial
				  districts for the court-ordered services and graduated sanctions programs shall
				  be managed under the authority of the chief juvenile court officer for each
				  judicial district as follows:
(1)
Allocation.
Each chief juvenile court officer receives an
				allocation from the state appropriation for the court-ordered services and
				graduated sanction programs. The chief juvenile court officer is responsible
				for managing needs for these programs throughout the judicial district within
				that allocation.
(2)
Budgeting.
The chief juvenile court officer may establish
				internal budget targets for expenditures from the court-ordered services and
				graduated sanction programs for the counties comprising the judicial district.
				Based on budget monitoring and changes in circumstances, a chief juvenile court
				officer may revise the budget targets established within the judicial district
				to provide programs most effectively for children within the
				district.
(3)
Transfer to
				project.
A chief juvenile court officer may choose to designate and to
				transfer a portion of the judicial district's allocation for court-ordered
				services and graduated sanction programs to the funding pool of a
				decategorization project. The chief juvenile court officer may ask a governance
				board to accept specific terms and conditions concerning use of this funding.
				Once funding is transferred to a governance board, the funding is under the
				management authority of the governance board, subject to any special terms and
				conditions agreed to by the governance board.
(4)
Communication with the governance
				hoard.
The chief juvenile court officer shall regularly communicate
				with the governance boards within the judicial district to provide data and
				other information on juvenile justice program allocation amounts, service
				expenditures and trends, and other issues that may assist the governance boards
				in service and budget planning.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.18 - Requirements for Annual Services Plan

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Each decategorization project shall annually develop and
				  submit a child welfare and juvenile justice decategorization services
				  plan.
(1)
Content of
				plan.
The decategorization services plan shall describe:
a. The project's proposed use of funding from
				the decategorization services funding pool during the state fiscal
				year.
b. The community planning and
				needs assessment process that was used in developing the annual
				decategorization services plan, including information on:
(1) The community members and organizations
				that participated in developing the plan; and
(2) Efforts to coordinate with other
				community planning initiatives affecting children and families.
c. The project's specific and
				quantifiable short-term plans and desired results for the state fiscal year and
				how these plans align with the project's long-term plans to improve outcomes
				for vulnerable children and families by enhancing service systems.
d. The methods that the project will use to
				track results and outcomes during the year.
e. The project's plans for monitoring and
				maintaining fiscal accountability, which shall include monitoring:
(1) The performance and results achieved by
				contractors that receive funding; and
(2) Expenditures from the decategorization
				services funding pool throughout the state fiscal year.
f. The project's plans to expend projected
				carryover funds by the conclusion of the state fiscal year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 153 - Funding for Local Services › Rule 441-153.19 - Requirements for Annual Progress Report

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Each decategorization project shall develop and submit an
				  annual progress report.
(1)
Content of report.
At a minimum, the progress report shall:
a. Summarize the project's key activities and
				the progress toward reaching the project's desired outcomes during the previous
				state fiscal year.
b. Describe key
				activities, outcomes, and expenditures for programs and services that received
				funding from the governance board during the previous state fiscal
				year.
c. Describe any lessons
				learned and planning adjustments made by the governance board during the
				previous state fiscal year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 155 - Child Abuse Prevention Program › Rule 441-155.1 - Definitions

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"Advisory committee"
or
"committee"
means the child abuse prevention program advisory
				  committee authorized by Iowa Code section
				  217.3A.
"Child abuse prevention program"
or
"program"
means the program established by Iowa Code section
				  235 A.1. Use of either term in the context of this chapter refers to the
				  program as a whole rather than individual projects funded under the
				  program.
"Community-based volunteer coalition or
				  council"
or
"community council"
means that group of
				  persons who, by consensus of a community's human service providers, represent
				  that community's interests in the area of prevention of child abuse and neglect
				  and who serve in that representational capacity without compensation. The
				  consensus of the community's human service providers may be demonstrated
				  through letters of support or similar documentation.
"Contractor"
means the single agency or
				  organization with which the department contracts for the administration of the
				  child abuse prevention program.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  human services.
"Director"
means the director of the
				  department of human services.
"Fiscal year"
means the 12-month period for
				  which child abuse prevention program funds are appropriated.
"Grant project"
means a project funded under
				  the child abuse prevention program as awarded by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 155 - Child Abuse Prevention Program › Rule 441-155.2 - Contract for Program Administration

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The department shall contract for the administration of the
				  child abuse prevention program through formal competitive procurement conducted
				  according to all applicable state and federal procurement laws.
(1)
Eligibility
				requirements.
Eligibility for the program administration contract is
				limited to statewide agencies or organizations that make maximum use of
				voluntary administrative services.
(2)
Duties.
The department
				shall contract with a single agency or organization to:
a. Administer the grant projects awarded
				through the appropriated funds and any grants, gifts or bequests to the
				department that are specifically designated by their source for use in the
				child abuse prevention program; and
b. Study and evaluate community-based
				prevention projects and educational programs for the problems of families and
				children in accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code section
				235A.1
				and this chapter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 155 - Child Abuse Prevention Program › Rule 441-155.3 - Awarding of Grants

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In any year in which funding is appropriated or otherwise
				  made available for the child abuse prevention program, the contractor shall
				  solicit new grant project proposals or renew existing projects when eligible
				  and in accordance with all applicable state and federal procurement laws. Funds
				  for the grant projects shall be applied for and received by community-based
				  volunteer coalitions or councils. Grant projects may be awarded to fund the
				  establishment or expansion of community-based prevention projects or
				  educational programs for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
(1) The advisory committee shall establish
				specific program goals for each fiscal year in which program funds are
				appropriated and new contracts are issued. These program goals shall address
				the current and emerging needs of children and families throughout the
				state.
(2) The contractor shall
				assist the department in widely disseminating a request for grant project
				proposals consistent with all state and federal procurement requirements. The
				request for grant project proposals shall fully describe the child abuse
				prevention program goals and the procedures for applying for and receiving
				program funds.
(3) All grant
				project proposals shall be reviewed by an independent review committee in
				accordance with all applicable state and federal procurement laws. The
				contractor shall assist the department in the review and shall consult with the
				advisory committee on grant project award recommendations. The department will
				consider the recommendations of the committee but will have final
				decision-making authority on the awarding of grantee contracts. The committee
				shall advise the department as to the contractor's compliance with the
				established program goals.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 155 - Child Abuse Prevention Program › Rule 441-155.4 - Grantee Requirements

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In order to receive funding from the department, community
				  councils must be legal entities or must designate a legal entity to receive the
				  project funds directly (e.g., a local service provider).
(1) Grantees, or the identified service
				providers, shall participate in program evaluation as required by the
				contractor and the department.
(2)
				Grantees, or the identified service providers, that provide family support
				services under the program shall enter participant data in the
				state-administered, Internet-based data collection system identified in Iowa
				Code section 2561.13(3) and maintained by the Iowa department of public
				health.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.2 - Foster Care Recovery

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The department shall recover the cost of foster care provided
				  by the department pursuant to the rules in this chapter and the rules in
				  441-Chapter 99, Division I, which establishes policies and procedures for the
				  computation and collection of parental liability.
(1) funds shall be applied to the cost of
				foster care in the following order and each source exhausted before utilizing
				the next funding source:
a. Unearned income
				of the child.
b. Parental liability
				of the noncustodial parent.
c.
				Parental liability of custodial parent(s).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.7 - Kinship Caregiver Payment

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(1) A kinship
				caregiver payment is a monthly payment to financially support the care of a
				child in a kinship caregiver's home. If approved by the department, kinship
				caregiver payment will be provided for a period of up to six months.
(2) All of the following conditions apply:
a. For each eligible child living in a
				kinship placement, a caregiver will receive up to $310 ($10 per day) as a
				result of a court-ordered placement.
b. The payment will begin after two
				consecutive months of the child's placement in the kinship caregiver's home.
				The two-month requirement is waived if the child enters the kinship caregiver's
				home immediately following a paid placement for at least 30 days.
c. The payment will continue for up to six
				months.
d. The kinship caregiver
				payment will be terminated if the child no longer resides in the
				home.
e. Kinship caregivers who
				receive a foster care payment are not eligible to receive a kinship caregiver
				payment.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  232.102.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.8 - Additional Payments

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(1)
Clothing allowance.
a. When,
				in the judgment of the department caseworker, clothing is needed at the time
				the child is removed from the child's home and placed in foster care and
				annually thereafter as needed based on the date the child entered foster care,
				an allowance may be authorized, not to exceed $500 for the child through the
				age of 12 and $750 for the child aged 13 and older, to purchase
				clothing.
b. When clothing is
				purchased by the foster family, the foster family shall submit receipts to the
				department caseworker within 30 days of purchase for auditing purposes, using
				Form 470-1952.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 156 - Payments for Foster Care › Rule 441-156.9 - Rate of Payment for Foster Group Care

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(1)
In-state reimbursement.
Effective July 1, 2014, contracted foster group care facilities licensed or
				approved in the state of Iowa shall be paid for group care maintenance and
				child welfare services in accordance with contracted terms.
a. Additional payment for group care
				maintenance may be authorized if a facility provides care for a mother and her
				young child according to subrule 156.9(4).
b. No less than annually, the department
				shall redetermine the allocation of the combined child welfare service per diem
				rate between the maintenance and service portions plus the inflation factor
				based on review of the verified Form 470-5421, Combined Cost Report. If the new
				allocation differs from the current allocation, the department shall:
(1) Reallocate the combined child welfare
				service per diem for foster group care between the maintenance and service
				portions plus the inflation factor of the combined rate; and
(2) Notify all providers of any change in the
				allocation between maintenance and service rates.