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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title IV - Family Investment Program › Chapter 47 - Diversion Initiatives › Rule 441-47.22 - Availability of the Family Self-sufficiency Grants Program

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The family self-sufficiency grants program shall be available
				  statewide.
(1) The program shall be
				available for use by the IWD service delivery areas. Under the PROMISE JOBS
				contract, Iowa workforce development (IWD) shall allocate the funds available
				for authorization to each of the service delivery areas based on the allocation
				standards used for PROMISE JOBS service delivery purposes.
(2) The program shall be available for use by
				the bureau of refugee services (BRS) for PROMISE JOBS participants who are
				refugees who have not obtained United States citizenship, as delineated in the
				PROMISE JOBS agreement.
(3) The
				division of funds between IWD and BRS will be negotiated based on the number of
				PROMISE JOBS families receiving services from each agency and history of
				use.
(4) The department retains the
				funds which are released through the PROMISE JOBS expense allowance
				authorization system.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title IV - Family Investment Program › Chapter 47 - Diversion Initiatives › Rule 441-47.23 - General Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Family self-sufficiency grants candidates shall be PROMISE
				  JOBS participants. Participation in the family self-sufficiency grants program
				  is voluntary and shall be based on an informed decision by the family. Further,
				  candidates must have identifiable barriers to obtaining or retaining employment
				  that can be substantially addressed through the assistance offered by family
				  self-sufficiency grants.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title IV - Family Investment Program › Chapter 47 - Diversion Initiatives › Rule 441-47.25 - Application, Notification, and Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Application elements.
Each IWD service delivery area shall use the established application form to be
				completed by the PROMISE JOBS participant and the PROMISE JOBS worker when the
				participant asks to be a candidate for a family self-sufficiency grant. The
				application form shall contain the following elements:
a. An explanation of family self-sufficiency
				grants and the expectations of the program.
b. Identification of the family and the
				person representing the family.
c.
				A clear description of the barrier to self-sufficiency to be
				considered.
d. Demonstration of how
				removing the barrier is related to obtaining or retaining employment, meeting
				the criteria from rule 441-47.24(239B).
e. Demonstration of why the other department,
				PROMISE JOBS, or community resources cannot deal with the barrier to
				self-sufficiency.
f. Anticipated
				cost of removing the barrier to self-sufficiency.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title IV - Family Investment Program › Chapter 47 - Diversion Initiatives › Rule 441-47.26 - Approved Local Plans for Family Self-sufficiency Grants

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each IWD service delivery area shall create and provide to
				  IWD the written policies and procedures for administering family
				  self-sufficiency grants. BRS shall create and provide to the department the
				  written policy and procedures for administering family self-sufficiency grants.
				  The plan shall be reviewed for required elements and quality of service to
				  ensure that it meets the purpose of the program and approved by the department
				  division administrator and the appropriate responsible administrator. The
				  written policies and procedures shall be available to the public at county
				  offices, PROMISE JOBS offices, and IWD. At a minimum, these policies and
				  procedures shall contain or address the following:
(1)
A plan overview.
The
				plan overview shall contain a general description detailing:
a. Any types of services or assistance which
				will be excluded from consideration for family self-sufficiency grants by the
				IWD service delivery area or BRS.
b. How determinations will be made that the
				service or assistance requested meets the program's objective of helping the
				family obtain or retain employment.
c. How determinations will be made that the
				proposed family self-sufficiency grant is not supplanting as required at
				subrule 47.24(5).
d. Services
				established and any maximum (and minimum, if any) values of payments of the
				services established by the IWD service delivery area or BRS.
e. Verification procedures or standards for
				documenting barriers, using written notification policies found at 441-subrule
				93.10(1).
f. Verification
				procedures or standards for documenting employment attempts if not already
				tracked by PROMISE JOBS procedures, using policies found at rule
				441-93.10(239B).
g. How
				applications will be processed timely to address barriers to obtaining or
				retaining employment.
h. Follow-up
				procedures on participant effort.
i. Procedures for tracking of family
				self-sufficiency grant authorizations in order to stay within the amount
				allocated.
j. How staff will be
				trained to administer the program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title IV - Family Investment Program › Chapter 47 - Diversion Initiatives › Rule 441-47.27 - Evaluation of Family Self-sufficiency Grants

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The department, in conjunction with IWD and BRS, shall
				  develop an evaluation plan. The evaluation plan shall:
1. Describe tracking procedures.
2. Describe the plan for evaluation (e.g.,
				what elements will be used to create significant data regarding
				outcomes).
3. Describe how
				measurable results will be determined.
4. Identify any support needed to conduct an
				evaluation (e.g., what assistance is needed from the department and
				IWD).
5. Describe which aspects of
				the project were successful and which were not.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title IV - Family Investment Program › Chapter 47 - Diversion Initiatives › Rule 441-47.28 - Recovery of Fssg Overpayments

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
An overpayment exists when an item(s) for which the funds
				  were awarded was not purchased, a duplicate payment was issued or when,
				  according to receipts, the item(s) purchased costs less than the funds
				  received. For purposes of overpayment and recovery, an FSSG payment is
				  considered a PROMISE JOBS expense payment and is subject to rule
				  441-93.12
				  (239B), recovery of PROMISE JOBS expense payments.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 50 - Application for Assistance › Rule 441-50.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Aged"
shall mean a person 65 years of age
				  or older.
"Applicant"
means a person who is requesting
				  state supplementary assistance on the person's own behalf or a person for whom
				  state supplementary assistance is requested.
"Blind"
shall mean a person with central
				  visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with use of corrective lens
				  or visual field restriction to 20 degrees or less.
"Client"
means a person who has been
				  determined eligible and is a current or former recipient of state supplementary
				  assistance.
"Disabled"
shall mean that a person is
				  unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
				  determinable physical or mental impairment which has lasted or can be expected
				  to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months or can be expected
				  to result in death. Exception: For the supplement for Medicare and Medicaid
				  eligibles, being engaged in substantial gainful activity shall not preclude a
				  determination of disability. A child under the age of 18 is disabled if the
				  child suffers from any medically determinable physical or mental impairment of
				  comparable severity. For purposes of state-administered payments, the
				  department shall determine disability according to 441-Chapter 75.
"Payment for a dependent relative"
shall
				  mean payment to a recipient on behalf of a dependent relative as defined in
				  Iowa Code section 249.3(3). The
				  payment shall be made in accordance with standards established by the
				  department in rule 441-52.1 (249).
"Payment for a protective living
				  arrangement"
shall mean payment to a recipient living in a family life
				  home. The payment shall be made in accordance with standards established by the
				  department in rule 441-52.1 (249).
"Payment for residential care"
shall mean
				  payment to a recipient living in a residential care facility who is determined
				  to be in need of care and payment is made on a per diem basis. The payment
				  shall be made in accordance with standards established by the department in
				  rule 441-52.1 (249).
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 50 - Application for Assistance › Rule 441-50.2 - Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) In order to
				be eligible for state supplementary assistance, an aged, blind, or disabled
				person with need fora living arrangement as defined in Iowa Code section
				249.3 shall be receiving
				supplemental security income benefits or shall meet all eligibility
				requirements for the benefits other than income, but have less income than the
				standards for the living arrangements as set forth in 441-Chapter 52 and
				441-Chapter 177.
a. Payments for mandatory
				supplementation, blind allowance, dependent relative allowance, and the family
				life home program shall be federally administered. Income excluded in
				determining eligibility for or the amount of a supplemental security income
				benefit shall be excluded in determining eligibility for or the amount of the
				state payment.
b. Payments for
				in-home, health-related care and residential care shall be state administered.
				Income excluded in determining eligibility for or the amount of a supplemental
				security income benefit, except the $20 exclusion of any income, shall be
				excluded in determining eligibility for or the amount of the state
				payment.
c. Payments for
				supplements for Medicare and Medicaid eligibles shall be state-administered.
				Income excluded in determining eligibility for the person's Medicaid coverage
				group shall be excluded in determining eligibility for the state
				payment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 50 - Application for Assistance › Rule 441-50.3 - Approval of Application and Effective Date of Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Payment for
				a federally administered payment category when the applicant is not an SSI
				recipient shall be effective the month following the month that an application
				is filed or, if later, the month following the month that all eligibility
				criteria are met, pursuant to
				42 U.S.C.
				1382(c)(7).
Payment for a federally administered payment category when
				  the applicant is an SSI recipient shall be effective as of the first day of the
				  month in which an application is filed or the first day of the month in which
				  all eligibility criteria are met, whichever is later, notwithstanding
				  42 U.S.C.
				  1382(c)(7).
(2) Payment for residential care shall be
				effective as of the date that eligibility first exists, notwithstanding
				42 U.S.C.
				1382(c)(7), but in no case
				shall the effective date be earlier than 30 days prior to the date of
				application.
(3) The application
				for residential care shall be approved or denied within five working days after
				the Social Security Administration approves supplemental security income
				benefits. When supplemental security income benefits will not be received, the
				application shall be approved or denied within five working days from the date
				of establishment of all eligibility factors.
(4) Payment for the supplement for Medicare
				and Medicaid eligibles shall be effective retroactive to October 1, 2003, or to
				the first month when all eligibility requirements are met, whichever is later.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.4.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 50 - Application for Assistance › Rule 441-50.4 - Reviews

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Any
				eligibility factor shall be reviewed whenever a change in circumstances
				occurs.
(2) All eligibility factors
				shall be reviewed at least annually.
(3) For purposes of an annual review to be
				performed by the department, the client shall complete and return Form
				470-5482, 470-5482(S), 470-5482(M), or 470-5482(MS).
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.4.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 50 - Application for Assistance › Rule 441-50.5 - Application Under Conditional Benefits

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
When the applicant or client is seeking state supplementary
				  assistance (SSA) under the conditional benefit policy of the supplemental
				  security income (SSI) program in accordance with
				  20 CFR
				  416.1242 as amended to March 15, 2022, the
				  applicant or client shall be required to do the following:
(1) Complete and return Form
				470-2909.
(2) Complete and return
				Form 470-2908 as follows:
a. For personal
				property, every 30 days during the conditional benefits period.
b. For real property, 35 days after
				conditional benefits are granted and every 60 days thereafter for nine months.
				If eligibility continues and the real property is not sold, the applicant or
				client shall complete the form every 90 days.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 51 - Eligibility › Rule 441-51.1 - Application for Other Benefits

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
An applicant or any other person whose needs are included in
				  determining the state supplementary assistance payment must have applied for or
				  be receiving all other benefits, including supplemental security income or the
				  family investment program, for which the person may be eligible. The person
				  must cooperate in the eligibility procedures while making application for the
				  other benefits. Failure to cooperate shall result in ineligibility for state
				  supplementary assistance.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 51 - Eligibility › Rule 441-51.2 - Supplementation

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Any supplemental payment made on behalf of the recipient from
				  any source other than a nonfederal governmental entity shall be considered as
				  income, and the payment shall be used to reduce the state supplementary
				  assistance payment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 51 - Eligibility › Rule 441-51.3 - Eligibility for Residential Care

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Licensed facility.
Payment for residential care shall be made
				only when the facility in which the applicant or recipient is residing is
				currently licensed by the department of inspections and appeals pursuant to
				laws governing health care facilities.
(2)
Physician's statement.
Payment for residential care shall be made only when there is on file an order
				written by a physician certifying that the applicant or recipient being
				admitted requires residential care but does not require nursing services. The
				certification shall be updated whenever a change in the recipient's physical
				condition warrants reevaluation, but no less than every 12 months.
(3)
Income eligibility.
The
				resident shall be income eligible when the income according to 441-paragraph
				52.1(3)
"a"
is less than 31 times the maximum per diem rate.
				Partners in a marriage who both enter the same room of the residential care
				facility in the same month shall be income eligible for the initial month when
				their combined income according to 441-paragraph 52.1(3)
"a"
is
				less than twice the amount of allowed income for one person (31 times the
				maximum per diem rate).
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 51 - Eligibility › Rule 441-51.4 - Dependent Relatives

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Income.
Income of a dependent relative shall be less than the
				amount established by the department based on assistance standards as provided
				in rule 441-52.1 (249). When the
				dependent's income is from earnings, an exemption of $65 shall be allowed to
				cover work expense.
(2)
Resources.
The resource limitation for a recipient and a
				dependent child or parent shall be $2,000. The resource limitation for a
				recipient and a dependent spouse shall be $3,000. The resource limitation for a
				recipient, spouse, and dependent child or parent shall be $3,000.
(3)
Living in the home.
A
				dependent relative shall be eligible until out of the recipient's home for a
				full calendar month starting at 12:01 a.m. on the first day of the month until
				12 midnight on the last day of the same month.
(4)
Dependency.
A dependent
				relative may be the recipient's ineligible spouse, parent, child, or adult
				child who is financially dependent upon the recipient. A relative shall not be
				considered to be financially dependent upon the recipient when the relative is
				living with a spouse who is not the recipient.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  249.3 and
				  249.4.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 51 - Eligibility › Rule 441-51.5 - Residence

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A recipient of state supplementary assistance shall be living
				  in the state of Iowa.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 51 - Eligibility › Rule 441-51.6 - Eligibility for Supplement for Medicare and Medicaid Eligibles

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following eligibility requirements are specific to the
				  supplement for Medicare and Medicaid eligibles:
(1)
Medicaid eligibility.
The recipient must be eligible for and receiving full medical assistance
				benefits under Iowa Code chapter 249A without regard to eligibility based on
				receipt of state supplementary assistance under this rule, and without being
				required to meet a spenddown or pay a premium to be eligible for medical
				assistance benefits.
(2)
SSI eligibility.
The recipient shall meet all eligibility
				requirements for supplemental security income benefits other than limits on
				substantial gainful activity and income.
(3)
Not otherwise eligible.
The recipient must not be eligible for benefits under another state
				supplementary assistance group.
(4)
Medicare eligibility.
The recipient must be currently eligible
				for Medicare Part B.
(5)
Living arrangement.
A recipient may live in one of the
				following:
a. The person's own home.
b. The home of another person.
c. A group living arrangement.
d. A medical facility.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 51 - Eligibility › Rule 441-51.7 - Income From Providing Room and Board

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In determining income from furnishing room and board or
				  providing family-life home care, the amount established by the department based
				  on assistance standards as provided in rule
				  441-52.1 (249) shall be deducted
				  to cover the cost, and the remaining amount shall be treated as earned
				  income.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  249.3 and
				  249.4.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 51 - Eligibility › Rule 441-51.8 - Furnishing of Social Security Number

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
As a condition of eligibility applicants or recipients of
				  state supplementary assistance must furnish their social security account
				  numbers or proof of application for the numbers if they have not been issued or
				  are not known and provide their numbers upon receipt.
Assistance shall not be denied, delayed, or discontinued
				  pending the issuance or verification of the numbers when the applicants or
				  recipients are cooperating in providing information necessary for issuance of
				  their social security numbers.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  249.3 and
				  249.4.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 51 - Eligibility › Rule 441-51.9 - Recovery

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Definitions.
"Administrative overpayment"
means
				  assistance incorrectly paid to or for the client because of continuing
				  assistance during the appeal process.
"Agency error"
means assistance incorrectly
				  paid to or for the client because of action attributed to the department as the
				  result of one or more of the following circumstances:
1. Misfiling or loss of forms or
				documents.
2. Errors in typing or
				copying.
3. Computer input
				errors.
4. Mathematical
				errors.
5. Failure to determine
				eligibility correctly or to certify assistance in the correct amount when all
				essential information was available to the local office.
6. Failure to make prompt revisions in
				payment following changes in policies requiring the changes as of a specific
				date.
"Client"
means a person who has been
				  determined eligible and is a current or former recipient of state supplementary
				  assistance.
"Client error"
means assistance incorrectly
				  paid to or for the client because the client or client's representative failed
				  to disclose information, or gave false or misleading statements, oral or
				  written, regarding the client's income, resources, or other eligibility and
				  benefit factors. It also means assistance incorrectly paid to or for the client
				  because of failure by the client or client's representative to timely report
				  changes as described in 441-Chapter 76.
"Department"
means the department of human
				  services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 52 - Payment › Rule 441-52.1 - Assistance Standards

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Assistance standards are the amounts of money allowed on a
				  monthly basis to recipients of state supplementary assistance in determining
				  financial need and the amount of assistance granted. Current assistance
				  standards shall be published on the department's website. Assistance standards
				  shall be adjusted annually to reflect cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) adopted
				  by the Social Security Administration, in accordance with 20 CFR
				  §§§416.2095 and
				  416.2096 as amended to March 15,
				  2022. Adjustments to the assistance standards based on COLA are effective
				  January 1 of each year.
(1)
Protective living arrangement.
Assistance standards shall be
				established by the department as provided in rule
				441-52.1 (249) for care and
				personal allowances for persons living in a family-life home certified under
				rules in 441-Chapter 111.
(2)
Dependent relative.
Assistance standards for the following
				categories shall be established by the department as provided in rule
				441-52.1 (249) for state
				supplementary assistance for dependent relatives residing in a recipient's
				home.
a. Aged or disabled client and a
				dependent relative.
b. Aged or
				disabled client, eligible spouse, and a dependent relative.
c. Blind client and a dependent
				relative.
d. Blind client, aged or
				disabled spouse, and a dependent relative.
e. Blind client, blind spouse, and a
				dependent relative.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 54 - Facility Participation › Rule 441-54.1 - Application and Contract Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each facility desiring to participate in the state
				  supplementary assistance program must enter into a contract with the department
				  of human services and agree to the provisions as enumerated in Form 470-0443.
				  The effective date of the contract shall be the first of the month that the
				  form is signed by the administrator of the facility and is received by the
				  department. No payment shall be made for care provided before the effective
				  date of the contract. The contract shall be in effect until the department
				  ceases to participate in the program, until either party gives 60 days' notice
				  of termination in writing to the other party, or until there is a change in
				  ownership. The facility shall notify the department within 30 days of a change
				  in ownership, a change in the number of beds or a change in
				  administrator.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.12.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 54 - Facility Participation › Rule 441-54.2 - Maintenance of Case Records

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A facility must maintain a case folder for each individual
				  residing in the facility which contains the following:
1. Contract between the facility and the
				resident on Form 470-0477.
2.
				Physician's statement certifying that the resident does not require nursing
				services.
3. Proof of expenditures
				from resident's "personal needs" allowance.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.12.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 54 - Facility Participation › Rule 441-54.3 - Payments for Residential Care Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Payments for residential care facilities will be made at the
				  maximum per diem rate in 441-subrule 52.1(3).
(1)
Failure to maintain
				records.
Failure to adequately maintain fiscal records, including
				census records, medical charts, ledgers, journals, tax returns, canceled
				checks, source documents, invoices, and audit reports by or for a facility may
				result in the penalties specified in rule
				441-79.3 (249A).
(2)
Termination or change of
				ownership.
A participating facility contemplating termination of
				participation or negotiating a change of ownership shall provide the department
				of human services with at least 60 days prior notice. A transfer of ownership
				or operation terminates the participation agreement. A new owner or operator
				shall establish that the facility meets the conditions for participation and
				enter into a new agreement.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.12.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 54 - Facility Participation › Rule 441-54.4 - Goods and Services Provided

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All facilities participating in the program shall provide
				  residents those goods and services required by the terms of the license issued
				  by the department of inspections and appeals in accordance with Iowa Code
				  chapter 135C and rules promulgated thereto set forth in 481-Chapter 57 and
				  requirements of the department of human services set forth in these
				  rules.
(1)
Payment
				accepted.
The amount of client participation and the payment made
				through the state supplementary assistance program shall be accepted as payment
				in full for the required goods and services provided the resident. The facility
				may seek reimbursement from other sources for goods and services provided that
				are beyond the goods and services required to be provided by these
				rules.
(2)
Care,
				maintenance, general supervision, and personal services.
Each facility
				as part of providing care, maintenance, general supervision, and personal
				services shall provide as necessary supervision or assistance with ambulation,
				grooming, hair washing, shaving, personal hygiene, bathing, getting in and out
				of bed, dressing, feeding, and with medication that can be
				self-administered.
(3)
Laundry.
Each facility shall provide personal laundry service
				to the resident as part of the goods and services paid for through the
				program.
(4)
Room
				furnishings.
The facility shall completely furnish the resident's room
				in accordance with department of inspections and appeals 481-subrule 57.30(4)
				without additional charge to the resident or person acting on the resident's
				behalf When the resident wishes to provide some item or items of room
				furnishing, the facility may grant the request.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.12.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 54 - Facility Participation › Rule 441-54.6 - Case Activity Report

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Form 470-0042 shall be submitted to the department whenever a
				  Medicaid applicant or recipient enters the facility, changes level of care, or
				  is discharged from the facility.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.12.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title V - State Supplementary Assistance › Chapter 54 - Facility Participation › Rule 441-54.7 - Billing Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In order to determine the amount of payment to the recipient,
				  the facility shall submit a billing form to Iowa Medicaid following the month
				  in which service was provided.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  249.12.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 57 - Interim Assistance Reimbursement › Rule 441-57.2 - Requirements for Reimbursement

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In order to receive reimbursement for interim assistance
				  payments, a county agency must meet the following requirements.
(1)
Agreement.
The county
				agency shall enter into a written agreement with the department of human
				services on Form 470-1948.
(2)
Authorization.
The county agency shall secure written
				authorization from the person seeking interim assistance. By signing Form
				470-1950, the person:
a. Indicates the intent
				to apply for SSI benefits.
b.
				Authorizes the Social Security Administration to:
(1) Withhold the amount of interim assistance
				from the person's initial payment or initial posteligibility payment,
				and
(2) Make this amount payable to
				the county agency.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 57 - Interim Assistance Reimbursement › Rule 441-57.3 - Certificate of Authority

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(1) The
				county agency shall submit the information requested on Form 470-1947 to the
				Social Security Administration at the address given on the form:
a. Before the date the agency first
				participates in the program, and
b.
				Subsequently when changes in the list of authorized officials occur.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.2 - Program Implementation

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(1)
Disaster declaration.
The Iowa individual assistance grant
				program (IIAGP) shall be implemented when the governor issues a declaration of
				a state of disaster emergency that authorizes individual assistance. The
				program shall be in effect only in those counties named in the declaration.
				Assistance shall be provided for a period not to exceed 120 days from the date
				of declaration.
(2)
Voucher
				system.
The IIAGP will be implemented through a reimbursement or
				voucher system. Reimbursement may include checks or gift cards provided to the
				applicant for replacement food or personal property only. The applicant must
				sign a promise to purchase replacement food or personal property.
(3)
Program extensions.
a. The program may be extended beyond 120
				days through an extension of the governor's disaster proclamation; or
b. The program may be extended in 30-day
				intervals requested by the applicant household through the contracted entity
				and approved by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.3 - Application for Assistance

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To request assistance for disaster-related expenses, the
				  household shall complete Form 470-4448 and submit it within 45 days of the
				  disaster declaration to the contracted administrative entity.
(1) Application forms are available from an
				approved administrative entity, as well as the Internet website of the
				department at
www.dhs.iowa.gov
.
(2) The application shall include:
a. A declaration of the household's annual
				income, accompanied by a current pay stub, W-2 form, or income tax
				return.
b. An authorization to
				release confidential information to personnel involved in administering the
				program.
c. A certification of the
				accuracy of the information provided.
d. An assurance that the household had no
				insurance coverage for claimed items.
e. A commitment to refund any part of a grant
				awarded that is duplicated by insurance or by any other assistance program,
				such as but not limited to local community development groups and charities,
				the Small Business Administration, or the Federal Emergency Management
				Administration.
f. A short,
				handwritten narrative of how the disaster event caused the claimed loss,
				including an itemized list of items damaged by the disaster.
g. A copy of a picture identification
				document for the adult applicant.
h. When vehicle damage is claimed, current
				copies of the vehicle registration and liability insurance card.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.4 - Eligibility Criteria

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To be eligible for assistance, an applicant household must
				  meet all of the following conditions:
(1) The household's bona fide residence was
				located in the area identified in the disaster declaration during the
				designated incident period and the household verifies occupancy at that
				residence.
(2) Household members
				are citizens of the United States or are legally residing in the United
				States.
(3) The household's
				self-declared annual income is at or less than 200 percent of the federal
				poverty level for a household of that size.
a.
				Poverty guidelines are updated annually.
b. All income available to the household is
				counted, including wages, child support, interest from investments or bank
				accounts, social security benefits, and retirement income. Proof of income is
				required.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.5 - Eligible Categories of Assistance

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Expenses eligible for grant funding shall be limited to
				  personal property, food assistance, home repair and temporary housing and shall
				  not exceed a total of $5,000. Assistance is available under the program for the
				  following disaster-related expenses:
(1) Personal property and food assistance may
				be issued for damage to personal property or food replacement. Eligible items
				for personal property assistance may include but are not limited to the
				following items, based on the item's condition:
a. Appliances or equipment, including:
(1) Small household appliances, including,
				but not limited to:
1. Toasters,
2. Blenders,
3. Microwaves,
4. Vacuums,
5. Dehumidifiers, and
6. Window air conditioners.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.6 - Eligibility Determination and Payment

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(1) The
				contracted entity or designee shall confirm that the bona fide address provided
				on the application is a valid address and is reasonably believed to be in the
				disaster-affected area. The department or contracted entity reserves the right
				to view the damaged property prior to providing any assistance pursuant to
				IIAGP.
(2) Designated staff in the
				department shall:
a. Monitor applicants'
				names and addresses as reports are submitted by the administrative
				entity.
b. Monitor, review, and
				provide timely submission of invoices by the administrative entity for payment
				and shall process appeals.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.7 - Contested Cases

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(1)
Reconsideration.
a. The
				household may request reconsideration of decisions regarding eligibility and
				the amount of assistance awarded.
b. To request reconsideration, the household
				shall submit a written request to the DHS Division of Field
				Operations-Emergency Assistance, 1305 East Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa
				50319-0114, within 30 days of the date of the letter notifying the household of
				the department's decision.
c. The
				department shall review any additional evidence or documentation submitted and
				issue a reconsideration decision within 30 days of receipt of the
				request.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.8 - Discontinuance of Program

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(1)
Deferral to federal assistance.
Upon declaration of a disaster
				by the President of the United States under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
				Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
				42 U.S.C. Sections
				5121 to
				5207, the Iowa individual
				assistance grant program administered under this chapter shall be discontinued
				in the geographic area designated by the federal individual assistance program.
				Upon issuance of the presidential declaration:
a. No more applications shall be
				accepted.
b. Any applications that
				are in process but are not yet approved shall be denied.
c. Persons seeking assistance under this
				program shall be advised to apply for federal disaster assistance.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.21 - Purpose

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The purpose of these rules is to guide the provision of the
				  Iowa disaster case management (IDCM) program during the time of emergency
				  disaster for individual assistance when a disaster is proclaimed by the
				  governor of the state of Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.22 - Definitions

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"Contracted entity"
means an entity chosen
				  by the department as the contracted administrator for the IDCM program.
"Emergency management coordinator"
means the
				  person appointed by the local emergency management commission pursuant to Iowa
				  Code sections
				  29C.9
				  and
				  29C.10
				  to be responsible for development of the countywide emergency operations plan
				  and for coordination and assistance to government officials when an emergency
				  or disaster occurs.
"Household"
means all adults and children
				  who lived in the pre-disaster residence who request assistance, as well as any
				  persons, such as infants, spouses, or part-time residents, who were not present
				  at the time of the disaster but who are expected to return during the
				  assistance period.
"Necessary services"
means the guidance and
				  advice in obtaining a service, or assistance in obtaining resources from
				  various providers for any other activity that addresses a serious
				  need.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.23 - Program Implementation

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(1)
Disaster proclamation.
The Iowa disaster case management
				(IDCM) program shall be implemented when the governor issues a proclamation of
				a state of emergency disaster that authorizes individual assistance.
a. The program shall be in effect only in
				those counties named in the proclamation.
b. The program shall commence on the day
				following the governor's disaster proclamation and shall be provided for a
				period of up to 180 days from the date of proclamation.
c. The program may be extended in intervals
				up to 90 days when adequate justification is presented to the department, but
				not to exceed 730 days from the date of the proclamation.
d. If the disaster transforms to become a
				presidentially declared disaster and a Federal Emergency Management Agency
				(FEMA) disaster care management (DCM) grant is approved, then assistance may be
				provided for a period of up to 24 months from the date of the
				proclamation.
e. The reporting of
				the numbers of contacts, cases opened, cases pending, cases closed, and other
				required reports requested by the department shall be submitted with a
				frequency determined by the department.
f. Audits of disaster case files, as well as
				cost management and expenditures, may be randomly performed by the department
				without notice.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.24 - Eligibility Criteria

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To be eligible for assistance, an applicant household must
				  meet all of the following conditions:
(1) The household's residence was located in
				the area identified in the disaster proclamation during the designated incident
				period and the household verifies occupancy at that residence.
(2) Household members are citizens of the
				United States or are legally residing in the United States.
(3) The household has disaster-related needs
				that represent a burden that the family is unable to resolve.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.25 - Services

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Disaster case management is a time-limited resource and
				  process that involves a partnership between a case manager and a household
				  impacted by a disaster (also known as a client) to develop and carry out a
				  disaster recovery plan. This partnership provides the client with a single
				  point of contact to facilitate access to a broad range of resources, promoting
				  sustainable assistance for individuals and a household's recovery. These
				  services are client-focused and provided in a manner consistent with standards
				  for trauma-informed practice in human services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.26 - Disaster-caused Unmet Needs

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A disaster-caused unmet need is an unresourced item, support,
				  or assistance that has been assessed by a representative from a local, state,
				  tribal, federal agency, voluntary, or faith-based organization and that is
				  needed for the client to recover from the disaster. Unmet disaster-caused needs
				  may also include basic and immediate needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, or
				  first aid, and long-term needs, such as financial, physical, emotional or
				  spiritual well-being.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.27 - Resources

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Applicable resources may include, but not be limited to,
				  insurance payments, state assistance, voluntary/faith-based and local community
				  assistance, federal disaster assistance, small business administration loans,
				  and personal resources.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.28 - Standards and Policies

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(1)
Access.
The contracted entity shall provide clients with ease
				of access to disaster case management services.
(2)
Confidentiality and duplications
				of benefits.
a. The contracted
				entity shall have policies and procedures to meet requirements regarding
				maintaining confidentiality set forth by the department.
b. The contracted entity shall develop
				memorandums of agreement, memorandums of understanding, and release of
				information that will allow coordinated case advocacy and services and prevent
				the duplication of benefits.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 58 - Emergency Assistance › Rule 441-58.29 - Planning and Training

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Training shall adhere to the disaster case management
				  criteria, as prescribed by the federal Administration for Children and
				  Families, and follow the disaster case management guidelines as designed by the
				  Iowa disaster human resource council or the approved rules of the department.
				  The department shall request from the executive council of the state of Iowa
				  funds to perform training in disaster case management as requested and required
				  to prepare for disaster response.