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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.5 - Simplified Reporting

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(1)
Identification.
All households are subject to simplified
				reporting requirements.
(2)
Determination of eligibility and benefits.
Eligibility and
				benefits for simplified reporting households shall be determined on the basis
				of the household's prospective income and circumstances.
(3)
Certification periods.
Households shall be certified as follows:
a.
				Households that have no earned income and in which all adult members are
				elderly or disabled shall be assigned certification periods of 12
				months.
b. All other households
				shall be assigned certification periods of six months.
c. Exceptions:
(1) A household that has unstable
				circumstances or that includes an able-bodied adult without dependents shall be
				assigned a shorter certification period consistent with the household's
				circumstances, but no less than four months.
(2) A shorter certification period may be
				assigned at application or recertification to match the SNAP recertification
				date to the family investment program (FIP) or medical assistance annual review
				date.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.6 - Delays in Certification

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(1)
				When by the thirtieth day after the date of application the agency cannot take
				any further action on the application due to the fault of the household, the
				agency shall give the household an additional 30 days to take the required
				action. The agency shall send the household a notice of pending status on the
				thirtieth day.
(2) When there is a
				delay beyond 60 days from the date of application and the agency is at fault
				and the application is complete enough to determine eligibility, the
				application shall be processed. For subsequent months of certification, the
				agency may require a new application form to be completed when household
				circumstance indicates changes have occurred or will occur.
(3) When there is a delay beyond 60 days from
				the date of application and the agency is at fault and the application is not
				complete enough to determine eligibility, the application shall be denied. The
				household shall be notified to file a new application and that it may be
				entitled to retroactive benefits.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.8 - Deductions

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(1)
Standard allowance for households with heating or air-conditioning
				expenses.
When a household is receiving heating or air-conditioning
				service for which it is required to pay all or part of the expense or receives
				assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act (LIHEAA) of 1981,
				the heating or air-conditioning standard shall be allowed.
a. The standard allowance for utilities which
				include heating or air-conditioning costs shall change annually effective each
				October 1 using a methodology approved by the Food and Nutrition Service of the
				United States Department of Agriculture.
b. Effective October 1, 2021, four dollars
				will be subtracted from this amount to allow for cost neutrality necessary for
				the standard medical expense deduction.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.9 - Treatment Centers and Group Living Arrangements

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Alcohol or drug treatment or rehabilitation centers and group
				  living arrangements shall provide a list of participating residents to the
				  department on a monthly basis.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.11 - Discrimination Complaint

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Individuals who feel that they have been subject to
				  discrimination may file a written complaint with the Diversity Programs Unit,
				  Department of Human Services, Hoover State Office Building, 1305 E. Walnut
				  Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.13 - Joint Processing

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(1)
Joint
				processing with SSI.
The department will handle joint processing of
				supplemental security income and SNAP applications by having the social
				security administration complete and forward SNAP applications.
(2)
Joint processing with public
				assistance.
The department shall jointly process public assistance and
				SNAP applications.
(3)
Single interview for assistance.
In joint processing of public
				assistance and SNAP applications, the department shall conduct a single
				interview at initial application for both purposes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.16 - Complaint System

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Clients wishing to file a formal written complaint concerning
				  SNAP may submit Form 470-0323 or 470-0323(S) to the office of field support.
				  Department staff shall encourage clients to use the form.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.17 - Involvement in a Strike

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An individual is not involved in a strike at the individual's
				  place of employment when the individual is not picketing and does not intend to
				  picket during the course of the dispute, does not draw strike pay, and provides
				  a signed statement that the individual is willing and ready to return to work
				  but does not want to cross the picket line solely because of the risk of
				  personal injury or death or trauma from harassment. The service area manager
				  shall determine whether such a risk to the individual's physical or emotional
				  well-being exists.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.20 - Notice of Expiration Issuance

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Issuance of the automated Notice of Expiration will occur
				  with the mailing of Form 470-2881, 470-2881(M), 470-2881(S), or
				  470-2881(MS).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.21 - Claims

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(1)
Time period.
Inadvertent household error claims shall be
				calculated back to the month the error originally occurred to a maximum of
				three years before the month of discovery of the overissuance. Agency error
				claims shall be calculated back to the month the error originally occurred to a
				maximum of one year before the month of discovery of the
				overissuance.
(2)
Demand
				letters.
Households that have SNAP claims shall return the repayment
				agreement no later than 20 days after the date the demand letter is mailed.
a. For agency error and inadvertent household
				error, when households do not return the repayment agreement by the due date or
				do not timely request an appeal, allotment reduction shall occur with the first
				allotment issued after the expiration of the Notice of Adverse Action time
				period.
b. For intentional program
				violation, when households do not return the repayment agreement by the due
				date, allotment reduction shall occur with the next month's
				allotment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.22 - Verification

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(1)
Required verification.
a.
Income.
Households shall be required to verify income at time
				of application, recertification and when income is reported or when income
				changes with the following exceptions:
(1)
				Households are not required to verify the public assistance grant.
(2) Households are not required to verify
				unemployment insurance benefits when the information is available to the
				department from the department of employment services.
(3) Households are only required to verify
				interest income at the time of application and recertification.
(4) If the reported income does not meet
				federal requirements for acting on changes during the certification period,
				verification will not be required until the next
				certification.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.23 - Prospective Budgeting

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(1)
Weekly or biweekly income.
The department shall convert income
				and deductions that occur on a weekly or biweekly basis to monthly figures
				using family investment program procedures.
(2)
Income averaging.
The
				department shall average income by anticipating income fluctuations over the
				certification period. The number of months used to arrive at the average income
				should be the number of months that are representative of the anticipated
				income fluctuation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.24 - Inclusion of Foster Children in Household

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Foster children living with foster parents will not be
				  considered to be members of the SNAP household unless the household elects to
				  include the foster children in the household. Foster care payments received for
				  foster children not included in the household will be excluded from the income
				  of the household receiving the payment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.25 - Effective Date of Change

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A SNAP change caused by, or related to, a public assistance
				  grant change will have the same effective date as the public assistance
				  change.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.26 - Eligible Students

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A student who is enrolled in an institution of higher
				  education shall meet student eligibility criteria if the student:
1. Is employed for an average of 20 hours per
				week and is paid for this employment; or
2. Is self-employed for an average of 20
				hours per week and receives average weekly earnings at least equal to the
				federal minimum wage multiplied by 20 hours.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.27 - Voluntary Quit or Reduction in Hours of Work

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(1)
Applicant households.
A member of an applicant household who
				without good cause voluntarily quits a job or reduces hours of work to less
				than 30 hours weekly within 30 days before the date the household applies for
				benefits shall be disqualified from participating in SNAP according to the
				provisions of paragraphs 65.28(10)
"a"
and
"b."
(2)
Participating individuals.
Participating individuals are
				subject to the same disqualification periods as provided under subrule
				65.28(10) when the participating individuals voluntarily quit employment
				without good cause or voluntarily reduce hours of work to less than 30 hours
				per week, beginning with the month following the adverse notice
				period.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.28 - Work Requirements

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(1)
Persons
				required to register.
Each household member who is not exempt by
				subrule 65.28(2) shall be registered for employment at the time of application,
				and once every 12 months after initial registration, as a condition of
				eligibility. Registration is accomplished when the applicant signs an
				application form that contains a statement that all members in the household
				who are required to register for work are willing to register for work. This
				signature registers all members of that SNAP household who are required to
				register.
(2)
Exemptions
				from work registration.
The following persons are exempt from the work
				registration requirement:
a. A person younger
				than 16 years of age or a person 60 years of age or older. A person aged 16 or
				17 who is not a head of a household or who is attending school, or is enrolled
				in an employment training program on at least a half-time basis is
				exempt.
b. A person physically or
				mentally unfit for employment.
c. A
				household member subject to and complying with any work requirement under Title
				IV of the Social Security Act including mandatory PROMISE JOBS
				referral.
d. A parent or other
				household member who is responsible for the care of a dependent child under age
				six or an incapacitated person.
e.
				A person receiving unemployment compensation.
f. A regular participant in a drug addiction
				or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program which is certified by the Iowa
				department of public health, division of substance abuse.
g. A person who is employed or self-employed
				and working a minimum of 30 hours weekly or receiving weekly earnings at least
				equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours.
h. A student enrolled at least half-time in
				any recognized school, recognized training program, or an institution of higher
				education (provided that students have met the requirements of federal
				regulation, Title 7, Part 273.5, as amended to December 31, 1986).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.29 - Income

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(1)
Self-employment income.
"Self-employment income" means the net
				profit from self-employment.
a.
Determination of net profit.
"Net profit from self-employment"
				means gross self-employment income less:
(1) A
				standard amount of 40 percent, as allowed by the state's family investment
				(TANF) program, or
(2) At the
				household's request, actual allowable expenses as specified in federal
				regulations at
				7 CFR
				273.11 as amended to May 2,
				2022.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.30 - Resources

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(1)
Jointly held resources.
When property is jointly held it shall
				be assumed that each person owns an equal share unless the intent of the
				persons holding the property can be otherwise established.
(2)
Resource limit.
The
				resource limits follow federal regulations at
				7 CFR
				273.8(b) as amended to May
				2, 2022, and are adjusted for inflation annually as directed by the Food and
				Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(3)
Resources of SSI and FIP
				household members.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these
				rules or in federal regulations, all resources of SSI or FIP recipients are
				excluded. For SNAP purposes, those members' resources, if identified, cannot be
				included when a household's total resources are calculated.
(4)
Earned income tax
				credits.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these rules or in
				federal regulations, earned income tax credits (EITC) shall be excluded from
				consideration as a resource for 12 months from the date of receipt if:
a. The person receiving the EITC was
				participating in SNAP at the time the credits were received; and
b. The person participated in the program
				continuously during the 12-month period.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.31 - Homeless Meal Providers

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When a local office of the department is notified that an
				  establishment or shelter has applied to be able to accept SNAP benefits for
				  homeless persons, staff shall obtain a written statement from the establishment
				  or shelter. The statement must contain information on how often meals are
				  served by the establishment or shelter, the approximate number of meals served
				  per month, and a statement that the establishment or shelter does serve meals
				  to homeless persons. This information must be dated and signed by a person in
				  charge of the administration of the establishment or shelter and give the
				  person's title or function with the establishment.
The establishment or shelter shall cooperate with agency
				  staff in the determination of whether or not meals are served to the
				  homeless.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.32 - Basis for Allotment

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The minimum benefit amount for all eligible one-member and
				  two-member households shall be 8 percent of the maximum monthly allotment for a
				  household size of one member.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.37 - Eligibility of Noncitizens

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The following groups of aliens who are lawfully residing in
				  the United States and are otherwise eligible are eligible for SNAP
				  benefits:
(1) Aliens who are receiving
				benefits or assistance for blindness or disability as specified in
				7 CFR
				271.2 as amended to May 2, 2022, regardless
				of their immigration date.
(2)
				Aliens who have been residing in the United States for at least five years as
				legal permanent residents.
(3)
				Aliens who hold one of the following statuses:
a. A refugee admitted under Section 207 of
				the Immigration and Nationality Act.
b. A Cuban or Haitian entrant admitted under
				Section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980.
c. An Amerasian immigrant admitted under
				Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Program
				Appropriations Act.
d. An asylee
				admitted under Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
e. An alien whose deportation or removal has
				been withheld under Section 243(h) or 2411(b)(3) of the Immigration and
				Nationality Act.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.38 - Income Deductions

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these rules or
				  regulations, student households cannot receive an income deduction for
				  dependent care expenses that were excluded from educational
				  income.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.39 - Categorical Eligibility

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(1) Notwithstanding
				anything to the contrary in these rules or in federal regulations, a household
				in which all members are recipients of a state or local general assistance (GA)
				program is subject to categorical eligibility provisions of SNAP provided that
				the state or local program:
a. Has income
				limits at least as stringent as the SNAP gross income test; and
b. Gives assistance other than one-time
				emergency payments that cannot be given for more than one continuous
				month.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.44 - Reinstatement

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(1) The department
				shall reinstate assistance without a new application when the element that
				caused termination of a case no longer exists and eligibility can be
				reestablished prior to the effective date of cancellation.
(2) When assistance has been canceled for
				failure to provide requested information, assistance shall be reinstated
				without a new application if all information necessary to establish
				eligibility, including verification of any changes, is provided within 14 days
				of the effective date of cancellation and eligibility can be reestablished. If
				the fourteenth calendar day falls on a weekend or state holiday, the client
				shall have until the next business day to provide the information. The
				effective date of assistance shall be the date all information required to
				establish eligibility is provided.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.46 - Disqualifications

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these rules, SNAP
				  violation disqualifications for persons who are not participating in SNAP shall
				  be imposed in the same manner as program violation disqualifications are
				  imposed for persons who are participating in SNAP.
(1)
First and second
				violations.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these rules or
				regulations, the disqualification penalty for a first intentional program
				violation shall be one year except for those first violations involving a
				controlled substance. The disqualification penalty for a second intentional
				violation and any first violation involving a controlled substance shall be two
				years.
(2)
Conviction on
				trafficking in SNAP benefits.
The penalty for any individual convicted
				of trafficking in SNAP benefits of $500 or more shall be permanent
				disqualification.
(3)
Receiving or attempting to receive multiple benefits.
An
				individual found to have made a fraudulent statement or representation with
				respect to identity or residency in order to receive multiple benefits shall be
				ineligible to participate in SNAP for a period of ten years.
(4)
Conviction of trading firearms,
				ammunition or explosives for benefits.
The penalty for any individual
				convicted of trading firearms, ammunition or explosives for SNAP benefits shall
				be permanent disqualification.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.50 - No Increase in Benefits

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When a household's means-tested federal, state, or local
				  public assistance cash benefits are reduced because of a failure to perform an
				  action required by the public assistance program, the department shall reduce
				  the household's SNAP benefit allotment by 10 percent as provided for in federal
				  regulations at
				  7 CFR
				  273.11(j), (k), and (l) as
				  amended to May 2, 2022, for the duration of the other program's
				  penalty.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.51 - State Income and Eligibility Verification System

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The department shall maintain and use an income and
				  eligibility verification system (IEVS) as specified in
				  7 CFR
				  272.8 as amended to May 2,
				  2022.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 65 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration › Rule 441-65.52 - Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program

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The department shall participate in the SAVE program
				  established by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as
				  specified in
				  7 CFR
				  272.11 as amended to May 2, 2022, in order to
				  verify the validity of documents provided by aliens applying for SNAP benefits
				  with the central data files maintained by USCIS.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 66 - Emergency Food Assistance Program › Rule 441-66.2 - Application to Be a Tefap Contractor or Subcontractor

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An organization that seeks to be a TEFAP contractor shall
				  submit a written request to the Iowa Department of Human Services, Division of
				  Financial, Food, and Work Supports, Food Distribution Program Manager, 1305
				  East Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114. The written request shall
				  contain sufficient information about the applicant to enable the department to
				  determine whether the applicant qualifies to be an eligible recipient agency as
				  defined at 441-66.1 (234). An organization
				  that seeks to be a TEFAP subcontractor shall submit a written request to the
				  food bank contracted with the department to administer TEFAP in the
				  organization's service area. The written request shall contain sufficient
				  information about the applicant to enable the food bank to determine whether
				  the applicant qualifies to be an eligible recipient agency as defined at
				  441-66.1 (234).
(1)
Determination of
				eligibility.
Within ten days of receipt of an applicant's written
				request to be a TEFAP contractor, the program manager shall notify the
				applicant in writing that the department has received the applicant's request.
				The department shall approve an applicant's request to be a TEFAP contractor
				only when the following are true:
a. The
				applicant qualifies to be an eligible recipient agency as defined at
				441-66.1(234).
b. Priority is given
				to current food banks that service contiguous counties and food banks that are
				a Feeding America partner.
c. A
				contract with the applicant, in addition to those eligible recipient agencies
				currently under contract with the department, will allow the department to
				distribute commodities in Iowa to needy individuals or households in the most
				cost-effective and comprehensive manner possible.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 66 - Emergency Food Assistance Program › Rule 441-66.3 - Contracts

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A contract between the department and an eligible recipient
				  agency approved as described at subrule 66.2(1) shall cover receiving, storing,
				  handling, and distributing commodities. A contract may also cover the issues of
				  receiving, storing, handling, and distributing commodities through a subsidiary
				  distributing organization that holds a subcontract with a contractor A TEFAP
				  contract shall include, but is not limited to, the following items:
(1)
Subcontractors subject to
				contract provisions.
A contractor shall ensure that its subsidiary
				distributing organizations, if any, and other subcontractors that the
				organizations serve are subject to all the provisions of the contract between
				the department and the contractor
(2)
Oversight.
A contractor
				shall oversee each subcontractor that the contractor serves.
(3)
Program documentation. A
contractor shall maintain a file on each subcontractor that the contractor
				serves, documenting the programs of the subcontractor and the procedures the
				subcontractor uses to determine household eligibility under the policies
				described at
				441-66.5
				(234).
(4)
Issue rates.
				A
contractor shall determine the issue rates for each subcontractor
				that the contractor serves, based on the subcontractor's:
a. Ability to distribute without
				waste;
b. Anticipated use based on
				inventory records and controls; and
c. Ability to accept and store
				commodities.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 66 - Emergency Food Assistance Program › Rule 441-66.4 - Distribution

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The department is the agency responsible for food
				  distribution in Iowa under TEFAP. TEFAP commodities and funds are allocated and
				  delivered to Iowa by the USDA according to the USDA formula as defined at
				  7 CFR
				  251.3(h), as amended to May
				  2, 2022.
(1)
Distribution
				contractors.
The department shall enter into a contract for
				distribution of commodities with a qualified eligible recipient agency approved
				as described at subrule 66.2(1) to distribute commodities in Iowa to needy
				individuals or households in the most cost-effective and comprehensive manner
				possible.
a.
Subcontractors.
TEFAP contractors may subcontract with other eligible recipient agencies for
				distribution of commodities.
b.
Emergency feeding organizations.
In the distribution of
				commodities, the department shall give priority to eligible recipient agencies
				that are emergency feeding organizations. If the need arises, the department
				shall implement a priority system to serve predominately needy
				persons.
c.
Use of
				subsidiary distributing organizations.
A contractor may furnish
				services through another eligible recipient agency as a subsidiary distributing
				organization, provided that the contractor has a written contract with the
				subsidiary distributing organization.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 66 - Emergency Food Assistance Program › Rule 441-66.5 - Household Eligibility

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Household eligibility is determined by residence, household
				  size, and income.
(1)
Residence.
Household members shall be residing in the state of
				Iowa.
(2)
Household
				size.
Household size is determined by the number of people living in a
				dwelling, excluding boarders, as household is defined at
				441-66.1(234).
(3)
Income
				eligibility.
All earned and unearned income of the household shall be
				considered in determining eligibility.
a.
Income defined.
Income means all income received by an
				individual from sources identified by the U.S. Census Bureau in computing
				median income and includes:
(1) Money wages or
				salary;
(2) Net income from nonfarm
				self-employment;
(3) Net income
				from farm self-employment;
(4)
				Dividends;
(5) Interest;
(6) Income from estates or trusts;
(7) Net rental income and
				royalties;
(8) Public assistance or
				welfare payments;
(9) Pensions and
				annuities;
(10) Workers'
				compensation;
(11)
				Alimony;
(12) Child
				support;
(13) Veterans'
				pensions;
(14) Social
				security;
(15) Railroad
				retirement;
(16) Supplemental
				security income;
(17) State or
				federal assistance;
(18) Veterans'
				benefits;
(19) Black lung
				benefits;
(20) All disability
				pensions;
(21) State supplementary
				assistance;
(22) Unemployment
				compensation benefits; and
(23)
				Income from minors under 16 years of age.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 66 - Emergency Food Assistance Program › Rule 441-66.6 - Reimbursement for Allowable Costs

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To the extent that funds are available for payment, the
				  department shall pay allowable costs to contractors as reimbursement for
				  expenses attributable to the program. TEFAP payments by the department are
				  subject to federal regulations at 7 CFR Part 251, as amended to May 2, 2022,
				  especially
				  7 CFR
				  251.8(e).
(1)
Allowable costs.
"Allowable costs" are the direct costs incurred for intrastate storage and
				transportation of federal commodities. Allowable costs shall include:
a. Costs to rent, lease, operate, and
				maintain storage facilities and transportation equipment;
b. Costs to load, unload, distribute, and
				otherwise handle, account for, and manage the distribution of federal
				commodities;
c. Salary and support
				expenses of employees and operations necessary in the management, coordination,
				and accomplishment of TEFAP food distribution to the extent that expenses are
				directly attributed to the storage and distribution of federal
				commodities;
d. Costs associated
				with determinations of eligibility, verification, and documentation;
e. Costs of providing information to persons
				receiving commodities concerning the appropriate storage and preparation of
				such commodities; and
f. Costs of
				other administrative procedures required for participation in the
				program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 66 - Emergency Food Assistance Program › Rule 441-66.7 - Commodity Losses and Claims

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Commodities which cannot be demonstrated by appropriate
				  records or other satisfactory evidence to have been delivered to, or to be
				  available in good condition for delivery to, eligible recipient agencies for
				  which they were intended are considered to be lost commodities.
(1)
Circumstances of loss.
Commodities may be lost through one or more of the following means:
a. Theft, damage, spoilage, or infestation in
				transit or in storage.
b. Improper
				distribution to institutions, families, or individuals or distributing above
				authorized rates.
c. Sale or
				exchange of commodities or diversion to an improper use.
d. Failure to deliver end products according
				to contracted yields under a processing agreement.
e. Other similar causes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 66 - Emergency Food Assistance Program › Rule 441-66.8 - State Monitoring

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The department shall annually review at least 25 percent of
				  the TEFAP contractors and 10 percent of other eligible recipient agencies
				  receiving commodities as subcontractors or 20 agencies, whichever is fewer. The
				  department shall not contract with another entity to carry out these
				  activities.
(1)
Elements of
				review.
Reviews of contractors and subcontractors shall include a
				review of the following activities:
a.
				Eligibility determination.
b. Food
				ordering procedures.
c. Storage and
				warehousing practices.
d. Inventory
				control.
e. Approval of
				distribution sites.
f.
				Reporting.
g. Record-keeping
				compliance.
h. Civil
				rights.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 66 - Emergency Food Assistance Program › Rule 441-66.9 - Limits on Unrelated Activities

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Contractors and subcontractors shall ensure that activities
				  unrelated to the distribution of foods are conducted in a manner consistent
				  with the limits in subrule 66.9(1).
(1)
Allowable activities.
Activities unrelated to the distribution of foods may be conducted at
				distribution sites in the following circumstances:
a.
Not part of commodity
				distribution.
The persons conducting the activity shall make clear to
				commodity recipients that the activity is not part of commodity distribution
				and is not endorsed by the department.
(1)
				Impermissible activities include, but are not limited to, information not
				related to commodity distribution placed in or printed on bags, boxes, or other
				containers in which commodities are distributed.
(2) Recipes or information about commodities,
				dates of future distributions, hours of operations, or other federal, state, or
				local government programs or services for the needy may be distributed without
				a clarification that the information is not endorsed by the
				department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VII - Food Programs › Chapter 66 - Emergency Food Assistance Program › Rule 441-66.10 - Complaints

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(1)
Complaints regarding commodities.
Each contractor or
				subcontractor shall immediately advise the department in writing of any
				complaints regarding commodities. The contractor or subcontractor shall provide
				complete information pertaining to the product and reason for complaint so that
				the department or USDA can conduct a proper investigation.
(2)
Complaints regarding eligible
				recipient agencies.
A contractor shall promptly investigate any
				complaints it receives about the contractor or its subcontractors. Within ten
				days of receipt of the complaint, the contractor shall forward to the
				department a written report of the findings and the action taken. The
				department reserves the right to conduct an investigation if deemed
				necessary.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VIII - Medical Assistance › Chapter 73 - Managed Care › Rule 441-73.2 - Contracts With a Managed Care Plan (MCP)

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(1) The
				department may enter into a contract with an MCP licensed under the provisions
				of insurance division rules set forth in 191-Chapter 40 for the scope of
				services as described in rule
				441-73.6 (249A).
(2) The department shall determine that the
				MCP meets the following requirements:
a. The
				MCP shall make available the services it provides to enrollees as established
				in the contract.
b. The MCP shall
				provide satisfaction to the department against the risk of insolvency and
				ensure that neither Medicaid members nor the state shall be responsible for the
				MCP's debts if the MCP becomes insolvent. The MCP shall comply with insurance
				division provisions set forth in rule
				191-40.12 (514B) regarding net
				worth and rule 191-40.14 (514B) containing
				reporting requirements.
c. The MCP
				shall attain and maintain accreditation by the National Committee for Quality
				Assurance (NCQA) or URAC (formerly known as the Utilization Review
				Accreditation Commission).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VIII - Medical Assistance › Chapter 73 - Managed Care › Rule 441-73.3 - Enrollment

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(1)
Enrollment area.
The coverage area for enrollment shall be
				statewide.
(2)
Members
				subject to enrollment.
All hawki program, Iowa health and wellness
				plan, and dental wellness plan members shall be subject to mandatory enrollment
				in an MCP. All Medicaid members, with the exception of the following, shall be
				subject to mandatory enrollment in an MCP:
a.
				Members who are medically needy as described at 441-Chapter 75.
b. Individuals eligible only for emergency
				medical services because the individuals do not meet citizenship or alienage
				requirements, pursuant to 441-Chapter 75.
c. Persons who are currently presumptively
				eligible as defined in 441-Chapter 75.
d. Persons eligible for the program of
				all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) who voluntarily elect PACE coverage
				as described in Division II of 441-Chapter 88.
e. Persons enrolled in the health insurance
				premium payment program (HIPP) pursuant to 441-Chapter 75.
f. Persons eligible only for the Medicare
				savings program as described in 441-Chapters 75 and 76.
g. American Indian and Alaska Native
				populations who are exempt from mandatory enrollment pursuant to
				42 CFR
				438.50(d)(2) but who may
				enroll voluntarily.
h. Persons who
				have a Medicaid eligibility period that is retroactive as described in
				441-Chapter 76.
i. Persons who are
				inmates of a public institution and ineligible for Medicaid benefits as
				described in 441-Chapter 75.
j.
				Persons residing in the Iowa Veterans Home as described in rule
				801-10.1 (35D).
k. Effective July 1, 2017, persons who are
				eligible only for the family planning waiver as described in 441-Chapter
				75.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VIII - Medical Assistance › Chapter 73 - Managed Care › Rule 441-73.4 - Disenrollment Process

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(1)
Enrollee-requested disenrollment.
An enrollee may request
				disenrollment with an MCP as follows:
a.
				During the first 90 days following the date of the enrollee's initial
				enrollment with the MCP, the enrollee may request disenrollment, for any
				reason, in writing or by a telephone call to the enrollment broker's toll-free
				member telephone line.
b. After the
				90 days following the date of the enrollee's enrollment with the MCP, when an
				enrollee is requesting disenrollment due to good cause, the enrollee member
				shall first make a verbal or written filing of the issue through the MCP's
				grievance system. If the member does not experience resolution, the MCP shall
				direct the member to the enrollment broker. The enrolled member may request
				disenrollment in writing or by a telephone call to the enrollment broker's
				toll-free member telephone line and must request a good-cause change for
				enrollment. Good-cause changes include the following:
(1) The MCP does not, because of moral or
				religious objections, cover the service the member seeks.
(2) The member needs related services to be
				performed at the same time, not all related services are available within the
				network, and the member's primary care provider or another provider determines
				that receiving the services separately would subject the member to unnecessary
				risk.
(3) Other reasons, including
				but not limited to poor quality of care, lack of access to services covered
				under the contract, lack of access to providers experienced in dealing with the
				member's health or dental care needs, or eligibility and choice to participate
				in a program not available in managed care (for example, PACE).
c. The final decision for
				disenrollment shall be determined by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VIII - Medical Assistance › Chapter 73 - Managed Care › Rule 441-73.5 - Mcp Covered Services

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(1)
Required services-MCOs.
A managed care organization shall
				provide:
a. For enrollees other than Iowa
				health and wellness plan enrollees and hawki program enrollees, services as set
				forth in 441-Chapters 78, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, and 87, with the exception of the
				following:
(1) Area education agency
				services.
(2) Dental services not
				provided in an outpatient hospital setting.
(3) Infant and toddler program
				services.
(4) Local education
				agency services.
(5) State of Iowa
				Veterans Home services.
(6) Money
				Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration Grant-funded
				services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VIII - Medical Assistance › Chapter 73 - Managed Care › Rule 441-73.6 - Amount, Duration and Scope of Services

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(1) The MCP
				shall provide, at a minimum, all benefits and services deemed medically
				necessary that are covered under the contract with the department. In
				accordance with federal funding requirements, including
				42 CFR
				438.210(a)(3) as amended to
				July 19, 2022, the MCP shall furnish covered services in an amount, duration
				and scope reasonably expected to achieve the purpose for which the services are
				furnished. The MCP shall not arbitrarily deny or reduce the amount, duration
				and scope of a required service solely because of diagnosis, type of illness,
				or condition of the enrollee. With the exception of court-ordered services, the
				managed care organization shall require as a condition of payment managed care
				organization approval of admissions to a nursing facility, an intermediate care
				facility for persons with an intellectual disability, a psychiatric medical
				institution for children, and a mental health institute. Managed care
				organizations shall also require managed care organization approval of
				out-of-state placements as a condition of payment.
(2) The MCP may place appropriate limits on
				services on the basis of medical necessity criteria for the purpose of
				utilization management, provided the services can reasonably be expected to
				achieve their purpose in accordance with the contract. The MCP shall not:
a. Avoid costs for services covered in the
				contract by referring members to publicly supported health or dental care
				resources.
b. Deny reimbursement of
				covered services based on the presence of a preexisting condition.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VIII - Medical Assistance › Chapter 73 - Managed Care › Rule 441-73.7 - Emergency Services

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(1) Emergency
				services shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
(2) In accordance with federal funding
				requirements, including 42
				CFR 438.114 as amended to July 19, 2022, the
				MCP shall:
a. Cover emergency services without
				the need for prior authorization and shall not limit reimbursement to network
				providers.
b. Cover and pay for
				emergency services regardless of whether the provider that furnishes the
				services is enrolled with Iowa Medicaid or has a contract with the
				MCP.
c. Pay noncontracted providers
				for emergency services the amount that would have been paid if the service had
				been provided under the state's fee-for-service Medicaid program.
d. Cover the medical screening examination,
				as described by EMTALA, provided to a member who presents to an emergency
				department with an emergency medical condition. This requirement applies to
				managed care organizations only.