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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 109 - Child Care Centers › Rule 441-109.11 - Physical Facilities

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(1)
Room
				size.
The program room size shall be a minimum of 80 square feet of
				useable floor space or sufficient floor space to provide 35 square feet of
				useable floor space per child. In rooms where floor space occupied by cribs is
				counted as useable floor space, there shall be 40 square feet of floor space
				per child. Kitchens, bathrooms, halls, lobby areas, storage areas and other
				areas of the center not designed as activity space for children shall not be
				used as regular program space or counted as useable floor space.
(2)
Infants' area.
An area
				shall be provided properly and safely equipped for the use of infants and free
				from the intrusion of children two years of age and older. Upon the
				recommendation of a child's physician or the area education agency serving the
				child, a child who is two years of age or older with a disability that results
				in significant developmental delays in physical and cognitive functioning who
				does not pose a threat to the safety of the infants may, if appropriate and for
				a limited time approved by the department, remain in the infant area.
(3)
Facility requirements.
a. The center shall ensure that:
(1) The facility and premises are sanitary,
				safe and hazard-free.
(2) Adequate
				indoor and outdoor program space that is adjacent to the center is provided.
				Centers shall have a safe outdoor program area with at least sufficient square
				footage to accommodate 30 percent of the enrollment capacity at any one time at
				75 square feet per child. The outdoor area shall include safe play equipment
				and an area of shade.
(3)
				Sufficient program space is provided for dining to allow ease of movement and
				participation by children and to allow staff sufficient space to attend to the
				needs of the children during routine care and emergency procedures.
(4) Sufficient lighting shall be provided to
				allow children to adequately perform developmental tasks without eye
				strain.
(5) Sufficient ventilation
				is provided to maintain adequate indoor air quality.
(6) Sufficient heating is provided to allow
				children to perform tasks comfortably without excessive clothing.
(7) Sufficient cooling is provided to allow
				children to perform tasks without being excessively warm or subject to heat
				exposure.
(8) Sufficient bathroom
				and diapering facilities are provided to attend immediately to children's
				toileting needs and maintained to reduce the transmission of disease.
(9) Equipment, including kitchen appliances,
				placed in a program area is maintained so as not to result in burns, shock or
				injury to children.
(10) Sanitation
				and safety procedures for the center are developed and implemented to reduce
				the risk of injury or harm to children and reduce the transmission of
				disease.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 109 - Child Care Centers › Rule 441-109.12 - Activity Program Requirements

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(1)
Activities.
The center
				shall have a written curriculum or program structure that uses developmentally
				appropriate practices and a written program of activities planned according to
				the developmental level of the children. The center shall post a schedule of
				the program in a visible place. The child care program shall complement but not
				duplicate the school curriculum. The program shall be designed to provide
				children with:
a. A curriculum or program of
				activities that promotes self-esteem and positive self-image; social
				interaction; self-expression and communication skills; creative expression; and
				problem-solving skills.
b. A
				balance of active and quiet activities; individual and group activities; indoor
				and outdoor activities; and staff-initiated and child-initiated
				activities.
c. Activities which
				promote both gross and fine motor development.
d. Experiences in harmony with the ethnic and
				cultural backgrounds of the children.
e. A supervised nap or quiet time for all
				children under the age of six not enrolled in school who are present at the
				center for five or more hours.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 109 - Child Care Centers › Rule 441-109.13 - Extended Evening Care

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A center providing extended evening care shall comply with
				  the licensing requirements for centers contained in Iowa Code chapter 23 7A and
				  this chapter, with the additional requirements set forth below.
(1)
Facility requirements.
a. The center shall ensure that sufficient
				cribs, beds, cots and bedding are provided appropriate to the child's age and
				that sufficient furniture, lighting, and activity materials are available for
				the children. Equipment and materials shall be maintained in a safe and
				sanitary manner
b. The center shall
				ensure that a separate space is maintained for school-age boys and girls to
				provide privacy during bathroom and bedtime activities. Bathroom doors used by
				children shall be nonlockable.
c.
				The center shall ensure that parents have provided the personal effects needed
				to meet their child's personal hygiene and prepare for sleep. The center shall
				supplement those items needed for personal hygiene which the parent does not
				provide. The center shall obtain written information from the parent regarding
				the child's snacking, toileting, personal hygiene and bedtime
				routines.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 109 - Child Care Centers › Rule 441-109.14 - Get-well Center

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A get-well center shall comply with the licensing
				  requirements for centers contained in Iowa Code chapter 23 7A and this chapter
				  with the additional requirements and exceptions set forth below.
(1)
Staff requirements.
a. The center shall have a medical advisor
				for the center's health policy. The medical advisor shall be a medical doctor
				or a doctor of osteopathy currently in pediatrics or family practice.
b. A center shall have a licensed LPN or RN
				on duty at all times that children are present. If the nurse on duty is an LPN,
				the medical advisor or an RN shall be available in the proximate area as
				defined in state board of nursing rules at
				655-6.1
				(152).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.2 - Application for Registration

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A provider shall apply for registration on Form 470-3384,
				  Application for Child Development Home Registration, provided by the
				  department's local office or, if available, on the department's Web site. The
				  provider shall also use Form 470-3384 to inform the department of any changes
				  in circumstances that would affect the registration.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.3 - Renewal of Registration

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Renewal of registration shall be completed every 24 months.
				  To request renewal, a provider shall submit Form 470-3384, Application for
				  Child Development Home Registration, and training completion evidence either
				  through certificates or as updated in Iowa's early childhood and school age
				  professional workforce registry (i-PoWeR). The registration renewal process
				  shall include completion of child abuse, sex offender, and criminal record
				  checks.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.4 - Compliance Checks

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Prior to registration, a compliance visit to inspect for
				  compliance with health, safety, and fire standards shall be completed.
An unannounced compliance visit shall be conducted not less
				  than annually to check for compliance with health, safety, and fire standards
				  as well as all child care regulatory standards. Completed evaluation checklists
				  shall be placed in the registration files.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.5 - Parental Access

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Parents shall be afforded unlimited access to their children
				  and to the people caring for their children during the normal hours of
				  operation or whenever their children are in the care of the child development
				  home, unless parental contact is prohibited by court order.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.6 - Number of Children

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The number of children in a child development home shall
				  conform to the following standards:
(1)
Limit.
Except as
				provided in subrule 110.6(3), no greater number of children shall be received
				for care at any one time than the number authorized on the registration
				certificate.
(2)
Children
				counted.
To determine the number of children cared for at any one time
				in a child development home, each child present in the child development home
				shall be considered to be receiving care unless the child is described by one
				of the following exceptions:
a. The child's
				parent, guardian, or custodian established or operates the child development
				home and either the child is attending school or the child receives child care
				full-time on a regular basis from another person.
b. The child has been present in the child
				development home for more than 72 consecutive hours and meets the requirements
				of the exception in paragraph 110.6(2)
"a"
as though the person
				who established or operates the child development home is the child's parent,
				guardian, or custodian.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.7 - Provider Requirements

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(1)
Provider.
The provider shall:
a. Give careful supervision at all
				times.
b. Exchange information with
				the parent of each child frequently to enhance the quality of care.
c. Give consistent, dependable care and be
				capable of handling emergencies.
d.
				Be present at all times except when emergencies occur or an absence is planned,
				at which time care shall be provided by a department-approved substitute. When
				an absence is planned, the provider shall give parents at least 24 hours' prior
				notice.
e. Be free of the use of
				illegal drugs and shall not be under the influence of alcohol or of any
				prescription or nonprescription drug that could impair the provider's ability
				to give careful supervision.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.9 - Files

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(1) A provider
				file shall be maintained and shall contain the following:
a. A physical examination report. Providers
				and all members of a provider's household aged 18 years or older shall have
				good health as evidenced by a preregistration physical examination. Acceptable
				physical examinations shall be documented on Form 470-5152, Child Care Provider
				Physical Examination Report. All children residing in the household must have
				the medical documentation outlined in paragraphs 110.9(4)
"d,"
"f,"
and
"g."
b. I-PoWeR records or certificates verifying
				required training completion as set forth in subrule
				110.10(1).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.10 - Professional Development

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(1)
Required training.
a. Prior
				to registration, the provider shall complete minimum health and safety
				trainings, approved by the department, in all of the following areas:
(1) Prevention and control of infectious
				disease, including immunizations.
(2) Prevention of sudden infant death
				syndrome and use of safe sleep practices.
(3) Administration of medication, consistent
				with standards for parental consent.
(4) Prevention of and response to emergencies
				due to food and allergic reactions.
(5) Building and physical-premises safety,
				including identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily
				injury, such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular
				traffic.
(6) Prevention of shaken
				baby syndrome and abusive head trauma.
(7) Emergency preparedness and response
				planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused
				event.
(8) Handling and storage of
				hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants.
(9) Precautions in transporting
				children.
(10) Child development,
				on or after August 1, 2017.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.11 - Registration Decision

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The department shall issue Form 470-3498, Certificate of
				  Registration, when an applicant meets all requirements for registration. Each
				  local office of the department shall maintain a current list of registered
				  child development homes as a referral service to the community.
(1) Registration shall be denied or revoked
				if the department finds a hazard to the safety and well-being of a child and
				the provider cannot correct or refuses to correct the hazard, even though the
				hazard may not have been specifically listed under the health and safety rules.
				Registration may also be denied or revoked if the department determines that
				the provider has failed to comply with standards imposed by law and these
				rules.
(2) Record of all denials or
				revocations of registration and the documentation of reasons for denying or
				revoking the registration shall be kept in an open file.
(3) Record checks.
a.
Applicability.
The
				department shall conduct Iowa criminal history record and child abuse record
				checks for each registrant, substitute or staff member, anyone living in the
				home who is 14 years of age or older, and anyone having access to a child when
				the child is alone. The department shall conduct national criminal history
				record checks, based on fingerprints, for each registrant, substitute or staff
				member, anyone living in the home who is 18 years of age or older, and anyone
				18 years of age or older having access to a child when the child is alone. In
				accordance with Iowa Code section
				726.23,
				minors under the age of 18 will not be subject to the fingerprint requirement.
(1) The purpose of these record checks is to
				determine whether the person has committed a transgression that prohibits or
				limits the person's involvement with child care.
(2) The department may also conduct criminal
				history record and child abuse record checks in other states and may conduct
				dependent adult abuse, sex offender registry, and other public or civil offense
				record checks in Iowa or other states.
(3) Effective July 1, 2013, registration or
				renewal certificates shall not be issued until the results of all state and
				national record checks have been received and, when necessary,
				evaluated.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.12 - Complaints

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The department shall conduct an on-site visit when a
				  complaint is received.
(1) After each
				complaint visit, the department shall document whether the child development
				home was in compliance with registration requirements.
(2) The written documentation of the
				department's conclusion as to whether the child development home was in
				compliance with requirements shall be available to the public. However, the
				identity of all complainants shall be confidential, unless expressly waived by
				the complainant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.13 - Additional Requirements for Child Development Home Category A

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In addition to the requirements in rule
				  441-110.8 (237A), a provider
				  requesting registration in child development home category A shall meet the
				  following standards:
(1)
Limits on number of children in care.
a. No more than six children not attending
				kindergarten or a higher grade level shall be present at any one
				time.
b. Of these six children, no
				more than four children who are 24 months of age or younger shall be present at
				any one time. Of these four children, no more than three may be 12 months of
				age or younger.
c. In addition to
				the six children not in school, no more than two children who attend school may
				be present.
d. No more than eight
				children shall be present at any one time when an emergency school closing is
				in effect.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.14 - Additional Requirements for Child Development Home Category B

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In addition to the requirements in rule
				  441-110.8 (237A), a provider
				  requesting registration in child development home category B shall meet the
				  following standards:
(1)
Limits on number of children in care.
a. No more than eight children not attending
				kindergarten or a higher grade level shall be present at any one
				time.
b. Of these eight children,
				no more than four children who are 24 months of age or younger shall be present
				at any one time. Of these four children, no more than three may be 12 months of
				age or younger.
c. In addition to
				the eight children not in school, no more than four children who attend school
				may be present.
d. No more than 12
				children shall be present at any one time when an emergency school closing is
				in effect.
e. If more than eight
				children are present at any one time for a period of more than two hours, the
				provider shall be assisted by a department-approved assistant who is at least
				14 years old, unless extra children are present as a result of an emergency
				school closing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.15 - Additional Requirements for Child Development Home Category C

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In addition to the requirements in rule
				  441-110.8 (237A), a provider
				  requesting registration in child development home category C shall meet the
				  following standards:
(1)
Limits
				on number of children in care.
a. No
				more than 14 children not attending kindergarten or a higher grade level shall
				be present at any one time.
b. Of
				these 14 children, no more than 6 children who are 24 months of age or younger
				shall be present at any one time. Whenever four children who are under the age
				of 12 months are in care, both providers shall be present.
c. In addition to the 14 children not in
				school, no more than 2 children who attend school may be present.
d. No more than 16 children shall be present
				at any one time when an emergency school closing is in effect.
e. If more than eight children are present,
				both providers shall be present. Each provider shall meet the provider
				qualifications for child development home category C.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.16 - Registration Actions for Nonpayment of Child Support

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The department shall revoke or deny the issuance or renewal
				  of a child development home registration upon the receipt of a certificate of
				  noncompliance from the child support recovery unit of the department according
				  to the procedures in Iowa Code chapter 252J. In addition to the procedures set
				  forth in Iowa Code chapter 252J, the rules in this chapter shall apply.
(1)
Service of notice.
The
				notice required by Iowa Code section
				252J.8
				shall be served upon the applicant or registrant by restricted certified mail,
				return receipt requested, or personal service in accordance with Iowa Rule of
				Civil Procedure 1.305. Alternatively, the applicant or registrant may accept
				service personally or through authorized counsel.
(2)
Effective date.
The
				effective date of the revocation or denial of the registration as specified in
				the notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8 shall be 60 days following
				service of the notice upon the applicant or licensee.
(3)
Preparation of notice.
The department director or designee of the director is authorized to prepare
				and serve the notice as required by Iowa Code section 252J.8 upon the applicant
				or registrant.
(4)
Responsibilities of registrants and applicants.
Registrants
				and registrant applicants shall keep the department informed of all court
				actions, and all child support recovery unit actions taken under or in
				connection with Iowa Code chapter 252J, and shall provide the department
				copies, within seven days of filing or issuance, of all applications filed with
				the district court pursuant to Iowa Code section 252J.9, all court orders
				entered in the actions, and withdrawals of certificates of noncompliance by the
				child support recovery unit.
(5)
District court.
A registrant or applicant may file an
				application with the district court within 30 days of service of a department
				notice pursuant to Iowa Code sections 25 2J. 8 and
				252J.9.
a. The filing of the application shall stay
				the department action until the department receives a court order lifting the
				stay, dismissing the action, or otherwise directing the department to
				proceed.
b. For purposes of
				determining the effective date of the revocation, or denial of the issuance or
				renewal of a registration, the department shall count the number of days before
				the action was filed and the number of days after the action was disposed of by
				the court.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 110 - Child Development Homes › Rule 441-110.17 - Prohibition From Involvement With Child Care

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If the department has prohibited a person or program from
				  involvement with child care, that person or program shall not provide child
				  care as a nonregistered child care home provider.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.1 - Definitions

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"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  human services.
"Eligible adult"
means a person 18 years of
				  age or older who meets the eligibility requirements for services or is a
				  recipient of protective services, and who is considering or needs a living
				  arrangement in a family-life home.
"Encouragement to share in the interests and
				  activities of the household"
means that the family members welcome and
				  encourage the person to participate with them in their general family
				  conversations and in their social, recreational, educational, and religious
				  activities; that they invite and encourage use of the general facilities of
				  their home; and they expect the person to care for assigned living quarters and
				  participate within reason in the chores of the household.
"Essentially capable of self-care "
means
				  the person is ambulatory or can move from place to place; can manage the
				  activities of daily living including personal hygiene and grooming, toileting,
				  dressing and undressing, feeding, and medicating; and can attend to the care of
				  personal property adequately with minimal support or occasional
				  assistance.
"Family"
means a person or persons, either
				  related or imrelated to the client, who constitute the members of the household
				  and are related to one another by kinship of blood, marriage, or
				  adoption.
"Family-life home "
means a private
				  household offering a protective social living arrangement for one or two
				  eligible adults who are not able or willing to adequately maintain themselves
				  in an independent living arrangement, but who are essentially capable of
				  physical self-care. In this living arrangement, the family provides the client
				  room, board, laundry, encouragement to share in the interests and activities of
				  the household, and opportunities for participation in the social, cultural,
				  educational, religious, and other activities of the community.
"'Not able or willing to adequately maintain
				  themselves in an independent living arrangement"
means that the person
				  requires some assistance, encouragement, or social stimulation for adequate
				  self-care or to maintain physical or mental health or personal safety.
"Private household"
means a dwelling unit
				  occupied exclusively by a family and furnished by and belonging to them by
				  reason of ownership, rental, or by a contract for purchase of life
				  estate.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.2 - Application for Certification

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(1) The department
				shall issue a certificate of approval for the operation of a family-life home
				upon the recommendation of a local office of the department.
(2) Any person has the right to make
				application for a family-life home certificate.
(3) Persons wishing to care for adults shall
				make application to the local office of the department.
(4) When an applicant has reached a decision
				to operate a family-life home, the applicant shall complete Form
				470-0606.
(5) Each applicant shall
				supply two references who may be contacted by the local office.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.3 - Provisions Pertaining to the Certificate

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(1) No family-life home shall be certified to
				provide a living arrangement for more than two eligible adults.
(2) At least one responsible adult member of
				the family shall be at the family dwelling or be reasonably available to the
				client, most of the daytime and nighttime hours, based on the service worker's
				assessment of the individual's need for supervision.
(3) The certificate shall be effective for
				one year from date issued subject to continued compliance with rules governing
				the program.
(4) The certificate
				shall not be transferred to another person nor be valid for an address other
				than that shown on the certificate issued.
(5) A current certificate shall be in the
				possession of the certified family-life home, and be available for
				inspection.
(6) There shall be no
				fee nor charge for certificate issued.
(7) A certified family-life home shall not be
				concurrently licensed as a residential care facility, intermediate care
				facility, child care center or a foster family home. An exception may be made
				for a home to be concurrently licensed as a foster family home and certified as
				a family-life home in order to provide continued care for a person who was
				placed in the home as a foster child.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.4 - Physical Standards

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(1) The
				family-life home shall be safe, clean, well ventilated, properly lighted and
				heated. The family's dwelling shall comply with all local health
				ordinances.
(2) The family's
				dwelling shall not be a dwelling unit furnished by or belonging to a
				client.
(3) Sleeping rooms shall be
				suitably and comfortably furnished.
(4) Each resident shall have a single bedroom
				unless there is agreement among the family and the residents that a room may be
				shared.
(5) The family shall
				provide nutritional food, in sufficient quantity to meet the needs of the
				client.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.5 - Personal Characteristics of Family-life Home Family

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(1) The adult head of the household shall be
				a mature, responsible individual who is physically able to maintain a
				household, and who shall exercise good judgment in caring for adults.
(2) The family shall have an appreciation of
				and respect for the client's relationship with the client's own relatives,
				neighbors and friends.
(3) The
				family shall respect the client's religious background and
				affiliation.
(4) The family shall
				have sufficient income and resources to provide adequately for the family's own
				needs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.6 - Health of Family

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(1) Prior to
				certification the family shall furnish the local department with a medical
				report on each member of the household. The report shall be on Form
				470-0672.
(2) The medical report
				shall provide significant findings of a physician, such as the presence or
				absence of any communicable disease.
(3) Medical reexaminations may be required at
				the discretion of a physician or the local department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.7 - Planned Activities and Personal Effects

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(1) The daily routine shall be to promote and
				provide an opportunity for normal activity with time for rest and recreation
				compatible with the needs of the client.
(2) Every client shall be encouraged to
				develop social relationships through participation in neighborhood and other
				community and group activities.
(3)
				The family shall not require a client to do general housecleaning, cooking, or
				child care for the family. A client may voluntarily share in these
				responsibilities.
(4) Space shall
				be provided where a client may keep personal belongings.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.8 - Client Eligibility

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(1) The
				client shall be 18 years of age or older, as proven by birth or school records,
				personal records, or by records of the department or another agency.
(2) The client shall be willing to live in a
				certified family-life home by the client's own declaration or the declaration
				of a person legally responsible for such client.
(3) The client shall be willing to accept the
				terms and requirements of the family-life home program.
(4) The client shall be capable of personal
				physical self-care.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.9 - Medical Examinations, Records, and Care of a Client

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(1) A physician
				shall certify that the client is free from any communicable disease and does
				not require a higher level of care than that provided by a family-life home.
				The certification shall be given prior to placement and following an annual
				medical review thereafter. The certification shall be given on Form
				470-0673.
(2) The family shall have
				available at all times, the name, address and telephone number of the client's
				physician.
(3) The family shall
				keep the department informed of any health problems. The family shall
				immediately notify the department in case of an accident, illness, or emergency
				that may affect the placement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.11 - Legal Liabilities

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The worker shall advise the family to seek counsel regarding
				  the family's needs for insurance to cover personal injury, property damage, and
				  other legal contingencies.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.12 - Emergency Care and Release of Client

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(1) In case of an emergency, vacation, or
				overnight trip, requiring the family's temporary absence from the home, the
				local department shall be notified and arrangements shall be made with a
				designated, responsible person for the care of a client during the period of
				absence.
(2) The department shall
				be notified when the client leaves or the client or family expresses a desire
				for the client to leave the family-life home.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 111 - Family-life Homes › Rule 441-111.13 - Information About Client to Be Confidential

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Information concerning a client, the client's family, and the
				  client's background shall be regarded and handled as confidential by all
				  persons involved in the client's care.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.1 - Applicability

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This chapter relates to licensing procedures for all child
				  foster care facilities authorized by Iowa Code chapter 237. Rules relating to
				  specific types of facilities are located in 441-Chapter 113, "Licensing and
				  Regulation of Foster Family Homes," 441-Chapter 114, "Licensing and Regulation
				  of All Group Living Foster Care Facilities for Children," 441-Chapter 115,
				  "Licensing and Regulation of Comprehensive Residential Facilities for
				  Children," and 441-Chapter 116, "Licensing and Regulation of Residential
				  Facilities for Children with an Intellectual Disability or Brain
				  Injury."
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				  237.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.3 - Application for License

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(1)
Right to apply.
Any adult individual or agency has the right
				to apply for a license.
a.
Foster
				family care.
A person wishing to apply to be a foster parent shall
				contact the department's recruitment and retention contractor in the applicable
				service area to request an application packet. This procedure also applies to:
(1) Persons wishing to care for children
				placed through any public or private agency.
(2) A relative who is caring for a child
				directly placed by the child's parents, guardians, or another relative and who
				wishes to be licensed as a foster parent.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.4 - License

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(1) A new license
				shall be obtained when the licensee moves or the facility is
				remodeled.
(2) A new license shall
				be requested when the facility wishes to be licensed for a different number of
				children.
(3) When corrective
				action is completed on or before the date specified on a provisional or renewal
				license, a full license shall be issued for the remainder of the licensure
				term.
(4) When the corrective
				action is not completed by the date specified on a provisional or renewal
				license, a full license shall be denied.
(5) The department shall issue Form 470-0727,
				Certificate of License, without cost to any foster family that meets the
				standards. The department shall issue Form 470-3623, Certificate of License,
				without cost to any group facility that meets the standards. The department may
				offer consultation to assist applicants in meeting the standards.
(6) A foster family home license shall be
				approved for a term of one year for the first and second years of licensure.
				Thereafter, the license shall be approved for a term of two years unless it is
				determined by the administrator that a one-year license shall be issued. A
				group facility license shall be approved for a term of one to three years
				according to the following criteria:
a. A
				one-year license may be approved for all new facilities that meet licensure
				standards.
b. A one- to two-year
				license may be approved when it is determined:
(1) Some health or safety concerns have been
				identified; or
(2) Some complaints
				against a facility have been substantiated; or
(3) Deficiencies have been
				identified.
c. A
				three-year license may be approved when:
(1)
				No health or safety deficiencies have been identified;
(2) There have either been no substantiated
				complaints against the facility or, if substantiated, complaints have been
				determined not to be serious or severe; and
(3) A facility has no founded incidents of
				child abuse by facility staff. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code
				sections
				237.3 and
				237.5.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.5 - Denial

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(1) The department
				shall deny the license application when:
a.
				The minimum standards set forth in these rules are not met and a provisional
				license is inappropriate or disapproved by the administrator or administrator's
				designee.
b. For just
				cause.
c. The applicant, as a sole
				proprietor or a foster family home parent, or any person residing in the foster
				family home other than a foster child, or any facility staff, has been
				convicted of a crime unless an evaluation of the crime has been made by the
				department which concludes that the crime does not merit prohibition of
				employment or licensure.
d. The
				applicant, as a sole proprietor or foster family home parent, or any person
				residing in the foster family home other than a foster child, or any facility
				staff, has a record of founded child abuse unless an evaluation of the founded
				abuse has been made by the department which concludes that the abuse does not
				merit prohibition of employment or licensure.
e. The application is fraudulent, which means
				that the applicant has knowingly made fraudulent statements or has knowingly
				concealed information.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.6 - Revocation

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(1)
Mandatory.
The department shall revoke the license for the
				following reasons unless subrule 112.6(3) applies:
a. When the facility is misusing funds
				furnished by the department.
b.
				When the facility is operating without due regard to the health, sanitation,
				hygiene, comfort, or well-being of the children in the facility.
c. When the director or sole proprietor
				involved in the operation of the facility, or foster parent, or any person
				residing in the foster home other than a foster child, or any facility staff
				has been convicted of a crime unless an evaluation of the crime has been made
				by the department which concludes that the crime does not merit prohibition of
				employment or licensure.
d. When
				there is a founded abuse report on a foster family home parent, any person
				residing in a foster family home other than a foster child, a director or sole
				proprietor who is involved in the facility's operation, or any facility staff,
				unless an evaluation of the founded abuse has been made by the department which
				concludes that the abuse does not merit prohibition of employment or
				licensure.
e. Rescinded, effective
				November 1, 1987.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.7 - Provisional License

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(1)
Time frame for provisional licenses.
The administrator may
				issue a provisional license for not more than one year when a licensee's
				facility does not meet the requirements of this chapter and the licensee
				submits a written corrective action plan that is approved by the administrator
				to bring the facility into compliance with the applicable
				requirements.
(2)
Written
				report.
The administrator or the administrator's designee will provide
				a report identifying the reasons for the provisional license and the standards
				that have not been met.
(3)
Corrective action plan.
The facility shall furnish the
				licensing agency with a plan of action to correct deficiencies listed that
				resulted in the provisional license. The plan shall give specific dates upon
				which the corrective action will be completed.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  237.5.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.8 - Adverse Actions

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Notice of adverse actions and the right to appeal the
				  licensing decision shall be given to applicants and licensees in accordance
				  with 441-Chapter 7. Any issues of placement or payment are independent of the
				  licensing decision and right of appeal.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  237.5.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.9 - Suspension

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(1)
Types
				of suspension.
There are two types of suspension of a license.
a. Emergency suspensions are to prevent
				persons from providing foster care by suspending their license until it is
				revoked or denied.
b. Time-limited
				suspensions are to prevent persons from providing foster care by suspending
				their license until a deficiency in the home or facility is
				corrected.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.10 - Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Training

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(1)
Mandatory reporters.
All
				defined in Iowa Code section
				232.69
				who, in the scope of professional practice or in their employment
				responsibilities, examine, attend, counsel, or treat a child and reasonably
				believe a child has suffered abuse shall make a report in accordance with Iowa
				Code section
				232.69
				whenever the provider reasonably believes a child for whom the provider is
				providing foster care has suffered abuse.
(2)
Required training.
Mandatory reporters shall receive training relating to the identification and
				reporting of child abuse as required by Iowa Code section
				232.69.
(3)
Training documentation.
Each licensee shall develop and maintain a written record for each mandatory
				reporter in order to document the content and amount of training.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  232.69.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.11 - Required Training on the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard

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Each group facility shall have an on-site official authorized
				  to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard as defined in rule
				  441-202.1(234). Within one year of being identified as an authorized on-site
				  official, each authorized official shall complete the same department-approved
				  training on the reasonable and prudent parent standard in the same manner as
				  required for prospective foster parents and referenced in 441-subrule
				  117.1(4).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 112 - Licensing and Regulation of Child Foster Care Facilities › Rule 441-112.12 - Record Checks

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Record checks as defined in 441-Chapter 114 are required for
				  any entity being considered for licensure or employment by a licensee on a
				  facility campus where children reside to determine whether any applicant has
				  any founded child abuse reports or criminal convictions or has been placed on a
				  sex offender registry.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  237.8.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 113 - Licensing and Regulation of Foster Family Homes › Rule 441-113.1 - Applicability

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This chapter specifically relates to the licensing and
				  regulation of foster family homes. Refer to 441-Chapter 112 for general
				  licensing rules and regulations which apply to all foster care facilities,
				  including foster family homes.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				  237.