HF 2189 (LSB 6048YH (2) 85)

HOUSE FILE 2189

BY  STAED

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to reimbursement rates for family foster care and related providers for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 159, subsection 4, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  a.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, the foster family basic daily maintenance rate and the maximum adoption subsidy rate for children ages 0 through 5 years shall be $16.78 $17.62, the rate for children ages 6 through 11 years shall be $17.45 $18.32, the rate for children ages 12 through 15 years shall be $19.10 $20.05, and the rate for children and young adults ages 16 and older shall be $19.35 $20.32. For youth ages 18 to 21 who have exited foster care, the preparation for adult living program maintenance rate shall be $602.70 $632.10 per month. The maximum payment for adoption subsidy nonrecurring expenses shall be limited to $500 and the disallowance of additional amounts for court costs and other related legal expenses implemented pursuant to 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1031, section 408 shall be continued.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to reimbursement rates for family foster care and related providers for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, by amending 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138 (SF 466 —— relating to health and human services appropriations), to increase the rates specified for foster family basic daily maintenance and the maximum adoption subsidy rates for FY 2014-2015 by approximately 5 percent. These reimbursements are paid through the department of human services. In accordance with administrative rule, the reimbursement paid by the department for persons providing a subsidized guardianship is based upon the daily foster care rate.