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House Study Bill 163

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  239.5A  FAMILY SIZE LIMITATION ON
  1  2 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.
  1  3    1.  If a family is a recipient on March 1, 1998, the
  1  4 recipient family's children eligible for assistance shall be
  1  5 limited to those children who were family members on or before
  1  6 March 1, 1998, and any children who become family members
  1  7 during the period beginning March 1, 1998, and ending December
  1  8 31, 1998.
  1  9    2.  If a family is not a recipient as of March 1, 1998, as
  1 10 a recipient in any period following March 1, 1998, the
  1 11 recipient family's children eligible for assistance shall be
  1 12 limited to those children who were family members on or before
  1 13 the date the family's eligibility for the assistance is first
  1 14 approved and to any children who become family members within
  1 15 ten months of the date the applicant was first approved as a
  1 16 recipient.
  1 17    3.  Except as provided in subsection 4, the eligibility
  1 18 limitations on a recipient family under this section shall
  1 19 remain applicable during any subsequent period of eligibility
  1 20 for assistance.
  1 21    4.  If necessary to provide for a child to live with a
  1 22 nonparent relative, the department may allow for a good cause
  1 23 exemption to the eligibility limitations of this section.
  1 24    Sec. 2.  Section 239.10, Code 1997, is amended to read as
  1 25 follows:
  1 26    239.10  IMMUNIZATION.
  1 27    1.  a.  To the extent feasible, the The department shall
  1 28 determine the immunization status of require immunizations of
  1 29 children who are preschool age and are a member of a family
  1 30 applying for or receiving assistance under this chapter.  The
  1 31 status shall be determined The department shall adopt rules
  1 32 setting forth the immunization requirements which shall be in
  1 33 accordance with the immunization recommendations adopted by
  1 34 the Iowa department of public health under section 139.9,
  1 35 including the exemption provisions in section 139.9,
  2  1 subsection 4.  If the department determines a child is not in
  2  2 compliance with the immunization recommendations, the
  2  3 department shall refer the child's parent or guardian to a
  2  4 local public health agency for immunization services for the
  2  5 child and other members of the child's family.  The rules
  2  6 shall specify the types of immunizations required, the age
  2  7 groupings to which the requirements apply, and other
  2  8 provisions.  The rules shall also include exemptions for good
  2  9 cause or for factors beyond the control of the child's parent,
  2 10 guardian, or custodian.  The exemptions shall be in addition
  2 11 to those established by the Iowa department of public health.
  2 12    b.  Unless exempt by rule, an applicant or recipient family
  2 13 which is not in compliance with an immunization requirement
  2 14 shall be subject to sanction.  The sanction shall be a
  2 15 deduction from cash benefit assistance payable to the child's
  2 16 family in an amount equivalent to twenty-five percent of the
  2 17 applicable family investment program payment standard.  The
  2 18 sanction shall apply until the family complies with the
  2 19 immunization requirement.
  2 20    2.  The department of human services shall cooperate with
  2 21 the Iowa department of public health to establish an
  2 22 interagency agreement allowing the sharing of pertinent client
  2 23 data, as permitted under federal law and regulation, for the
  2 24 purposes of determining immunization rates of recipients of
  2 25 persons applying for or receiving assistance, evaluating
  2 26 family investment program efforts to encourage require
  2 27 immunizations, and developing strategies to further encourage
  2 28 immunization of recipients of persons applying for or
  2 29 receiving assistance.
  2 30    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  Section 2 of this Act, amending
  2 31 Code section 239.10, takes effect July 1, 1998.  
  2 32                           EXPLANATION
  2 33    This bill relates to applicant and recipient requirements
  2 34 under the family investment program.
  2 35    New Code section 239.5A is created to apply a limitation on
  3  1 the amount of assistance provided to recipient families under
  3  2 the family investment program.  If a family is a recipient as
  3  3 of March 1, 1998, the family's level of assistance will always
  3  4 be based upon the number of children who are family members as
  3  5 of March 1, 1998, and any children who become family members
  3  6 during the period beginning March 1, 1998, and ending December
  3  7 31, 1998.  For a family who is not a recipient as of March 1,
  3  8 1998, the family's level of assistance will always be based
  3  9 upon the number of children who are family members as of the
  3 10 date the family's eligibility for assistance is first approved
  3 11 and any children who become family members within the 10
  3 12 months following the approval date.  The department may
  3 13 provide for a good cause exemption if necessary for a child to
  3 14 live with a nonparent relative.
  3 15    Code section 239.10, relating to immunization of children
  3 16 applying for or receiving assistance under the family
  3 17 investment program, is amended to require immunization as a
  3 18 condition of the family receiving assistance.  The department
  3 19 of human services is directed to provide in rule exemptions to
  3 20 the requirement for good cause and for factors beyond the
  3 21 parent's control.  The department is to sanction families who
  3 22 do not comply with the immunization requirements.  The
  3 23 sanction is a deduction from cash benefits payable to the
  3 24 family until the family complies.  Current law is stricken
  3 25 which directs the department to make a referral of a recipient
  3 26 family who does not comply with the immunization provisions to
  3 27 a local public health agency.  This section takes effect July
  3 28 1, 1998.  
  3 29 LSB 2344HC 77 
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