ARC 2124C
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT[441]
Notice of Intended Action
Twenty-five interested persons, a governmental subdivision, an agency or association of 25 or more persons may demand an oral presentation hereon as provided in Iowa Code section 17A.4(1)“b.”
Notice is also given to the public that the Administrative Rules Review Committee may, on its own motion or on written request by any individual or group, review this proposed action under section 17A.8(6) at a regular or special meeting where the public or interested persons may be heard.
Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code section 217.6, the Department of Human Services proposes to amend Chapter 150, “Purchase of Service,” and Chapter 202, “Foster Care Placement and Services,” Iowa Administrative Code.
These amendments provide a rate increase of 5 percent to resource family recruitment and retention contractors, child welfare emergency service contractors, and supervised apartment living foster care providers. These amendments align Department administrative rules with 2015 Iowa Acts, Senate File 505, section 29, subsection 6, which states:
“For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, the reimbursement rates for resource family recruitment and retention contractors, child welfare emergency services contractors, and supervised apartment living foster care providers shall be increased by 5 percent over the rates in effect on June 30, 2015.”
Any interested person may make written comments on the proposed amendments on or before September 22, 2015. Comments should be directed to Harry Rossander, Bureau of Policy Coordination, Department of Human Services, Hoover State Office Building, Fifth Floor, 1305 East Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114. Comments may be sent by fax to (515)281-4980 or by e-mail to policyanalysis@dhs.state.ia.us.
These amendments do not provide for waivers in specified situations because requests for the waiver of any rule may be submitted under the Department’s general rule on exceptions at 441—1.8(17A,217).
After analysis and review of this rule making, no impact on jobs has been found.
These amendments are intended to implement Iowa Code section 217.6 and 2015 Iowa Acts, Senate File 505, section 29(6).
The following amendments are proposed.
	Item 1. Amend subparagraph 150.3(5)“p”(1) as follows:
	(1)	The combined service and maintenance reimbursement rate paid to a shelter care provider shall be based on the financial and statistical report submitted to the department. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013 2015, the maximum reimbursement rate shall be $96.98 $101.83 per day, based on a 365-day year. If the department reimburses the provider at less than the maximum rate, the department shall adjust the provider’s reimbursement rate to the provider’s actual and allowable cost plus the inflation factor or to the maximum reimbursement rate, whichever is less.
	Item 2. Amend paragraph 202.9(4)“e” as follows:
	e. 	Contractors providing a cluster setting shall be paid $500 $551.25 per month per child in the setting for agency staffing costs, in addition to billable units of services provided to the child, but are eligible for this payment only when two or more children are in the setting. For a child who enters a cluster setting during the month, the prorated amount per day is $16.44 $18.12. If a child exits the setting on or before the last day of the month, the $500 $551.25 shall be prorated up to the date before the date of exit.