House File 125HOUSE FILE BY PETERSEN Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing billing and payment standards for child care 2 provided under the state child care assistance program 3 administered by the department of human services. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1159YH 82 6 jp/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 237A.13, Code 2007, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. The department's billing and payment 1 4 provisions for the program shall allow providers to elect 1 5 either biweekly or monthly billing and payment for child care 1 6 provided under the program. Unless there is good cause, the 1 7 department shall remit payment to a provider within ten 1 8 business days of receiving a bill for services provided. 1 9 EXPLANATION 1 10 This bill establishes billing and payment standards for 1 11 child care provided through the state child care assistance 1 12 program administered by the department of human services under 1 13 Code section 237A.13. That Code section is amended to allow 1 14 service providers under the program to elect to have billing 1 15 and payment on either a biweekly or monthly basis. In 1 16 addition, unless there is good cause, the department is 1 17 required to remit payment to a provider within 10 days of 1 18 receiving a bill for services provided. 1 19 LSB 1159YH 82 1 20 jp:sc/gg/14