House File 125 



                                       HOUSE 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

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  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