House File 279 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 279 BY MASCHER , LENSING , WINCKLER , and T. TAYLOR A BILL FOR An Act relating to child care provider reimbursement rates 1 under the state child care assistance program. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2003YH (2) 87 hb/nh/rh

H.F. 279 Section 1. Section 237A.13, subsection 3, Code 2017, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. The For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, 3 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall set 4 provider reimbursement rates , as to the extent authorized by 5 appropriations enacted for payment of the reimbursements , at 6 the one hundredth percentile of the most recent statewide 7 reimbursement rate survey . The department shall conduct a 8 statewide reimbursement rate survey to compile information on 9 each county and the survey shall be conducted at least every 10 two years. The department shall set rates in a manner so as 11 to provide incentives for an unregistered provider to become 12 registered. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill relates to child care provider reimbursement rates 17 under the state child care assistance program. 18 The bill requires the department of human services to set 19 child care provider reimbursement rates for the fiscal year 20 that begins July 1, 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter, to 21 the extent authorized by appropriations for that purpose, at 22 the 100th percentile of the most recent statewide reimbursement 23 rate survey, which is conducted at least every two years. 24 -1- LSB 2003YH (2) 87 hb/nh/rh 1/ 1