CHAPTER 43COMMUNITY HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESREVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM26543.1(16) Purpose. Through its community housing and services for persons with disabilities revolving loan program, the authority seeks to further the availability of affordable housing and supportive services for Medicaid waiver-eligible individuals with behaviors that provide significant barriers to accessing traditional rental and supportive service opportunities. Loans from the community housing and services for persons with disabilities revolving loan program fund are to be used to provide financing to construct permanent supportive housing or develop infrastructure in which to provide supportive services, including through new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation of existing housing or infrastructure, or conversion or adaptive reuse. This chapter is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 16.5(1) and 16.49.Pursuant to Iowa Code section 16.49(4)“d,” housing provided through a project under this chapter is exempt from the requirements of Iowa Code chapter 135O, Boarding Homes.Related ARC(s): 9690B, 9878B, 2008C26543.2(16) Definitions. When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Authority" means the Iowa finance authority.
"Department" means the Iowa department of human services.
"HOME" means the HOME Investment Partnership Program, authorized by the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990.
"Infrastructure" means the building and permanent improvements necessary for the support of Medicaid waiver-eligible individuals.
"Medicaid waiver-eligible" means eligible to receive 19 United States Code Section 1915(c) home- and community-based services waivers under Iowa Administrative Code 441—Chapter 83.
"Permanent supportive housing" means a community-based dwelling that has supportive services for persons with disabilities. This type of supportive housing enables special needs populations to live as independently as possible in a permanent setting.
"PMIC" means psychiatric medical institutions for children.
"Program" means the community housing and services for persons with disabilities revolving loan program.
Related ARC(s): 9690B, 9878B26543.3(16) Award of loan funds. It is the authority’s intent to award loans under the program to those applicants that meet all of the requirements of this chapter and the published underwriting standards of the loan program. When an applicant for loan funds also qualifies for HOME program funds, the project must satisfy all application requirements of the HOME program adopted by the authority pursuant to rule 265—39.6(16). The authority intends to award the available funds under this program each year if applicants meet all applicable requirements.Related ARC(s): 9690B, 9878B26543.4(16) Application process. The authority anticipates that it will, at least annually, publicize the approximate amount of funds available under this program for the applicable fiscal year on the authority’s Web site at www.iowafinanceauthority.gov. Any unallocated or recovered funds, or payments of interest and principal, or any combination thereof, may be awarded or may be carried over to the next year’s cycle of loans at the discretion of the authority. The authority will take such applications from time to time and will analyze and award loans to applicants on an ongoing basis, beginning on or after September 1, 2011. It is the position of the authority that such flexibility in taking and reviewing applications and making awards will best serve to develop and expand community housing and services for Medicaid waiver-eligible individuals.Applicants may apply for joint funding of a project using both HOME program funds and funds loaned pursuant to this chapter.Related ARC(s): 9690B, 9878B26543.5(16) Program guidelines. For-profit and nonprofit sponsors are eligible to apply for assistance under this program based on the following program guidelines; however, prior to submission of the loan application, a service provider must receive approval of a service plan to benefit the Medicaid waiver-eligible individuals who reside in the project. The service provider may apply for the loan fund; however, the service provider does not have to be the applicant for the loan fund. If the service provider is not the loan applicant, a memorandum of understanding must exist between the loan applicant and the service provider which shows an obligation on behalf of the service provider to deliver services to the Medicaid waiver-eligible individuals residing in the project and which shows that the loan applicant is obligated to offer housing to the Medicaid waiver-eligible individuals who need the services provided by the service provider. 43.5(1) Projects eligible for assistance must meet the following criteria: a. Written approval must be obtained from the department for the proposed project prior to application for loan funds. b. In order to be approved by the department, the project must demonstrate all of the following components: (1) The project serves one of the following Medicaid waiver-eligible populations:- Individuals who are currently underserved in community settings, including individuals who are physically aggressive or have behaviors that are difficult to manage or individuals who meet the PMIC level of care; or
- Individuals who are currently placed out of state by the department; or
- Individuals who are currently receiving care in an Iowa-licensed health care facility.