234.8 Fees for child welfare services.
The department of human services may charge a fee for child welfare services to a person liable for the cost of the services. The fee shall not exceed the reasonable cost of the services. The fee shall be based upon the person’s ability to pay and consideration of the fee’s impact upon the liable person’s family and the goals identified in the case permanency plan. The department may assess the liable person for the fee and the means of recovery shall include a setoff against an amount owed by a state agency to the person assessed pursuant to section 8A.504. In addition the department may establish an administrative process to recover the assessment through automatic income withholding. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement the provisions of this section. This section does not apply to court-ordered services provided to juveniles which are a charge upon the state pursuant to section 232.141 and services for which the department has established a support obligation pursuant to section 234.39.
92 Acts, ch 1229, §24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §216
For future amendment to this section effective upon the later of January 1, 2021, or the effective date of rules adopted by the department of revenue to implement 2020 Acts, ch 1064, see 2020 Acts, ch 1064, §10, 28; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §73, 74
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 234 - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
Section 234.2 - Division created.
Section 234.3 - Child welfare advisory committee.
Section 234.4 - Education of children in departmental programs.
Section 234.6 - Powers and duties of the administrator.
Section 234.7 - Department duties.
Section 234.8 - Fees for child welfare services.
Section 234.12 - Department to provide food programs.
Section 234.12A - Electronic benefits transfer program.
Section 234.13 - Fraudulent practices relating to food programs.
Section 234.14 - Federal grants.
Section 234.21 - Services to be offered.
Section 234.22 - Extent of services.
Section 234.23 - Charge for services.
Section 234.24 - Services may be refused.
Section 234.25 - Language to be used.
Section 234.26 - Construction.
Section 234.28 - Obscenity laws not applicable.
Section 234.35 - When state to pay foster care costs.
Section 234.37 - Department may establish accounts for certain children.
Section 234.38 - Foster care reimbursement rates.
Section 234.39 - Responsibility for cost of services.
Section 234.40 - Corporal punishment.
Section 234.41 - Tort actions.
Section 234.42 - Foster care review committees — confidentiality.
Section 234.45 - Iowa marriage initiative grant fund.