252.24 County of residence liable — exception.
1. The county of residence, as defined in section 331.394, shall be liable to the county granting assistance for all reasonable charges and expenses incurred in the assistance and care of a poor person.
2. When assistance is furnished by any governmental agency of the county, township, or city, the assistance shall be deemed to have been furnished by the county in which the agency is located and the agency furnishing the assistance shall certify the correctness of the costs of the assistance to the board of supervisors of that county and that county shall collect from the person’s county of residence. The amounts collected by the county where the agency is located shall be paid to the agency furnishing the assistance. This statute applies to services and supplies furnished as provided in section 139A.18.
3. This section shall apply to assistance or maintenance provided by a county through the county’s mental health and disability services system implemented under chapter 331.
[C51, §815; R60, §1383; C73, §1358; C97, §2229; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5319; C39, §3828.096; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §252.24]
92 Acts, ch 1212, §14; 2000 Acts, ch 1066, §44; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §125, 130; 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §26
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 252 - SUPPORT OF THE POOR
Section 252.1 - “Poor person” defined.
Section 252.2 - Parents and children liable.
Section 252.3 - Putative father.
Section 252.4 - Who deemed trustee.
Section 252.5 - Remote relatives.
Section 252.6 - Enforcement of liability.
Section 252.7 - Notice — hearing.
Section 252.8 - Scope of order.
Section 252.9 - Judgment — appeal.
Section 252.13 - Recovery by county.
Section 252.14 - Homestead — when liable.
Section 252.15 - Recovery by relative.
Section 252.16 - Settlement — how acquired.
Section 252.17 - Settlement continues.
Section 252.18 - Foreign paupers.
Section 252.22 - Contest between counties — chapter applicable to county public hospitals.
Section 252.23 - Legal settlement disputes.
Section 252.24 - County of residence liable — exception.
Section 252.25 - County general assistance.
Section 252.26 - General assistance director.
Section 252.27 - Form of assistance — condition.
Section 252.33 - Application for assistance.
Section 252.35 - Payment of claims.
Section 252.37 - Appeal to supervisors.