225C.37 - PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS RULES. - Iowa Statutes

225C.37 PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS RULES. 1. A parent or legal guardian of a family member may apply to the local office of the department for the family support subsidy program. The application shall include: a. A statement that the family resides in a county of this state. b. Verification that the family member meets the definitional requirements of section 225C.35, subsection 3. Along with the verification, the application shall identify an age when the family member's eligibility for the family support subsidy under such definitional requirements will end. The age identified is subject to approval by the department. c. A statement that the family member resides, or is expected to reside, with the parent or legal guardian of the family member or, on a temporary basis, with another relative of the family member. d. A statement that if the child receives medical assistance, then the family support subsidy shall only be used for the cost of a service which is not covered by medical assistance. The family may receive welfare assistance for which the family is eligible. e. Verification that the net taxable income for the family for the calendar year immediately preceding the date of application did not exceed forty thousand dollars unless it can be verified that the estimated net taxable income for the family for the year in which the application is made will be less than forty thousand dollars. 2. Within the limits set by the appropriation for this purpose, the department shall approve or disapprove the application based on the family support services plan which identifies the needs of the child and the family and the eligibility criteria required to be included in the application under subsection 1, paragraphs "a" through "e", and shall notify the parent or legal guardian of the decision.          Section History: Recent Form 88 Acts, ch 1122, §4; 90 Acts, ch 1039, § 13; 90 Acts, ch 1114, § 3; 2006 Acts, ch 1159, §11; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263 Referred to in § 225C.36, 225C.40