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House
File
343
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
343
BY
EHLERT
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
SRINIVAS
,
WILSON
,
KRESSIG
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
and
B.
MEYER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
reimbursement
of
child
care
providers
1
from
the
child
care
assistance
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
237A.13,
subsection
5,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
5.
The
department’s
billing
and
payment
provisions
for
3
the
program
shall
allow
providers
to
elect
either
biweekly
or
4
monthly
billing
and
payment
for
child
care
provided
under
the
5
program.
The
department
shall
pay
providers
based
on
full-day
6
rates
for
each
day
the
provider
cared
for
a
child
enrolled
in
7
the
program,
regardless
of
whether
the
child
remained
in
the
8
provider’s
care
for
the
full
day.
The
department
shall
remit
9
payment
to
a
provider
within
ten
business
days
of
receiving
10
a
bill
or
claim
for
services
provided.
However,
if
the
11
department
determines
that
a
bill
has
an
error
or
omission,
the
12
department
shall
notify
the
provider
of
the
error
or
omission
13
and
identify
any
correction
needed
before
issuance
of
payment
14
to
the
provider.
The
department
shall
provide
the
notice
15
within
five
business
days
of
receiving
the
billing
from
the
16
provider
and
shall
remit
payment
to
the
provider
within
ten
17
business
days
of
receiving
the
corrected
billing.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
relates
to
the
reimbursement
of
child
care
22
providers
from
the
child
care
assistance
program.
23
The
bill
provides
that
the
department
of
human
services
24
shall
pay
child
care
providers
based
on
full-day
rates
for
25
each
day
the
provider
cared
for
a
child
enrolled
in
the
state
26
child
care
assistance
program,
regardless
of
whether
the
child
27
remained
in
the
provider’s
care
for
the
full
day.
Under
28
current
law,
the
department
of
human
services
is
allowed
to
pay
29
less
than
full-day
rates
if
a
child
care
provider
cared
for
a
30
child
for
less
than
a
full
day.
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