Iowa HF86 modifies foster care reimbursement rates and CINA adjudication criteria.

Iowa HF86 revises the criteria for children in need of assistance (CINA) and alters the reimbursement rates for foster parents. The bill removes the requirement that a child must need treatment for a serious mental illness or disorder to be adjudicated a CINA. It also changes the reimbursement rate for foster parents, eliminating the 65 percent of the USDA estimate of the cost to raise a child and the additional stipend for special needs children.

Iowa HF86 modifies foster care reimbursement rates and CINA adjudication criteria.

Iowa HF86 revises the criteria for children in need of assistance (CINA) and alters the reimbursement rates for foster parents. The bill removes the requirement that a child must need treatment for a serious mental illness or disorder to be adjudicated a CINA. It also changes the reimbursement rate for foster parents, eliminating the 65 percent of the USDA estimate of the cost to raise a child and the additional stipend for special needs children.