Iowa HF873 modifies aid, processes, services, and reimbursement for children in foster care.

Iowa HF873 amends provisions related to children in foster care, including treatment for serious mental illness or disorder, and emotional damage. The bill allows a court to adjudicate a child in need of assistance when the child requires treatment for serious chemical dependency, mental illness, or emotional damage, and the parent is unwilling or unable to provide such treatment. The bill eliminates the requirement that certain reimbursements to foster parents must be based on 65 percent of the USDA estimate of the cost to raise a child.

Iowa HF873 modifies aid, processes, services, and reimbursement for children in foster care.

Iowa HF873 amends provisions related to children in foster care, including treatment for serious mental illness or disorder, and emotional damage. The bill allows a court to adjudicate a child in need of assistance when the child requires treatment for serious chemical dependency, mental illness, or emotional damage, and the parent is unwilling or unable to provide such treatment. The bill eliminates the requirement that certain reimbursements to foster parents must be based on 65 percent of the USDA estimate of the cost to raise a child.