Iowa HSB590 mandates the Department of Health and Human Services to cover all costs for a child's placement in shelter care.

Iowa HSB590 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to pay for all costs associated with a child's placement in shelter care. This bill amends existing law to ensure the department covers these costs, previously shared with the child's custodial parent's county of residence. The department must also update its rules to reflect this new responsibility. Shelter care refers to temporary care for a child in a physically unrestricting facility from initial contact with juvenile authorities until the final judicial disposition of the child's case.

Iowa HSB590 mandates the Department of Health and Human Services to cover all costs for a child's placement in shelter care.

Iowa HSB590 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to pay for all costs associated with a child's placement in shelter care. This bill amends existing law to ensure the department covers these costs, previously shared with the child's custodial parent's county of residence. The department must also update its rules to reflect this new responsibility. Shelter care refers to temporary care for a child in a physically unrestricting facility from initial contact with juvenile authorities until the final judicial disposition of the child's case.