Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 234.38 (2026)

Foster care reimbursement rates

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The department shall make reimbursement payments directly to foster parents for services provided to children pursuant to section 234.6, subsection 1, paragraph “e”, subparagraph (2), or section 234.35. In any fiscal year, the reimbursement rate shall be based upon sixty-five percent of the United States department of agriculture estimate of the cost to raise a child in the calendar year immediately preceding the fiscal year. The department may pay an additional stipend for a child with special needs. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §234.38] 90 Acts, ch 1270, §44; 92 Acts, ch 1229, §26; 92 Acts, ch 1247, §46; 92 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1004, §4; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §190; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §683 Referred to in §234.35

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: In the Interest of C.S., 516 N.W.2d 851 (Iowa 1994).

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In the Interest of C.S., 516 N.W.2d 851 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 2× “1247, § 46 (amending Iowa Code § 234.38 to eliminate previously enacted rate increases for the 1993-1994 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years).”

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