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Iowa Code § 239.5 (2026)

Verification and authentication systems — public assistance programs

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1. No later than July 1, 2025, the department shall redesign an existing system; establish a new computerized income, asset, and identity eligibility verification system; or contract with a third-party vendor to provide for identity verification, identity authentication, asset verification, and dual enrollment prevention in order to deter waste, fraud, and abuse in each public assistance program administered by the department.

2. The department may contract with a third-party vendor to develop or provide a service for a real-time eligibility system that allows the department to verify or authenticate income, assets, and identity eligibility of applicants and recipients to prevent fraud, misrepresentation, and inadequate documentation when determining eligibility for public assistance programs. The system shall be accessed prior to determining eligibility, periodically between eligibility redeterminations, and during eligibility redeterminations and reviews. The department may also contract with a third-party vendor to provide information to facilitate reviews of recipient eligibility conducted by the department. Specifically, the department may contract with a third-party consumer reporting agency, as defined by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681a, for the purpose of obtaining real-time employment and income information.

3. A contract entered into under this section shall provide, at a minimum, for all of the following:

a. The establishment of the annual savings amount from utilization of the system or service, and a provision that the contract may be terminated contingent upon the savings not exceeding the total yearly cost to the state for utilization of the system or service.

b. That the contract shall not preclude the department from continuing to conduct additional eligibility verification or authentication processes, to receive, review, or verify additional information related to the eligibility of an individual, or from contracting with a third-party vendor to provide additional eligibility authentication or verification information.

4. The department shall seek federal approval as necessary to implement and administer this section. 2023 Acts, ch 104, §5 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1957–1995 · leading case: Collins v. State Bd. of Soc. Welfare, 81 N.W.2d 4 (Iowa 1957).
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Collins v. State Bd. of Soc. Welfare, 81 N.W.2d 4 (Iowa 1957). · cites it 36× “Collins and her husband have 6 children, ages 5 to 15 years. Both parents are physically incapacitated and unable to provide a reasonable subsistence for themselves and their children.”
Doe v. Gillman, 347 F. Supp. 483 (N.D. Iowa 1972). · cites it 10× “This action by plaintiff on behalf of herself, her minor child and all others similarly situated seeks declaratory and injunctive relief from the enforcement of § 239.5 Code of Iowa 1971. 1 A three-judge court was convened, 347 F.”
Kelley v. Iowa Dep't of Soc. Servs., 197 N.W.2d 192 (Iowa 1972). · cites it 4× “Code, 1971, § 239.5 ("In determining the amount of assistance, the county board shall take into consideration the income and resources of any child"—italics added).”
State v. Tutor, 538 N.W.2d 894 (Iowa Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 239.5 (6) (1993). The child support recovery unit must be notified when assistance is provided to a child whose parent is absent from the home.”
Roe v. Ray, 407 F. Supp. 351 (N.D. Iowa 1976). · cites it 6× “§§ 1343 , 2201 and 2202, plaintiffs, individually and in behalf of all others similarly situated, seek to have this court declare invalid and enjoin the enforcement of Iowa Department of Social Services (Department) eligibility regulation V-5-1 and § 239.5, Code of Iowa (1975),…”
Roe v. Ray, 551 F.2d 241 (8th Cir. 1977). · cites it 2× “She was denied AFDC assistance on the basis of Iowa Code § 239.5 and the Iowa Employees’ Manual § V-5-1 of the Iowa Department of Social Services which provide that the payee of an AFDC grant must be eighteen years of age or older unless he or she has attained majority through…”
Moten v. Iowa Dep't of Soc. Servs., 274 N.W.2d 280 (Iowa 1979). “See § 239.5 (second unnumbered paragraph), The Code; 770 Iowa Admin.”
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