Applications for the HCBS rent subsidy program may be obtained
on the authority's Web site at www.iowafinanceauthority.gov/HCBS
. Applications shall be submitted to the Iowa finance authority as directed on
the application.
(1)
Application process. An applicant shall complete the
application for HCBS rent subsidy and provide all required documentation as
specified in the application.
(2)
Date of application. The date of the application shall be the
date the completed application, including all required documentation, is
received by the authority.
(3)
Eligibility determination. The applicant shall be notified of
the amount of monthly rent subsidy within 30 business days of the authority's
approval of a complete application. In addition, the applicant may elect to
have any of the following notified: legal guardian, case manager or
representative payee.
(4)
Waiting list. The authority shall maintain and administer a
statewide waiting list for funding of HCBS rent subsidy as follows:
a. When an application is received, the
applicant will be placed on the established waiting list according to the order
in which the completed application and all required supporting documents were
received by the authority.
b.
Waiting list priority shall be given to an applicant:
(1) Who is an approved MFP
participant.
(2) Who is
transitioning from an out-of-state institutional placement.
(3) Who is transitioning from an
institutional setting within Iowa.
(4) Whose rent subsidy has been terminated
due to lack of available funds under subrule 24.7(3).
c. When funding allows additional applicants
to be added to the HCBS rent subsidy program, their names shall be taken from
the statewide waiting list, updated information will be requested, and each
applicant's eligibility shall be determined at that time based upon receipt of
the requested updated documentation. If the completed application and
verification of eligibility are not received by the deadline specified by the
authority, the applicant's name may be removed from the waiting
list.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code
r. 265-24.4
Amended by
IAB
October 25, 2017/Volume XL, Number 9, effective
11/29/2017