The statewide caseload (number of participants) shall be
managed by the department in accord with funding limitations and federal
regulations or directives. The federally established priority categories of
participant shall be followed when limitation of services is necessary in
accord with 7 CFR
246.7(d)(3). In addition the
following rules shall apply:
(1) A
contract agency shall maintain a waiting list only when the department
determines that sufficient funds are not available to meet demand.
(2) When a waiting list has been authorized,
contract agencies shall certify applicants of potential highest priority first
(e.g., women and infants) and potential lower priority second (children).
Within these priority groups, applicants shall be offered certification
appointments in the order of placement on the list.
(3) When insufficient funds are available to
serve all priority categories, the department shall provide instructions to
contract agencies regarding which priority categories may continue to be
certified.
(4) When necessitated by
federal funding restrictions, the department reserves the right to terminate or
temporarily suspend benefits for categories of participants prior to the end of
their certification period. Each participant shall be advised in writing 15
days before the effective date of the reasons for the action and of the right
to a fair hearing.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code
r. 641-73.22
ARC 2839C, IAB
12/7/16, effective 1/11/17
Amended by
IAB
December 7, 2016/Volume XXXIX, Number 12, effective
1/11/2017
Rescinded by
IAB
April 30, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 22, effective
7/1/2025
