Rule 70.302 - Noncontracted/court-ordered service application processThe chief juvenile court officer or approved administrator shall determine the need for each service.
70.302(1) Any party intending to request noncontracted/court-ordered service funds shall complete an application and receive approval for the funding request from the chief juvenile court officer or approved administrator, with the exception of drug testing, drug testing supplies, court-ordered transportation, and global positioning system monitors. 70.302(2) If an application for noncontracted/court-ordered services and/or a court order is not available, a consent decree, a global positioning system monitoring agreement, a condition of supervision agreement, or an informal or formal probation agreement must be contained within the case file.70.302(3) The application form with instructions shall be available upon request from the office of each chief juvenile court officer.70.302(4) The chief juvenile court officer or approved administrator shall approve or disapprove the request for funds and shall sign and return the application to the referring juvenile court officer.a. If the request is disapproved, the decision is final.b. If the request is approved, the service plan may be presented to the court for a court order to be issued for the services.70.302(5) The applicant shall have verified that there are no other alternative funding sources for the service.70.302(6) The chief juvenile court officer or approved administrator may establish procedures for handling emergency or after-hours situations and for the handling of transports.70.302(7)Use of other funding sources.a. The chief juvenile court officers shall ensure that the funds allocated for noncontracted/court-ordered services are spent only after all other reasonable actions have been taken to use other funding sources.b. Services are not eligible for reimbursement when another payment source is available.c. Medical cost sharing for the one-time payment per court order of a deductible amount or a coinsurance amount for treatment specified in a court order is an allowable expense that may be paid through the noncontracted/court-ordered services fund when insurance or Medicaid is then available to pay the remainder of the cost.d. The date of a medical claim's accrual for reimbursement through noncontracted/court-ordered services is the date the claim becomes a state liability. For example, a claim becomes a state liability on:(1) The date of a court order for a contested claim; or(2) The date of a determination by Medicaid or private insurance that Medicaid or private insurance denies partial or full payment for care and treatment for which an application has been approved.70.302(8)Allowable rates. The chief juvenile court officer or approved administrator shall negotiate a reimbursement rate with the provider to obtain the service at a reasonable cost based on available community or statewide rates.Iowa. R. Juv. Ct. Serv. Direct. Prog. 70.302
Court Order December 2, 2022, effective 7/1/2023.