Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-11.1

Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024
Rule 441-11.1 - Definitions

"Current" shall mean that amount which is due and owing within the previous 12 months from the date of submission to the department of administrative services or that amount which is due and owing from the date the repayment agreement or court order is implemented, if less than 12 months, before the date of submission to the department of administrative services.

"Current repayment" shall mean that payment of the cumulative sum due and owing in accordance with a repayment agreement or court order for the preceding 12 months or the date of the order or agreement if the order or agreement is more recent.

"Debtor" shall mean a current or former recipient of public assistance that has been determined by the department to be responsible for the repayment of a particular debt. For supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), "debtor" shall include all adult members of the SNAP household participating at the time the SNAP overpayment or program violation occurred and shall include nonrecipients found guilty of violating SNAP rules by committing an act such as, but not limited to, trafficking. For child care assistance, "debtor" may include the current or former provider or current or former recipient of child care assistance. For Medicaid, "debtor" shall include any current or former Medicaid member, or the parents of a current or former Medicaid member who was under the age of 21 when the parents completed the application and had responsibility for reporting changes, who received services or benefits as a result of client or agency error or administrative overpayment or who owes a debt of unpaid premium payments for medical assistance.

"Department" shall mean the department of human services.

"Public assistance" shall mean family investment program, SNAP, Medicaid, state supplementary assistance, PROMISE JOBS, child care assistance, refugee cash assistance, and hawki program.

"Repayment agreement" shall mean an agreement entered into voluntarily between the department and the debtor for the repayment of debts. Agreements shall be made on Form 470-0495 or 470-0495(S), Agreement to Pay a Debt, or on a notice of debt listed in subrule 11.2(2).

"Written notification" shall mean the notification sent to a debtor by the department on Form 470-1668, Notice of Setoff of an Iowa Income Tax Refund for Debts Owed the Department of Human Services, Form 470-4139, Notice of Income Offset Against State Warrants, and Form 470-4140, Notice of Income (Payroll) Offset.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-11.1

ARC 7829B, lAB 6/3/09, effective 7/8/09; ARC 9701B, lAB 9/7/11, effective 9/1/11
Amended by IAB September 7, 2022/Volume XLV, Number 5, effective 11/1/2022