§ 237.13 — Foster family home insurance fund

Iowa § 237.13

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VI: HUMAN SERVICES
• Ch. 237: CHILD FOSTER CARE FACILITIES

Text

1. The foster family home insurance fund shall be administered by the department. The
fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated by the general assembly for deposit in the

fund. The department shall use moneys in the fund to provide home and property coverage
for foster parents to cover damages to property resulting from the actions of a foster child
residing in a foster family home or to reimburse foster parents for the cost of purchasing
foster care liability insurance and to perform the administrative functions necessary to carry
out this section. The department may establish limitations of liability for individual claims as
deemed reasonable by the department.
2. The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 17A, to carry out the provisions
of this section.