1. Unless exempt pursuant to state or federal law or regulation, an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance shall be required to cooperate with child support services as a condition of eligibility.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 249A.58

  • Child: includes but shall not be limited to a stepchild, foster child, or legally adopted child and means a child actually or apparently under eighteen years of age, and a dependent person eighteen years of age or over who is unable to maintain the person's self and is likely to become a public charge. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • Recipient: means a person who receives medical assistance under this chapter. See Iowa Code 249A.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
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