Terms Used In Iowa Code 252E.11

  • Department: means the department of human services, which includes but is not limited to the child support recovery unit, or any comparable support enforcement agency of another state. See Iowa Code 252E.1
  • Medical support: means either the provision of health care coverage or the payment of cash medical support. See Iowa Code 252E.1
 If medical assistance is provided by the department to a dependent pursuant to chapter 249A, rights to medical support payments are assigned to the department.