Iowa Code 331.396A – Eligibility requirements — children’s behavioral health services
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A child shall be eligible for behavioral health services under the regional service system if all of the following conditions are met:
1. The child is under eighteen years of age and is a resident of this state.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 331.396A
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The child has been diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance.
3. a. The child’s family has a family income equal to or less than five hundred percent of the federal poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, a child’s family whose household income is between one hundred fifty percent but not more than five hundred percent of the federal poverty level shall be eligible for behavioral health services subject to a copayment, a single statewide sliding fee scale, or other cost-sharing requirements approved by the department.