Section 441.150.2. Categories of contracts.

       150.2(1) Iowa purchase of social services contract. An Iowa purchase of social services contract is a legal contract between the department and a provider for a specified service or services to clients referred by the department. This contract establishes the components of service to be provided, the rate per unit of service, a maximum number of units to be available, and other negotiated conditions. The department has three types of contracts for purchasing social services.

        a.           An agency contract is a contract written with an agency. Iowa Purchase of Social Services Agency Contract, Form 470-0628, shall be completed prior to services being purchased from the agency.

        b.           A child care certificate is an agreement written with a licensed child care center, a family day care home, a group day care home, an in-home care provider, or a relative care provider. Policies governing child care certificates may be found in 441—Chapter 170.

        c.           An individual in-home health-related provider agreement is an agreement written with an individual provider of in-home health services. Policies governing individual in-home health-related provider agreements may be found in 441—Chapter 177.

       150.2(2) Iowa purchase of administrative support contract. An Iowa purchase of administrative support contract is between the department and a contractor for the provision of administrative support. This contract establishes the support services to be provided, the rate and the method of payment, and other negotiated conditions. A contractor or the division of a contractor who is a multiservice organization holding an administrative support contract may not provide direct client services during the period of the contract.

        a.           A volunteer contract is the administrative support contract between an individual or agency and the department to secure volunteers to assist the department in service delivery.

        b.           A general use administrative support contract is between the department and a contractor for the provision of administrative support.

       150.2(3) County board of supervisors’ participation contract. Rescinded IAB 7/8/92, effective 7/1/92.

       150.2(4) Iowa donation of funds contract. The department may accept donated funds.

        a.           Upon mutual agreement regarding the scope and use of the funds to be donated, the department may negotiate and shall execute a contract between the department and the donor in accordance with department of administrative services rules in 11—Chapters 106 and 107. The contract shall contain specifications concerning amendment, termination, transmittal of funds, accounting, and reversion of unspent funds.

        b.           Except for restrictions permitted by the contract, all funds shall be donated on an unrestricted basis for use as if they were appropriated funds and shall be under the administrative control of the department. The donor may specify the geographic area to be served and the specific service to be provided.

        c.           No funds donated and transmitted to the department will be returned to the donor unless specified in the contract.