Section 441.58.51. Definitions.

“Department” means the Iowa department of human services.

“Household” means all adults and children who lived in the pre-disaster residence who request individual assistance (not including landlords or other businesses), as well as any persons, such as infants, spouses, or part-time residents, who were not present at the time of the disaster but who are expected to return during the assistance period.

“Local administrative entity” means a county-appointed fiscal entity that performs direct work with households seeking assistance for unmet needs. The local administrative entity certifies the assistance that each household may receive and issues direct reimbursement or purchase vouchers for certified goods or services.

“Unmet need” means an item or service needed to overcome a disaster-related hardship, injury, or adverse condition due to an eligible federally declared disaster resulting in costs or damages related to personal property, home repair, food assistance, child care, or temporary housing for which the household has not received adequate assistance from any federal, state, nonprofit, or faith-based agency.

[ARC 9130B, IAB 10/6/10, effective 9/15/10; ARC 9313B, IAB 12/29/10, effective 2/2/11]