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234.8 FEES FOR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
The department of human services may charge a fee for child
welfare services to a person liable for the cost of the services.
The fee shall not exceed the reasonable cost of the services. The
fee shall be based upon the person's ability to pay and consideration
of the fee's impact upon the liable person's family and the goals
identified in the case permanency plan. The department may assess
the liable person for the fee and the means of recovery shall include
a setoff against an amount owed by a state agency to the person
assessed pursuant to section 8A.504. In addition the department may
establish an administrative process to recover the assessment through
automatic income withholding. The department shall adopt rules
pursuant to chapter 17A to implement the provisions of this section.
This section does not apply to court-ordered services provided to
juveniles which are a charge upon the state pursuant to section
232.141 and services for which the department has established a
support obligation pursuant to section 234.39. Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1229, § 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §216
