Iowa § 237.13 - 237.13 Foster family home insurance fund.
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§ 237.13. 237.13 Foster family home insurance fund.
1. The foster family home insurance fund shall be administered by the department. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated by the general assembly for deposit in the fund. The department shall use moneys in the fund to provide home and property coverage for foster parents to cover damages to property resulting from the actions of a foster child residing in a foster family home or to reimburse foster parents for the cost of purchasing foster care liability insurance and to perform the administrative functions necessary to carry out this section. The department may establish limitations of liability for individual claims as deemed reasonable by the department. 2. The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 17A, to carry out the provisions of this section. 88 Acts, ch 1223, §1; 89 Acts, ch 178, §4; 93 Acts, ch 172, §41; 99 Acts, ch 55, §1 – 5; 2001 Acts, ch 135, §1, 2; 2011 Acts, ch 98, §2, 3; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §56; 2021 Acts, ch 182, §54; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §733; 2025 Acts, ch 135, §23 Section amended Thu Dec 11 19:12:18 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 237.13 (30, 2)
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