Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 421 - Human Rights Department
Chapter 22 - LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)
Rule 421-22.3 - Local administering agencies (LAAs)
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
(1) The department shall administer the LIHEAP program by contracting with LAAs meeting program and fiscal guidelines as required by federal law. Contracts with the LAAs will specify required and allowable program activities, DHHS regulations, special conditions, transfer of electronic data to fuel vendors and the state, program and fiscal reporting to the department, and audit requirements.
(2) Each LAA will conduct outreach activities to ensure that eligible households are made aware of the program. In addition to its normal outreach functions, each LAA will authorize its workers to take applications in an applicant's home as well as at local community, church, and elderly centers and other locations deemed appropriate. A notice of the appeal and hearing procedure must be posted at each intake site, and a copy of the appeal and hearing procedure and any other state-required handouts must be given to each client at the time of application or determination.
