DHS Policy and Procedure Manuals

These manuals are the Department's official interpretation of the federal laws and regulations and the state laws and rules relating to the programs it administers. The purpose of the manuals is to present Department policies and procedures for program administration in a centralized and usable form for Department staff.  

Employees' Manual Table of Contents (Titles 1 through 17) 

Management Manual Table of Contents (Titles 20 through 24)

 

What's New Lists of the recent changes to manuals in each program area   Reference Lists of circular letters and manual changes issued Mental Health Procedures relating to state facilities Child Support Procedures for the establishment and enforcement of child support obligations Medicaid Provider Coverage and billing instructions for providers of services paid through the Medicaid program

Income Maintenance Procedures for determining eligibility for cash and medical assistance such as Family Investment Program, Food Assistance, and Medicaid Social Services Procedures for administering child welfare services and other social services Administration Procedures for policy development, appeals, financial management and office management Rules Department's administrative rule chapters

*

The Bureau of Policy Coordination sends out a weekly e-mail announcement about changes to the rules and policy manuals displayed on this web site. If you would like to receive these announcements, click the "Subscribe" button at the left and then send the resulting e-mail message, or click on this e-mail address and sending a blank note: join-policyanalysis@lists.ia.gov . 

If you are receiving these announcements and would like to stop, you can unsubscribe by clicking on the "Unsubscribe" button to the left and then send the resulting e-mail message or clicking on this e-mail address and sending a blank note leave-policyanalysis@lists.ia.gov.