IA HF86

Expands criteria for adjudicating a child in need of assistance (CINA) to include children requiring treatment for serious chemical dependency or mental/behavioral health disorders that compromise safety or cause aggressive behavior, when parents are unwilling or unable to secure treatment

Eliminates certain existing circumstances under which a child may be adjudicated a CINA (strikes subsections 11, 12, and 13 of Section 232.96A)

Removes the requirement that foster parent reimbursement rates be based on 65% of the USDA estimate of child-rearing costs, and eliminates the additional stipend for children with special needs

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt rules for foster parent reimbursement rates and review those rates at least once every three years

Requires HHS to reimburse adoption petitioners for preplacement and postplacement investigation costs up to $2,000 each, but only after the petitioner passes initial required background checks