{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.44","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 238.44","heading":"Contracts for services — liability for costs.","body":"An agency which enters into a contract with a referral agency to provide child placement services is liable for the costs of services which are paid prior to the provision of services, if the services are not subsequently provided.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 238 - CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/238.44.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"420bf66eb2635685f4f62da613c71f04dbd132c59b505dd7422165488143fa4d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.43","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}