House Study Bill 516 SENATE/HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES BILL) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to authorized access to certain dependent adult 2 abuse information. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5351DP 82 5 rh/rj/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 235B.6, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1 2 2007, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. f. To a person who submits written 1 4 authorization from an individual allowing the person access to 1 5 information pursuant to this subsection on behalf of the 1 6 individual in order to verify whether the individual is named 1 7 in a founded dependent adult abuse report as having abused a 1 8 dependent adult. 1 9 EXPLANATION 1 10 This bill provides that a person who submits written 1 11 authorization from an individual allowing the person access to 1 12 dependent adult abuse information on behalf of the individual 1 13 in order to verify whether the individual is named in a 1 14 founded dependent adult abuse report as having abused a 1 15 dependent adult, shall have access to such dependent adult 1 16 abuse information. 1 17 LSB 5351DP 82 1 18 rh/rj/8