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House Amendment 3974

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  1  1    Amend Senate File 150, as amended, passed, and
  1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
  1  3    #1.  Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
  1  4 following:
  1  5    "Section 1.  Section 232.2, subsection 6, paragraph
  1  6 o, Code 1995, is amended by striking the paragraph and
  1  7 inserting in lieu thereof the following:
  1  8    o.  Who is described by any other paragraph of this
  1  9 subsection and in whose body there is an illegal drug
  1 10 present as a direct consequence of the acts or
  1 11 omissions of the child's parent, guardian, or
  1 12 custodian which a reasonable and prudent person knew
  1 13 or should have known is likely to lead to the drug's
  1 14 presence in the child's body.  The presence of the
  1 15 drug shall be determined in accordance with a
  1 16 medically relevant test as defined in section 232.73.
  1 17    Sec.    .  Section 232.68, subsection 2, paragraph
  1 18 f, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  1 19    f.  An illegal drug is present in a child's body as
  1 20 a direct and foreseeable consequence of the acts or
  1 21 omissions of the person responsible for the care of
  1 22 the child which a reasonable and prudent person knew
  1 23 or should have known is likely to lead to the drug's
  1 24 presence in the child's body.
  1 25    Sec.    .  Section 232.73, unnumbered paragraph 2,
  1 26 Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  1 27    As used in this section and section 232.77,
  1 28 "medically relevant test" means a test that produces
  1 29 reliable results of exposure to cocaine, heroin,
  1 30 amphetamine, methamphetamine, or other illegal drugs,
  1 31 or combinations or derivatives thereof, including a
  1 32 drug urine screen test.  The department shall annually
  1 33 consult with the state board of health and the board
  1 34 of pharmacy examiners in developing standards for
  1 35 reliable results of exposure to particular types of
  1 36 drugs, drug combinations, and derivatives as necessary
  1 37 to minimize the incidence of false positive test
  1 38 results.  The department shall consult with the boards
  1 39 in developing a list of laboratories approved for the
  1 40 purposes of this chapter to process medically relevant
  1 41 tests.
  1 42    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  232.106  TERMS AND
  1 43 CONDITIONS ON CHILD'S PARENT.
  1 44    If the court enters an order under this chapter
  1 45 which imposes terms and conditions on the child's
  1 46 parent, guardian, or custodian, the purpose of the
  1 47 terms and conditions shall be to assure the protection
  1 48 of the child.  The order is subject to the following
  1 49 provisions:
  1 50    1.  The order shall state the reasons for and
  2  1 purpose of the terms and conditions.
  2  2    2.  If a parent, guardian, or custodian is required
  2  3 to have a chemical test of blood or urine for the
  2  4 purpose of determining the presence of an illegal
  2  5 drug, the test shall be a medically relevant test as
  2  6 defined in section 232.73.  The parent, guardian, or
  2  7 custodian may select the laboratory which processes
  2  8 the test from among the laboratories approved pursuant
  2  9 to section 232.73.  A positive test result shall not
  2 10 be used for the criminal prosecution of a parent,
  2 11 guardian, or custodian for the presence of an illegal
  2 12 drug."
  2 13    #2.  Page 2, by inserting after line 13 the
  2 14 following:
  2 15    "Sec.    .  Section 235C.3, subsection 3, Code
  2 16 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  2 17    3.  IDENTIFICATION.  The council shall develop
  2 18 recommendations regarding state programs or policies
  2 19 to increase the accuracy of the identification of
  2 20 chemically exposed infants and children."
  2 21    #3.  By renumbering as necessary.  
  2 22 
  2 23 
  2 24                              
  2 25 FALLON of Polk
  2 26 SF 150.705 76
  2 27 jp/sc
     

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