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1 1 Amend Senate File 208, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 2, by striking lines 8 through 16.
1 4 #2. Page 2, line 23, by striking the words "Two
1 5 mental health professionals who are" and inserting the
1 6 following: "One mental health professional who is".
1 7 #3. Page 2, line 25, by striking the words "Two
1 8 social workers who are" and inserting the following:
1 9 "One social worker who is".
1 10 #4. Page 3, line 2, by striking the words "Three
1 11 others" and inserting the following: "One other".
1 12 #5. Page 4, line 35, by striking the words "areas
1 13 of the state" and inserting the following: "of the
1 14 department's county clusters".
1 15 #6. Page 5, line 8, by inserting after the word
1 16 "assessment." the following: "The department shall
1 17 commence the assessment within seventy-two hours of
1 18 the receipt of the report."
1 19 #7. Page 5, line 34, by striking the words "and
1 20 shall" and inserting the following: "within twenty-
1 21 one calendar days of the receipt of the report. The
1 22 assessment shall".
1 23 #8. Page 6, by striking lines 10 through 20 and
1 24 inserting the following:
1 25 "6. The department shall provide the county
1 26 attorney with a written copy of any assessment which
1 27 includes a recommendation for a juvenile or criminal
1 28 court action or petition. The county attorney shall
1 29 notify the department of any action taken concerning
1 30 an assessment provided by the department."
1 31 #9. Page 6, line 35, by striking the word "The"
1 32 and inserting the following: "In the opinion of a
1 33 health practitioner or mental health professional,
1 34 the".
1 35 #10. Page 7, by inserting after line 10 the
1 36 following:
1 37 "c. If information is placed in the central
1 38 registry as a case of founded child abuse, all of the
1 39 provisions of sections 235A.13 to 235A.23 which apply
1 40 to a case of founded child abuse shall apply to a case
1 41 of founded child abuse under this section."
1 42 #11. Page 8, by inserting after line 5 the
1 43 following:
1 44 "Sec. . DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES PILOT
1 45 PROJECTS. In implementing the pilot projects for
1 46 child abuse assessment required under section 232.71A,
1 47 as enacted by this Act, the department may apply a
1 48 special protocol for conducting an assessment in
1 49 response to a child abuse report to which all of the
1 50 following circumstances apply:
2 1 1. Three previous child abuse reports have been
2 2 made involving the same alleged perpetrator or a
2 3 family member of the alleged perpetrator.
2 4 2. The three previous reports were made within a
2 5 period of two years prior to the date of the latest
2 6 report.
2 7 3. The assessments resulting from the previous
2 8 three reports did not identify any child protection
2 9 concerns.
2 10 The special protocol may involve an abbreviated
2 11 assessment process, such as a telephone contact or
2 12 other means, to address the abuse allegation without
2 13 subjecting the family of the alleged perpetrator to
2 14 repeated or extensive assessments regarding abuse
2 15 allegations which have no basis."
2 16 #12. Page 8, by striking lines 6 through 14.
2 17 #13. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
2 18 and correcting internal references as necessary.
2 19 SF 208H
2 20 jp/pk/25
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