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Senate Study Bill 62

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
  1  2 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    b.  A person involved in an investigation of dependent
  1  4 adult abuse including all of the following:
  1  5    (1)  A health practitioner or mental health professional
  1  6 who is examining, attending, or treating an adult whom such
  1  7 practitioner or professional believes or has reason to believe
  1  8 has been the victim of abuse or to a health practitioner or
  1  9 mental health professional whose consultation with respect to
  1 10 an adult believed to have been the victim of abuse is
  1 11 requested by the department.
  1 12    (2)  An employee or agent of the department responsible for
  1 13 the investigation of a dependent adult abuse report.
  1 14    (3)  A representative of the department involved in the
  1 15 certification or accreditation of an agency or program
  1 16 providing care or services to a dependent adult believed to
  1 17 have been a victim of abuse.
  1 18    (3) (4)  A law enforcement officer responsible for
  1 19 assisting in an investigation of a dependent adult abuse
  1 20 allegation.
  1 21    (4) (5)  A multidisciplinary team, if the department of
  1 22 human services approves the composition of the
  1 23 multidisciplinary team and determines that access to the team
  1 24 is necessary to assist the department in the investigation,
  1 25 diagnosis, assessment, and disposition of a case of dependent
  1 26 adult abuse.
  1 27    (5) (6)  The mandatory reporter who reported the dependent
  1 28 adult abuse in an individual case.  
  1 29                           EXPLANATION
  1 30    This bill adds to the list of persons with access to
  1 31 dependent adult abuse information, those who are involved in
  1 32 an investigation of dependent adult abuse and who are
  1 33 department representatives involved with the certification or
  1 34 accreditation of an agency or program providing care or
  1 35 services to a dependent adult believed to have been a victim
  2  1 of abuse.  
  2  2                      BACKGROUND STATEMENT
  2  3                     SUBMITTED BY THE AGENCY
  2  4    Iowa Code section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph "b",
  2  5 describes individuals, agencies, and other entities in the
  2  6 investigation of a report of dependent adult abuse who are
  2  7 authorized access to adult abuse investigation information and
  2  8 reports.  The department of human services proposes adding
  2  9 department representatives involved with the certification or
  2 10 accreditation of agencies or programs to the list.  Situations
  2 11 arise when department staff performing quality assurance
  2 12 activity are investigating the same situation or situations
  2 13 being investigated by adult abuse staff.  It is important that
  2 14 there be free exchange of information among these personnel.
  2 15 Current Code language does not specifically allow for this
  2 16 exchange.  
  2 17 LSB 1296DP 76
  2 18 pf/sc/14.1
     
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