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House Journal: Page 1354: Monday, April 21, 1997

32     8.  Page 5, line 16, by striking the words "child
33   abuse information is" and inserting the following:
34   "report data and disposition data are".
35     9.  Page 5, by striking lines 21 through 25 and
36   inserting the following:
37     "4.  a.  The confidentiality of all of the
38   following shall be maintained in accordance with
39   section 217.30:
40     (1)  Investigation or assessment data.
41     (2)  Information pertaining to an allegation of
42   child abuse for which there was no investigation or
43   assessment performed.
44     (3)  Information pertaining to an allegation of
45   child abuse which was determined to not meet the
46   definition of child abuse.  Individuals identified in
47   section 235A.15, subsection 4, are authorized to have
48   access to such information under section 217.30.
49     (4)  Report data and disposition data pertaining to
50   an allegation of child abuse determined to meet the

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 1   definition of child abuse which is not subject to
 2   placement in the central registry.  Individuals
 3   identified in section 235A.15, subsection 3, are
 4   authorized to have access to such data under section
 5   217.30.
 6     b.  The confidentiality of report data and
 7   disposition data pertaining to an allegation of child
 8   abuse determined to meet the definition of child abuse
 9   which is subject to placement in the central registry,
10   shall be maintained as provided in chapter 235A."
11     10.  Page 5, by inserting before line 26 the
12   following:
13     "Sec. ___.  Section 235A.13, Code 1997, is amended
14   by adding the following new subsection:
15     NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  "Department" means the
16   department of human services.
17     Sec. ___.  Section 235A.13, subsections 1, 6, and
18   8, Code 1997, are amended to read as follows:
19     1.  "Child abuse information" means any or all of
20   the following data maintained by the department in a
21   manual or automated data storage system and
22   individually identified:
23    a.  Report data.
24    b.  Investigation or assessment data.
25     c.  Disposition data.
26     6.  "Investigation or assessment data" means any
of
27   the following information pertaining to the
28   department's evaluation of report data, including
a
29   family:
30     a.  Additional information as to the nature, extent
31   and cause of the injury, and the identity of persons

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