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1 1 Section 1. Section 237.3, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code
1 2 2001, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 f. Housing, health, safety, and medical-care policies for
1 4 children receiving child foster care. The medical care
1 5 policies shall include but are not limited to both of the
1 6 following:
1 7 (1) If the health records supplied in accordance with the
1 8 child's case permanency plan to the foster care provider are
1 9 incomplete, provision for obtaining additional health
1 10 information from the child's parent or other source and
1 11 supplying the additional information to the foster care
1 12 provider.
1 13 (2) Provision for emergency health coverage of the child
1 14 while the child is engaged in temporary out-of-state travel
1 15 with the child's foster family.
1 16 Sec. 2. Section 237.3, Code 2001, is amended by adding the
1 17 following new subsection:
1 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. Notwithstanding the limitation on the
1 19 period of hours in the definition of child care in section
1 20 237A.1, for purposes of providing respite to a licensed foster
1 21 family home, a child care facility, as defined in section
1 22 237A.1, may, for a period of twenty-four hours or more,
1 23 provide care, supervision, and guidance of a child who is
1 24 placed with that licensed foster family home. The department
1 25 shall adopt rules to administer this subsection.
1 26 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
1 27 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
1 28 EXPLANATION
1 29 This bill relates to child foster care regulatory
1 30 requirements administered by the department of human services
1 31 under Code chapter 237.
1 32 The bill amends Code section 237.3 relating to
1 33 administrative rules adopted by the department. Under the
1 34 bill, the rules pertaining to medical care policies are to
1 35 address incomplete health care records by providing for
2 1 contact with the child's parent or other source to obtain
2 2 additional information. In addition, the department is to
2 3 provide for emergency health coverage while a child is engaged
2 4 in out-of-state travel with the child's foster family.
2 5 The bill provides an exception to the child care definition
2 6 so that a registered child care home, preschool, or licensed
2 7 child care center may provide care, supervision, or guidance
2 8 of a child for a period of 24 hours or more, for purposes of
2 9 providing respite care to a licensed foster family home
2 10 provider.
2 11 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
2 12 LSB 2031HH 79
2 13 jp/cf/24.1
Text: HF00365 Text: HF00367 Text: HF00300 - HF00399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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