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28 a. The court and professional court staff,
29 including juvenile court officers.
30 b. The newborn infant and the newborn infant's
31 counsel.
32 c. The newborn infant's parent, guardian,
33 custodian, and those persons' counsel.
34 d. The newborn infant's court-appointed special
35 advocate and guardian ad litem.
36 e. The county attorney and the county attorney's
37 assistants.
38 f. An agency, association, facility, or
39 institution which has custody of the newborn infant,
40 or is legally responsible for the care, treatment, or
41 supervision of the newborn infant.
42 g. The newborn infant's foster parent or an
43 individual providing preadoptive care to the newborn
44 infant.
45 3. Pursuant to court order a record described in
46 subsection 1 may be inspected by and the contents may
47 be disclosed to any of the following:
48 a. A person conducting bona fide research for
49 research purposes under whatever conditions the court
50 may deem proper, provided that no personal identifying
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1 data shall be disclosed to such a person.
2 b. Persons who have a direct interest in a
3 proceeding or in the work of the court.
4 4. Any person who knowingly discloses, receives,
5 or makes use or permits the use of information derived
6 directly or indirectly from such a record or discloses
7 identifying information concerning such individual,
8 except as provided by this section, commits a serious
9 misdemeanor.
10 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 232B.6 EDUCATIONAL AND
11 PUBLIC INFORMATION.
12 The department of human services, in consultation
13 with the Iowa department of public health and the
14 department of justice, shall develop and distribute
15 the following:
16 1. An information card or other publication for
17 distribution by an institutional health facility to a
18 parent who releases custody of a newborn infant in
19 accordance with this chapter. The publication shall
20 inform the parent of a parent's rights under section
21 232B.4, explain the request for medical history
22 information under section 232B.2, subsection 2, and
23 provide other information deemed pertinent by the
24 departments.
25 2. Educational materials, public information
26 announcements, and other resources to develop
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