House File 644 S-3037 Amend House File 644, as passed by the House, as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 232.2, subsection 12, paragraph c, Code 4 2025, is amended to read as follows: 5 c. (1) All rights and duties of a custodian shall be 6 subject to any residual rights and duties remaining in a parent 7 or guardian. 8 (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the department may 9 consent to emergency medical care and routine medical care for 10 a child that will allow the child to experience childhood and 11 participate in activities in a manner similar to the child’s 12 peers. “Routine medical care” includes but is not limited to 13 all of the following: 14 (a) Preventative care, also known as wellness care, not 15 including the administration of a vaccination. 16 (b) Nonemergency medical care including but not limited 17 to a physical examination, a diagnostic laboratory test, or a 18 medical visit for a minor illness. 19 (c) Use of necessary medication, including but not limited 20 to antibiotics. 21 (3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the department 22 may consent to a child’s participation in an individualized 23 education program. 24 Sec. 2. Section 232.2, subsection 12, Code 2025, is amended 25 by adding the following new paragraph: 26 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. If a court order entered under this 27 chapter transfers legal custody of a child to the department, 28 the department shall have the authority to delegate the 29 department’s rights and duties as custodian of the child to a 30 licensee under chapter 237. 31 Sec. 3. Section 237.10, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended 32 by adding the following new paragraph: 33 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. (1) The department shall notify an 34 individual licensee, and the parents or guardians of a child, 35 -1- HF 644.937 (1) 91 dg/ko 1/ 2 #1.
if the department delegates the department’s right to consent 1 to emergency medical care and routine medical care on behalf of 2 the child under section 232.2, paragraph “c” , to the individual 3 licensee. 4 (2) The department shall notify the department of 5 education, an individual licensee, and the parents or guardians 6 of a child if the department delegates the department’s right 7 to consent to participation in an individualized education 8 program on behalf of the child under section 232.2, paragraph 9 “c” , to the individual licensee. > 10 ______________________________ SANDY SALMON -2- HF 644.937 (1) 91 dg/ko 2/ 2