Senate
File
419
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
419
BY
QUIRMBACH
and
SEGEBART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
mandatory
child
abuse
and
dependent
adult
1
abuse
reporter
training
requirements.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135.11,
subsection
24,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
232.69,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
3
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
b.
A
person
required
to
make
a
report
under
subsection
5
1
,
other
than
a
physician
whose
professional
practice
does
6
not
regularly
involve
providing
primary
health
care
to
7
children,
shall
complete
two
hours
of
training
relating
to
8
the
identification
and
reporting
of
child
abuse
within
six
9
months
of
initial
employment
or
self-employment
involving
the
10
examination,
attending,
counseling,
or
treatment
of
children
11
on
a
regular
basis.
Within
one
month
of
initial
employment
or
12
self-employment,
the
person
shall
obtain
a
statement
of
the
13
abuse
reporting
requirements
from
the
person’s
employer
or,
if
14
self-employed,
from
the
department.
The
person
shall
complete
15
at
least
two
hours
of
additional
child
abuse
identification
and
16
reporting
training
every
five
three
years.
17
Sec.
3.
Section
232.69,
subsection
3,
paragraphs
c
and
d,
18
Code
2019,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs
and
inserting
19
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
20
c.
The
core
training
curriculum
relating
to
the
21
identification
and
reporting
of
child
abuse,
as
provided
22
in
paragraph
“b”
,
shall
be
developed
and
provided
by
the
23
department.
24
d.
An
employer
of
a
person
required
to
make
a
report
under
25
subsection
1
may
provide
supplemental
training,
specific
to
26
identification
and
reporting
of
child
abuse
as
it
relates
to
27
the
person’s
professional
practice,
in
addition
to
the
core
28
training
provided
by
the
department.
29
Sec.
4.
Section
235B.16,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
30
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
b.
A
person
required
to
report
cases
of
dependent
adult
32
abuse
pursuant
to
sections
235B.3
and
235E.2
,
other
than
a
33
physician
whose
professional
practice
does
not
regularly
34
involve
providing
primary
health
care
to
adults,
shall
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complete
two
hours
of
training
relating
to
the
identification
1
and
reporting
of
dependent
adult
abuse
within
six
months
of
2
initial
employment
or
self-employment
which
involves
the
3
examination,
attending,
counseling,
or
treatment
of
adults
4
on
a
regular
basis.
Within
one
month
of
initial
employment
5
or
self-employment,
the
person
shall
obtain
a
statement
of
6
the
abuse
reporting
requirements
from
the
person’s
employer
7
or,
if
self-employed,
from
the
department.
The
person
shall
8
complete
at
least
two
hours
of
additional
dependent
adult
abuse
9
identification
and
reporting
training
every
five
three
years.
10
Sec.
5.
Section
235B.16,
subsection
5,
paragraphs
c
and
d,
11
Code
2019,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs
and
inserting
12
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
13
c.
The
core
training
curriculum
relating
to
the
14
identification
and
reporting
of
dependent
adult
abuse,
as
15
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
,
shall
be
developed
by
the
department
16
pursuant
to
subsection
2
and
provided
by
the
department.
17
d.
An
employer
of
a
person
required
to
report
cases
18
of
dependent
adult
abuse
pursuant
to
sections
235B.3
and
19
235E.2
may
provide
supplemental
training,
specific
to
the
20
identification
and
reporting
of
dependent
adult
abuse
as
it
21
relates
to
the
person’s
professional
practice,
in
addition
to
22
the
core
training
provided
by
the
department.
23
Sec.
6.
Section
235B.16,
subsection
5,
paragraph
e,
Code
24
2019,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
25
Sec.
7.
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
A
child
abuse
or
dependent
26
adult
abuse
training
certificate
relating
to
the
identification
27
and
reporting
of
child
abuse
or
dependent
adult
abuse
issued
28
prior
to
July
1,
2019,
remains
effective
and
continues
in
29
effect
as
issued
for
the
five-year
period
following
its
30
issuance.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
mandatory
child
abuse
and
dependent
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adult
abuse
reporter
training.
1
The
bill
strikes
the
requirement
that
the
director
of
2
the
department
of
public
health
review
and
approve
mandatory
3
reporter
training
curricula
for
employees
who
work
in
a
4
position
that
classifies
the
employee
as
a
mandatory
reporter
5
and
the
position
classification
does
not
have
a
mandatory
6
reporter
training
curriculum
approved
by
a
licensing
or
7
examining
board.
8
The
bill
eliminates
current
law
relating
to
mandatory
9
dependent
adult
abuse
training,
including
training
for
10
dependent
adult
abuse
that
occurs
in
facilities
and
programs,
11
that
provides
that
to
the
extent
a
hospital
or
similar
12
public
or
private
facility
provides
approved
training
on
13
the
employer’s
premises,
the
hours
of
training
completed
by
14
employees
are
included
in
the
calculation
of
nursing
or
service
15
hours
required
to
be
provided
to
a
patient
or
resident
per
day.
16
Current
law
provides
that
a
hospital
or
similar
institution,
17
or
a
public
or
private
institution,
agency,
or
facility
are
18
responsible
for
providing
mandatory
reporter
training
to
19
employees
who
are
mandatory
reporters
of
child
abuse
and
20
dependent
adult
abuse.
If
a
person
who
is
deemed
a
mandatory
21
reporter
is
self-employed,
employed
in
a
licensed
or
certified
22
profession,
or
employed
by
a
facility
or
program
that
is
23
subject
to
licensure,
regulation,
or
approval
by
a
state
24
agency,
the
person
may
complete
the
initial
or
additional
25
training
requirements
through
any
of
the
following
ways:
a
26
continuing
education
program
required
under
Code
chapter
27
272C
(relating
to
regulation
of
licensed
professions
and
28
occupations);
a
training
program
using
a
curriculum
approved
by
29
the
director
of
public
health
pursuant
to
Code
section
135.11
30
(relating
to
the
duties
of
the
director
of
the
department
31
of
public
health);
or
a
training
program
using
an
approved
32
curriculum
offered
by
the
appropriate
public
agency.
33
The
bill
strikes
current
law
and
requires
the
department
34
of
human
services
to
develop
curriculum
and
provide
training
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for
all
mandatory
reporters
of
child
abuse
and
dependent
1
adult
abuse,
regardless
of
the
manner
in
which
the
person
is
2
employed.
Under
the
bill,
an
employer
of
a
person
required
3
by
law
to
make
a
report
of
child
abuse
or
dependent
adult
4
abuse
may
provide
supplemental
child
abuse
and
dependent
adult
5
abuse
training,
specific
to
the
identification
and
reporting
6
of
child
abuse
or
dependent
adult
abuse
as
it
relates
to
7
the
person’s
professional
practice,
in
addition
to
the
core
8
training
provided
by
DHS.
The
bill
increases
the
frequency
of
9
training
for
mandatory
child
abuse
and
dependent
adult
abuse
10
reporters
from
once
every
five
years
to
once
every
three
years,
11
and
provides
a
transition
provision
for
persons
who
received
a
12
child
abuse
or
dependent
adult
abuse
training
certificate
prior
13
to
July
1,
2019.
14
Under
current
law,
a
person
required
to
report
both
child
15
abuse
and
dependent
adult
abuse
may
complete
the
requisite
16
training
through
a
combined
training
program.
The
bill
strikes
17
current
law
and
requires
such
persons
to
complete
separate
18
child
abuse
training
and
dependent
adult
abuse
training.
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