House File 769 - Reprinted
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 184)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to child abuse reporting and registry
2 requirements.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 HF 769
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 232.69, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
1 2 2005, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
1 3 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (13) An employee or operator of a
1 4 provider of services to children funded under a federally
1 5 approved medical assistance home and community=based services
1 6 waiver.
1 7 Sec. 2. Section 232.71D, subsection 3, paragraph i, Code
1 8 2005, is amended by striking the paragraph.
1 9 Sec. 3. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph b,
1 10 subparagraph (9), Code 2005, is amended by striking the
1 11 subparagraph.
1 12 Sec. 4. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code
1 13 2005, is amended by adding the following new subparagraphs:
1 14 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (12) To an area education agency or
1 15 other person responsible for providing early intervention
1 16 services to children that is funded under part C of the
1 17 federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
1 18 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (13) To a federal, state, or local
1 19 governmental unit, or agent of the unit, that has a need for
1 20 the information in order to carry out its responsibilities
1 21 under law to protect children from abuse and neglect.
1 22 Sec. 5. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code
1 23 2005, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
1 24 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (18) To a person or agency responsible
1 25 for the care or supervision of a child named in a report as an
1 26 alleged victim of abuse or a person named in a report as
1 27 having allegedly abused a child, if the juvenile court or
1 28 department deems access to report data and disposition data by
1 29 the person or agency to be necessary.
1 30 Sec. 6. Section 235A.15, subsection 3, paragraphs b and c,
1 31 Code 2005, are amended to read as follows:
1 32 b. Persons involved in an assessment of child abuse
1 33 identified in subsection 2, paragraph "b", subparagraphs (2),
1 34 (3), (4), (6), and (7), and (9).
1 35 c. Others identified in subsection 2, paragraph "e",
2 1 subparagraphs (2), (3), and (6), and (18).
2 2 Sec. 7. Section 235A.15, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code
2 3 2005, is amended to read as follows:
2 4 c. Others identified in subsection 2, paragraph "e",
2 5 subparagraph subparagraphs (2) and (18).
2 6 Sec. 8. Section 235A.19, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
2 7 2005, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
2 8 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (9) For others identified in section
2 9 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph "d", subparagraph (7), and
2 10 paragraph "e", subparagraphs (9) and (16).
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