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HOUSE
FILE
474
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
195)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
22,
2023
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
placement
of
custody
of
a
newborn
infant
1
under
the
newborn
safe
haven
Act.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
232.2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
40A.
“Newborn
infant”
means
the
same
as
3
defined
in
section
233.1.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
232.78,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsection:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
a.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
7
to
the
contrary
including
priority
in
placement
of
a
child
8
under
subsection
8,
if
an
ex
parte
order
is
requested
from
the
9
juvenile
court
under
this
section
pursuant
to
section
233.2
for
10
transfer
of
custody
of
a
newborn
infant,
one
of
the
following
11
shall
be
applicable:
12
(1)
If
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
was
not
13
initially
relinquished
under
section
233.2
to
an
adoption
14
service
provider,
the
department
shall
request
that
custody
be
15
transferred
to
the
department.
16
(2)
If
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
was
initially
17
relinquished
under
section
233.2
to
an
adoption
service
18
provider,
the
adoption
service
provider
shall
request
that
19
custody
be
transferred
to
the
adoption
service
provider.
20
b.
Upon
receiving
the
order,
the
department
or
the
adoption
21
service
provider
shall
take
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
and
22
proceed
in
accordance
with
chapter
233.
23
c.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“adoption
service
24
provider”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
233.1.
25
Sec.
3.
Section
232.95,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
26
following
new
subsection:
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
28
contrary
including
placement
of
custody
of
a
child
pursuant
to
29
subsection
2,
if
the
hearing
under
this
section
is
the
result
30
of
a
request
for
an
ex
parte
order
from
the
court
pursuant
to
31
section
232.78
for
a
newborn
infant
for
whom
physical
custody
32
was
relinquished
pursuant
to
section
233.2,
the
court
shall
33
place
custody
of
the
child
as
provided
in
section
232.78,
34
subsection
9,
and
proceed
in
accordance
with
chapter
233.
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Sec.
4.
Section
232.102,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
1
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
3
contrary,
transfer
of
legal
custody
and
placement
of
a
newborn
4
infant
for
whom
physical
custody
was
relinquished
pursuant
to
5
section
233.2
shall
be
determined
in
accordance
with
chapter
6
233.
7
Sec.
5.
Section
232.104,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsection:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
10.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
10
contrary,
legal
custody
and
placement
of
a
newborn
infant
for
11
whom
physical
custody
was
relinquished
pursuant
to
section
12
233.2
shall
be
determined
in
accordance
with
chapter
233.
13
Sec.
6.
Section
233.1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
233.1
Newborn
safe
haven
Act
——
definitions.
16
1.
This
chapter
may
be
cited
as
the
“Newborn
Safe
Haven
17
Act”
.
18
2.
For
the
purposes
of
this
chapter
,
unless
the
context
19
otherwise
requires:
20
a.
“Adoption
service
provider”
means
a
state-licensed
21
private
agency
which
is
recognized
as
exempt
under
section
22
501(c)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
which
represents
23
itself
as
placing
children
permanently
or
temporarily
in
24
private
family
homes,
receiving
children
for
placement
in
25
private
family
homes,
and
actually
engaging
in
placement
of
26
children
in
private
family
homes
for
adoption.
27
b.
“Certified
adoption
investigator”
means
the
same
as
28
defined
in
section
600A.2.
29
c.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
health
and
human
30
services.
31
a.
d.
“First
responder”
means
an
emergency
medical
care
32
provider,
a
registered
nurse
staffing
an
authorized
service
33
program
under
section
147A.12
,
a
physician
assistant
staffing
34
an
authorized
service
program
under
section
147A.13
,
a
fire
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fighter,
or
a
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
801.4
.
1
b.
e.
“Institutional
health
facility”
means
a
hospital
2
as
defined
in
section
135B.1
,
including
a
facility
providing
3
medical
or
health
services
that
is
open
twenty-four
hours
per
4
day,
seven
days
per
week
and
is
a
hospital
emergency
room
or
a
5
health
care
facility
as
defined
in
section
135C.1
.
6
c.
f.
“Newborn
infant”
means
a
child
who
is,
or
who
appears
7
to
be,
ninety
days
of
age
or
younger.
8
Sec.
7.
Section
233.2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
9
follows:
10
233.2
Newborn
infant
custody
release
procedures.
11
1.
a.
A
parent
of
a
newborn
infant
may
voluntarily
release
12
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
by
relinquishing
physical
custody
13
of
the
newborn
infant,
without
expressing
an
intent
to
again
14
assume
physical
custody,
at
an
institutional
health
facility
15
or
to
an
adoption
service
provider
or
by
authorizing
another
16
person
to
relinquish
physical
custody
on
the
parent’s
behalf.
17
If
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
is
not
relinquished
18
directly
to
an
individual
on
duty
at
the
institutional
health
19
facility
or
to
an
adoption
service
provider
,
the
parent
may
20
take
other
actions
to
be
reasonably
sure
that
an
individual
on
21
duty
or
the
adoption
service
provider
is
aware
that
the
newborn
22
infant
has
been
left
at
the
institutional
health
facility
or
23
the
location
of
the
adoption
service
provider
.
The
actions
24
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
making
telephone
contact
25
with
the
institutional
health
facility
,
the
adoption
service
26
provider,
or
a
911
service.
27
b.
In
lieu
of
the
procedure
described
in
paragraph
“a”
,
28
a
parent
of
a
newborn
infant
may
make
telephone
contact
with
29
a
911
service
and
relinquish
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
30
infant,
without
expressing
an
intent
to
again
assume
physical
31
custody,
to
a
first
responder
who
responds
to
the
911
telephone
32
call.
33
c.
For
the
purposes
of
this
chapter
and
for
any
judicial
34
proceedings
associated
with
the
newborn
infant,
a
rebuttable
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presumption
arises
that
the
person
who
relinquishes
physical
1
custody
at
an
institutional
health
facility
,
to
an
adoption
2
service
provider,
or
to
a
first
responder
in
accordance
with
3
this
section
is
the
newborn
infant’s
parent
or
has
relinquished
4
physical
custody
with
the
parent’s
authorization.
5
2.
a.
Unless
the
parent
or
other
person
relinquishing
6
physical
custody
of
a
newborn
infant
clearly
expresses
an
7
intent
to
return
to
again
assume
physical
custody
of
the
8
newborn
infant,
an
individual
on
duty
at
the
facility
at
which
9
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
was
relinquished,
the
10
adoption
service
provider
to
whom
physical
custody
of
the
11
newborn
infant
was
relinquished,
or
a
first
responder
to
whom
12
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
was
relinquished,
13
pursuant
to
subsection
1
shall
take
physical
custody
of
the
14
newborn
infant.
The
individual
on
duty
,
the
adoption
service
15
provider,
or
the
first
responder
may
request
the
parent
or
16
other
person
to
provide
the
name
of
the
parent
or
parents
17
and
information
on
the
medical
history
of
the
newborn
infant
18
and
the
newborn
infant’s
parent
or
parents.
However,
the
19
parent
or
other
person
is
not
required
to
provide
the
names
20
or
medical
history
information
to
comply
with
this
section
.
21
The
individual
on
duty
,
the
adoption
service
provider,
or
22
the
first
responder
may
perform
reasonable
acts
necessary
to
23
protect
the
physical
health
or
safety
of
the
newborn
infant.
24
The
individual
on
duty
and
the
institutional
health
facility
25
in
which
the
individual
was
on
duty
,
the
adoption
service
26
provider,
and
the
first
responder
are
immune
from
criminal
or
27
civil
liability
for
any
acts
or
omissions
made
in
good
faith
to
28
comply
with
this
section
.
29
b.
If
the
physical
custody
of
a
newborn
infant
is
30
relinquished
to
a
first
responder
or
to
an
adoption
service
31
provider
,
the
first
responder
or
the
adoption
service
provider
32
shall
transport
the
newborn
infant
to
the
nearest
institutional
33
health
facility.
The
first
responder
or
the
adoption
service
34
provider
shall
provide
any
parental
identification
or
medical
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history
information
to
the
institutional
health
facility.
1
c.
If
the
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
is
2
relinquished
at
an
institutional
health
facility,
the
state
3
shall
reimburse
the
institutional
health
facility
for
the
4
institutional
health
facility’s
actual
expenses
in
providing
5
care
to
the
newborn
infant
and
in
performing
acts
necessary
to
6
protect
the
physical
health
or
safety
of
the
newborn
infant.
7
The
reimbursement
shall
be
paid
from
moneys
appropriated
for
8
this
purpose
to
the
department
of
human
services
.
9
d.
If
the
name
of
the
parent
is
unknown
to
the
institutional
10
health
facility,
the
individual
on
duty
or
other
person
11
designated
by
the
institutional
health
facility
at
which
12
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
was
relinquished
shall
13
submit
the
certificate
of
birth
report
as
required
pursuant
14
to
section
144.14
.
If
the
name
of
the
parent
is
disclosed
15
to
the
institutional
health
facility,
the
facility
shall
16
submit
the
certificate
of
birth
report
as
required
pursuant
to
17
section
144.13
.
The
department
of
public
health
shall
not
file
18
the
certificate
of
birth
with
the
county
of
birth
and
shall
19
otherwise
maintain
the
confidentiality
of
the
birth
certificate
20
in
accordance
with
section
144.43
.
21
3.
a.
As
soon
as
possible
after
the
individual
on
duty
,
22
the
adoption
service
provider,
or
the
first
responder
assumes
23
physical
custody
of
a
newborn
infant
released
under
subsection
24
1
,
and,
if
applicable,
the
adoption
service
provider
or
25
the
first
responder
transports
the
newborn
infant
to
the
26
nearest
institutional
health
facility
under
subsection
2,
27
paragraph
“b”
,
the
individual
or
on
duty
shall
notify
either
28
the
department
or
an
adoption
service
provider
and
the
first
29
responder
shall
notify
the
department
of
human
services
and
30
the
.
The
department
or
the
adoption
service
provider
shall
31
take
the
actions
necessary
to
assume
the
care,
control,
and
32
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
.
as
follows:
33
(1)
If
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
was
not
34
initially
relinquished
to
an
adoption
service
provider,
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the
department
shall
immediately
notify
the
juvenile
court
1
and
the
county
attorney
of
the
department’s
action
and
the
2
circumstances
surrounding
the
action
and
request
an
ex
parte
3
order
from
the
juvenile
court
ordering,
in
accordance
with
the
4
requirements
of
section
232.78
,
subsection
9,
the
department
5
to
take
custody
of
the
newborn
infant.
Upon
receiving
the
6
order,
the
department
shall
take
custody
of
the
newborn
7
infant.
After
the
department
takes
custody
of
the
newborn
8
infant,
notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary
relating
9
to
priority
placement
of
the
child
under
section
232.78,
the
10
department
shall,
if
feasible,
place
the
newborn
infant
in
11
a
prospective
adoptive
home.
The
department
shall
maintain
12
a
list
of
prospective
adoptive
homes
that
have
completed
13
placement
investigations
and
have
been
preapproved
by
the
14
department
or
a
certified
adoption
investigator.
15
(2)
If
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
infant
was
initially
16
relinquished
to
an
adoption
service
provider,
the
adoption
17
service
provider
shall
immediately
notify
the
juvenile
court
18
and
the
county
attorney
of
the
adoption
service
provider’s
19
action
and
the
circumstances
surrounding
the
action
and
20
request
an
ex
parte
order
from
the
juvenile
court
ordering,
in
21
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
section
232.78,
subsection
22
9,
the
adoption
service
provider
to
take
custody
of
the
23
newborn
infant.
Upon
receiving
the
order,
the
adoption
service
24
provider
shall
take
custody
of
the
newborn
infant.
25
b.
Within
twenty-four
hours
of
the
department
or
the
26
adoption
service
provider
taking
custody
of
the
newborn
infant,
27
the
department
or
the
adoption
service
provider
shall
notify
28
the
juvenile
court
and
the
county
attorney
in
writing
of
the
29
department’s
or
adoption
service
provider’s
action
and
the
30
circumstances
surrounding
the
action.
31
c.
Within
twenty-four
hours
of
the
adoption
service
provider
32
taking
custody
of
the
newborn
infant,
the
adoption
service
33
provider
shall
notify
the
department
in
writing
that
the
34
adoption
service
provider
has
taken
custody
of
the
newborn
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infant
and
will
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
233.
1
4.
a.
Upon
being
notified
in
writing
by
the
department
or
2
the
adoption
service
provider
under
subsection
3
,
the
county
3
attorney
shall
file
a
petition
alleging
the
newborn
infant
to
4
be
a
child
in
need
of
assistance
in
accordance
with
section
5
232.87
and
a
petition
for
termination
of
parental
rights
with
6
respect
to
the
newborn
infant
in
accordance
with
section
7
232.111,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
.
A
hearing
on
a
child
in
8
need
of
assistance
petition
filed
pursuant
to
this
subsection
9
shall
be
held
at
the
earliest
practicable
time.
A
hearing
on
a
10
termination
of
parental
rights
petition
filed
pursuant
to
this
11
subsection
shall
be
held
no
later
than
thirty
days
after
the
12
day
the
physical
custody
of
the
newborn
child
was
relinquished
13
in
accordance
with
subsection
1
unless
the
juvenile
court
14
continues
the
hearing
beyond
the
thirty
days
for
good
cause
15
shown.
16
b.
Notice
of
a
petition
filed
pursuant
to
this
subsection
by
17
either
the
department
or
the
adoption
service
provider
shall
18
be
provided
to
any
known
parent
and
others
in
accordance
with
19
the
provisions
of
chapter
232
and
shall
be
served
upon
any
20
putative
father
registered
with
the
state
registrar
of
vital
21
statistics
pursuant
to
section
144.12A
.
In
addition,
prior
to
22
holding
a
termination
of
parental
rights
hearing
with
respect
23
to
the
newborn
infant,
notice
by
publication
shall
be
provided
24
as
described
in
section
600A.6,
subsection
5
.
25
5.
Reasonable
efforts,
as
defined
in
section
232.102
,
that
26
are
made
in
regard
to
the
newborn
infant
shall
be
limited
to
27
the
efforts
made
in
a
timely
manner
to
finalize
a
permanency
28
plan
for
the
newborn
infant.
29
6.
An
individual
on
duty
at
an
institutional
health
30
facility
,
an
adoption
service
provider,
or
a
first
responder
31
who
assumes
custody
of
a
newborn
infant
upon
the
release
of
32
the
newborn
infant
under
subsection
1
shall
be
provided
notice
33
of
any
hearing
held
concerning
the
newborn
infant
at
the
same
34
time
notice
is
provided
to
other
parties
to
the
hearing
and
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the
individual
or
first
responder
may
provide
testimony
at
the
1
hearing.
2
Sec.
8.
Section
233.5,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
2.
A
record
described
in
subsection
1
may
be
inspected
and
5
the
contents
disclosed
without
court
order
to
the
following:
6
a.
The
court
and
professional
court
staff,
including
7
juvenile
court
officers.
8
b.
The
newborn
infant
and
the
newborn
infant’s
counsel.
9
c.
The
newborn
infant’s
parent,
guardian,
custodian,
and
10
those
persons’
counsel.
11
d.
The
newborn
infant’s
court
appointed
special
advocate
and
12
guardian
ad
litem.
13
e.
The
county
attorney
and
the
county
attorney’s
assistants.
14
f.
An
agency,
adoption
service
provider,
association,
15
facility,
or
institution
which
has
custody
of
the
newborn
16
infant,
or
is
legally
responsible
for
the
care,
treatment,
or
17
supervision
of
the
newborn
infant.
18
g.
The
newborn
infant’s
foster
parent
or
an
individual
19
providing
a
prospective
adoptive
home
or
preadoptive
care
to
20
the
newborn
infant.
21
Sec.
9.
Section
233.6,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
233.6
Educational
and
public
information.
24
The
department
of
human
services,
in
consultation
with
the
25
Iowa
department
of
public
health
and
the
department
of
justice,
26
shall
develop
and
distribute
the
following:
27
1.
An
information
card
or
other
publication
for
28
distribution
by
an
institutional
health
facility
,
adoption
29
service
provider,
or
a
first
responder
to
a
parent
who
releases
30
custody
of
a
newborn
infant
in
accordance
with
this
chapter
.
31
The
publication
shall
inform
the
parent
of
a
parent’s
rights
32
under
section
233.4
,
explain
the
request
for
medical
history
33
information
under
section
233.2,
subsection
2
,
and
provide
34
other
information
deemed
pertinent
by
the
departments.
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2.
Educational
materials,
public
information
announcements,
1
and
other
resources
to
develop
awareness
of
the
availability
2
of
the
newborn
safe
haven
Act
and
the
involvement
of
adoption
3
service
providers
among
adolescents,
young
parents,
and
others
4
who
might
avail
themselves
of
this
chapter
.
5
3.
Signage
that
may
be
used
to
identify
the
institutional
6
health
facilities
and
adoption
service
providers
at
which
7
physical
custody
of
a
newborn
infant
may
be
relinquished
in
8
accordance
with
this
chapter
.
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