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IA Code § 235A.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235A - CHILD ABUSE|Section 235A.16 - Requests for child abuse information.

235A.16 Requests for child abuse information.   1. Requests for child abuse information shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the department, except as otherwise provided by subsection 2. Request forms shall require information sufficient to demonstrate authorized access.   2. a. Requests for child abuse information may be made orally by telephone where a person making such a request believes that the information is needed immediately and where information sufficient to demonstrate authorized access is provided. In the event that a request is made orally by telephone, a written request form shall nevertheless be filed within seventy-two hours.   b. The department of inspections and appeals may provide access to the single contact repository established under section 135C.33, subsection 7, for criminal and abuse history checks made by those employers, agencies, and other persons that are authorized access to child abuse information under section 235A.15 and are required by law to perform such checks.   3. Subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to child abuse information that is disseminated to an employee of the department of human services, to a juvenile court, or to the attorney representing the department as authorized by section 235A.15.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §235A.16]  87 Acts, ch 153, §12; 2001 Acts, ch 191, §40  Referred to in §216A.136, 235A.12
IA Code § 235A.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235A - CHILD ABUSE|Section 235A.20 - Civil remedy.

235A.20 Civil remedy.   Any aggrieved person may institute a civil action for damages under chapter 669 or 670 or to restrain the dissemination of child abuse information in violation of this chapter, and any person, agency or other recipient proven to have disseminated or to have requested and received child abuse information in violation of this chapter, or any employee of the department who knowingly destroys assessment data except in accordance with rule as established by the department for retention of child abuse information under section 235A.18 shall be liable for actual damages and exemplary damages for each violation and shall be liable for court costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the party bringing the action. In no case shall the award for damages be less than one hundred dollars.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §235A.20]  97 Acts, ch 176, §13, 41, 43  Referred to in §235A.12
IA Code § 235A.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235A - CHILD ABUSE|Section 235A.21 - Criminal penalties.

235A.21 Criminal penalties.   1. Any person who willfully requests, obtains, or seeks to obtain child abuse information under false pretenses, or who willfully communicates or seeks to communicate child abuse information to any agency or person except in accordance with sections 235A.15 and 235A.17, or any person connected with any research authorized pursuant to section 235A.15 who willfully falsifies child abuse information or any records relating to child abuse information, or any employee of the department who knowingly destroys assessment data except in accordance with rule as established by the department for retention of child abuse information under section 235A.18 is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. Any person who knowingly, but without criminal purposes, communicates or seeks to communicate child abuse information except in accordance with sections 235A.15 and 235A.17 shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.   2. Any reasonable grounds for belief that a person has violated any provision of this chapter shall be grounds for the immediate withdrawal of any authorized access such person might otherwise have to child abuse information.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §235A.21]  97 Acts, ch 176, §14, 42, 43  Referred to in §235A.12, 235A.17, 235A.19
IA Code § 235A.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235A - CHILD ABUSE|Section 235A.22 - Education program.

235A.22 Education program.   The department of human services shall require an educational program for employees of the department with access to child abuse information on the proper use and control of child abuse information.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §235A.22]  97 Acts, ch 176, §15  Referred to in §235A.12
IA Code § 235A.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235A - CHILD ABUSE|Section 235A.23 - Reports.

235A.23 Reports.   1. The department of human services may compile statistics, conduct research, and issue reports on child abuse, provided identifying details of the subject of child abuse reports are deleted from any report issued.   2. The department shall issue an annual report on its administrative operation, including information as to the number of requests for child abuse data, the proportion of requests attributable to each type of authorized access, the frequency and nature of irregularities, and other pertinent matters.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §235A.23]  87 Acts, ch 153, §14; 97 Acts, ch 176, §16  Referred to in §235A.12
IA Code § 235A.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235A - CHILD ABUSE|Section 235A.24 - Order for disclosure or release of child abuse information.

235A.24 Order for disclosure or release of child abuse information.   1. a. If a person’s request for information relating to a case of founded child abuse under section 235A.15, subsection 9, is denied or such person does not believe the department has substantially complied with the request and seeks additional information, the person may apply to the juvenile court for an order compelling disclosure of the information.   b. The director of human services or the director’s designee may apply, if the conditions under section 235A.15, subsection 11 or 12, are met, to the court requesting a review of confidential information proposed for release and an order authorizing the release of information. A release of information that would otherwise be confidential under section 217.30 concerning social services provided to the child or the child’s family shall not include information concerning financial or medical assistance provided to the child or the child’s family.   2. The application shall state in reasonable detail the factors in support of the application. The juvenile court shall have jurisdiction to issue the order. A hearing shall be set immediately upon filing of an application under this section and subsequent proceedings shall be accorded priority by other courts.   3. In considering the application, the court shall weigh the public’s interest and right to know the information against the privacy rights of the victim of the child abuse and other individuals who may be affected by the release of the information relating to the case of child abuse.   4. After the court has reviewed the information relating to the case in camera, unless the court finds that a restriction listed in section 235A.15, subsection 9, is applicable, the court may issue an order compelling disclosure or authorizing release of the information relating to the case.  2000 Acts, ch 1137, §12, 14; 2004 Acts, ch 1153, §8  Referred to in §235A.12, 235A.15
IA Code § 235B.3A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY|Section 235B.3A - Prevention of additional abuse — notification of rights.

235B.3A Prevention of additional abuse — notification of rights.   If a peace officer has reason to believe that dependent adult abuse, which is criminal in nature, has occurred, the officer shall use all reasonable means to prevent further abuse, including but not limited to any of the following:   1. If requested, remaining on the scene as long as there is a danger to the dependent adult’s physical safety without the presence of a peace officer, including but not limited to staying in the dwelling unit, or if unable to remain at the scene, assisting the dependent adult in leaving the residence and securing support services or emergency shelter services.   2. Assisting the dependent adult in obtaining medical treatment necessitated by the dependent adult abuse, including providing assistance to the dependent adult in obtaining transportation to the emergency room of the nearest hospital.   3. Providing a dependent adult with immediate and adequate notice of the dependent adult’s rights. The notice shall consist of handing the dependent adult a document that includes the telephone numbers of shelters, support groups, and crisis lines operating in the area and contains the following written statement of rights; requesting the dependent adult to read the document; and asking the dependent adult whether the dependent adult understands the rights:   [1] You have the right to ask the court for the following help on a temporary basis:   [a] Keeping the alleged perpetrator away from you, your home, and your place of work.   [b] The right to stay at your home without interference from the alleged perpetrator.   [c] Professional counseling for you, your family, or household members, and the alleged perpetrator of the dependent adult abuse.   [2] If you are in need of medical treatment, you have the right to request that the peace officer present assist you in obtaining transportation to the nearest hospital or otherwise assist you.   [3] If you believe that police protection is needed for your physical safety, you have the right to request that the peace officer present remain at the scene until you and other affected parties can leave or safety is otherwise ensured.  96 Acts, ch 1130, §6; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §87, 88; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §32; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §71  Similar provisions, §235E.3, 236.12, 236A.13, 709.22
IA Code § 235B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY|Section 235B.4 - Legislative findings and purposes.

235B.4 Legislative findings and purposes.   1. The general assembly finds and declares that a central registry is required to provide a single source for the statewide collection, maintenance, and dissemination of dependent adult abuse information. Such a registry is imperative for increased effectiveness in dealing with the problem of dependent adult abuse. The general assembly also finds that vigorous protection of rights of individual privacy is an indispensable element of a fair and effective system of collecting, maintaining, and disseminating dependent adult abuse information.   2. The purposes of this section and sections 235B.5 through 235B.13 are to facilitate the identification of victims or potential victims of dependent adult abuse by making available a single, statewide source of dependent adult abuse data; to facilitate research on dependent adult abuse by making available a single, statewide source of dependent adult abuse data; and to provide maximum safeguards against the unwarranted invasions of privacy which such a registry might otherwise entail.  91 Acts, ch 231, §4; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §80  Referred to in §235E.4
IA Code § 235B.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY|Section 235B.5 - Creation and maintenance of a central registry.

235B.5 Creation and maintenance of a central registry.   1. There is created within the department a central registry for dependent adult abuse information. The department shall organize and staff the registry and adopt rules for its operation.   2. The registry shall collect, maintain, and disseminate dependent adult abuse information as provided in this chapter.   3. The department shall maintain a toll-free telephone line, which shall be available on a twenty-four-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis and which the department and all other persons may use to report cases of suspected dependent adult abuse and that all persons authorized by this chapter may use for obtaining dependent adult abuse information.   4. An oral report of suspected dependent adult abuse initially made to the central registry shall be immediately transmitted by the department to the appropriate county department of human services or law enforcement agency, or both.   5. An oral report of suspected dependent adult abuse initially made to the central registry regarding a facility or program as defined in section 235E.1 shall be transmitted by the department to the department of inspections and appeals on the first working day following the submitting of the report.   6. The registry, upon receipt of a report of suspected dependent adult abuse, shall search the records of the registry, and if the records of the registry reveal any previous report of dependent adult abuse involving the same adult or if the records reveal any other pertinent information with respect to the same adult, the appropriate office of the department of human services or the appropriate law enforcement agency shall be immediately notified of that fact.   7. The central registry shall include but not be limited to report data, investigation data, and disposition data.  91 Acts, ch 231, §5; 2008 Acts, ch 1093, §7  Referred to in §235B.4, 235E.4, 279.13, 279.69, 321.375
IA Code § 235B.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY|Section 235B.7 - Requests for dependent adult abuse information.

235B.7 Requests for dependent adult abuse information.   1. Requests for dependent adult abuse information shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the department, except as otherwise provided by subsection 2. Request forms shall require information sufficient to demonstrate authorized access.   2. a. Requests for dependent adult abuse information may be made orally by telephone if a person making the request believes that the information is needed immediately and if information sufficient to demonstrate authorized access is provided. If a request is made orally by telephone, a written request form shall be filed within seventy-two hours of the oral request.   b. The department of inspections and appeals may provide access to the single contact repository established under section 135C.33, subsection 7, for criminal and abuse history checks made by those employers, agencies, and other persons that are authorized access to dependent adult abuse information under section 235B.6 and are required by law to perform such checks.   3. Subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to dependent adult abuse information that is disseminated to an employee of the department or to the office of the attorney general as authorized by section 235B.6.  91 Acts, ch 231, §7; 2014 Acts, ch 1107, §13; 2018 Acts, ch 1104, §4, 5  Referred to in §235B.4, 235B.12, 235E.4
IA Code § 235B.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY|Section 235B.8 - Redissemination of dependent adult abuse information.

235B.8 Redissemination of dependent adult abuse information.   1. A recipient of dependent adult abuse information authorized to receive the information shall not redisseminate the information, except that redissemination shall be permitted when all of the following conditions apply:   a. The redissemination is for official purposes in connection with prescribed duties or, in the case of a health practitioner, pursuant to professional responsibilities.   b. The person to whom such information would be redisseminated would have independent access to the same information under section 235B.6.   c. A written record is made of the redissemination, including the name of the recipient and the date and purpose of the redissemination.   d. The written record is forwarded to the registry within thirty days of the redissemination.   2. The department may notify, orally, the mandatory reporter in an individual dependent adult abuse case of the results of the case investigation and of the confidentiality provisions of sections 235B.6 and 235B.12. The department shall subsequently transmit a written notice to the mandatory reporter of the results and confidentiality provisions. A copy of the written notice shall be transmitted to the registry and shall be maintained by the registry as provided in section 235B.9.  91 Acts, ch 231, §8  Referred to in §235B.4, 235B.12, 235E.4
IA Code § 235B.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY|Section 235B.9 - Sealing and expungement of dependent adult abuse information.

235B.9 Sealing and expungement of dependent adult abuse information.   1. Dependent adult abuse information which is determined by a preponderance of the evidence to be founded, shall be sealed ten years after the receipt of the initial report of such abuse by the registry unless good cause is shown why the information should remain open to authorized access. If a subsequent report of founded dependent adult abuse involving the adult named in the initial report as the victim of abuse or a person named in such report as having abused an adult is received by the registry within the ten-year period, the information shall be sealed ten years after receipt of the subsequent report unless good cause is shown why the information should remain open to authorized access.   2. a. Dependent adult abuse reports that are rejected for evaluation, assessment, or disposition for failure to meet the definition of dependent adult abuse shall be expunged three years from the rejection date.   b. Dependent adult abuse information which is determined by a preponderance of the evidence to be unfounded shall be expunged five years from the date it is determined to be unfounded.   3. However, if a correction of dependent adult abuse information is requested under section 235B.10 and the issue is not resolved at the end of one year the information shall be retained until the issue is resolved and if the dependent adult abuse information is not determined to be founded, the information shall be expunged one year from the date it is determined to be unfounded.   4. The registry, at least annually, shall review and determine the current status of dependent adult abuse reports which are at least one year old and in connection with which no investigatory report has been filed by the department. If no investigatory report has been filed, the registry shall request the department to file a report. If a report is not filed within ninety days subsequent to a request, the report and relative information shall be sealed and remain sealed unless good cause is shown why the information should remain open to authorized access.   5. Dependent adult abuse information which is determined to be minor, isolated, and unlikely to reoccur shall be expunged five years after the receipt of the initial report by the department. If a subsequent report of dependent adult abuse committed by the caretaker responsible for the act or omission which was the subject of the previous report of dependent adult abuse which the department determined was minor, isolated, and unlikely to reoccur is received by the department within the five-year period, the information shall be sealed ten years after receipt of the subsequent report unless good cause can be shown why the information should remain open to authorized access.  91 Acts, ch 231, §9; 2003 Acts, ch 98, §6; 2007 Acts, ch 159, §16; 2009 Acts, ch 136, §8  Referred to in §235B.4, 235B.8, 235E.4
IA Code § 235B.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY|Section 235B.11 - Civil remedy.

235B.11 Civil remedy.   Any aggrieved person may institute a civil action for damages under chapter 669 or 670 or to restrain the dissemination of dependent adult abuse information in violation of this chapter, and any person proven to have disseminated or to have requested and received dependent adult abuse information in violation of this chapter shall be liable for actual damages and exemplary damages for each violation and shall be liable for court costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the party bringing the action. In no case shall the award for damages be less than five hundred dollars.  91 Acts, ch 231, §11  Referred to in §235B.4, 235E.4
IA Code § 235B.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY|Section 235B.12 - Criminal penalties.

235B.12 Criminal penalties.   1. Any person who willfully requests, obtains, or seeks to obtain dependent adult abuse information under false pretenses, or who willfully communicates or seeks to communicate dependent adult abuse information to any person except in accordance with sections 235B.6 through 235B.8, or any person connected with any research authorized pursuant to section 235B.6 who willfully falsifies dependent adult abuse information or any records relating to the information is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. Any person who knowingly, but without criminal purposes, communicates or seeks to communicate dependent adult abuse information except in accordance with sections 235B.6 through 235B.8 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.   2. Any reasonable grounds for belief that a person has violated any provision of this chapter is grounds for the immediate withdrawal of any authorized access the person might otherwise have to dependent adult abuse information.  91 Acts, ch 231, §12  Referred to in §235B.4, 235B.8, 235B.10, 235E.2, 235E.4
IA Code § 235B.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY|Section 235B.13 - Registry reports.

235B.13 Registry reports.   1. The registry may compile statistics, conduct research, and issue reports on dependent adult abuse, provided identifying details of the subjects of dependent adult abuse reports are deleted from any report issued.   2. The registry shall issue an annual report on its administrative operation, including information as to the number of requests for dependent adult abuse data, the proportion of requests attributable to each type of authorized access, the frequency and nature of irregularities, and other pertinent matters.  91 Acts, ch 231, §13  Referred to in §235B.4, 235E.4
IA Code § 235B.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY|Section 235B.17 - Provision of protective services with the consent of dependent adult — caretaker refusal.

235B.17 Provision of protective services with the consent of dependent adult — caretaker refusal.   1. If a caretaker of a dependent adult, who consents to the receipt of protective services, refuses to allow provision of the services, the department may petition the court with probate jurisdiction in the county in which the dependent adult resides for an order enjoining the caretaker from interfering with the provision of services.   2. The petition shall be verified and shall allege specific facts sufficient to demonstrate that the dependent adult is in need of protective services and consents to the provision of services and that the caretaker refuses to allow provision of the services. The petition shall include all of the following:   a. The name, date of birth, and address of the dependent adult alleged to be in need of protective services.   b. The protective services required.   c. The name and address of the caretaker refusing to allow the provision of services.   3. The court shall set the case for hearing within fourteen days of the filing of the petition. The dependent adult and the caretaker refusing to allow the provision of services shall receive at least five days’ notice of the hearing.   4. If the judge finds by clear and convincing evidence that the dependent adult is in need of protective services and consents to the services and that the caretaker refuses to allow the services, the judge may issue an order enjoining the caretaker from interfering with the provision of the protective services.  96 Acts, ch 1130, §7; 2009 Acts, ch 107, §2  Referred to in §235B.16A, 235E.4