237.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of that division of the department designated by the director of human services to administer this chapter or the administrator’s designee. 2. “Agency” means a person, as defined in section 4.1, subsection 20, which provides child foster care and which does not meet […]
237.11 Penalty. An individual or an agency who provides child foster care without obtaining a license under this chapter or who knowingly violates this chapter or the rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a57; C39, §3661.071; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, […]
237.12 Injunctive relief. An individual or an agency who provides child foster care without obtaining a license under this chapter or who knowingly violates this chapter or the rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter may be temporarily or permanently enjoined by a court in an action brought by the state, a political subdivision of the […]
237.13 Foster home insurance fund. 1. For the purposes of this section, “foster home” means an individual, as defined in section 237.1, subsection 7, who is licensed to provide child foster care and shall also be known as a “licensed foster home”. 2. The foster home insurance fund shall be administered by the department of […]
237.14 Enhanced foster care services. The department shall provide for enhanced foster care services by establishing supplemental per diem or performance-based contracts that include payment of costs relating to payments of principal and interest for bonds and notes issued pursuant to section 16.57 with facilities licensed under this chapter which provide special services to children […]
237.14A Reasonable and prudent parent standard — immunity from liability. The department, or any individual, agency, or juvenile shelter care home that applies the reasonable and prudent parent standard reasonably and in good faith in regard to a child in foster care shall have immunity from civil or criminal liability which might otherwise be incurred […]
237.15 Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter unless otherwise defined: 1. “Case permanency plan” means the same as defined in section 232.2, subsection 4, except the plan shall also include the following: a. The efforts to place the child with a relative. b. The rationale for an out-of-state placement, and the efforts to prevent […]
237.16 Child advocacy board. 1. The child advocacy board is created within the department of inspections and appeals. The state board consists of nine members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate and directly responsible to the governor. One member shall be an active court appointed special advocate volunteer, one member shall […]
237.17 Foster care registry. 1. The state board shall establish a registry of the placements of all children receiving foster care. The department shall notify the state board of each placement within five working days of the department’s notification of the placement. The notification to the state board shall include information identifying the child receiving […]
237.18 Duties of state board. The state board shall: 1. Review the activities and actions of local boards. 2. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to: a. Establish a recordkeeping system for the files of local review boards including individual case reviews. b. Accumulate data and develop an annual report regarding children in foster care. […]
237.19 Local citizen foster care review boards. 1. The state board shall establish local citizen foster care review boards to review cases of children receiving foster care. The department shall discontinue its foster care review process for those children reviewed by local boards as local boards are established and operating. The state board shall select […]
237.2 Purpose. It is the policy of this state to provide appropriate protection for children who are separated from the direct personal care of their parents, relatives, or guardians and, as a result, are subject to difficulty in achieving appropriate physical, mental, emotional, educational, or social development. This chapter shall be construed and administered to […]
237.20 Local board duties. A local board shall, except in delinquency cases, do the following: 1. Review the case of each child receiving foster care assigned to the local board by the state board to determine whether satisfactory progress is being made toward the goals of the case permanency plan pursuant to section 237.22. The […]
237.21 Confidentiality of records — penalty. 1. The information and records of or provided to a local board, state board, or court appointed special advocate regarding a child who is receiving foster care or who is under the court’s jurisdiction and the child’s family when relating to services provided or the foster care placement are […]
237.22 Case permanency plan. The agency responsible for the placement of the child shall create a case permanency plan. The plan shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Plans for carrying out the voluntary placement agreement or judicial determination pursuant to which the child entered care. 2. Time frames to meet the stated permanency […]
237.23 Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1186, §37, 38.
237.3 Rules. 1. Except as otherwise provided by subsections 3 and 4, the administrator shall promulgate, after their adoption by the council on human services, and enforce in accordance with chapter 17A, administrative rules necessary to implement this chapter. Formulation of the rules shall include consultation with representatives of child foster care providers, and other […]
237.4 License required — exceptions. An individual or an agency, as defined in section 237.1, shall not provide child foster care unless the individual or agency obtains a license issued by the administrator under this chapter. However, a license is not required of the following: 1. An individual providing child foster care for a total […]
237.5 License application and issuance — denial, suspension, or revocation — provisional licenses. 1. An individual or an agency shall apply for a license by completing an application to the administrator upon forms furnished by the administrator. The administrator shall issue or reissue a license if the administrator determines that the applicant or licensee is […]
237.5A Foster parent training. 1. As a condition for initial licensure, each individual licensee shall complete thirty hours of foster parent training offered or approved by the department. However, if the licensee has completed relevant training or has a combination of completed relevant training and experience, and the department deems such training or combination to […]
