Section 237.16 – Child advocacy board.
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 […]
Section 237.17 – Foster care registry.
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 […]
Section 237.18 – Duties of state board.
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. […]
Section 237.19 – Local citizen foster care review boards.
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 […]
Section 237.20 – Local board duties.
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 […]
Section 237.21 – Confidentiality of records — penalty.
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 […]
Section 237.22 – Case permanency plan.
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 […]
Section 237.23
237.23 Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1186, §37, 38.
Section 237.1 – Definitions.
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 […]
Section 237.2 – Purpose.
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 […]