Section 238.24 – Information confidential — exceptions.
238.24 Information confidential — exceptions. 1. Except as authorized by this section, a person who acquires under this chapter or from the records provided for in this chapter, information relative to any agency or relative to any individual cared for by the agency or relative to any relative of the individual, shall not directly or […]
Section 238.30
238.30 Repealed by 97 Acts, ch 99, §10.
Section 238.31 – Inspection of foster homes.
238.31 Inspection of foster homes. The administrator shall be satisfied that each licensed child-placing agency is maintaining proper standards in its work, and said administrator may at any time cause the child and home in which the child has been placed to be visited by the administrator’s agents for the purpose of ascertaining whether the […]
Section 238.32 – Authority to agencies.
238.32 Authority to agencies. Any institution incorporated under the laws of this state or maintained for the purpose of caring for, placing out for adoption, or otherwise improving the condition of unfortunate children may, under the conditions specified in this chapter and when licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter: 1. Receive children […]
Section 238.42 – Agreement in child placements.
238.42 Agreement in child placements. Every agency placing a child in a foster home shall enter into a written agreement with the person taking the child, which agreement shall provide that the agency placing the child shall have access at all reasonable times to such child and to the home in which the child is […]
Section 238.43 – Exceptions.
238.43 Exceptions. The provisions of section 238.42 shall not apply to children who have been legally adopted. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a98; C39, §3661.112; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §238.41; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.43]
Section 238.44 – Contracts for services — liability for costs.
238.44 Contracts for services — liability for costs. An agency which enters into a contract with a referral agency to provide child placement services is liable for the costs of services which are paid prior to the provision of services, if the services are not subsequently provided. 94 Acts, ch 1174, §5
Section 238.45 – Penalty.
238.45 Penalty. Every person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who intentionally shall make any false statements or reports to the administrator with reference to the matters contained herein, shall be guilty of a fraudulent practice. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a100; C39, §3661.114; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §238.43; C71, 73, […]
Section 238.16 – Rules and regulations.
238.16 Rules and regulations. It shall be the duty of the administrator to provide such general regulations and rules for the conduct of all such agencies as shall be necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter and of all other laws of the state relating to children so far as the same are applicable, […]
Section 238.17 – Forms for registration and record — preservation.
238.17 Forms for registration and record — preservation. 1. The administrator shall prescribe forms for the registration and record of persons cared for by any child-placing agency licensed under this chapter and for reports required by said administrator from the agencies. 2. If, for any reason, a child-placing agency as defined by section 238.1 shall […]