Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-175.39

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 22, May 1, 2024

Rule 441-175.39 - Founded child abuse

Reports of child abuse where abuse has been confirmed shall be placed on the central abuse registry as founded child abuse for either five or ten years under any of the circumstances specified by Iowa Code section 232.71D as amended by 2013 Iowa Acts, House File 590. When none of the placement criteria listed in Iowa Code section 232.71D(3) "b" as amended by 2013 Iowa Acts, House File 590, are applicable, reports of denial of critical care by failure to provide adequate clothing or failure to provide adequate supervision and physical abuse where abuse has been confirmed and determined to be minor, isolated, and unlikely to reoccur shall not be placed on the central abuse registry as a case of founded child abuse. The confirmed abuse shall be placed on the registry unless all three conditions are met.

(1)Confidentiality of founded child abuse report and data. The confidentiality of report and disposition data pertaining to founded child abuse shall be maintained as provided in Iowa Code chapter 23 5 A. Access to the report and disposition data on founded child abuse is authorized only as provided in Iowa Code section 235A.15.

(2)Sealing and expungement of founded child abuse report and data. Report and disposition data pertaining to founded child abuse shall be sealed and expunged as provided in Iowa Code section 235A.18.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-175.39

ARC 9698B, IAB 9/7/11, effective 8/15/11; ARC 0487C, IAB 12/12/12, effective 2/1/2013; ARC 1156C, IAB 10/30/2013, effective 1/1/2014