Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-106.6

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 10, November 13, 2024

Rule 441-106.6 - Providing for basic needs

(1) A children's residential facility shall provide the following for children in its care:

a. Adequate shelter.

b. Nourishing food and water.

c. Opportunities for adequate sleep, exercise, cleanliness, and health maintenance.

(2) A children's residential facility shares responsibility for meeting these basic needs with the children's parents, guardians, or other primary caretakers.

(3) A children's residential facility shall have written policies related to:

a. Children's communication with their parents or guardians.

b. Children's ability to receive visitors who have been approved by their parents or guardians.

c. Confidentiality and reasonable privacy for children. The children's residential facility shall afford children and their families privacy and confidentiality unless doing so would jeopardize a child's health or safety.

d. Children's ability to keep personal belongings such as clothing, pictures, and other items.

e. Children's ability to participate in normal community activities.

(4) A children's residential facility shall not impose rules and restrictions that prevent communication with parents, guardians, other family members, or others.

(5) A children's residential facility shall share its written policies related to communication, visitors, personal belongings, and participation in community activities with a child's parents or guardians before a child is admitted to the children's residential facility.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-106.6

ARC 8009B, lAB 7/29/09, effective 9/2/09

Amended by IAB March 29, 2017/Volume XXXIX, Number 20, effective 5/3/2017