Title VI, HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)

The department shall prescribe general regulations and rules for the conduct of child-placing agencies as necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter and of all other applicable laws of the state relating to children, and to safeguard the well-being of children placed or car…

1. The department shall prescribe forms for the registration and record of children cared for by any child-placing agency licensed under this chapter and for reports required by the department from the agencies. 2. If, for any reason, a child-placing agency ceases to exist, all r…

1. A child-placing agency licensed under this chapter shall maintain a record and make reports in the form prescribed by the department. 2. For a child being placed by the agency, the agency’s duties shall include compliance with the requirements of section 232.108 relating to vi…

Authorized employees of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing may inspect the premises and conditions of the agency at any time, examine every part of the agency, and inquire into all matters concerning the agency and the children in the care of the agency. [S13, …

Authorized employees of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall visit and inspect the premises of licensed child-placing agencies at least once every twelve months and make and preserve written reports of the conditions found. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a77; C39, § 3…

Authorized agents of the local board of health in whose jurisdiction a licensed child-placing agency is located may make inspection of the premises. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a78; C39, § 3661.092; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.21 ] 90 Acts, ch 1204, §57

A licensee shall provide all reasonable information to inspectors authorized under this chapter and afford the inspectors every reasonable means for obtaining pertinent information. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a79; C39, § 3661.093; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.22…

Annual report. Repealed by 2002 Acts, ch 1102, §8 .

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, individual cared for by the agency, or relative of the individual, shall not directly or indirectly disclose t…

The department may grant a license under this chapter for the period specified in section 238.9 for the operation of a child-placing agency in this state. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a60; C39, § 3661.074; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.3 ] 2002 Acts, ch 1102, §5 ; …

Reports as to placements. Repealed by 97 Acts, ch 99, §10 .

The department shall ensure that each licensed child-placing agency maintains proper standards, and may at any time cause the child and home in which the child has been placed to be visited by the director’s agents for the purpose of ascertaining whether the home is suitable for …

An agency as specified in this chapter and when licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may do any of the following: 1. Receive children in need of assistance or children who are under eighteen years of age found to have committed a delinquent act by the juveni…

A license shall not be issued under this chapter unless the applicant shows that the applicant and the applicant’s agents are properly equipped by training and experience to find and select suitable temporary or permanent homes for children and to supervise the homes in which the…

An agency placing a child in a foster home shall enter into a written agreement with the person taking the child. The agreement shall provide that the agency shall have access at all reasonable times to the child and to the home in which the child is living, and may remove the ch…

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 ]

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

A person who violates any provision of this chapter or who intentionally makes any false statements or reports to the department relative to a provision of this chapter is guilty of a fraudulent practice. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a100; C39, § 3661.114; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §238.43…

A person shall not operate a child-placing agency or solicit or receive funds for the support of a child-placing agency without an unrevoked license issued by the department within the preceding twelve months. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a62; C39, § 3661.076; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,…

The license shall state the name of the licensee and the particular premises in which the agency may be operated. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a63; C39, § 3661.077; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.6 ] 2023 Acts, ch 19, §762

A license shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a64; C39, § 3661.078; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.7 ] 2023 Acts, ch 19, §763

A record of the licenses issued by the department under this chapter shall be maintained by the department. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a65; C39, § 3661.079; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.8 ] 2023 Acts, ch 19, §764

A license granted under this chapter shall be valid for three years from the date of issuance unless the license is revoked in accordance with section 238.10 . [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a66; C39, § 3661.080; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.9 ] 2002 Acts, ch 1102, …