Bill Text: IA HF2252 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to programs and services under the purview of the department of human services including child care assistance, child and family services, foster care, adoption, and the dependent adult abuse information registry. (Formerly HSB 616.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-05-24 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 939. [HF2252 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2252-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
PROGRAMS
AND
SERVICES
UNDER
THE
PURVIEW
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HUMAN
SERVICES
INCLUDING
CHILD
CARE
ASSISTANCE,
CHILD
AND
FAMILY
SERVICES,
FOSTER
CARE,
ADOPTION,
AND
THE
DEPENDENT
ADULT
ABUSE
INFORMATION
REGISTRY.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
DIVISION
I
STATE
CHILD
CARE
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
ELIGIBILITY
Section
1.
Section
237A.13,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
d.
The
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
is
absent
for
a
limited
period
of
time
due
to
hospitalization,
physical
illness,
or
mental
illness,
or
is
present
but
is
unable
to
care
for
the
child
for
a
limited
period
as
verified
by
a
physician.
DIVISION
II
CHILD
AND
FAMILY
SERVICES
——
FOSTER
CARE
SERVICE
PAYMENTS
Sec.
2.
Section
234.1,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
2.
“Child”
means
either
a
person
less
than
eighteen
years
of
age
or
a
person
eighteen,
nineteen,
or
twenty
years
of
age
who
meets
all
of
the
following
conditions:
a.
The
person
was
placed
by
court
order
issued
pursuant
to
chapter
232
in
foster
care
or
in
an
institution
listed
in
House
File
2252,
p.
2
section
218.1
and
either
of
the
following
situations
apply
to
the
person:
(1)
After
reaching
eighteen
years
of
age,
the
person
has
remained
continuously
and
voluntarily
under
the
care
of
an
individual,
as
defined
in
section
237.1,
licensed
to
provide
foster
care
pursuant
to
chapter
237
or
in
a
supervised
apartment
living
arrangement,
in
this
state.
(2)
The
person
aged
out
of
foster
care
after
reaching
eighteen
years
of
age
and
subsequently
voluntarily
applied
for
placement
with
an
individual,
as
defined
in
section
237.1,
licensed
to
provide
foster
care
pursuant
to
chapter
237
or
for
placement
in
a
supervised
apartment
living
arrangement,
in
this
state.
b.
The
person
has
demonstrated
a
willingness
to
participate
in
case
planning
and
to
complete
the
responsibilities
prescribed
in
the
person’s
case
permanency
plan.
c.
The
department
has
made
an
application
for
the
person
for
adult
services
upon
a
determination
that
it
is
likely
the
person
will
need
or
be
eligible
for
services
or
other
support
from
the
adult
services
system.
Sec.
3.
Section
234.35,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
Payment
for
foster
care
services
provided
to
a
child
who
is
eighteen
years
of
age
or
older
shall
be
limited
to
the
following:
a.
For
a
child
who
is
eighteen
years
of
age,
family
Family
foster
care
or
independent
supervised
apartment
living
arrangements.
b.
For
a
child
who
is
nineteen
years
of
age,
independent
living
arrangements.
c.
For
a
child
who
is
at
imminent
risk
of
becoming
homeless
or
failing
to
graduate
from
high
school
or
to
obtain
a
general
education
development
diploma,
if
the
services
are
in
the
child’s
best
interests
interest
,
funding
is
available
for
the
services,
and
an
appropriate
alternative
service
is
unavailable.
Sec.
4.
Section
234.35,
subsection
4,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
House
File
2252,
p.
3
Sec.
5.
Section
237.15,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
“Child
receiving
foster
care”
means
a
child
defined
in
section
234.1
who
is
described
by
any
of
the
following
circumstances:
DIVISION
III
ADOPTION
Sec.
6.
Section
600.5,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9A.
If
the
parents
of
the
person
to
be
adopted
had
their
parental
rights
terminated
pursuant
to
chapter
232,
the
petition
shall
included
the
names
of
any
known
siblings
placed
separately
from
the
person
to
be
adopted
and
either
the
plan
for
ongoing
contact
between
the
siblings
if
a
court
found
that
continued
contact
is
in
the
best
interest
of
each
sibling
or
a
statement
that
the
court
found
continued
contact
between
the
siblings
is
not
in
the
best
interest
of
each
sibling.
Sec.
7.
Section
600.6,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
If
parental
rights
were
terminated
pursuant
to
chapter
232,
a
copy
of
any
court
orders
concerning
whether
ongoing
contact
between
siblings
not
placed
with
the
person
to
be
adopted
is
in
the
best
interest
of
each
sibling.
Sec.
8.
Section
600.8,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(4)
Whether
the
minor
person
to
be
adopted
was
the
subject
of
a
termination
of
parental
rights
proceeding
pursuant
to
chapter
232,
whether
there
are
siblings
not
placed
with
the
minor
person
to
be
adopted,
and
whether,
if
there
are
siblings,
there
is
an
ongoing
relationship
between
the
siblings
and
the
minor
child
to
be
adopted
or
a
court
order
finding
contact
between
the
siblings
is
in
the
best
interest
of
each
sibling.
Sec.
9.
Section
600.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(7)
Any
siblings
of
the
person
to
be
adopted
due
to
either
an
ongoing
relationship
or
a
court
finding
that
ongoing
contact
with
the
person
to
be
adopted
House
File
2252,
p.
4
is
in
the
best
interest
of
each
sibling
if
the
person
to
be
adopted
was
a
minor
child
when
the
minor
child’s
parents
had
their
parental
rights
terminated
pursuant
to
chapter
232
and
the
person
to
be
adopted
and
the
person’s
siblings
were
not
placed
together.
Sec.
10.
Section
600.16A,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Subject
to
section
235A.15,
the
juvenile
court
or
court
shall
order
the
opening
of
the
permanent
adoption
record
of
the
juvenile
court
or
court,
the
permanent
termination
of
parental
rights
record
under
chapter
232,
or
both,
pertaining
to
an
adopted
person
who
is
an
adult,
upon
request
of
the
adopted
person
if
the
parents
of
the
adopted
person
had
their
parental
rights
terminated
pursuant
to
chapter
232.
DIVISION
IV
DEPENDENT
ADULT
ABUSE
INFORMATION
REGISTRY
——
DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION
Sec.
11.
Section
235B.3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
If,
in
the
course
of
assessment,
evaluation,
or
investigation
of
a
report
of
dependent
adult
abuse,
the
department
determines
that
disclosure
is
necessary
for
the
protection
of
a
dependent
adult’s
resources,
the
department
may
disclose
the
initiation
and
status
of
the
dependent
adult
abuse
evaluation
to
the
dependent
adult’s
bank,
savings
association,
credit
union,
broker-dealer
as
defined
in
section
502.102,
subsection
4,
investment
advisor
as
defined
in
section
502.102,
subsection
15,
financial
advisor,
or
other
financial
institution,
or
the
administrator
as
defined
in
section
502.102,
subsection
1.
Sec.
12.
Section
235B.6,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraphs:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(20)
To
a
bank,
savings
association,
credit
union,
broker-dealer
as
defined
in
section
502.102,
subsection
4,
investment
advisor
as
defined
in
section
502.102,
subsection
15,
financial
advisor,
or
other
financial
institution
as
deemed
necessary
by
the
department
to
protect
the
dependent
adult’s
resources.
House
File
2252,
p.
5
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(21)
To
the
social
security
administration.
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(22)
To
the
administrator
as
defined
in
section
502.102,
subsection
1.
Sec.
13.
Section
235B.6,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
Access
to
unfounded
dependent
adult
abuse
information
is
authorized
only
to
those
persons
identified
in
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraphs
(2),
(5),
and
(6),
and
paragraph
“e”
,
subparagraphs
(2),
(5),
and
(10)
,
(20),
(21),
and
(22)
.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2252,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2022
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor