Bill Text: IA HF2404 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to processes overseen by the department of health and human services, including internal adoption information sharing, dependent adult abuse matters, juvenile justice court filings, mandatory reporter training, and health care coordination and intervention teams, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 625.) Effective date: 04/19/2024, 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-19 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 927. [HF2404 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2404-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
PROCESSES
OVERSEEN
BY
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES,
INCLUDING
INTERNAL
ADOPTION
INFORMATION
SHARING,
DEPENDENT
ADULT
ABUSE
MATTERS,
JUVENILE
JUSTICE
COURT
FILINGS,
MANDATORY
REPORTER
TRAINING,
AND
HEALTH
CARE
COORDINATION
AND
INTERVENTION
TEAMS,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
DIVISION
I
INTERNAL
ADOPTION
INFORMATION
SHARING
Section
1.
Section
600.16A,
subsection
6,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6.
Any
person,
other
than
the
adopting
parents
or
the
adopted
person,
who
discloses
information
in
violation
of
this
section
,
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
department
personnel
who
disclose
information
to
personnel
within
the
department
for
the
purposes
of
ensuring
continuity
of
the
department’s
services
to
the
child.
DIVISION
II
DEPENDENT
ADULT
ABUSE
Sec.
2.
Section
235B.6,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(7)
To
a
tribal
court
as
defined
in
section
626D.2,
a
tribal
prosecutor,
or
tribal
services
provided
that
the
dependent
adult
is
an
Indian
as
defined
in
House
File
2404,
p.
2
section
232B.3.
Sec.
3.
Section
235B.6,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
3.
Access
to
unfounded
dependent
adult
abuse
information
is
authorized
only
to
those
persons
identified
in
any
of
the
following:
a.
Subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
.
b.
Subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraphs
(2),
(5),
and
(6).
c.
Subsection
2,
paragraph
“d”
,
subparagraph
(7).
d.
Subsection
2,
paragraph
“e”
,
subparagraphs
(2),
(5),
(10),
(20),
(21),
and
(22).
DIVISION
III
ACCESS
TO
JUVENILE
COURT
SOCIAL
RECORDS
Sec.
4.
Section
232.147,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
20.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
department
may
inspect,
and
the
court
shall
disclose
to
the
department,
records
that
are
confidential
under
this
section
if
the
records
were
filed
in
a
proceeding
under
subchapter
III,
IV,
or
V
of
this
chapter
to
which
the
department
is
a
participant.
DIVISION
IV
MANDATORY
REPORTER
TRAINING
Sec.
5.
Section
232.69,
subsection
3,
paragraphs
b
and
e,
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
A
person
required
to
make
a
report
under
subsection
1
,
other
than
a
physician
whose
professional
practice
does
not
regularly
involve
providing
primary
health
care
to
children,
shall
complete
two
hours
of
the
core
training
curriculum
relating
to
the
identification
and
reporting
of
child
abuse
within
six
months
of
initial
employment
or
self-employment
involving
the
examination,
attending,
counseling,
or
treatment
of
children
on
a
regular
basis.
Within
one
month
of
initial
employment
or
self-employment,
the
person
shall
obtain
a
statement
of
the
abuse
reporting
requirements
from
the
person’s
employer
or,
if
self-employed,
from
the
department.
The
person
shall
complete
at
least
two
hours
of
additional
the
House
File
2404,
p.
3
core
training
curriculum
relating
to
the
identification
and
reporting
of
child
abuse
identification
and
reporting
training
every
three
years.
If
the
person
completes
at
least
one
hour
of
additional
child
abuse
identification
and
reporting
training
prior
to
the
three-year
expiration
period,
the
person
shall
be
deemed
in
compliance
with
the
training
requirements
of
this
section
for
an
additional
three
years.
e.
A
licensing
board
with
authority
over
the
license
of
a
person
required
to
make
a
report
under
subsection
1
shall
require
as
a
condition
of
licensure
that
the
person
is
in
compliance
with
the
requirements
for
abuse
the
core
training
curriculum
relating
to
the
identification
and
reporting
of
child
abuse
under
this
subsection
.
The
licensing
board
shall
require
the
person
upon
licensure
renewal
to
accurately
document
for
the
licensing
board
the
person’s
completion
of
the
training
requirements.
However,
the
licensing
board
may
adopt
rules
providing
for
waiver
or
suspension
of
the
compliance
requirements,
if
the
waiver
or
suspension
is
in
the
public
interest,
applicable
to
a
person
who
is
engaged
in
active
duty
in
the
military
service
of
this
state
or
of
the
United
States,
to
a
person
for
whom
compliance
with
the
training
requirements
would
impose
a
significant
hardship,
or
to
a
person
who
is
practicing
a
licensed
profession
outside
this
state
or
is
otherwise
subject
to
circumstances
that
would
preclude
the
person
from
encountering
child
abuse
in
this
state.
Sec.
6.
Section
235B.16,
subsection
5,
paragraphs
b
and
e,
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
A
person
required
to
report
cases
of
dependent
adult
abuse
pursuant
to
sections
235B.3
and
235E.2
,
other
than
a
physician
whose
professional
practice
does
not
regularly
involve
providing
primary
health
care
to
adults,
shall
complete
two
hours
of
the
core
training
curriculum
relating
to
the
identification
and
reporting
of
dependent
adult
abuse
within
six
months
of
initial
employment
or
self-employment
which
involves
the
examination,
attending,
counseling,
or
treatment
of
adults
on
a
regular
basis.
Within
one
month
of
initial
employment
or
self-employment,
the
person
shall
obtain
a
statement
of
the
abuse
reporting
requirements
from
the
person’s
employer
or,
if
self-employed,
from
the
department.
The
House
File
2404,
p.
4
person
shall
complete
at
least
two
hours
of
additional
the
core
training
curriculum
relating
to
the
identification
and
reporting
of
dependent
adult
abuse
identification
and
reporting
training
every
three
years.
If
the
person
completes
at
least
one
hour
of
additional
dependent
adult
abuse
identification
and
reporting
training
prior
to
the
three-year
expiration
period,
the
person
shall
be
deemed
in
compliance
with
the
training
requirements
of
this
section
for
an
additional
three
years.
e.
A
licensing
board
with
authority
over
the
license
of
a
person
required
to
report
cases
of
dependent
adult
abuse
pursuant
to
sections
235B.3
and
235E.2
shall
require
as
a
condition
of
licensure
that
the
person
is
in
compliance
with
the
requirements
for
abuse
the
core
training
curriculum
relating
to
the
identification
and
reporting
of
dependent
adult
abuse
under
this
subsection
.
The
licensing
board
shall
require
the
person
upon
licensure
renewal
to
accurately
document
for
the
licensing
board
the
person’s
completion
of
the
training
requirements.
However,
the
licensing
board
may
adopt
rules
providing
for
waiver
or
suspension
of
the
compliance
requirements,
if
the
waiver
or
suspension
is
in
the
public
interest,
applicable
to
a
person
who
is
engaged
in
active
duty
in
the
military
service
of
this
state
or
of
the
United
States,
to
a
person
for
whom
compliance
with
the
training
requirements
would
impose
a
significant
hardship,
or
to
a
person
who
is
practicing
a
licensed
profession
outside
this
state
or
is
otherwise
subject
to
circumstances
that
would
preclude
the
person
from
encountering
dependent
adult
abuse
in
this
state.
DIVISION
V
HEALTH
CARE
COORDINATION
AND
INTERVENTION
TEAMS
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
249A.4A
Health
care
coordination
and
intervention
teams.
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“health
care
provider”
means
a
health
care
provider
as
defined
in
section
135.24,
a
mental
health
professional,
or
a
substance
use
professional.
2.
The
director
may
establish
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
teams
as
part
of
the
state
medical
assistance
program
to
conduct
individual
case
reviews
to
determine
whether
additional
health
services
or
interventions
may
be
appropriate
for
an
individual’s
care
needs.
House
File
2404,
p.
5
3.
a.
A
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
shall
review
individual
cases
including
but
not
limited
to
cases
involving
individuals
with
complex
conditions
who
are
in
need
of
urgent
placement
and
services.
b.
A
review
of
an
individual
case
by
a
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
may
be
initiated
by
the
department
or
by
a
health
care
provider.
c.
In
conducting
an
individual
case
review,
a
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
shall:
(1)
Review
and
analyze
all
relevant
case
information
for
the
purpose
of
recommending
additional
health
services,
treatments,
and
interventions
as
appropriate
to
meet
the
individual’s
needs
and
to
ensure
the
protection
of
human
health
and
safety.
(2)
Consult
with
the
individual’s
health
care
providers
to
assist
and
facilitate
care
coordination
and
treatment
referral
actions
as
appropriate.
(3)
Collect
and
review
clinical
records
and
other
pertinent
information,
both
confidential
and
nonconfidential,
from
hospitals
and
health
care
providers
as
necessary
to
review
the
individual’s
health
treatment
needs.
4.
a.
Upon
request
of
a
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team,
a
hospital
or
health
care
provider
shall
provide
records
relating
to
an
individual
case
being
reviewed
by
the
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team.
b.
Upon
request
of
a
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team,
a
person
in
possession
or
control
of
medical,
investigative,
assessment,
or
other
information
pertaining
to
an
individual
case
under
review
by
the
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
shall
provide
the
information
to
the
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team.
c.
Confidential
records
and
information
provided
to
a
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
under
this
subsection
shall
remain
confidential
and
the
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
shall
not
release
the
records
or
information
to
any
person
or
entity
without
a
court
order.
d.
A
person
or
entity
shall
not
be
liable
for
providing
records
or
information
requested
by
a
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
under
this
subsection
to
the
health
care
House
File
2404,
p.
6
coordination
and
intervention
team
or
to
the
department.
5.
A
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
member,
and
an
agent
of
a
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
member,
shall
be
immune
from
any
liability,
civil
or
criminal,
which
might
otherwise
be
incurred
or
imposed
as
a
result
of
any
act,
omission,
proceeding,
decision,
or
determination
undertaken
or
performed,
or
recommendation
made
provided
that
the
team
member
or
agent
acted
in
good
faith
and
without
malice
in
carrying
out
official
duties
as
a
member
of
a
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
or
an
agent
of
a
health
care
coordination
and
intervention
team
member.
6.
Subject
to
federal
law,
individual
case
reviews
conducted
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
considered
care
coordination
as
defined
in
section
135D.2.
Sec.
8.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2404,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
