235B.7 Requests for dependent adult abuse information.
1. Requests for dependent adult abuse information shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the department, except as otherwise provided by subsection 2. Request forms shall require information sufficient to demonstrate authorized access.
2. a. Requests for dependent adult abuse information may be made orally by telephone if a person making the request believes that the information is needed immediately and if information sufficient to demonstrate authorized access is provided. If a request is made orally by telephone, a written request form shall be filed within seventy-two hours of the oral request.
b. The department of inspections and appeals may provide access to the single contact repository established under section 135C.33, subsection 7, for criminal and abuse history checks made by those employers, agencies, and other persons that are authorized access to dependent adult abuse information under section 235B.6 and are required by law to perform such checks.
3. Subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to dependent adult abuse information that is disseminated to an employee of the department or to the office of the attorney general as authorized by section 235B.6.
91 Acts, ch 231, §7; 2014 Acts, ch 1107, §13; 2018 Acts, ch 1104, §4, 5
Referred to in §235B.4, 235B.12, 235E.4
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 235B - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY
Section 235B.1 - Dependent adult abuse services.
Section 235B.3 - Dependent adult abuse reports.
Section 235B.3A - Prevention of additional abuse — notification of rights.
Section 235B.4 - Legislative findings and purposes.
Section 235B.5 - Creation and maintenance of a central registry.
Section 235B.6 - Authorized access.
Section 235B.7 - Requests for dependent adult abuse information.
Section 235B.8 - Redissemination of dependent adult abuse information.
Section 235B.9 - Sealing and expungement of dependent adult abuse information.
Section 235B.10 - Examination, requests for correction or expungement, and appeal.
Section 235B.11 - Civil remedy.
Section 235B.12 - Criminal penalties.
Section 235B.13 - Registry reports.
Section 235B.16 - Information, education, and training requirements.
Section 235B.16A - Dependent adults — dependency assessments — interagency training.
Section 235B.19 - Emergency order for protective services.
Section 235B.20 - Dependent adult abuse — initiation of charges — penalty.