237C.3 Certification standards — consultation with other agencies.
1. The department of human services shall consult with the department of education, the department of inspections and appeals, the department of public health, the state fire marshal, and other agencies as determined by the department of human services to establish certification standards for children’s residential facilities in accordance with this chapter.
2. Standards established by the department under this chapter shall at a minimum address the basic health and educational needs of children; protection of children from mistreatment, abuse, and neglect; background and records checks of persons providing care to children in facilities certified under this chapter; the use of seclusion, restraint, or other restrictive interventions; health; safety; emergency; and the physical premises on which care is provided by a children’s residential facility. The background check requirements shall be substantially equivalent to those applied under chapter 237 for a child foster care facility provider.
3. Standards established by the department under this chapter shall not regulate religious education curricula at children’s residential facilities.
2016 Acts, ch 1114, §3
Referred to in §237C.4
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 237C - CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES — CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION
Section 237C.3 - Certification standards — consultation with other agencies.
Section 237C.4 - Rules and standards — requirements.
Section 237C.5 - Certificate of approval — certification required.
Section 237C.6 - Certificate application and issuance — denial, suspension, or revocation.
Section 237C.7 - Restricted use of facility.
Section 237C.8 - Reports and inspections.