238.1 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the division of child and family services of the department of human services.
2. “Child” means the same as defined in section 234.1.
3. “Child-placing agency” means any agency, whether public, semipublic, or private, which represents that the agency places children permanently or temporarily in private family homes or receives children for placement in private family homes, or which actually engages for gain or otherwise in the placement of children in private family homes.
4. “Person” or “agency” shall include individuals, institutions, partnerships, voluntary associations, and corporations, other than institutions under the management or control of any division or any administrator of the department of human services.
5. “State division” means the same as defined in section 234.1.
[C27, 31, 35, §3661-a58; C39, §3661.072; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.1]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1279, §41; 94 Acts, ch 1046, §8; 96 Acts, ch 1034, §14; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §95
Referred to in §238.17, 600A.2
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 238 - CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Section 238.2 - “Child-placing agency” defined.
Section 238.3 - Authority to license.
Section 238.4 - Granting of license conditional.
Section 238.5 - License required.
Section 238.6 - Form of license.
Section 238.7 - Posting of license.
Section 238.8 - Record of license.
Section 238.9 - Term of license.
Section 238.10 - Revocation of license.
Section 238.11 - Written charges — findings — notice.
Section 238.12 - Appeal — judicial review.
Section 238.16 - Rules and regulations.
Section 238.17 - Forms for registration and record — preservation.
Section 238.18 - Duty of licensee.
Section 238.19 - Inspection generally.
Section 238.20 - Minimum inspection — record.
Section 238.21 - Other inspecting agencies.
Section 238.22 - Licensee to aid inspection.
Section 238.24 - Information confidential — exceptions.
Section 238.31 - Inspection of foster homes.
Section 238.32 - Authority to agencies.
Section 238.42 - Agreement in child placements.
Section 238.44 - Contracts for services — liability for costs.