235A.16 - REQUESTS FOR CHILD ABUSE INFORMATION.
235A.16 REQUESTS FOR CHILD ABUSE INFORMATION.
1. Requests for child 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 child abuse information may be made orally
by telephone where a person making such a request believes that the
information is needed immediately and where information sufficient to
demonstrate authorized access is provided. In the event that a
request is made orally by telephone, a written request form shall
nevertheless be filed within seventy-two hours.
b. The department of inspections and appeals may provide
access to the single contact repository established under section
135C.33, subsection 6, for criminal and abuse history checks made by
those employers, agencies, and other persons that are authorized
access to child abuse information under section 235A.15 and are
required by law to perform such checks.
3. Subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to child abuse information
that is disseminated to an employee of the department of human
services, to a juvenile court, or to the attorney representing the
department as authorized by section 235A.15. Section History: Early Form
[C75, 77, 79, 81, § 235A.16] Section History: Recent Form
87 Acts, ch 153, §12; 2001 Acts, ch 191, §40
Referred to in § 216A.136, 232.68, 235A.12, 235A.13