Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-175.22 - Receipt of a report of suspected child abuse
Reports of suspected child abuse shall be received by local
(1) Any report made to the
department which alleges child abuse, as defined in Iowa Code section
232.68, or
constitutes a complaint that a child is a child in need of assistance, as
defined in Iowa Code section
232.2(6),
shall be accepted for assessment .
(2) Reports of suspected child abuse which do
not meet the legal definition of child abuse shall become rejected intakes.
a. If a report of suspected child abuse does
not meet the legal definition of child abuse or is accepted as a family
assessment , but a criminal act harming a child is alleged, the department shall
immediately refer the matter to the appropriate law enforcement
agency.
b. If a report constitutes
an allegation of child sexual abuse as defined under Iowa Code section
232.68(2)
"a"(3) as amended by 2016 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2258, except
that the suspected abuse resulted from the acts or omissions of a person who
was not a caretaker or was not a person who resides in a home with the child,
the department shall refer the report to law enforcement orally as soon as
practicable and follow up in writing within 72 hours of receiving the
report.
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