Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-92.6 - [Rescinded effective 4/1/2025] Content of report
(1)
Upon completion of the review, the state medical examiner shall submit the
committee's report to:
a. The governor or the
governor's designee;
b. The member
of the senate or employee of the general assembly designated by the majority
leader or minority leader of the senate;
c. The member of the house of representatives
or employee of the general assembly designated by the speaker or minority
leader of the house of representatives.
(2) The committee report shall include
findings concerning the case and recommendations for changes to prevent child
fatalities when similar circumstances exist. The report shall include but is
not limited to the following information:
a.
The dates, outcomes, and results of any actions taken by the department of
human services and others in regard to each report and allegation of child
abuse involving the child who died.
b. The results of any review of the case
performed by a multidisciplinary team, or by any other public entity that
reviewed the case.
c. Confirmation
of the department of human services' receipt of any report of child abuse
involving the child, including confirmation as to whether or not any assessment
involving the child was performed in accordance with Iowa Code section
232.71B,
the results of any assessment, a description of the most recent assessment and
the services offered to the family, the services rendered to the family, and
the basis for the department 's decisions concerning the case.
(3) If deemed appropriate by the
committee, the committee may, at any point in the review, recommend to the
department of human services, appropriate law enforcement agencies, and any
other person involved with child protection, interventions intended to prevent
harm to a child who is related to or is living in the same home as a child
whose case is reviewed by the committee.
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(1) Upon completion of the review, the state medical examiner shall submit the committee 's report to:
a. The governor or the governor's designee;
b. The member of the senate or employee of the general assembly designated by the majority leader or minority leader of the senate;
c. The member of the house of representatives or employee of the general assembly designated by the speaker or minority leader of the house of representatives.
(2) The committee report shall include findings concerning the case and recommendations for changes to prevent child fatalities when similar circumstances exist. The report shall include but is not limited to the following information:
a. The dates, outcomes, and results of any actions taken by the department of human services and others in regard to each report and allegation of child abuse involving the child who died.
b. The results of any review of the case performed by a multidisciplinary team , or by any other public entity that reviewed the case.
c. Confirmation of the department of human services' receipt of any report of child abuse involving the child, including confirmation as to whether or not any assessment involving the child was performed in accordance with Iowa Code section 232.71B, the results of any assessment, a description of the most recent assessment and the services offered to the family, the services rendered to the family, and the basis for the department 's decisions concerning the case.
(3) If deemed appropriate by the committee , the committee may, at any point in the review, recommend to the department of human services, appropriate law enforcement agencies, and any other person involved with child protection, interventions intended to prevent harm to a child who is related to or is living in the same home as a child whose case is reviewed by the committee .