Iowa Code § 232.79B
Safety plans
Iowa · Iowa Code Chapter 232 — Juvenile Justice · Status: effective
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- Iowa Code § 232.79B, Safety plans, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2233592
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1. For the purposes of this section, “safety plan” means a short-term, time-limited agreement entered into between the department and a child’s parent or guardian designed to address signs of imminent or impending danger to a child identified by the department.
2. Upon the department’s determination that potential harm to a child may be mitigated by the development of a safety plan, the department may enter into a safety plan with the child’s parent or guardian.
3. A safety plan shall not be construed as a removal from parental or guardian custody absent a court order placing the child with a person or facility other than the parent or guardian who entered into the safety plan.
4. The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.