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House
File
2163
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2163
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
505)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
training
requirements
for
the
licensure
of
1
individual
child
foster
care
providers.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
237.5A,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
237.5A
Foster
parent
training.
3
1.
a.
As
a
condition
for
initial
licensure,
each
proposed
4
individual
licensee
shall
complete
thirty
hours
of
foster
5
parent
training
offered
or
approved
by
the
department.
6
However,
if
When
determining
the
appropriate
foster
parent
7
training
for
a
proposed
individual
licensee,
the
department
8
shall
consider
the
proposed
individual
licensee
has
completed
9
relevant
training
or
has
a
combination
of
completed
licensee’s
10
relevant
training
and
experience
,
and
the
department
deems
such
11
training
or
combination
to
be
an
acceptable
equivalent
to
all
12
or
a
portion
of
the
initial
licensure
training
requirement,
or
13
based
upon
the
.
In
addition,
the
department
shall
consider
the
14
circumstances
of
the
child
who
will
receive
child
foster
care
15
from
the
proposed
individual
licensee
and
the
circumstances
of
16
the
proposed
individual
licensee
the
department
finds
there
is
17
other
good
cause,
the
department
may
waive
all
or
a
portion
of
18
the
training
requirement
.
19
b.
Prior
to
renewal
of
licensure,
each
individual
licensee
20
shall
annually
complete
six
hours
of
foster
parent
training
21
as
determined
appropriate
for
the
individual
licensee
by
the
22
department
.
The
training
23
2.
Training
required
under
this
section
shall
include
but
is
24
not
limited
to
physical
care,
education,
learning
disabilities,
25
referral
to
and
receipt
of
necessary
professional
services,
26
behavioral
assessment
and
modification,
self-assessment,
27
self-living
skills,
and
biological
parent
contact.
An
28
individual
licensee
not
be
limited
to
all
of
the
following:
29
a.
An
overview
of
child
welfare.
30
b.
Biological
parent
contact
and
supporting
a
child’s
family
31
of
origin.
32
c.
Behavior
management.
33
d.
Trauma
and
the
effect
on
child
development.
34
e.
Attachment,
grief,
and
loss.
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3.
A
person
may
complete
the
training
required
under
this
1
section
as
part
of
an
approved
training
program
offered
by
a
2
public
or
private
agency
with
expertise
in
the
provision
of
3
child
foster
care
or
in
related
subject
areas.
The
department
4
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
and
enforce
this
training
5
requirement.
6
2.
An
individual
licensee
who
is
unable
to
complete
six
7
hours
of
foster
parent
training
annually
prior
to
licensure
8
renewal
because
the
individual
licensee
is
engaged
in
active
9
duty
in
the
military
service
shall
be
considered
to
be
in
10
compliance
with
the
training
requirement
for
licensure
renewal.
11
3.
4.
The
department
or
the
department’s
agent
shall
12
notify
an
individual
licensee
within
a
reasonable
amount
of
13
time
of
any
training
the
department
believes
would
benefit
the
14
individual
licensee
in
the
provision
of
child
foster
care.
15
5.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
16
to
implement
and
enforce
this
section.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
relates
to
training
requirements
for
the
licensure
21
of
individual
child
foster
care
(foster
care)
providers.
22
Under
current
law,
an
individual
must
complete
30
hours
of
23
foster
care
training
offered
or
approved
by
the
department
24
of
health
and
human
services
(HHS)
to
obtain
a
foster
care
25
license.
HHS
may
waive
all
or
a
portion
of
an
individual’s
26
training
requirements
based
on
the
individual’s
relevant
27
training
and
experience.
HHS
may
also
waive
all
or
a
portion
28
of
the
training
based
on
the
individual’s
circumstances
and
the
29
circumstances
of
the
prospective
foster
child.
An
individual
30
licensee
is
also
required
to
receive
six
hours
of
foster
care
31
training
annually
prior
to
renewal
of
the
individual’s
foster
32
care
license.
An
individual
licensee
who
cannot
receive
annual
33
training
because
of
active
duty
military
service
is
considered
34
to
be
in
compliance
for
foster
care
license
training
purposes.
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The
bill
eliminates
current
hourly
requirements
for
foster
1
care
training
for
initial
foster
care
licensure
and
renewals
2
of
licenses.
Instead,
the
bill
allows
HHS
to
determine
3
appropriate
training
requirements
for
individuals
based
on
the
4
relevant
experience
of
the
individual,
and
the
circumstances
of
5
both
the
prospective
foster
child
and
the
individual.
The
bill
6
details
the
topics
that
must
be
included
in
annual
training
for
7
individual
licensees.
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