Amendment S-3037 to HF 644
Relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child
Withdrawn · April 22, 2025Strike everything: replaces the whole bill
Filed March 20, 2025 in the Senate by Sen. Sandy Salmon (R)
What it changes
- By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “Section
- Section 232.2, subsection 12, paragraph c, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: c. (1) All rights and duties of a custodian shall be subject to any residual rights and duties remaining in a parent or guardian. (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the department may consent to emergency medical care and routine medical care for a child that will allow the child to experience childhood and participate in activities in a manner similar to the child’s peers. “Routine medical care” includes but is not limited to all of the following: (a) Preventative care, also known as wellness care, not including the administration of a vaccination. (b) Nonemergency medical care including but not limited to a physical examination, a diagnostic laboratory test, or a medical visit for a minor illness. (c) Use of necessary medication, including but not limited to antibiotics. (3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the department may consent to a child’s participation in an individualized education program. Sec.
- Section 232.2, subsection 12, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . d. If a court order entered under this chapter transfers legal custody of a child to the department, the department shall have the authority to delegate the department’s rights and duties as custodian of the child to a licensee under chapter
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- Section 237.10, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . d. (1) The department shall notify an individual licensee, and the parents or guardians of a child, if the department delegates the department’s right to consent to emergency medical care and routine medical care on behalf of the child under section 232.2, paragraph “c” , to the individual licensee. (2) The department shall notify the department of education, an individual licensee, and the parents or guardians of a child if the department delegates the department’s right to consent to participation in an individualized education program on behalf of the child under section 232.2, paragraph “c” , to the individual licensee.”