Iowa § 135.24A Free clinics — volunteer record check

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§ 135.24A — Free clinics — volunteer record check

Iowa § 135.24A

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 135DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — PUBLIC HEALTH

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Iowa Code § 135.24A (2026).

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1.For purposes of this section, “freeclinic” means a free clinic as defined in section 135.24 that is also a network of free clinics in this state that offers operational and collaborative opportunities to free clinics.

2.Persons who are potential volunteers or volunteers in a free clinic in a position having direct individual contact with patients of the free clinic shall be subject to criminal history and child and dependent adult abuse record checks in accordance with this section. The free clinic shall request that the department of public safety perform the criminal history check and the record check evaluation system of the department of health and human services perform child and dependent adult abuse record checks of the person in this state and may request these checks in other

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1. For purposes of this section, “freeclinic” means a free clinic as defined in section 135.24
that is also a network of free clinics in this state that offers operational and collaborative
opportunities to free clinics.
2. Persons who are potential volunteers or volunteers in a free clinic in a position having
direct individual contact with patients of the free clinic shall be subject to criminal history
and child and dependent adult abuse record checks in accordance with this section. The free
clinic shall request that the department of public safety perform the criminal history check
and the record check evaluation system of the department of health and human services
perform child and dependent adult abuse record checks of the person in this state and may
request these checks in other states.
3. A free clinic subject to this section shall establish an evaluation process to determine
whether a crime of founded child or dependent adult abuse warrants prohibition of the
person’s participation as a volunteer in the free clinic. The evaluation process shall not be
less stringent than the evaluation process performed by the record check evaluation system
and shall be approved by the department.