Iowa § 237.2 Purpose

Iowa Statutes

§ 237.2 — Purpose

Iowa § 237.2

Title VIHUMAN SERVICES

Ch. 237CHILD FOSTER CARE FACILITIES

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Iowa Code § 237.2 (2026).

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It is the policy of this state to provide appropriate protection for children who are separated
from the direct personal care of their parents, relatives, fictive kin, or guardians and, as
a result, are subject to difficulty in achieving appropriate physical, mental, emotional,
educational, or social development. This chapter shall be construed and administered to
further that policy by assuring that child foster care is adequately provided by competently
staffed and well-equipped child foster care facilities, including but not limited to residential
treatment centers, group homes, and foster family homes.

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It is the policy of this state to provide appropriate protection for children who are separated
from the direct personal care of their parents, relatives, fictive kin, or guardians and, as
a result, are subject to difficulty in achieving appropriate physical, mental, emotional,
educational, or social development. This chapter shall be construed and administered to
further that policy by assuring that child foster care is adequately provided by competently
staffed and well-equipped child foster care facilities, including but not limited to residential
treatment centers, group homes, and foster family homes.