Iowa § 237.5 License application and issuance — denial, suspension, or revocation — provisional licenses

Iowa Statutes

§ 237.5 — License application and issuance — denial, suspension, or revocation — provisional licenses

Iowa § 237.5

Title VIHUMAN SERVICES

Ch. 237CHILD FOSTER CARE FACILITIES

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Iowa Code § 237.5 (2026).

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provisional licenses.

1.An individual or an agency shall apply for a license by completing an application to the department upon forms furnished by the department. The department shall issue or reissue a license if the department determines that the applicant or licensee is or upon commencing operation will provide child foster care in compliance with this chapter. An initial license for an individual is valid for one year from the date of issuance. After the first two years of licensure, a license for an individual is valid for two years from the most recent date of issuance except that the department, within the director’s discretion and based upon the performance of the licensee, may require annual renewal of the license or may issue a provisional license pursuant to subsection 3. A li

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provisional licenses.
1. An individual or an agency shall apply for a license by completing an application
to the department upon forms furnished by the department. The department shall issue
or reissue a license if the department determines that the applicant or licensee is or upon
commencing operation will provide child foster care in compliance with this chapter. An
initial license for an individual is valid for one year from the date of issuance. After the first
two years of licensure, a license for an individual is valid for two years from the most recent
date of issuance except that the department, within the director’s discretion and based upon
the performance of the licensee, may require annual renewal of the license or may issue a
provisional license pursuant to subsection 3. A license for an agency is valid for up to three
years from the date of issuance for the period determined by the department in accordance
with administrative rules providing criteria for making the determination. The license shall
state on its face the name of the licensee, the type of facility, the particular premises for
which the license is issued, and the number of children who may be cared for by the facility
on the premises at one time. The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the
physical plant of the facility, except that if the facility is in a single-family home the license
may be kept where it is readily available for examination upon request.
2. The department, after notice and opportunity for an evidentiary hearing, may deny an
application for a license, and may suspend or revoke a license, if the applicant or licensee
violates this chapter or the rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter, or knowingly makes
a false statement concerning a material fact or conceals a material fact on the license
application or in a report regarding operation of the facility submitted to the department.
3. Thedepartmentmayissueaprovisionallicensefornotmorethanoneyeartoalicensee
whose facility does not meet the requirements of this chapter, if written plans to bring the
facility into compliance with the applicable requirements are submitted to and approved by
the department. The plans shall state a specific time when compliance will be achieved. Only
one provisional license shall be issued for a facility by reason of the same deficiency.

Legislative History

[C27, 31, 35, §3661-a44, -a46, -a51, -a53, -a54; C39, §3661.058, 3661.060, 3661.065, 3661.067, 3661.068; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §237.3, 237.5, 237.10, 237.12, 237.13; C81, §237.5]