§ 237.5A — Foster parent training

Iowa § 237.5A

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VI: HUMAN SERVICES
• Ch. 237: CHILD FOSTER CARE FACILITIES

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1. As a condition for initial licensure, each individual licensee shall complete thirty hours
of foster parent training offered or approved by the department. However, if the individual
licensee has completed relevant training or has a combination of completed relevant training
and experience, and the department deems such training or combination to be an acceptable
equivalent to all or a portion of the initial licensure training requirement, or based upon the
circumstances of the child and the individual licensee the department finds there is other
good cause, the department may waive all or a portion of the training requirement. Prior
to renewal of licensure, each individual licensee shall annually complete six hours of foster
parent training. The training shall include but is not limited to physical care, education,
learning disabilities, referral to and receipt of necessary professional services, behavioral
assessmentandmodification,self-assessment,self-livingskills,andbiologicalparentcontact.
An individual licensee may complete the training as part of an approved training program
offered by a public or private agency with expertise in the provision of child foster care or
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in related subject areas. The department shall adopt rules to implement and enforce this
training requirement.
2. An individual licensee who is unable to complete six hours of foster parent training
annually prior to licensure renewal because the individual licensee is engaged in active duty
in the military service shall be considered to be in compliance with the training requirement
for licensure renewal.
3. The department or the department’s agent shall notify an individual licensee within
a reasonable amount of time of any training the department believes would benefit the
individual licensee in the provision of child foster care.