§ 692C.1 — National criminal history record checks — persons providing child care, elder care, and care for individuals with disabilities

Iowa § 692C.1

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XVI: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Ch. 692C: NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS

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checks — persons providing
child care, elder care, and care
forindividualswithdisabilities.
692C.1 National criminal history record checks — persons providing child care, elder
care, and care for individuals with disabilities.
1. For purposes of this section:
a. “Covered individual” means an individual who has, seeks to have, or may have access
to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities served by a qualified entity and who
is employed by, volunteers with, or seeks to volunteer with a qualified entity; or owns or
operates or seeks to own or operate, a qualified entity.
b. “Department” means the department of public safety.
c. “Qualified entity” means a business or organization, whether public, private, for-profit,
nonprofit, or voluntary, that provides care or care placement services, including a business
or organization that licenses or certifies others to provide care or care placement services.
2. A qualified entity may request a national criminal history record check by the federal
bureau of investigation on covered individuals through the department of public safety.
3. The qualified entity shall submit fingerprints and other identifying information to the
division of criminal investigation of the department on a form and in a manner as prescribed
by the department. The department shall submit the information through the state criminal
history repository to the federal bureau of investigation.
4. The department may use authority conferred under the National Child Protection Act,
as codified in 34 U.S.C. §40104, in conducting national criminal history record checks on
covered individuals.
5. The department may require a qualified entity to pay a fee associated with a national
criminalhistoryrecordcheck. Thefeeshallnotexceedtheactualcostofthenationalcriminal
history record check.
6. The results of national criminal history record checks are a confidential record under
section 22.7.
7. The department shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section
pursuant to chapter 17A.