Iowa § 135.24A - 135.24A Free clinics — volunteer record check.
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§ 135.24A. 135.24A Free clinics — volunteer record check.
1. For purposes of this section, “free clinic” 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. 2018 Acts, ch 1104, §1, 5; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §133 Referred to in §235A.15, 235B.6 Wed Dec 10 22:50:55 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 135.24A (11, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Iowa Code § 135.24A cover?
Section 135.24A ("135.24A Free clinics — volunteer record check.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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