Iowa § 237.4 - 237.4 License required — exceptions.
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§ 237.4. 237.4 License required — exceptions.
An individual or an agency shall not provide child foster care unless the individual or agency is a licensee. However, a license under this chapter is not required of the following: 1. An individual providing child foster care for a total of not more than twenty days in one calendar year. 2. A residential care facility licensed under chapter 135C which is approved for the care of children. 3. A hospital licensed under chapter 135B. 4. A health care facility licensed under chapter 135C. 5. A juvenile detention home or juvenile shelter care home approved under section 232.142. 6. An institution listed in section 218.1. 7. A facility licensed under chapter 125. 8. An individual providing child care as a babysitter at the request of a parent, guardian, fictive kin, or relative having lawful custody of the child. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a49; C39, §3661.063; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §237.8; C81, §237.4; 82 Acts, ch 1016, §2] 84 Acts, ch 1050, §1; 87 Acts, ch 44, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §728; 2025 Acts, ch 135, §15, 16 Unnumbered paragraph 1 amended Subsection 8 amended Thu Dec 11 19:12:13 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 237.4 (22, 1)
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What does Iowa Code § 237.4 cover?
Section 237.4 ("237.4 License required — exceptions.") 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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