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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The department and the department of justice, shall develop and distribute the following:
1. An information card or other publication for distribution by an institutional health facility, an emergency medical care provider location, a fire station, an adoption service provider, or a first responder to a parent who releases custody of a newborn infant in accordance with this chapter. The publication shall inform the parent of a parent's rights under section 233.4, explain the request for medical history information under section 233.2, subsection 2, and provide other information deemed pertinent by the departments.
2. Educational materials, public information announcements, and other resources to develop awareness of the availability of the newborn safe haven Act and the involvement of adoption service providers among adolescents, young parents, and others who might avail themselves of this chapter.
3. Signage that may be used to identify the institutional health facilities, emergency medical care provider locations, fire stations, and adoption service provider locations at which physical custody of a newborn infant may be relinquished in accordance with this chapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Iowa Code Title VI. Human Services [Chs. 216-255A] § 233.6. Educational and public information - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ia/title-vi-human-services-chs-216-255a/ia-code-sect-233-6/
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