Iowa Code 234.40 – Corporal punishment
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 234.40
- Child: means either a person less than eighteen years of age or a person eighteen, nineteen, or twenty years of age who meets all of the following conditions:a. See Iowa Code 234.1
- Child: includes but shall not be limited to a stepchild, foster child, or legally adopted child and means a child actually or apparently under eighteen years of age, and a dependent person eighteen years of age or over who is unable to maintain the person's self and is likely to become a public charge. See Iowa Code 252A.2
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See Iowa Code 234.1
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
The department shall adopt rules prohibiting corporal punishment of foster children by foster parents licensed by the department. The rules shall allow foster parents to use reasonable physical force to restrain a foster child in order to prevent injury to the foster child, injury to others, the destruction of property, or extremely disruptive behavior. For the purposes of this section, “corporal punishment” means the intentional physical punishment of a foster child. A foster parent’s physical contact with the body of a foster child shall not be considered corporal punishment if the contact is reasonable and necessary under the circumstances and is not designed or intended to cause pain or if the foster parent uses reasonable force, as defined under section 704.1.