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Iowa Code § 235B.1 (2026)

Dependent adult abuse services

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The department shall establish and operate a dependent adult abuse services program. The program shall emphasize the reporting and evaluation of cases of abuse of a dependent adult who is unable to protect the adult’s own interests or unable to perform activities necessary to meet essential human needs. The program shall include but is not limited to: 1. The establishment of local or regional multidisciplinary teams to assist in assessing the needs of, formulating and monitoring a treatment plan for, and coordinating services to victims of dependent adult abuse. The membership of a team shall include individuals who possess knowledge and skills related to the diagnosis, assessment, and disposition of dependent adult abuse cases and who are professionals practicing in the disciplines of medicine, public health, mental health, social work, law, law enforcement, or other disciplines relative to dependent adults. Members of a team shall include but are not limited to persons representing the area agencies on aging, county attorneys, health care providers, and other persons involved in advocating or providing services to dependent adults. 2. Provisions for information sharing and case consultation among service providers, care providers, and victims of dependent adult abuse.

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Tue Dec 09 22:20:52 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 235B (45, 1) §235B.1, DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE SERVICES — INFORMATION REGISTRY 2\n\n 3. Procedures for referral of cases among service providers, including the referral of victims of dependent adult abuse residing in licensed health care facilities. 83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160; 83 Acts, ch 153, §4; 84 Acts, ch 1178, §3; 85 Acts, ch 180, §1; 87 Acts, ch 182, §2 – 8; 88 Acts, ch 1238, §2; 89 Acts, ch 24, §2, 3; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §52; 90 Acts, ch 1271, §1509; 91 Acts, ch 231, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1130, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1116, §16; 2008 Acts, ch 1093, §1, 2; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §50; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §28; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §62; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §46; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §715, 1937, 1938; 2024 Acts, ch 1004, §29; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §276 Referred to in §235A.13

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2019 · leading case: Mosher v. Dep't of Inspections & Appeals, Health Facilities Div., 671 N.W.2d 501 (Iowa 2003).
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Mosher v. Dep't of Inspections & Appeals, Health Facilities Div., 671 N.W.2d 501 (Iowa 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 235B.1. Even though DHS is responsible for receiving and evaluating dependent adult abuse reports and for establishing a central registry for such information, “the department of inspections and appeals is solely responsible for the evaluation and disposition of dependent…”
Amended June 24, 2016 State of Iowa v. Soji Itunu Olutunde (Iowa 2016). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 235B.1(4)(a) (1985) (“The department shall .”
State of Iowa v. Chaka Khan Fielder (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). “§ 235B.1(1). Based on these definitions and the factual circumstances, Stanley Erickson was not a “dependent adult,” nor was Fielder his “caretaker,” so a prosecution for “dependent adult abuse” was not possible in this case.”
— Iowa Code § 235B.1(1) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. Chaka Khan Fielder (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). “§ 235B.1(1). Based on these definitions and the factual circumstances, Stanley Erickson was not a “dependent adult,” nor was Fielder his “caretaker,” so a prosecution for “dependent adult abuse” was not possible in this case.”
— Iowa Code § 235B.1(4)(a) — 1 case
Amended June 24, 2016 State of Iowa v. Soji Itunu Olutunde (Iowa 2016). “See Iowa Code § 235B.1(4)(a) (1985) (“The department shall .”
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