{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.79b","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 232.79B","heading":"Safety plans.","body":"1. For the purposes of this section, “safety plan” means a short-term, time-limited agreement entered into between the department and a child’s parent or guardian designed to address signs of imminent or impending danger to a child identified by the department.\n2. Upon the department’s determination that potential harm to a child may be mitigated by the development of a safety plan, the department may enter into a safety plan with the child’s parent or guardian.\n3. A safety plan shall not be construed as a removal from parental or guardian custody absent a court order placing the child with a person or facility other than the parent or guardian who entered into the safety plan.\n4. The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE","Subchapter III - CHILD IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE PROCEEDINGS","Part 3 - TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF A CHILD"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/232.79B.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"091164503ecb1469b72ca833471a8e9c4a870e45840e84830087d6b4e54b7180","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.79a","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}