{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.16","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 238.16","heading":"Rules and regulations.","body":"The department shall prescribe general regulations and rules for the conduct of child-placing agencies as necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter and of all other applicable laws of the state relating to children, and to safeguard the well-being of children placed or cared for by such agencies.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 238 - CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/238.16.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"734a9e662d96bac58222f3f41e8ba124cbec8a5f757d49b2f7de6554aee7a529","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.15","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}