Iowa HSB503 modifies the criteria for a child to be adjudicated in need of assistance due to chemical dependency, mental health, or behavioral.

Iowa HSB503 amends the criteria for a child to be adjudicated in need of assistance (CINA) due to the need for treatment of a chemical dependency, mental health disorder, or behavioral disorder. The bill allows a court to adjudicate a child as CINA when the child requires treatment to cure or alleviate a serious chemical dependency or mental or behavioral health disorder that compromises the child’s safety or causes aggressive behavior toward others in the household or community, and the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian is unwilling or unable to provide such treatment or the parent’s.

Iowa HSB503 modifies the criteria for a child to be adjudicated in need of assistance due to chemical dependency, mental health, or behavioral.

Iowa HSB503 amends the criteria for a child to be adjudicated in need of assistance (CINA) due to the need for treatment of a chemical dependency, mental health disorder, or behavioral disorder. The bill allows a court to adjudicate a child as CINA when the child requires treatment to cure or alleviate a serious chemical dependency or mental or behavioral health disorder that compromises the child’s safety or causes aggressive behavior toward others in the household or community, and the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian is unwilling or unable to provide such treatment or the parent’s.