A bill for an act requiring a child abuse investigation for newborn children whose biological parent previously had the parent’s parental rights terminated due to child abuse.

HF 2098 requires mandatory reporters (such as health practitioners, social workers, and school staff) to report when they learn a newborn's biological parent previously had parental rights terminated due to child abuse. This triggers an immediate child abuse investigation within 24 hours or a family assessment within 72 hours by child protective services. The bill directly affects newborns in this specific situation and the mandatory reporters who must make these reports. It amends Iowa's child protection laws to explicitly include this scenario as a trigger for investigation, ensuring consistent action when parental rights were terminated for abuse. The law does not change existing reporting requirements but adds this specific circumstance to the mandatory reporting criteria.