Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 91 - Iowa Domestic Abuse Death Review Team
Rule 641-91.8 - Team Duties and Responsibilities
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-91.8
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) The team shall perform the following duties:
a. Prepare a biennial report to the
governor, supreme court, attorney general, and the general assembly concerning
the following subjects:
(1) The causes and
manner of domestic abuse deaths, including an analysis of factual information
obtained through review of domestic abuse death certificates and domestic abuse
death data, including patient records and other pertinent confidential and
public information concerning domestic abuse deaths.
(2) The contributing factors of domestic
abuse deaths.
(3) Recommendations
regarding the prevention of future domestic abuse deaths, including actions to
be taken by communities, based on an analysis of the contributing
factors.
b. Advise and
consult the agencies represented on the team and other state agencies regarding
program and regulatory changes that may prevent domestic abuse
deaths.
c. Develop protocols for
domestic abuse death investigations and team review.
(2) In performing duties pursuant to subrule 91.8(1), the review team shall:
a. Review
information concerning the relationship between the decedent victim and the
alleged or convicted perpetrator from the point when the abuse began until the
death occurred in order to identify any correlation between events in the
relationship and the escalation of the abuse.
b. Review documents such as orders of
protection, dissolution, custody, and support or related court
records.
c. Determine whether
patterns regarding these events can be established in relation to domestic
abuse deaths in general, and consider such conclusions in making
recommendations for the biennial report.
(3) The team may establish committees or panels to which the team may assign some or all of the team's responsibilities set out in this rule.
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