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IA Code § 136.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH|Section 136.4 - Questions submitted.

136.4 Questions submitted.   The department may lay before the board, or any committee thereof, at any regular or special meeting, any matter upon which it desires the advice or opinion of such body or committee.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2221; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §136.4]
IA Code § 136.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH|Section 136.5 - Meetings.

136.5 Meetings.   The board shall meet at least six times per year and as may be deemed necessary by the chairperson of the board or the director of the department. The department shall give each board member adequate notice of all meetings. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum.  [C97, §2564; S13, §2564; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2222; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §136.5]  2010 Acts, ch 1090, §3
IA Code § 136.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH|Section 136.7 - Chairperson — staff assistance.

136.7 Chairperson — staff assistance.   The board shall annually in July elect a chairperson, who shall serve for a period of one year. The department shall furnish staff from the regular employees of the department to record the minutes of the meetings of the board.  [C97, §2564; S13, §2564; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2224; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §136.7]  2010 Acts, ch 1090, §4
IA Code § 136.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH|Section 136.8 - Supplies.

136.8 Supplies.   The department shall furnish the board of health with all articles and supplies necessary to enable the board to perform the duties imposed upon it by law. Such articles and supplies shall be obtained by the department in the same manner in which the regular supplies for the department are obtained and the same shall be considered and accounted for as if obtained for the use of the department.  [S13, §2564; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2225; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §136.8]  2010 Acts, ch 1090, §5
IA Code § 136.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH|Section 136.9 - Compensation and expenses.

136.9 Compensation and expenses.   The members of the board shall be reimbursed for actual expenses for each day employed in the discharge of their duties. All expense moneys paid to the members shall be paid from funds appropriated to the state department of public health. Each member of the board may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.  [C97, §2574; S13, §2564, 2574; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2226; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §136.9]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1121
IA Code § 136.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH|Section 136.10 - Publication of proceedings.

136.10 Publication of proceedings.   Upon request of the board the department shall incorporate the proceedings of the board, or any part of the proceedings, in its annual report to the governor, and those proceedings shall then be published as a part of the official report of the department.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2227; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §136.10]  91 Acts, ch 258, §30
IA Code § 136A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.1 - Purpose.

136A.1 Purpose.   To reduce and avoid adverse health conditions of inhabitants of the state, the Iowa department of public health shall initiate, conduct, and supervise screening and health care programs in order to detect and predict congenital or inherited disorders. The department shall assist in the translation and integration of genetic and genomic advances into public health services to improve health outcomes throughout the life span of the inhabitants of the state.  2004 Acts, ch 1031, §2, 12
IA Code § 136A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.2 - Definitions.

136A.2 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Attending health care provider” means a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant.   2. “Congenital disorder” means an abnormality existing prior to or at birth, including a stillbirth, that adversely affects the health and development of a fetus, newborn, child, or adult, including a structural malformation or a genetic, chromosomal, inherited, or biochemical disorder.   3. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health.   4. “Disorder” means a congenital or inherited disorder.   5. “Genetics” means the study of inheritance and how genes contribute to health conditions and the potential for disease.   6. “Genomics” means the functions and interactions of all human genes and their variation within human populations, including their interaction with environmental factors, and their contribution to health.   7. “Inherited disorder” means a condition caused by an abnormal change in a gene or genes passed from a parent or parents to their child. Onset of the disorder may be prior to or at birth, during childhood, or in adulthood.   8. “Stillbirth” means an unintended fetal death occurring after a gestation period of twenty completed weeks, or an unintended fetal death of a fetus with a weight of three hundred fifty or more grams.  2004 Acts, ch 1031, §3, 12  Referred to in §144.31A
IA Code § 136A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.3 - Establishment of center for congenital and inherited disorders — duties.

136A.3 Establishment of center for congenital and inherited disorders — duties.   A center for congenital and inherited disorders is established within the department. The center shall do all of the following:   1. Initiate, conduct, and supervise statewide screening programs for congenital and inherited disorders amenable to population screening.   2. Initiate, conduct, and supervise statewide health care programs to aid in the early detection, treatment, prevention, education, and provision of supportive care related to congenital and inherited disorders.   3. Develop specifications for and designate a central laboratory in which tests conducted pursuant to the screening programs provided for in subsection 1 will be performed.   4. Gather, evaluate, and maintain information related to causes, severity, prevention, and methods of treatment for congenital and inherited disorders in conjunction with a central registry, screening programs, genetic health care programs, and ongoing scientific investigations and surveys.   5. Perform surveillance and monitoring of congenital and inherited disorders to determine the occurrence and trends of the disorders, to conduct thorough and complete epidemiological surveys, to assist in the planning for and provision of services to children with congenital and inherited disorders and their families, and to identify environmental and genetic risk factors for congenital and inherited disorders.   6. Provide information related to severity, causes, prevention, and methods of treatment for congenital and inherited disorders to the public, medical and scientific communities, and health science disciplines.   7. Implement public education programs, continuing education programs for health practitioners, and education programs for trainees of the health science disciplines related to genetics, congenital disorders, and inheritable disorders.   8. Participate in policy development to assure the appropriate use and confidentiality of genetic information and technologies to improve health and prevent disease.   9. Collaborate with state and local health agencies and other public and private organizations to provide education, intervention, and treatment for congenital and inherited disorders and to integrate genetics and genomics advances into public health activities and policies.  2004 Acts, ch 1031, §4, 12  Referred to in §136A.5B
IA Code § 136A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.4 - Genetic health services.

136A.4 Genetic health services.   The center may initiate, conduct, and supervise genetic health services for the inhabitants of the state, including the provision of regional genetic consultation clinics, comprehensive neuromuscular health care outreach clinics, and other outreach services and clinics as established by rule.  2004 Acts, ch 1031, §5, 12
IA Code § 136A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.5 - Newborn metabolic screening.

136A.5 Newborn metabolic screening.   1. All newborns born in this state shall be screened for congenital and inherited disorders in accordance with rules adopted by the department.   2. An attending health care provider shall ensure that every newborn under the provider’s care is screened for congenital and inherited disorders in accordance with rules adopted by the department.   3. This section does not apply if a parent objects to the screening. If a parent objects to the screening of a newborn, the attending health care provider shall document the refusal in the newborn’s medical record and shall obtain a written refusal from the parent and report the refusal to the department as provided by rule of the department.  2004 Acts, ch 1031, §6, 12; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §33  Referred to in §136A.5A
IA Code § 136A.5A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.5A - Newborn critical congenital heart disease screening.

136A.5A Newborn critical congenital heart disease screening.   1. Each newborn born in this state shall receive a critical congenital heart disease screening by pulse oximetry or other means as determined by rule, in conjunction with the metabolic screening required pursuant to section 136A.5.   2. An attending health care provider shall ensure that every newborn under the provider’s care receives the critical congenital heart disease screening.   3. This section does not apply if a parent objects to the screening. If a parent objects to the screening of a newborn, the attending health care provider shall document the refusal in the newborn’s medical record and shall obtain a written refusal from the parent and report the refusal to the department.   4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the results of each newborn’s critical congenital heart disease screening shall only be reported in a manner consistent with the reporting of the results of metabolic screenings pursuant to section 136A.5 if funding is available for implementation of the reporting requirement.   5. This section shall be administered in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 136A.8.  2013 Acts, ch 140, §91
IA Code § 136A.5B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.5B - Cytomegalovirus public health initiative.

136A.5B Cytomegalovirus public health initiative.   1. In accordance with the duties prescribed in section 136A.3, the center for congenital and inherited disorders shall collaborate with state and local health agencies and other public and private organizations to develop and publish or approve and publish informational materials to educate and raise awareness of cytomegalovirus and congenital cytomegalovirus among women who may become pregnant, expectant parents, parents of infants, attending health care providers, and others, as appropriate. The materials shall include information regarding all of the following:   a. The incidence of cytomegalovirus and congenital cytomegalovirus.   b. The transmission of cytomegalovirus to a pregnant woman or a woman who may become pregnant.   c. Birth defects caused by congenital cytomegalovirus.   d. Methods of diagnosing congenital cytomegalovirus.   e. Available preventive measures to avoid cytomegalovirus infection by women who are pregnant or who may become pregnant.   f. Early interventions, treatment, and services available for children diagnosed with congenital cytomegalovirus.   2. An attending health care provider shall provide to a pregnant woman during the first trimester of the pregnancy the informational materials published under this section. The center for congenital and inherited disorders shall make the informational materials available to attending health care providers upon request.   3. The department shall publish the informational materials on its internet site and shall specifically make the informational materials available electronically to child care facilities and child care homes as defined in section 237A.1, school nurses, hospitals, attending health care providers, and other health care providers offering care to pregnant women and infants.  2017 Acts, ch 77, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §51
IA Code § 136A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.6 - Central registry.

136A.6 Central registry.   The center for congenital and inherited disorders shall maintain a central registry, or shall establish an agreement with a designated contractor to maintain a central registry, to compile, evaluate, retain, and disseminate information on the occurrence, prevalence, causes, treatment, and prevention of congenital disorders. Congenital disorders shall be considered reportable conditions in accordance with rules adopted by the department and shall be abstracted and maintained by the registry.  2004 Acts, ch 1031, §7, 12  Referred to in §144.13A
IA Code § 136A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.7 - Confidentiality.

136A.7 Confidentiality.   The center for congenital and inherited disorders and the department shall maintain the confidentiality of any identifying information collected, used, or maintained pursuant to this chapter in accordance with section 22.7, subsection 2.  2004 Acts, ch 1031, §8, 12
IA Code § 136A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.8 - Rules.

136A.8 Rules.   The center for congenital and inherited disorders, with assistance provided by the Iowa department of public health, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this chapter.  2004 Acts, ch 1031, §9, 12  Referred to in §136A.5A
IA Code § 136A.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136A - CENTER FOR CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS|Section 136A.9 - Cooperation of other agencies.

136A.9 Cooperation of other agencies.   All state, district, county, and city health or welfare agencies shall cooperate and participate in the administration of this chapter.  2004 Acts, ch 1031, §10, 12
IA Code § 136B.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136B - RADON TESTING|Section 136B.1 - Radon testing and abatement program.

136B.1 Radon testing and abatement program.   1. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “department” means the Iowa department of public health.   2. The department shall establish programs and adopt rules for the certification of persons who test for the presence of radon gas and radon progeny in buildings, the credentialing of persons abating the level of radon in buildings, and standards for radon abatement systems.   3. Following the establishment of the certification and credentialing programs by the department, a person who is not certified, as appropriate, shall not test for the presence of radon gas and radon progeny, and a person who is not credentialed, as required, shall not perform abatement measures. This section does not apply to a person performing the testing or abatement on a building which the person owns, or to a person performing testing or abatement without compensation.   4. For the purposes of this section, radon abatement systems shall be classified as mechanical ventilation systems.  88 Acts, ch 1237, §1; 89 Acts, ch 224, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1168, §4  Referred to in §136B.2, 136B.3, 136B.4
IA Code § 136B.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136B - RADON TESTING|Section 136B.2 - Radon testing information — disclosure.

136B.2 Radon testing information — disclosure.   1. a. A person certified or credentialed pursuant to section 136B.1 shall, within thirty days of the provision of any radon testing services or abatement measures or at the request of the department prior to testing or abatement, disclose to the department the address or location of the building, the name of the owner of the building where the services or measures were or will be provided, and the results of any tests or abatement measures performed.   b. A person shall not disclose to any other person, except to the department, the results of a test or the address or the name of the owner of a nonpublic building that the person tested for the presence of radon gas and radon progeny, unless the owner of the building waives, in writing, this right of confidentiality. However, a person certified or credentialed pursuant to section 136B.1 may disclose the results of a test performed by the person for the presence of radon and radon progeny to a potential buyer of a nonpublic building when an offer to purchase has been presented by the buyer and if the potential buyer paid for the testing. Any test results disclosed shall be results of a test performed within the five years prior to the date of the disclosure.   2. a. Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, disclosure to any person of the results of a test performed on a nonpublic building for the presence of radon gas and radon progeny is not required if the results do not exceed the currently established United States environmental protection agency action guidelines, except as required during a real estate transaction pursuant to section 558A.4, subsection 2.   b. A person who tests a nonpublic building which the person owns is not required to disclose to any person the results of a test for the presence of radon gas or progeny if the test is performed by the person who owns the nonpublic building, except as required during a real estate transaction pursuant to section 558A.4, subsection 2.  88 Acts, ch 1237, §2; 89 Acts, ch 224, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §48; 2015 Acts, ch 20, §1, 2
IA Code § 136B.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136B - RADON TESTING|Section 136B.3 - Testing and reporting of radon level.

136B.3 Testing and reporting of radon level.   The department or its duly authorized agents shall from time to time perform inspections and testing of the premises of a property to determine the level at which it is contaminated with radon gas or radon progeny as a spot-check of the validity of measurements or the adequacy of abatement measures performed by persons certified or credentialed under section 136B.1. Following testing the department shall provide the owner of the property with a written report of its results including the concentration of radon gas or radon progeny contamination present, an interpretation of the results, and recommendation of appropriate action. A person certified or credentialed under section 136B.1 shall also be advised of the department’s results, discrepancies revealed by the spot-check, actions required of the person, and actions the department intends to take with respect to the person’s continued certification or credentialing.  88 Acts, ch 1237, §3; 89 Acts, ch 224, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1168, §5  Referred to in §136B.4
IA Code § 136B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136B - RADON TESTING|Section 136B.4 - Fees — rules.

136B.4 Fees — rules.   The department shall establish a fee schedule to defray the costs of the certification and credentialing programs established pursuant to section 136B.1 and the testing conducted and the written reports provided pursuant to section 136B.3.   The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 17A, to implement this chapter.  88 Acts, ch 1237, §4; 89 Acts, ch 224, §4
IA Code § 136B.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136B - RADON TESTING|Section 136B.5 - Penalty for violation.

136B.5 Penalty for violation.   A person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.  88 Acts, ch 1237, §5; 99 Acts, ch 96, §12
IA Code § 136C.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136C - RADIATION MACHINES AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS|Section 136C.1 - Definitions.

136C.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Decommissioning” means final operational activities at a site to dismantle site structures, to decontaminate site surfaces and remaining structures, to stabilize and contain residual radioactive material, and to carry out any other activities to prepare the site for postoperational care.   2. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health.   3. “Director” means the director of public health or the director’s designee.   4. “Licensed professional” means a person licensed or otherwise authorized by law to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, dentistry, dental hygiene, or veterinary medicine.   5. “Radiation” means energy forms capable of causing ionization including alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays, X rays, neutrons, high-speed protons, and other atomic particles, but does not include sound or radio waves, or visible light, or infrared or ultraviolet light.   6. “Radiation machine” means a device capable of producing radiation except those that produce radiation solely from radioactive material.   7. “Radioactive material” means a solid, liquid, or gaseous material that emits radiation spontaneously including accelerator-produced and naturally occurring material, and byproduct, source, and special nuclear material as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended to July 1, 1984.  [C79, 81, §136C.1]  84 Acts, ch 1286, §10; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §37  Referred to in §455B.315
IA Code § 136C.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 136C - RADIATION MACHINES AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS|Section 136C.2 - Applicability.

136C.2 Applicability.   This chapter applies to radiation machines and radioactive material located in this state. The provisions of this chapter do not supersede or duplicate the authority and programs of any other agency of the state or the United States government. To avoid duplication and promote coordination of radiation protection activities, the department may enter into agreements pursuant to chapter 28E with other state and federal agencies, or with private organizations or individuals, to administer this chapter.  [C79, 81, §136C.2]  84 Acts, ch 1286, §11