Iowa § 136A.2 Definitions

Iowa Statutes

§ 136A.2 — Definitions

Iowa § 136A.2

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 136ACONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS

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Iowa Code § 136A.2 (2026).

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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.“Council” means the council on health and human services.

4.“Department” means the department of health and human services.

5.“Disorder” means a congenital or inherited disorder.

6.“Genetics” means the study of inheritance and how genes contribute to health conditions and the potential for disease.

7.“Genom

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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. “Council” means the council on health and human services.
4. “Department” means the department of health and human services.
5. “Disorder” means a congenital or inherited disorder.
6. “Genetics” means the study of inheritance and how genes contribute to health
conditions and the potential for disease.
7. “Genomics”meansthefunctionsandinteractionsofallhumangenesandtheirvariation
within human populations, including their interaction with environmental factors, and their
contribution to health.
8. “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.
9. “Stillbirth”meansanunintendedfetaldeathoccurringafteragestationperiodoftwenty
completed weeks, or an unintended fetal death of a fetus with a weight of three hundred fifty
or more grams.