§ 136A.5B — Cytomegalovirus public health initiative

Iowa § 136A.5B

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 136A: CONGENITAL AND INHERITED DISORDERS

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1. In accordance with the duties prescribed in section 136A.3, the department 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.
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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 department 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.