§ 139A.21 — Reportable poisonings and illnesses

Iowa § 139A.21

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 139A: COMMUNICABLE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND POISONINGS

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1. If the results of an examination by a public, private, or hospital clinical laboratory of a
specimen from a person in Iowa yield evidence of or are reactive for a reportable poisoning
or a reportable illness from a toxic agent, including methemoglobinemia, the results shall be
reportedtothedepartmentonformsprescribedbythedepartment. Ifthelaboratoryislocated
in Iowa, the person in charge of the laboratory shall report the results. If the laboratory is not
in Iowa, the health care provider submitting the specimen shall report the results.
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2. The health care provider attending a person infected with a reportable poisoning or
a reportable illness from a toxic agent, including methemoglobinemia, shall immediately
report the case to the department. The department shall publish and distribute instructions
concerning the method of reporting. Reports shall be made in accordance with rules adopted
by the department.
3. Apersoninchargeofapoisoncontrolinformationcentershallreporttothedepartment
cases of reportable poisoning, including methemoglobinemia, about which inquiries have
been received.
4. The department shall adopt rules designating reportable poisonings, including
methemoglobinemia, and illnesses which must be reported under this section.
5. The department shall establish and maintain a central registry to collect and store data
reported pursuant to this section.
6. The department shall timely provide copies of all reports of pesticide poisonings or
illnesses received pursuant to this section to the secretary of agriculture who shall timely
forward these reports and any reports of pesticide poisonings or illnesses received pursuant
to section 206.14 to the registrant of a pesticide which is the subject of any reports.