Iowa § 139A.31 Report to department

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§ 139A.31 — Report to department

Iowa § 139A.31

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 139ACOMMUNICABLE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND POISONINGS

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Iowa Code § 139A.31 (2026).

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Immediately after the first examination or treatment of any person infected with any
sexually transmitted disease or infection, the health care provider who performed the
examination or treatment shall transmit to the department a report stating the name of
13 COMMUNICABLE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND POISONINGS, §139A.33
the infected person, the address of the infected person, the infected person’s date of birth,
the sex of the infected person, the race and ethnicity of the infected person, the infected
person’s marital status, the infected person’s telephone number, if the infected person is
female, whether the infected person is pregnant, the name and address of the laboratory
that performed the test, the date the test was found to be positive and the collection date,
and the name of the

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Immediately after the first examination or treatment of any person infected with any
sexually transmitted disease or infection, the health care provider who performed the
examination or treatment shall transmit to the department a report stating the name of
13 COMMUNICABLE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND POISONINGS, §139A.33
the infected person, the address of the infected person, the infected person’s date of birth,
the sex of the infected person, the race and ethnicity of the infected person, the infected
person’s marital status, the infected person’s telephone number, if the infected person is
female, whether the infected person is pregnant, the name and address of the laboratory
that performed the test, the date the test was found to be positive and the collection date,
and the name of the health care provider who performed the test. However, when a case
occurs within the jurisdiction of a local department, the report shall be made directly to
the local department which shall immediately forward the information to the department.
Reports shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the department. Reports shall
be confidential. Any person filing a report of a sexually transmitted disease or infection who
is acting reasonably and in good faith is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, which
might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of such report.