§ 139A.33 — Partner notification program

Iowa § 139A.33

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

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1. The department shall maintain a partner notification program for persons known to
have tested positive for a reportable sexually transmitted disease or infection.
2. In administering the program, the department shall provide for all of the following:
a. A person who voluntarily participates in the program shall receive post-test counseling
during which time the person shall be encouraged to refer for counseling and testing
any person with whom the person has had sexual relations or has shared drug injecting
equipment.
b. The physician or other health care provider attending the person may provide to the
department any relevant information provided by the person regarding any person with
whom the tested person has had sexual relations or has shared drug injecting equipment.
3. The department may delegate its partner notification duties under this section to local
health authorities or a physician or other health care provider, as provided by rules adopted
by the department.
4. In making contact with sexual or drug equipment-sharing partners, the department
or its designee shall not disclose the identity of the person who provided the names of the
persons to be contacted and shall protect the confidentiality of the persons contacted.
5. a. This section shall not be interpreted as creating a duty to warn third parties of the
danger of exposure to a sexually transmitted disease or infection through contact with a
person who tests positive for a sexually transmitted disease.
b. This section shall not be interpreted to require the department to provide partner
notification services to all persons who have tested positive for a sexually transmitted
disease or infection.