Iowa § 139A.39 Religious exceptions

Iowa Statutes

§ 139A.39 — Religious exceptions

Iowa § 139A.39

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 139ACOMMUNICABLE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND POISONINGS

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Iowa Code § 139A.39 (2026).

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Aprovisionofthischaptershallnotbeconstruedtorequireorcompelanypersontotakeor
follow a course of medical treatment prescribed by law or a health care provider if the person
is an adherent or member of a church or religious denomination and in accordance with the
tenets or principles of the person’s church or religious denomination the person opposes the
specific course of medical treatment. However, such person while in an infectious stage of
disease shall be subject to isolation and such other measures appropriate for the prevention
of the spread of the disease to other persons.

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Aprovisionofthischaptershallnotbeconstruedtorequireorcompelanypersontotakeor
follow a course of medical treatment prescribed by law or a health care provider if the person
is an adherent or member of a church or religious denomination and in accordance with the
tenets or principles of the person’s church or religious denomination the person opposes the
specific course of medical treatment. However, such person while in an infectious stage of
disease shall be subject to isolation and such other measures appropriate for the prevention
of the spread of the disease to other persons.