Iowa § 356.48 Required test

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§ 356.48 — Required test

Iowa § 356.48

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 356JAILS AND MUNICIPAL HOLDING FACILITIES

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Iowa Code § 356.48 (2026).

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1.A person confined to a jail or in the custody of a peace officer, who bites another person, who causes an exchange of bodily fluids with another person, or who causes any bodily secretion to be cast upon another person, shall submit to the withdrawal of a bodily specimen for testing to determine if the person is infected with a contagious or infectious disease as defined in section 141A.2. The bodily specimen to be taken shall be determined by the attending physician of the jail or the county medical examiner. The specimen taken shall be sent to the state hygienic laboratory or some other laboratory approved by the department of health and human services. If a person to be tested pursuant to this section refuses to submit to the withdrawal of a bodily specimen, the sheriff, person in ch

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1. A person confined to a jail or in the custody of a peace officer, who bites another
person, who causes an exchange of bodily fluids with another person, or who causes any
bodily secretion to be cast upon another person, shall submit to the withdrawal of a bodily
specimen for testing to determine if the person is infected with a contagious or infectious
disease as defined in section 141A.2. The bodily specimen to be taken shall be determined by
the attending physician of the jail or the county medical examiner. The specimen taken shall
be sent to the state hygienic laboratory or some other laboratory approved by the department
of health and human services. If a person to be tested pursuant to this section refuses to
submit to the withdrawal of a bodily specimen, the sheriff, person in charge of the jail, or
any potentially infected person may file an application with the district court for an order
compelling the person that may have caused an infection to submit to the withdrawal and, if
infected, to receive available treatment. An order authorizing the withdrawal of a specimen
for testing may be issued only by a district judge or district associate judge upon application
by the sheriff, person in charge of the jail, or any other potentially infected person.
2. A person who fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to this section is guilty of
a serious misdemeanor.
3. Personnel at the jail shall be notified if a person confined is found to have a contagious
or infectious disease.
4. The sheriff, person in charge of the jail, or any other potentially infected person shall
take any appropriate measure to prevent the transmittal of a contagious or infectious disease
to other persons. The sheriff or person in charge of the jail shall also segregate a confined
person who tests positive for acquired immune deficiency syndrome from other confined
persons.
5. For purposes of this section, “potentially infected person” includes a care provider as
defined in section 139A.2.