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136A.1 PURPOSE.
To reduce and avoid adverse health conditions of inhabitants of
the state, the Iowa department of public health shall initiate,
conduct, and supervise screening and health care programs in order to
detect and predict congenital or inherited disorders. The department
shall assist in the translation and integration of genetic and
genomic advances into public health services to improve health
outcomes throughout the life span of the inhabitants of the state.
Section History: Recent Form
2004 Acts, ch 1031, §2, 12 Footnotes
Former §136A.1 repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1031, §11
