139A.3 REPORTS TO DEPARTMENT -- IMMUNITY --
CONFIDENTIALITY -- INVESTIGATIONS.
1. The health care provider or public, private, or hospital
clinical laboratory attending a person infected with a reportable
disease shall immediately report the case to the department.
However, when a case occurs within the jurisdiction of a local health
department, the report shall be made to the local department and to
the department. A health care provider or public, private, or
hospital clinical laboratory who files such a report which identifies
a person infected with a reportable disease shall assist in the
investigation by the department, a local board, or a local
department. The department shall publish and distribute instructions
concerning the method of reporting. Reports shall be made in
accordance with rules adopted by the department and shall require
inclusion of all the following information:
a. The patient's name.
b. The patient's address.
c. The patient's date of birth.
d. The sex of the patient.
e. The race and ethnicity of the patient.
f. The patient's marital status.
g. The patient's telephone number.
h. The name and address of the laboratory.
i. The date the test was found to be positive and the
collection date.
j. The name of the health care provider who performed the
test.
k. If the patient is female, whether the patient is pregnant.
2. a. Any person who, acting reasonably and in good faith,
files a report, releases information, or otherwise cooperates with an
investigation under this chapter is immune from any liability, civil
or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed for such
action.
b. A report or other information provided to or maintained by
the department, a local board, or a local department, which
identifies a person infected with or exposed to a reportable or other
disease or health condition, is confidential and shall not be
accessible to the public.
c. Notwithstanding paragraph "b", information contained
in the report may be reported in public health records in a manner
which prevents the identification of any person or business named in
the report. If information contained in the report concerns a
business, information disclosing the identity of the business may be
released to the public when the state epidemiologist or the director
of public health determines such a release of information necessary
for the protection of the health of the public.
3. A health care provider or public, private, or hospital
clinical laboratory shall provide the department, local board, or
local department with all information reasonably necessary to conduct
an investigation pursuant to this chapter upon request of the
department, local board, or local department. The department may
also subpoena records, reports, and any other evidence necessary to
conduct an investigation pursuant to this chapter from other persons,
facilities, and entities pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1066, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1079, §3, 4
Referred to in § 135A.7
139A.3 REPORTS TO DEPARTMENT -- IMMUNITY --
CONFIDENTIALITY -- INVESTIGATIONS.
1. The health care provider or public, private, or hospital
clinical laboratory attending a person infected with a reportable
disease shall immediately report the case to the department.
However, when a case occurs within the jurisdiction of a local health
department, the report shall be made to the local department and to
the department. A health care provider or public, private, or
hospital clinical laboratory who files such a report which identifies
a person infected with a reportable disease shall assist in the
investigation by the department, a local board, or a local
department. The department shall publish and distribute instructions
concerning the method of reporting. Reports shall be made in
accordance with rules adopted by the department and shall require
inclusion of all the following information:
a. The patient's name.
b. The patient's address.
c. The patient's date of birth.
d. The sex of the patient.
e. The race and ethnicity of the patient.
f. The patient's marital status.
g. The patient's telephone number.
h. The name and address of the laboratory.
i. The date the test was found to be positive and the
collection date.
j. The name of the health care provider who performed the
test.
k. If the patient is female, whether the patient is pregnant.
2. a. Any person who, acting reasonably and in good faith,
files a report, releases information, or otherwise cooperates with an
investigation under this chapter is immune from any liability, civil
or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed for such
action.
b. A report or other information provided to or maintained by
the department, a local board, or a local department, which
identifies a person infected with or exposed to a reportable or other
disease or health condition, is confidential and shall not be
accessible to the public.
c. Notwithstanding paragraph "b", information contained
in the report may be reported in public health records in a manner
which prevents the identification of any person or business named in
the report. If information contained in the report concerns a
business, information disclosing the identity of the business may be
released to the public when the state epidemiologist or the director
of public health determines such a release of information necessary
for the protection of the health of the public.
3. A health care provider or public, private, or hospital
clinical laboratory shall provide the department, local board, or
local department with all information reasonably necessary to conduct
an investigation pursuant to this chapter upon request of the
department, local board, or local department. The department may
also subpoena records, reports, and any other evidence necessary to
conduct an investigation pursuant to this chapter from other persons,
facilities, and entities pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1066, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1079, §3, 4
Referred to in § 135A.7
139A.3 REPORTS TO DEPARTMENT -- IMMUNITY --
CONFIDENTIALITY -- INVESTIGATIONS.
1. The health care provider or public, private, or hospital
clinical laboratory attending a person infected with a reportable
disease shall immediately report the case to the department.
However, when a case occurs within the jurisdiction of a local health
department, the report shall be made to the local department and to
the department. A health care provider or public, private, or
hospital clinical laboratory who files such a report which identifies
a person infected with a reportable disease shall assist in the
investigation by the department, a local board, or a local
department. The department shall publish and distribute instructions
concerning the method of reporting. Reports shall be made in
accordance with rules adopted by the department and shall require
inclusion of all the following information:
a. The patient's name.
b. The patient's address.
c. The patient's date of birth.
d. The sex of the patient.
e. The race and ethnicity of the patient.
f. The patient's marital status.
g. The patient's telephone number.
h. The name and address of the laboratory.
i. The date the test was found to be positive and the
collection date.
j. The name of the health care provider who performed the
test.
k. If the patient is female, whether the patient is pregnant.
2. a. Any person who, acting reasonably and in good faith,
files a report, releases information, or otherwise cooperates with an
investigation under this chapter is immune from any liability, civil
or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed for such
action.
b. A report or other information provided to or maintained by
the department, a local board, or a local department, which
identifies a person infected with or exposed to a reportable or other
disease or health condition, is confidential and shall not be
accessible to the public.
c. Notwithstanding paragraph "b", information contained
in the report may be reported in public health records in a manner
which prevents the identification of any person or business named in
the report. If information contained in the report concerns a
business, information disclosing the identity of the business may be
released to the public when the state epidemiologist or the director
of public health determines such a release of information necessary
for the protection of the health of the public.
3. A health care provider or public, private, or hospital
clinical laboratory shall provide the department, local board, or
local department with all information reasonably necessary to conduct
an investigation pursuant to this chapter upon request of the
department, local board, or local department. The department may
also subpoena records, reports, and any other evidence necessary to
conduct an investigation pursuant to this chapter from other persons,
facilities, and entities pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1066, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1079, §3, 4
Referred to in § 135A.7
