Section 139A.37 – Pregnant women.
139A.37 Pregnant women. The department shall adopt rules which incorporate the prenatal guidelines established by the centers for disease control and prevention of the United States department of health and human services as the state guidelines for prenatal testing and care relative to infectious disease. 2000 Acts, ch 1066, §33
Section 139A.38 – Medical treatment of newly born.
139A.38 Medical treatment of newly born. A physician attending the birth of a child shall cause to be instilled into the eyes of the newly born infant a prophylactic solution approved by the department. This section shall not be construed to require treatment of the infant’s eyes with a prophylactic solution if the infant’s parent […]
Section 139A.39 – Religious exceptions.
139A.39 Religious exceptions. A provision of this chapter shall not be construed to require or compel any person to take or 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 […]
Section 139A.40 – Filing false reports.
139A.40 Filing false reports. A person who knowingly makes a false statement in any of the reports required by this subchapter concerning persons infected with any sexually transmitted disease or infection, or who discloses the identity of such person, except as authorized by this subchapter, shall be punished as provided in section 139A.25. 2000 Acts, […]
Section 139A.41 – Chlamydia and gonorrhea treatment.
139A.41 Chlamydia and gonorrhea treatment. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner who diagnoses a sexually transmitted chlamydia or gonorrhea infection in an individual patient may prescribe, dispense, furnish, or otherwise provide prescription oral antibiotic drugs to that patient’s sexual partner or partners without […]
Section 139A.14 – Services or supplies — authorization.
139A.14 Services or supplies — authorization. All services or supplies furnished to persons under this chapter must be authorized by the local board or an officer of the local board, and a written order designating the person employed to furnish such services or supplies, issued before the services or supplies are furnished, shall be attached […]
Section 139A.33 – Partner notification program.
139A.33 Partner notification program. 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 […]
Section 139A.15 – Filing of bills.
139A.15 Filing of bills. All bills incurred under this chapter in establishing, maintaining, and terminating isolation and quarantine, in providing a necessary house or hospital for isolation or quarantine, and in making terminal cleanings, shall be filed with the local board. The local board at its next regular meeting or special meeting called for this […]
Section 139A.34 – Examination of persons suspected.
139A.34 Examination of persons suspected. The local board shall cause an examination to be made of every person reasonably suspected, on the basis of epidemiological investigation, of having any sexually transmitted disease or infection in the infectious stages to ascertain if such person is infected and, if infected, to cause such person to be treated. […]
Section 139A.16 – Allowing claims.
139A.16 Allowing claims. All bills for supplies furnished and services rendered for persons removed and isolated or quarantined in a separate house or hospital, or for persons financially unable to provide their own sustenance and care during isolation or quarantine, shall be allowed and paid for only on a basis of the local market price […]