House File 245

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  HEDDENS


    Passed House, Date                Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act to rename the birth defects institute and registry.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 2372HH 80
  4 kk/sh/8

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 136A.2, Code 2003, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    136A.2  ESTABLISHMENT OF BIRTH DEFECTS CHILDREN'S SPECIAL
  1  4 NEEDS INSTITUTE.
  1  5    There is established within the Iowa department of public
  1  6 health a birth defects children's special needs institute to
  1  7 initiate and conduct investigations of the causes, mortality,
  1  8 methods of treatment, prevention and cure of birth defects and
  1  9 related diseases and to develop and administer genetic and
  1 10 metabolic screening programs and other related activities
  1 11 where the programs will aid in the prevention or treatment of
  1 12 a particular genetic or metabolic defect or disease.  The
  1 13 birth defects children's special needs institute shall assume
  1 14 responsibility for development and implementation of screening
  1 15 and educational programs for sickle cell anemia and other
  1 16 genetic blood disorders.
  1 17    Sec. 2.  Section 136A.3, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2003,
  1 18 is amended to read as follows:
  1 19    The birth defects children's special needs institute may:
  1 20    Sec. 3.  Section 136A.5, Code 2003, is amended to read as
  1 21 follows:
  1 22    136A.5  RULES, REGULATIONS, AND STANDARDS.
  1 23    The birth defects children's special needs institute, with
  1 24 assistance provided by the Iowa department of public health,
  1 25 shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this
  1 26 chapter.
  1 27    Sec. 4.  Section 136A.6, Code 2003, is amended to read as
  1 28 follows:
  1 29    136A.6  CENTRAL REGISTRY == CONFIDENTIALITY.
  1 30    The birth defects children's special needs institute may
  1 31 maintain a central registry to collect and store report data
  1 32 to facilitate the compiling of statistical information on the
  1 33 causes, treatment, prevention, and cure of genetic disorders
  1 34 and birth defects.  Identifying information shall remain
  1 35 confidential pursuant to section 22.7, subsection 2.
  2  1    Sec. 5.  CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE.  The Code editor is
  2  2 directed to replace the term "birth defects institute" with
  2  3 the term "children's special needs institute" in any other
  2  4 statute contained in the 2003 Code or which is amended or
  2  5 enacted in other legislation enacted during the 2003 Session
  2  6 of the Eightieth General Assembly.  The Code editor is further
  2  7 directed to make the same replacement in statutes appearing in
  2  8 any legislation that was enacted prior to the 2003 Session of
  2  9 the Eightieth General Assembly, but that will be codified on
  2 10 or after the effective date of this Act.
  2 11                           EXPLANATION
  2 12    This bill changes the name of the birth defects institute
  2 13 to the children's special needs institute.
  2 14 LSB 2372HH 80
  2 15 kk/sh/8