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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.23 GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS 1 2 TESTING. 1 3 1. A standard of care protocol is established for 1 4 physicians providing prenatal care regarding group B 1 5 streptococcus in recognition of its potential for causing 1 6 life-threatening infections in newborn babies. A physician 1 7 shall test a pregnant patient for group B streptococcus, 1 8 inform the patient and the hospital to which the patient is 1 9 admitted of the results, and discuss treatment options with 1 10 the patient if the patient tests positive. 1 11 2. A physician providing prenatal care to a pregnant 1 12 patient shall routinely perform screening cultures for group B 1 13 streptococcus between the thirty-fifth and thirty-seventh 1 14 weeks of pregnancy. The physician shall inform the patient of 1 15 the test result, and shall give the patient information 1 16 regarding group B streptococcus risks, diagnosis, prevention, 1 17 and, if the test result is positive, treatment. 1 18 3. A patient testing positive for group B streptococcus 1 19 shall have this status reported to the hospital or birth 1 20 facility to which the patient is admitted by the physician or 1 21 a designated member of the physician's staff. This 1 22 information shall be entered upon a patient's medical records 1 23 by a physician or by a designated hospital or birth facility 1 24 staff member at the time of delivery. 1 25 4. As used in this section, "physician" means a physician 1 26 licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic 1 27 medicine and surgery. 1 28 Sec. 2. The director of public health shall adopt rules 1 29 pursuant to section 17A.4, subsection 2, and section 17A.5, 1 30 subsection 2, paragraph "b", necessary to administer this 1 31 section and the rules shall become effective July 1, 1996. 1 32 Sec. 3. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, 1 33 takes effect upon enactment. 1 34 EXPLANATION 1 35 This bill provides for the routine testing of pregnant 2 1 patients for group B streptococcus (GBS), which causes life- 2 2 threatening infections in newborn babies, by physicians 2 3 providing prenatal care between the 35th and 37th weeks of 2 4 pregnancy. Prenatal care providers shall inform patients of 2 5 the results and supply information regarding GBS risks, 2 6 diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in the event of a 2 7 positive test result. Positive test results will be reported 2 8 to the patient's designated hospital or birth facility and 2 9 entered upon the patient's medical records. 2 10 The bill directs the director of public health to adopt 2 11 emergency rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to 2 12 administer this section, and includes an immediate effective 2 13 date. 2 14 LSB 3897HH 76 2 15 rn/cf/24
Text: HF02181 Text: HF02183 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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