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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.29A STATE POISON CENTER. 1 2 The director shall designate a state poison center, as 1 3 directed by the general assembly, to provide poison 1 4 information, telephone management advice and consultation, 1 5 conduct hazard surveillance to achieve hazard elimination, and 1 6 provide professional and public education in poison 1 7 prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, and to provide any other 1 8 services or functions necessary to be classified as a 1 9 certified poison center. The poison center shall not 1 10 subcontract with a poison center outside of the state to 1 11 provide the necessary services or functions. The director 1 12 shall provide the necessary documentation of the state poison 1 13 center designation to the poison center for certification by 1 14 the American association of poison control centers or other 1 15 certifying organization. 1 16 Sec. 2. DESIGNATION OF STATE POISON CENTER 1 17 APPROPRIATION. The general assembly designates as the poison 1 18 center for the state of Iowa the medical center which is 1 19 operating a poison center on or before July 1, 1998, in the 1 20 state. The poison center shall meet all requirements 1 21 necessary to be certified as a poison center by the American 1 22 association of poison control centers and shall not 1 23 subcontract with a poison center outside of the state to 1 24 provide the required services or functions. The director of 1 25 public health shall provide any documentation necessary to the 1 26 poison center for certification. 1 27 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 1 28 the Iowa department of public health for the fiscal year 1 29 beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the 1 30 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for use 1 31 by the designated poison control center to provide a poison 1 32 control hotline, staffing, and other services and functions 1 33 necessary to meet the requirements of certification: 1 34 .................................................. $ 400,000 1 35 EXPLANATION 2 1 This bill provides for the designation of a statewide 2 2 poison control center by the director of public health as 2 3 directed by the general assembly. The bill provides that the 2 4 general assembly designates as the state poison center a 2 5 medical center which is operating a poison center on or before 2 6 July 1, 1998, in the state. The bill also provides an 2 7 appropriation to the Iowa department of public health for use 2 8 by the designated poison control center to provide a poison 2 9 control hotline, staffing, and other necessary services and 2 10 functions to meet the requirements of certification by the 2 11 American association of poison control centers. 2 12 LSB 3716SS 77 2 13 pf/cf/24
Text: SF02168 Text: SF02170 Text: SF02100 - SF02199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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