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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.29A STATE POISON CONTROL 1 2 CENTER. 1 3 The director of public health shall designate as the state 1 4 poison control center the medical center which is operating a 1 5 poison center in this state on or before July 1, 2000. The 1 6 state poison control center shall provide poison information; 1 7 telephone management advice and consultation; conduct hazard 1 8 surveillance to achieve hazard elimination; provide 1 9 professional and public education in poison prevention, 1 10 diagnosis, and treatment; and provide any other services or 1 11 functions necessary to be classified as a certified poison 1 12 control center. The poison control center shall not 1 13 subcontract with a poison control center outside of the state 1 14 to provide the necessary services or functions. The director 1 15 shall provide the necessary documentation of the state poison 1 16 control center designation to the poison control center 1 17 designee for certification by the American association of 1 18 poison control centers or other certifying organization. 1 19 Sec. 2. STATE POISON CENTER APPROPRIATION. There is 1 20 appropriated from the tobacco settlement fund created in 1 21 section 12.65 to the Iowa department of public health for the 1 22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, 1 23 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for 1 24 use by the designated poison control center to provide a 1 25 poison control hotline, staffing, and other services and 1 26 functions necessary to meet the requirements of certification: 1 27 .................................................. $ 440,000 1 28 EXPLANATION 1 29 This bill requires the director of public health to 1 30 designate as the state poison control center a medical center 1 31 which is operating a poison control center in this state on or 1 32 before July 1, 2000. The bill specifies the services and 1 33 functions which the state poison control center is to provide, 1 34 prohibits the state poison control center from contracting 1 35 with a poison control center outside of the state to provide 2 1 the necessary services or functions, and requires the director 2 2 of public health to provide necessary documentation to the 2 3 state poison control center designee for certification by the 2 4 American association of poison control centers or other 2 5 certifying organization. 2 6 The bill also provides an appropriation from the tobacco 2 7 settlement fund to the Iowa department of public health for 2 8 use by the designated poison control center to provide a 2 9 poison control hotline, staffing, and other necessary services 2 10 and functions to meet the requirements of certification by the 2 11 American association of poison control centers. 2 12 LSB 5930HH 78 2 13 pf/cf/24
Text: HF02093 Text: HF02095 Text: HF02000 - HF02099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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