1. Prior to withdrawing blood for the purpose of performing a human immunodeficiency virus-related test, the physician or other practitioner shall inform the subject of the test that the test is voluntary and may be performed anonymously if requested. Within seven days after the testing of a person with a test result indicating human immunodeficiency virus infection which has been confirmed as positive according to prevailing medical technology, the physician or other practitioner at whose request the test was performed shall make a report to the Iowa department of public health on a form provided by the department. Prior to making the required report, the physician or other practitioner shall provide written information regarding the partner notification program and shall inquire if the person wishes to initiate participation in the program by agreeing to have identifying information reported to the department on a confidential basis.
2. Within seven days of diagnosing a person as having an AIDS-related condition, the diagnosing physician shall make a report to the Iowa department of public health on a form provided by the department.
3. Within seven days of the death of a person resulting from an AIDS-related condition, the attending physician shall make a report to the Iowa department of public health on a form provided by the department.
4. Within seven days of the testing of a person with a test result indicating human immunodeficiency virus infection which has been confirmed as positive according to prevailing medical technology, the director of a blood plasma center or blood bank shall make a report to the Iowa department of public health on a form provided by the department.
5. Within seven days of the testing of a person with a test result indicating human immunodeficiency virus infection which has been confirmed as positive according to prevailing medical technology, the director of a clinical laboratory shall make a report to the Iowa department of public health stating the person's name or a confidential form of identification known only to the physician or other health practitioner requesting the test and the name and address of the physician or other health care practitioner requesting the test.
6. The forms provided by the department pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 shall contain the name, date of birth, sex, and address of the subject of the report and the name and address of the physician or other person making the report. The forms provided by the department pursuant to subsections 1, 4, and 5 may include the subject's age, race, marital status, or other information deemed necessary by the department for epidemiological purposes, but shall not include the subject's name or address without the written authorization of the subject.
The subject shall be provided with information regarding the confidentiality measures followed by the department and may request that the department maintain the subject's confidential file for the purposes of partner notification, or for the inclusion of the subject in research or treatment programs.
88 Acts, ch 1224, §9
Referred to in § 141.10, 141.23A
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