In order to provide for the protection and promotion of the health of the inhabitants of the state, the Iowa department of public health shall develop and administer the state's policy with respect to the conduct of scientific investigations and research concerning the causes, prevention, treatment and cure of birth defects. The department shall initiate, conduct, and supervise screening programs to discover genetic birth defects and related diseases and to prevent or treat the defects or diseases.
[C77, 79, 81, § 136A.1]
83 Acts, ch 23, § 1
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