HF 298 (LSB 2021YH (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 298

BY  DIEKEN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to a study of the negative effects of environmental contaminants on human fertility and the human endocrine system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS —— HUMAN FERTILITY AND HUMAN ENDOCRINE SYSTEM —— STUDY —— REPORT.  The department of health and human services shall compile and analyze information, data, scientific research, and other sources on the negative effects of environmental contaminants on human fertility and the human endocrine system, with an emphasis on intrauterine exposure, and shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly by February 1, 2024, specifying the department’s findings and recommendations for broad-based policy strategies to prevent and reduce these negative effects through actions and interventions at the patient, health care provider, health care institution, and societal levels.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of health and human services to compile and analyze studies, data, scientific research, and other sources on the negative effects of environmental contaminants on human fertility and the human endocrine system, with an emphasis on intrauterine exposure, and to submit a report to the governor and the general assembly specifying the department’s findings and recommendations for broad-based policy strategies to prevent and reduce these negative effects through actions and interventions at the patient, health care provider, health care institution, and societal levels.