Iowa Code 136A.5B – Cytomegalovirus public health initiative
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1. In accordance with the duties prescribed in section 136A.3, the department shall collaborate with state and local health agencies and other public and private organizations to develop and publish or approve and publish informational materials to educate and raise awareness of cytomegalovirus and congenital cytomegalovirus among women who may become pregnant, expectant parents, parents of infants, attending health care providers, and others, as appropriate. The materials shall include information regarding all of the following:
a. The incidence of cytomegalovirus and congenital cytomegalovirus.
b. The transmission of cytomegalovirus to a pregnant woman or a woman who may become pregnant.
c. Birth defects caused by congenital cytomegalovirus.
d. Methods of diagnosing congenital cytomegalovirus.
e. Available preventive measures to avoid cytomegalovirus infection by women who are pregnant or who may become pregnant.
f. Early interventions, treatment, and services available for children diagnosed with congenital cytomegalovirus.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 136A.5B
- Attending health care provider: means a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant. See Iowa Code 136A.2
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Department: means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 154A.1
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See Iowa Code 136A.2
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
- State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
2. An attending health care provider shall provide to a pregnant woman during the first trimester of the pregnancy the informational materials published under this section. The department shall make the informational materials available to attending health care providers upon request.
3. The department shall publish the informational materials on its internet site and shall specifically make the informational materials available electronically to child care facilities and child care homes as defined in section 237A.1, school nurses, hospitals, attending health care providers, and other health care providers offering care to pregnant women and infants.