36.6 - MEDICAL COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.

        36.6  MEDICAL COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.
         The department and appropriate medical facilities at the state
      university of Iowa under the control of the state board of regents
      shall institute a cooperative program to:
         1.  Refer veterans to appropriate state and federal agencies to
      file claims to remedy medical and financial problems caused by the
      veterans' exposure to chemicals.
         2.  Provide veterans with fat tissue biopsies, genetic counseling,
      and genetic screening upon request of the licensed physician pursuant
      to section 36.2, to determine if the veterans have suffered physical
      damage as a result of substantial exposure to chemicals.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         83 Acts, ch 141, § 6
         CS83, § 139A.6
         86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1716; 92 Acts, ch 1140, § 17
         C93, § 36.6
         2005 Acts, ch 115, §25, 40
         Referred to in § 36.7