135.19 - VIRAL HEPATITIS PROGRAM -- AWARENESS, VACCINATIONS, AND TESTING.
135.19 VIRAL HEPATITIS PROGRAM -- AWARENESS,
VACCINATIONS, AND TESTING.
1. If sufficient funds are appropriated by the general assembly,
the department shall establish and administer a viral hepatitis
program. The goal of the program shall be to distribute information
to citizens of this state who are at an increased risk for exposure
to viral hepatitis regarding the higher incidence of hepatitis C
exposure and infection among these populations, the dangers presented
by the disease, and contacts for additional information and
referrals. The program shall also make available hepatitis A and
hepatitis B vaccinations, and hepatitis C testing.
2. The department shall establish by rule a list of individuals
by category who are at increased risk for viral hepatitis exposure.
The list shall be consistent with recommendations developed by the
centers for disease control, and shall be developed in consultation
with the Iowa viral hepatitis task force and the Iowa department of
veterans affairs. The department shall also establish by rule what
information is to be distributed and the form and manner of
distribution. The rules shall also establish a vaccination and
testing program, to be coordinated by the department through local
health departments and clinics and other appropriate locations. Section History: Recent Form
2006 Acts, ch 1045, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 182, §88