Iowa § 139A.21 - 139A.21 Reportable poisonings and illnesses.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 139A.21 — 139A.21 Reportable poisonings and illnesses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 139A.21. 139A.21 Reportable poisonings and illnesses.
1. If the results of an examination by a public, private, or hospital clinical laboratory of a specimen from a person in Iowa yield evidence of or are reactive for a reportable poisoning or a reportable illness from a toxic agent, including methemoglobinemia, the results shall be reported to the department on forms prescribed by the department. If the laboratory is located in Iowa, the person in charge of the laboratory shall report the results. If the laboratory is not in Iowa, the health care provider submitting the specimen shall report the results. 2. The health care provider attending a person infected with a reportable poisoning or a reportable illness from a toxic agent, including methemoglobinemia, shall immediately report the case to the department. The department shall publish and distribute instructions concerning the method of reporting. Reports shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the department. 3. A person in charge of a poison control information center shall report to the department cases of reportable poisoning, including methemoglobinemia, about which inquiries have been received. 4. The department shall adopt rules designating reportable poisonings, including methemoglobinemia, and illnesses which must be reported under this section. 5. The department shall establish and maintain a central registry to collect and store data reported pursuant to this section. 6. The department shall timely provide copies of all reports of pesticide poisonings or illnesses received pursuant to this section to the secretary of agriculture who shall timely forward these reports and any reports of pesticide poisonings or illnesses received pursuant to section 206.14 to the registrant of a pesticide which is the subject of any reports. 2000 Acts, ch 1066, §21; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §49; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §130 Referred to in §135.11, 455E.11 Wed Dec 10 22:56:10 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 139A.21 (21, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 139A.21 ("139A.21 Reportable poisonings and illnesses.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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