Iowa § 139A.31 - 139A.31 Report to department.

§ 139A.31. 139A.31 Report to department.

Immediately after the first examination or treatment of any person infected with any sexually transmitted disease or infection, the health care provider who performed the examination or treatment shall transmit to the department a report stating the name of the infected person, the address of the infected person, the infected person’s date of birth, the sex of the infected person, the race and ethnicity of the infected person, the infected person’s marital status, the infected person’s telephone number, if the infected person is female, whether the infected person is pregnant, the name and address of the laboratory that performed the test, the date the test was found to be positive and the collection date, and the name of the health care provider who performed the test. However, when a case occurs within the jurisdiction of a local department, the report shall be made directly to the local department which shall immediately forward the information to the department. Reports shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the department. Reports shall be confidential. Any person filing a report of a sexually transmitted disease or infection who is acting reasonably and in good faith is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of such report. 2000 Acts, ch 1066, §27; 2024 Acts, ch 1043, §60 Wed Dec 10 22:56:15 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 139A.31 (20, 0)