Iowa § 263.8 - 263.8 Reports — tests.
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§ 263.8. 263.8 Reports — tests.
1. Charges may be assessed for transportation of specimens and cost of examination. Reports of epidemiological examinations and investigations shall be sent to the responsible agency. 2. In addition to its regular work, the state hygienic laboratory shall perform without charge all bacteriological, serological, and epidemiological examinations and investigations which may be required by the department of health and human services and the department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the examinations and investigations. The laboratory shall also provide, those laboratory, scientific field measurement, and environmental quality services which, by contract, are requested by the other agencies of government. 3. The state hygienic laboratory is authorized to perform such other laboratory determinations as may be requested by any state institution, citizen, school, municipality, or local board of health, and the laboratory is authorized to charge fees covering transportation of samples and the costs of examinations performed upon their request. [S13, §2575-e8; SS15, §2575-a7,-a9; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3953; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §263.8] 2015 Acts, ch 30, §95; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1022 Duties of department of health and human services, §135.11 Section not amended; editorial change applied Thu Dec 11 19:24:57 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 263.8 (29, 1)
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Section 263.8 ("263.8 Reports — tests.") 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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