Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 1 - Reportable Diseases, Poisonings and Conditions, and Quarantine and Isolation
Rule 641-1.5 - Investigation of Reportable Diseases
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-1.5
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) A health care provider and a public, private, or hospital clinical laboratory will provide the department, local board, or local department with all information necessary to conduct the investigation, including but not limited to medical records; exposure histories; medical histories; contact information; and test results necessary to the investigation, including positive, pending, and negative test results.
(2) Issuance of investigatory subpoenas.
a. The department
may, upon the written request of a local board of health, the state public
health medical director or the state public health epidemiologist or designee,
subpoena records, reports, or any other evidence necessary to conduct a disease
investigation. The subpoena will be signed by the department following review
and approval of the written request for subpoena.
b. Process to challenge a subpoena. Any
person who is aggrieved or adversely affected by compliance with the subpoena
and who desires to challenge the subpoena shall follow 441-Chapter
7.
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