Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 11 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Rule 641-11.16 - Definitions
For the purpose of rules 641-11.15 (139A,141A) to 641-11.18 (141A), the following definitions shall apply:
"Identifiable third party " means a sexual partner of or a person who shares drug injecting equipment with a person who has been diagnosed with HIV infection.
"Partner notification " means services provided to a person who has tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease or infection or to the person's sexual or needle-sharing partners or social contacts. These services include, but are not limited to, counseling about the nature of the disease, modes of transmission, and risk reduction techniques; treatment or linkage to medical care and treatment; assessment for and referral to social or medical services; elicitation of exposed partners' names and contact information; testing for other diseases or conditions; and provision of or referral to other prevention services.
"Significant exposure " means "significant exposure" as defined in 641-11.22 (139A).