Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-1.14 - Cancer
Each occurrence of a reportable cancer that is diagnosed or
treated in an Iowa resident or occurs in a nonresident who is diagnosed or
treated in an Iowa
(1)
Who is required to
report. Occurrences of reportable cancers shall be reported by
registrars employed by the State Health Registry of Iowa, registrars employed
by health care facilities, and health care providers involved in the diagnosis,
care, or treatment of individuals with a reportable cancer.
(2)
What to report. The
content of the reports shall include, but not be limited to, follow-up data and
demographic, diagnostic, treatment, and other medical information.
(3)
How to report. For these
particular diseases, physicians and other health practitioners should not send
a report to the department .
a. The department
has delegated to the State Health Registry of Iowa the responsibility for
collecting these data through review of records from hospitals, radiation
treatment centers, outpatient surgical facilities, oncology clinics, pathology
laboratories, and physician offices.
b. Prior to collecting the data from an
office or facility , the State Health Registry of Iowa shall work with the
office or facility to develop a process for abstracting records which is
agreeable to the office or facility .
c. Where applicable, reportable cancers shall
be reported on forms developed and distributed by the State Health Registry of
Iowa.
d. Data will be supplemented
with information obtained from records from hospitals, radiation treatment
centers, outpatient surgical centers, oncology clinics, pathology laboratories,
and physician offices through an abstracting process developed by the State
Health Registry of Iowa.
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