Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-11.9 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Partner notification program

(1) The department will maintain a partner notification program for persons known to have tested positive for sexually transmitted diseases or infections pursuant to the procedures described in Iowa Code sections 141A.5 and 139A.33.

(2) Services provided include but are not limited to counseling about the disease or infection, risk reduction techniques, linkage to medical care and treatment, assessment and referral to social and prevention services, and elicitation of exposed partners' names and contact information for referral to testing, as described in the Partner Services Program Manual dated December 2023, adopted and incorporated by this reference. The manual contains the policies and procedures utilized in the implementation of the program. The manual is updated annually. A copy of the manual is available on the department website.

(3) The department may delegate its partner notification duties under this rule for persons who have tested positive for HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases to a local health authority or a physician or other health care provider unless the authority or physician or other health care provider refuses or neglects to conduct the partner notification program in a manner deemed to be effective by the department.

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-11.9

Adopted by IAB November 27, 2024/Volume XLVII, Number 11, effective 1/1/2025