Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-11.6

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 641-11.6 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Reporting of diagnoses and HIV-related tests, events, and conditions to the department

(1) The following constitute reportable events related to HIV infection:

a. A test result indicating HIV infection, including:

(1) Confirmed positive results on any HIV-related test or combination of tests, including antibody tests, antigen tests, cultures, and nucleic acid amplification tests.

(2) A positive result or report of a detectable quantity on any other HIV detection (non-antibody) tests, and results of all viral loads, including nondetectable levels.

(3) Results of genotypic resistance assays.

b. AIDS and AIDS-related conditions, including all levels of CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts.

c. Birth of an infant to an HIV-infected mother (perinatal exposure) or any (positive, negative, or undetectable) non-antibody detection test (antigen test, viral culture, viral load, or qualitative nucleic acid amplification test) on an infant 18 months of age or younger.

d. Death resulting from an AIDS-related condition or death of a person with HIV infection.

(2) Reportable events as described in this rule shall be reported to the department pursuant to Iowa Code section 141A.6. The following reporting requirements are in addition to those described in Iowa Code section 141A.6.

a. Within seven days of the receipt of a person's confirmed positive test result indicating HIV infection, the director of a plasma center, organ procurement organization, or public health laboratory that performed the test or that requested the confirmatory test shall make a report to the department.

b. Within seven days of the birth of an infant to a mother diagnosed with HIV or a receipt of a laboratory result (positive, negative, or undetectable) of a non-antibody detection test (antigen test, viral culture, viral load, or qualitative nucleic acid amplification test) on an infant 18 months of age or younger, the attending physician shall make a report to the department.

(3) The report shall be made on a form provided by the department that includes those form fields described in Iowa Code section 141A.6 unless approval from the department has been obtained for use of other reporting formats.

(4) All persons who experience a reportable event while receiving services in the state, regardless of state of residence, shall be reported.

Rules 641-11.1 (139A,141A) through 641-11.6 (141A) are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 139A.35, 141A.4, 141A.6, and 141A.7.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-11.6

ARC 1215C, IAB 12/11/2013, effective 1/15/2014

Amended by IAB February 1, 2017/Volume XXXIX, Number 16, effective 3/8/2017

Amended by IAB February 8, 2023/Volume XLV, Number 16, effective 3/15/2023

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