To reduce and avoid adverse health conditions of inhabitants of the state, the department shall initiate, conduct, and supervise screening and health care programs in order to detect and predict congenital or inherited disorders. The department shall assist in the translation and integration of genetic and genomic advances into public health services to improve health outcomes throughout the life span of the inhabitants of the state.
Iowa Code § 136A.1
2004 Acts, ch 1031, §2, 12; 2023 Acts, ch 19, § 198
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