Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-1.17 - Confidentiality
(1) A report or
other information provided to or maintained by the department, a local board,
or a local department which identifies a person infected with or exposed to a
reportable or other disease or health condition is confidential and shall not
be accessible to the public.
(2)
The identity of a business named in a report or investigation is confidential
and shall not be accessible to the public. If information contained in a report
or other information provided to or maintained by the department, a local
board, or a local department concerns a business, information disclosing the
identity of the business may be released to the public when the state public
health medical director and epidemiologist or the director determines such a
release of information necessary for the protection of the public.
(3) Reportable disease records and
information, with the exception of AIDS and HIV records, which identify a
person or a business named in a report, may be disclosed under the following
limited circumstances:
a. By and between
department employees and agents who have a need for the record in the
performance of their duties.
b. By
and between department employees and agents and local boards of health and
local health departments as necessary to conduct an investigation or to enforce
a department order or an order of a local board of health.
c. By and between department employees and
agents and health care providers, laboratories, and hospitals as necessary to
conduct an investigation or to enforce a department order or an order of a
local board of health.
d. By and
between department employees and agents and employees and agents of federal,
state, and local agencies as necessary to conduct an investigation or to
enforce a department order or an order of a local board of health.
e. Reportable disease information may be
included in a quarantine or isolation order or placard as necessary to prevent
the spread of a quarantinable disease.
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