141A.4 - TESTING AND EDUCATION. - Iowa Statutes

141A.4 TESTING AND EDUCATION. 1. HIV testing and education shall be offered to persons who are at risk for HIV infection including all of the following: a. All persons testing positive for a sexually transmitted disease. b. All persons having a history of injecting drug abuse. c. Male and female sex workers and those who trade sex for drugs, money, or favors. d. Sexual partners of HIV-infected persons. e. Persons whose sexual partners are identified in paragraphs "a" through "d". 2. a. All pregnant women shall be tested for HIV infection as part of the routine panel of prenatal tests. b. A pregnant woman shall be notified that HIV screening is recommended for all prenatal patients and that the pregnant woman will receive an HIV test as part of the routine panel of prenatal tests unless the pregnant woman objects to the test. c. If a pregnant woman objects to and declines the test, the decision shall be documented in the pregnant woman's medical record. d. Information about HIV prevention, risk reduction, and treatment opportunities to reduce the possible transmission of HIV to a fetus shall be made available to all pregnant women.          Section History: Recent Form 99 Acts, ch 181, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 70, §5