239B.12 - IMMUNIZATION.
239B.12 IMMUNIZATION.
1. To the extent feasible, the department shall determine the
immunization status of children receiving assistance under this
chapter. The status shall be determined in accordance with the
immunization recommendations adopted by the Iowa department of public
health under section 139A.8, including the exemption provisions in
section 139A.8, subsection 4. If the department determines a child
is not in compliance with the immunization recommendations, the
department shall refer the child's parent or guardian to a local
public health agency for immunization services for the child and
other members of the child's family.
2. The department of human services shall cooperate with the Iowa
department of public health to establish an interagency agreement
allowing the sharing of pertinent client data, as permitted under
federal law and regulation, for the purposes of determining
immunization rates of participants, evaluating family investment
program efforts to encourage immunizations, and developing strategies
to further encourage immunization of participants. Section History: Recent Form
97 Acts, ch 41, §13, 34; 2000 Acts, ch 1066, §43