TITLE 56

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 10

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE

56-1055.  cytomegalovirus information. (1) The department shall make available the following information to the public, particularly pregnant women and women who may become pregnant:

(a)  Incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV);

(b)  Transmission of CMV;

(c)  Birth defects caused by congenital CMV;

(d)  Available preventive measures; and

(e)  Other information relating to CMV deemed pertinent by the department.

(2)  The department shall make available the information described in subsection (1) of this section to:

(a)  Health care providers licensed under title 54, Idaho Code, offering care to pregnant women and infants;

(b)  Daycare and child care programs and facilities licensed under title 39, Idaho Code, and persons employed by such programs or facilities;

(c)  School districts and persons offering health care or health education in a school district;

(d)  Religious, ecclesiastical or denominational organizations offering children’s programs as part of their services, and persons employed or volunteering for such programs; and

(e)  Other persons and entities that would benefit from such information, as determined by the department.

History:

[56-1055, added 2017, ch. 93, sec. 1, p. 241.]