Section 641.1.14. Cancer.

Each occurrence of a reportable cancer that is diagnosed or treated in an Iowa resident or occurs in a nonresident who is diagnosed or treated in an Iowa facility shall be reported to the State Health Registry of Iowa, administered by the Department of Epidemiology of the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa, by mail, telephone or electronic means.

         1.14(1) Who is required to report. Occurrences of reportable cancers shall be reported by registrars employed by the State Health Registry of Iowa, registrars employed by health care facilities, and health care providers involved in the diagnosis, care, or treatment of individuals with a reportable cancer.

         1.14(2) What to report. The content of the reports shall include, but not be limited to, follow-up data and demographic, diagnostic, treatment, and other medical information.

         1.14(3) How to report. For these particular diseases, physicians and other health practitioners should not send a report to the department.

            a.               The department has delegated to the State Health Registry of Iowa the responsibility for collecting these data through review of records from hospitals, radiation treatment centers, outpatient surgical facilities, oncology clinics, pathology laboratories, and physician offices.

            b.               Prior to collecting the data from an office or facility, the State Health Registry of Iowa shall work with the office or facility to develop a process for abstracting records which is agreeable to the office or facility.

            c.               Where applicable, reportable cancers shall be reported on forms developed and distributed by the State Health Registry of Iowa.

            d.               Data will be supplemented with information obtained from records from hospitals, radiation treatment centers, outpatient surgical centers, oncology clinics, pathology laboratories, and physician offices through an abstracting process developed by the State Health Registry of Iowa.

[ARC 8231B, IAB 10/7/09, effective 11/11/09; ARC 2291C, IAB 12/9/15, effective 1/13/16]