{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-139a.6","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 139A.6","heading":"Communicable diseases.","body":"If a person, whether or not a resident, is infected with a communicable disease dangerous to the public health, the local board shall issue orders in regard to the care of the person as necessary to protect the public health. The orders shall be executed by the designated officer as the local board directs or provides by rules.","path":["Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)","Chapter 139A - COMMUNICABLE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND POISONINGS","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/139A.6.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:03Z","sha256":"bd5ba39563a05042893f95ba3c249d88be414be459125c39600fc675e16848d6","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-139a.5","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-139a.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}