Test Iowa audit says coronavirus test-reporting process illegal, risky
BPC Staff Jul 14, 2020 | 8:32 pm
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84 wordsAll Latest News, Government Policy and Law, Health and Wellness, Statewide NewsCedar Rapids Gazette: The process for reporting coronavirus results under the $26 million Test Iowa Initiative is illegal and creates opportunities for fraud and errors, the state’s auditor asserted today. Auditor Rob Sand, issuing his staff’s findings and speaking with reporters during a virtual news conference, expressed concern that the program’s reporting process is unnecessarily time-consuming — putting state health officials fourth in line to learn about positive virus test results and delaying contact tracers from chasing down others who may have been exposed.