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IA Code § 144D.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144D - PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT|Section 144D.2 - Physician orders for scope of treatment (POST) form.

144D.2 Physician orders for scope of treatment (POST) form.   1. The POST form shall be a uniform form based upon the national physician orders for life-sustaining treatment paradigm form. The form shall have all of the following characteristics:   a. The form shall include the patient’s name and date of birth.   b. The form shall be signed and dated by the patient or the patient’s legal representative.   c. The form shall be signed and dated by the patient’s physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.   d. If preparation of the form was facilitated by an individual other than the patient’s physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, the facilitator shall also sign and date the form.   e. The form shall include the patient’s wishes regarding the care of the patient, including but not limited to all of the following:   (1) The administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.   (2) The level of medical interventions in the event of a medical emergency.   (3) The use of medically administered nutrition by tube.   (4) The rationale for the orders.   f. The form shall be easily distinguishable to facilitate recognition by health care providers, hospitals, and health care facilities.   g. An incomplete section on the form shall imply the patient’s wishes for full treatment for the type of treatment addressed in that section.   2. The department shall prescribe the uniform POST form and shall post the form on the department’s internet site for public availability.  2012 Acts, ch 1008, §3; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257
IA Code § 144D.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144D - PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT|Section 144D.3 - Compliance with POST form.

144D.3 Compliance with POST form.   1. A POST form executed in this state or another state or jurisdiction in compliance with the law of that state or jurisdiction shall be deemed valid and enforceable in this state to the extent the form is consistent with the laws of this state, and may be accepted by a health care provider, hospital, or health care facility.   2. A health care provider, hospital, or health care facility may comply with an executed POST form, notwithstanding that the physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who signed the POST form does not have admitting privileges at the hospital or health care facility providing health care or treatment.   3. A POST form may be revoked at any time and in any manner by which the patient or a patient’s legal representative is able to communicate the patient’s intent to revoke, without regard to the patient’s mental or physical condition. A revocation is only effective as to the health care provider, hospital, or health care facility upon communication to the health care provider, hospital, or health care facility by the patient, the patient’s legal representative, or by another to whom the revocation was communicated.   4. In the absence of actual notice of the revocation of a POST form, a health care provider, hospital, health care facility, or any other person who complies with a POST form shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for actions taken under this chapter which are in accordance with reasonable medical standards. A health care provider, hospital, health care facility, or other person against whom criminal or civil liability or professional disciplinary action is asserted because of conduct in compliance with this chapter may interpose the restriction on liability in this subsection as an absolute defense.   5. A health care provider, hospital, or health care facility that is unwilling to comply with an executed POST form based on policy, religious beliefs, or moral convictions shall take all reasonable steps to transfer the patient to another health care provider, hospital, or health care facility.  2012 Acts, ch 1008, §4; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §50
IA Code § 144E.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144E - EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS|Section 144E.1 - Title.

144E.1 Title.   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Right to Try Act”.  2017 Acts, ch 130, §1
IA Code § 144E.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144E - EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS|Section 144E.3 - Manufacturer rights.

144E.3 Manufacturer rights.   1. A manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device may make available and an eligible patient may request the manufacturer’s investigational drug, biological product, or device under this chapter. This chapter does not require a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device to provide or otherwise make available the investigational drug, biological product, or device to an eligible patient.   2. A manufacturer described in subsection 1 may do any of the following:   a. Provide an investigational drug, biological product, or device to an eligible patient without receiving compensation.   b. Require an eligible patient to pay the costs of, or the costs associated with, the manufacture of the investigational drug, biological product, or device.  2017 Acts, ch 130, §3
IA Code § 144E.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144E - EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS|Section 144E.4 - Treatment coverage.

144E.4 Treatment coverage.   1. This chapter does not expand the coverage required of an insurer under Title XIII, subtitle 1.   2. A health plan, third-party administrator, or governmental agency may provide coverage for the cost of an investigational drug, biological product, or device, or the cost of services related to the use of an investigational drug, biological product, or device under this chapter.   3. This chapter does not require any governmental agency to pay costs associated with the use, care, or treatment of a patient with an investigational drug, biological product, or device.   4. This chapter does not require a hospital licensed under chapter 135B or other health care facility to provide new or additional services.  2017 Acts, ch 130, §4
IA Code § 144E.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144E - EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS|Section 144E.5 - Heirs not liable for treatment debts.

144E.5 Heirs not liable for treatment debts.   If a patient dies while being treated by an investigational drug, biological product, or device, the patient’s heirs are not liable for any outstanding debt related to the treatment or lack of insurance due to the treatment, unless otherwise required by law.  2017 Acts, ch 130, §5
IA Code § 144E.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144E - EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS|Section 144E.6 - Provider recourse.

144E.6 Provider recourse.   1. To the extent consistent with state law, the board of medicine created under chapter 147 shall not revoke, fail to renew, suspend, or take any action against a physician’s license based solely on the physician’s recommendations to an eligible patient regarding access to or treatment with an investigational drug, biological product, or device.   2. To the extent consistent with federal law, an entity responsible for Medicare certification shall not take action against a physician’s Medicare certification based solely on the physician’s recommendation that a patient have access to an investigational drug, biological product, or device.  2017 Acts, ch 130, §6
IA Code § 144E.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144E - EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS|Section 144E.7 - State interference.

144E.7 State interference.   An official, employee, or agent of this state shall not block or attempt to block an eligible patient’s access to an investigational drug, biological product, or device. Counseling, advice, or a recommendation consistent with medical standards of care from a licensed physician is not a violation of this section.  2017 Acts, ch 130, §7
IA Code § 144E.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144E - EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS|Section 144E.8 - Private cause of action.

144E.8 Private cause of action.   1. This chapter shall not create a private cause of action against a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device or against any other person or entity involved in the care of an eligible patient using the investigational drug, biological product, or device for any harm done to the eligible patient resulting from the investigational drug, biological product, or device, if the manufacturer or other person or entity is complying in good faith with the terms of this chapter and has exercised reasonable care.   2. This chapter shall not affect any mandatory health care coverage for participation in clinical trials under Title XIII, subtitle 1.  2017 Acts, ch 130, §8
IA Code § 144E.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144E - EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS|Section 144E.9 - Assisting suicide.

144E.9 Assisting suicide.   This chapter shall not be construed to allow a patient’s treating physician to assist the patient in committing or attempting to commit suicide as prohibited in section 707A.2.  2017 Acts, ch 130, §9
IA Code § 144F.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144F - CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD, ENABLE (CARE) ACT|Section 144F.1 - Definitions.

144F.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Aftercare assistance” means any assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient following discharge of the patient that involves tasks directly related to the patient’s condition at the time of discharge, does not require a licensed professional, and is determined to be appropriate by the patient’s discharging physician or other licensed health care professional.   2. “Discharge” means the exit or release of a patient from inpatient care in a hospital to the residence of the patient.   3. “Facility” means a health care facility as defined in section 135C.1, an elder group home as defined in section 231B.1, or an assisted living program as defined in section 231C.2.   4. “Hospital” means a licensed hospital as defined in section 135B.1.   5. “Lay caregiver” means an individual, eighteen years of age or older, who is designated as a lay caregiver under this chapter by a patient or the patient’s legal representative, and who is willing and able to perform aftercare assistance for the patient at the patient’s residence following discharge.   6. “Legal representative” means, in order of priority, an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care pursuant to chapter 144B or, if no durable power of attorney for health care has been executed pursuant to chapter 144B or if the attorney in fact is unavailable, a legal guardian appointed pursuant to chapter 232D or 633.   7. “Patient” means an individual who is receiving or who has received inpatient medical care in a hospital.   8. “Residence” means the dwelling that a patient considers to be the patient’s home. “Residence” does not include any rehabilitation facility, hospital, or facility.  2019 Acts, ch 18, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §25; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §62  Subsections 1 and 6 amended
IA Code § 144F.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144F - CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD, ENABLE (CARE) ACT|Section 144F.2 - Discharge policies — opportunity to designate lay caregiver.

144F.2 Discharge policies — opportunity to designate lay caregiver.   1. a. A hospital shall adopt and maintain evidence-based discharge policies and procedures. At a minimum, the policies and procedures shall provide for an assessment of the patient’s ability for self-care after discharge and, as part of the assessment, shall provide a patient, or if applicable the patient’s legal representative, with an opportunity to designate one lay caregiver prior to discharge of the patient.   b. A legal representative who is an agent under a durable power of attorney for health care pursuant to chapter 144B shall be given the opportunity to designate a lay caregiver in lieu of the patient’s designation of a lay caregiver only if, consistent with chapter 144B, in the judgment of the attending physician, the patient is unable to make the health care decision. A legal representative who is a guardian shall be given the opportunity to designate a lay caregiver in lieu of the patient’s designation of a lay caregiver to the extent consistent with the powers and duties granted the guardian pursuant to section 633.635.   2. If a patient or the patient’s legal representative declines to designate a lay caregiver, the hospital shall document the declination in the patient’s medical record and the hospital shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section.   3. If a patient or the patient’s legal representative designates a lay caregiver, the hospital shall do all of the following:   a. Record in the patient’s medical record the designation of the lay caregiver, in accordance with the hospital’s policies and procedures, which may include information such as the relationship of the lay caregiver to the patient, and the name, telephone number, and address of the lay caregiver.   b. (1) Request written consent from the patient or the patient’s legal representative to release medical information to the lay caregiver in accordance with the hospital’s established procedures for releasing a patient’s personal health information and in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws.   (2) If a patient or the patient’s legal representative declines to consent to the release of medical information to the lay caregiver, the hospital is not required to provide notice to the lay caregiver under section 144F.3 or to consult with or provide information contained in the patient’s discharge plan to the lay caregiver under section 144F.4.   4. A patient or the patient’s legal representative may change the designation of a lay caregiver if the lay caregiver becomes incapacitated.   5. The designation of an individual as a lay caregiver under this section does not obligate the individual to perform any aftercare assistance for the patient.   6. This section shall not be construed to require a patient or the patient’s legal representative to designate a lay caregiver.  2019 Acts, ch 18, §2  Referred to in §144F.3, 144F.4
IA Code § 144F.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144F - CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD, ENABLE (CARE) ACT|Section 144F.3 - Notification of lay caregiver of discharge.

144F.3 Notification of lay caregiver of discharge.   If a lay caregiver is designated under section 144F.2, the hospital shall, in accordance with the hospital’s established policies and procedures, attempt to notify the lay caregiver of the discharge of the patient as soon as practicable.  2019 Acts, ch 18, §3  Referred to in §144F.2
IA Code § 144F.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144F - CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD, ENABLE (CARE) ACT|Section 144F.4 - Aftercare assistance instructions to lay caregiver.

144F.4 Aftercare assistance instructions to lay caregiver.   1. If a lay caregiver is designated under section 144F.2, as soon as practicable prior to discharge of a patient, a hospital shall attempt to do all of the following:   a. Consult with the patient’s lay caregiver to prepare the lay caregiver for the aftercare assistance the lay caregiver may provide.   b. Issue a discharge plan that describes the aftercare assistance needs of the patient and offer to provide the lay caregiver with instructions for the aftercare assistance tasks described in the discharge plan and the opportunity for the lay caregiver to ask questions regarding such tasks.   2. The inability of a hospital to consult with a patient’s lay caregiver shall not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient or the patient’s discharge.  2019 Acts, ch 18, §4  Referred to in §144F.2
IA Code § 144F.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144F - CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD, ENABLE (CARE) ACT|Section 144F.5 - Hospital discharge process — evidence-based practices.

144F.5 Hospital discharge process — evidence-based practices.   A hospital’s discharge process may incorporate established evidence-based practices, including but not limited to any of the following:   1. The standards for accreditation adopted by the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations or any other nationally recognized hospital accreditation organization.   2. The conditions of participation for hospitals adopted by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services.  2019 Acts, ch 18, §5
IA Code § 144F.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144F - CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD, ENABLE (CARE) ACT|Section 144F.6 - Construction of chapter relative to other health care directives.

144F.6 Construction of chapter relative to other health care directives.   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with the authority or responsibilities of an agent operating under a valid durable power of attorney for health care pursuant to chapter 144B or of the powers and duties granted to a guardian pursuant to section 232D.401 or 633.635.  2019 Acts, ch 18, §6; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §63  Section amended
IA Code § 144F.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144F - CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD, ENABLE (CARE) ACT|Section 144F.7 - Limitations.

144F.7 Limitations.   1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create a private right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or any consultant or contractor with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship, or to limit or otherwise supersede or replace existing rights or remedies under any other provision of law.   2. Nothing in this chapter shall delay the appropriate discharge or transfer of a patient.   3. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with or supersede a health care provider’s instructions regarding a Medicare-certified home health agency or any other post-acute care provider.   4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant decision-making authority to a lay caregiver to determine the type of provider or provider of the patient’s post-hospital care as specified in the patient’s discharge plan.  2019 Acts, ch 18, §7
IA Code § 144G.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144G - WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURES — MINORS|Section 144G.1 - Withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from minor child — court intervention.

144G.1 Withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from minor child — court intervention.   1. A court of law or equity shall not have the authority to require the withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from a minor child over the objection of the minor child’s parent or guardian, unless there is conclusive medical evidence that the minor child has died and any electronic brain, heart, or respiratory monitoring activity exhibited to the contrary is a false artifact.   2. For the purposes of this section:   a. “Life-sustaining procedure” means the same as defined in section 144A.2.   b. “Minor” means the same as specified in section 599.1.  2020 Acts, ch 1110, §1  NEW section
IA Code § 145A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 145A - AREA HOSPITALS|Section 145A.1 - Consolidation for purpose.

145A.1 Consolidation for purpose.   Any of the political subdivisions of this state may consolidate to acquire and operate an area hospital for the purpose of providing hospital service for all residents of such area.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §145A.1]
IA Code § 145A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 145A - AREA HOSPITALS|Section 145A.2 - Definitions.

145A.2 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:   1. “Area hospital” means a hospital established and operated by a merged area.   2. “Board” means the board of trustees of an area hospital.   3. “Merged area” means a public corporation formed by the residents of two or more contiguous or noncontiguous political subdivisions which have merged resources to establish and operate an area hospital.   4. “Officials” means the respective governing bodies of political subdivisions.   5. “Political subdivision” means any county, township, school district or city.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §145A.2]  85 Acts, ch 123, §1, 2  Referred to in §476.95
IA Code § 145A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 145A - AREA HOSPITALS|Section 145A.3 - Official planning — maximum levy.

145A.3 Official planning — maximum levy.   The officials of a political subdivision may plan the formation of a public corporation as a merged area to establish and operate an area hospital. In planning for an area hospital, a county board of supervisors may exclude from the merged area any township of the county which the board of supervisors determines would not sufficiently benefit by the merger and the portion of the county not so excluded shall constitute one public corporation for the purposes of this chapter. Plans for an area hospital shall include the maximum amount to be levied for debt service and operation and maintenance of the area hospital in the portion of the merged area within each political subdivision taking part in the merger. However, the maximum tax rates for the various political subdivisions may vary as the officials determine, based upon the need for hospital service of the residents of each political subdivision, the proximity of the residents to the proposed location of the hospital, the property values within the subdivision, and the expected service benefits to the residents of each subdivision by the proposed area hospital.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §145A.3]  85 Acts, ch 123, §3  Referred to in §145A.21, 347A.3
IA Code § 145A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 145A - AREA HOSPITALS|Section 145A.4 - Plans.

145A.4 Plans.   Officials of the various subdivisions may expend public funds for the purpose of formulating plans and in carrying out plans for a merged area and may arrive at an equitable distribution of costs to be paid by each participating political subdivision.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §145A.4]  Referred to in §145A.21, 347A.3
IA Code § 145A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 145A - AREA HOSPITALS|Section 145A.5 - Order of approval.

145A.5 Order of approval.   When a plan is approved, the officials approving the plan shall jointly issue an order of approval. The order shall specify the area to be merged, the maximum rate of tax to be levied for debt service and operation and maintenance of the proposed area hospital in the portion of the merged area within each political subdivision, the proposed location of the hospital building, the estimated cost of the establishment of the hospital, and any other details concerning the establishment and operation of the hospital the officials deem pertinent. The order shall be published in one or more newspapers which have general circulation within the merged area once each week for three consecutive weeks, but the newspapers selected need not be published in the merged area. The published order shall contain a notice to the residents of each subdivision of the proposed merged area that if the residents fail to protest as provided in this chapter, the order shall be deemed approved upon the expiration of a sixty-day period following the date of the last published notice.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §145A.5]  85 Acts, ch 123, §4  Referred to in §145A.21, 347A.3