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Iowa Code § 686B.1 Title.
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act” . 2017 Acts, ch 11, §10
Iowa Code § 686B.2 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “AMA guides” means the American medical association’s guides to the evaluation of permanent impairment in effect at the time of the performance of any examination or test on the exposed person required under this…
Iowa Code § 686B.3 Filing claims — establishment of prima facie case — individual actions to be filed.
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1. A plaintiff in an asbestos action involving a nonmalignant condition or a silica action involving silicosis shall file with the complaint or other initial pleading a detailed narrative medical report and diagnosis, signed under oath by a qualified physician and accompanied by …
Iowa Code § 686B.4 Asbestos claims involving nonmalignant conditions — elements of proof.
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An asbestos action involving a nonmalignant condition shall not be brought or maintained in the absence of prima facie evidence that the exposed person has a physical impairment for which asbestos exposure was a substantial contributing factor. The prima facie showing shall be ma…