Title IV, PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)

1. When any dead body which has been delivered under this chapter for scientific purposes is subsequently claimed by any relative, it shall be at once surrendered to such relative for burial without public expense; and all bodies received under this chapter shall be held for a pe…

The remains of every body received for scientific purposes under this chapter shall be decently buried or cremated after it has been used for said purposes, and a failure to do so shall be a simple misdemeanor. [C73, §4019; C97, §4947; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2355; C46, 50, 54, 58…

Any college, school, or physician receiving the dead body of any human being for scientific purposes shall keep a record showing: 1. The name of the person from whom, and the time and place, such body was received. 2. The description of the receptacle in which the body was receiv…

The record required by section 142.6 and the dead body of every human being received under this chapter shall be subject to inspection by any peace officer, or relative of the deceased. [C97, §4948, 4949; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2357; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 8…

1. The dead bodies delivered under this chapter shall be used only within the limits of this state for the purpose of scientific, medical, and surgical study, and no person shall remove the same beyond the limits of this state or in any manner traffic therein. Any person who shal…

Any person having the custody of the dead body of any human being which is required to be delivered for scientific purposes by this chapter , who shall fail to notify the department of health and human services of the existence of such body, or fail to deliver the same in accorda…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act” . 95 Acts, ch 39, §1 ; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §1

1. A person shall not knowingly, for valuable consideration, purchase or sell a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of the part is intended to occur after the death of the decedent. 2. Valuable consideration does not include reasonable payment for the removal, processi…

A person who, in order to obtain a financial gain, intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal, commits a class “C” felony. 2007 Acts, ch 44, §13

1. A person who complies with this chapter in good faith or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, or who attempts in good faith to comply, is immune from liability in any civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding. 2. An individual who ma…

The procurement, removal, preservation, processing, storage, distribution, or use of parts for the purpose of injecting, transfusing, or transplanting any of the parts into the human body is, for all purposes, the rendition of a service by every person participating in the act, a…

1. A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with any of the following: a. This chapter . b. The laws of the state or country where the document of gift was executed. c. The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a …

1. As used in this section : a. “Advance health care directive” means a durable power of attorney for health care pursuant to chapter 144B or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor’s direction concerning a health care decision for th…

This chapter applies to an anatomical gift, or amendment to, revocation of, or refusal to make an anatomical gift, whenever made. 95 Acts, ch 39, §13 ; 95 Acts, ch 209, §20 ; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §17

This chapter shall be applied and construed with consideration given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to anatomical gifts among states which enact this law. 95 Acts, ch 39, §14 ; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §18

This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. §7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in §103(b) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. §7003(b). 2…

1. An anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury under the control of the department of health and human services. The fund shall consist of moneys remitted by the county treasurer of a county or by the department…

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1018, §12 – 14 . 2024 repeal applies retroactively to reports due on or after January 1, 2024; 2024 Acts, ch 1018, §14

1. The department of health and human services shall contract with and recognize the Iowa donor registry for the purpose of indicating on the donor registry all relevant information regarding a donor’s making or amending of an anatomical gift. 2. The state department of transport…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Adult” means an individual who is eighteen years of age or older. 2. “Agent” means an individual who meets any of the following conditions: a. Is authorized to make health care decisions on the principal’s behal…

1. Who may make. Subject to subsection 5 , an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purposes of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner prescribed in subsection 2 by any of the following: a. The donor if …

1. Subject to subsection 2 , and unless prohibited by section 142C.3, subsection 4 or 5 , an anatomical gift of a decedent’s body or part for purposes of transplantation, therapy, research, or education may be made by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonab…

1. A medical examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover organs for the purpose of transplantation when the recovery of organs does not interfere with a death investigation. 2. If a medical examiner receives notice from a procure…

1. An anatomical gift may be made to the following persons named in a document of gift: a. A hospital, accredited medical or osteopathic medical school, dental school, college, or university, organ procurement organization, or other appropriate person for research or education. b…

1. The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal: a. A law enforcement officer…

1. A document of gift does not require delivery during the donor’s lifetime to be effective. 2. Upon or after an individual’s death, a person in possession of the document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination and c…

A hospital, licensed or certified health care professional pursuant to chapter 148 , 148C , or 152 , or medical examiner shall release patient information to a procurement organization as part of a referral or retrospective review of the patient as a potential donor, unless such …

1. When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the procurement organization shall make a reasonable search of the records of the state department of transportation, department of natural resources, and any donor registry that the hospital …

Each hospital in the state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts. 95 Acts, ch 39, §9 ; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §11

1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Smokefree Air Act” . 2. The general assembly finds that environmental tobacco smoke causes and exacerbates disease in nonsmoking adults and children. These findings are sufficient to warrant measures that regulate smoking in…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Bar” means an establishment where one may purchase alcoholic beverages, as defined in section 123.3 , for consumption on the premises and in which the serving of food is only incidental to the consumption of tho…

1. Smoking is prohibited and a person shall not smoke in any of the following: a. Public places. b. All enclosed areas within places of employment including but not limited to work areas, private offices, conference and meeting rooms, classrooms, auditoriums, employee lounges and…

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the following areas are exempt from the prohibitions of section 142D.3 : 1. Private residences, unless used as a child care facility, child care home, or a health care provider location. 2. Hotel and motel rooms that …

1. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, an owner, operator, manager, or other person having custody or control of an area otherwise exempt from the prohibitions of section 142D.3 may declare the entire area as a nonsmoking place. 2. Smoking shall be proh…

1. Notice of the provisions of this chapter shall be provided to all applicants for a business license in this state, to all law enforcement agencies, and to any business required to be registered with the office of the secretary of state. 2. All employers subject to the prohibit…

1. A person or employer shall not discharge, refuse to employ, or in any manner retaliate against an employee, applicant for employment, or customer because that employee, applicant, or customer exercises any rights afforded under this chapter , registers a complaint, or attempts…

1. This chapter shall be enforced by the department or the department’s designee. The department shall adopt rules to administer this chapter , including rules regarding enforcement. The department shall provide information regarding the provisions of this chapter and related com…

1. A person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited pursuant to this chapter shall pay a civil penalty pursuant to section 805.8C, subsection 3 , paragraph “a” , for each violation. 2. A person who owns, operates, manages, or otherwise has custody or control of a public…

Any local board of health, area education agency board, or the school board of any school district may employ public health nurses at periods each year and in numbers as deemed advisable. The council of any city, or the school board of any school district, or any of them acting i…

The said boards may cooperate in the employment of public health nurses and may apportion the expenses therefor to the various political subdivisions represented by said authorities. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2363; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §143.2 ]

The authorities employing any public health nurses shall prescribe their duties which in a general way shall be for the promotion and conservation of the public health. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2364; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §143.3 ]

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Court of competent jurisdiction” when used to refer to inspection of an original certificate of birth based upon an adoption means the court where the adoption was ordered. 2. “Cremated remains” means all the re…

The county registrar shall allow public access to public records under the custody of the county registrar during normal business hours for county offices in the county. 95 Acts, ch 124, §4, 26

In order to promote and maintain uniformity in the system of vital statistics, the forms of certificates, reports, and other returns shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics, subject to approval and modificat…

1. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Child” means a person under eighteen years of age for whom paternity has not been established. b. “Court” means the juvenile court. c. “Father” means the male, biological parent of a child. d. “Putative fathe…

1. Certificates of births shall be filed as follows: a. A certificate of birth for each live birth which occurs in this state shall be filed as directed by the state registrar within seven days after the birth and shall be registered by the county registrar if it has been complet…