Section 142C.1 – Short title.
142C.1 Short title. 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
Section 142C.10 – Sale or purchase of parts prohibited — penalty.
142C.10 Sale or purchase of parts prohibited — penalty. 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, processing, preservation, […]
Section 142C.10A – Other prohibited acts — penalty.
142C.10A Other prohibited acts — penalty. 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
Section 142C.11 – Immunity.
142C.11 Immunity. 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 makes an anatomical gift pursuant to this […]
Section 142C.12 – Service but not a sale.
142C.12 Service but not a sale. 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, and whether or not any remuneration […]
Section 142C.12A – Law governing validity, choice of law, presumption of validity.
142C.12A Law governing validity, choice of law, presumption of validity. 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 […]
Section 142C.12B – Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive.
142C.12B Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive. 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 […]
Section 142C.13 – Transitional provisions.
142C.13 Transitional provisions. 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
Section 142C.14 – Uniformity of application and construction.
142C.14 Uniformity of application and construction. 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
Section 142C.14A – Electronic signatures.
142C.14A Electronic signatures. 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). 2007 Acts, ch 44, §19
Section 142C.15 – Anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund — established — uses of fund.
142C.15 Anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund — established — uses of fund. 1. An anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury under the control of the Iowa department of public health. The fund shall consist of moneys remitted by the county treasurer of […]
Section 142C.16 – Anatomical gift public awareness advisory committee — established — duties.
142C.16 Anatomical gift public awareness advisory committee — established — duties. Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §399.
Section 142C.17 – Annual donation and compliance report.
142C.17 Annual donation and compliance report. The Iowa department of public health, in conjunction with any statewide organ procurement organization in Iowa, shall prepare and submit a report to the general assembly on or before January 1 each year regarding organ donation rates and voluntary compliance efforts with hospital organ and tissue donation protocols by […]
Section 142C.18 – Iowa donor registry.
142C.18 Iowa donor registry. 1. The director of public health 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 transportation shall cooperate with a person that administers the […]
Section 142C.2 – Definitions.
142C.2 Definitions. 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 behalf by a durable power of attorney […]
Section 142C.3 – Persons who may make — manner of making — amending or revoking — refusal to make anatomical gift before donor’s death — preclusive effect.
142C.3 Persons who may make — manner of making — amending or revoking — refusal to make anatomical gift before donor’s death — preclusive effect. 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 […]
Section 142C.4 – Who may make anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part — amending or revoking gift.
142C.4 Who may make anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part — amending or revoking gift. 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 […]
Section 142C.4A – Cooperation between medical examiner and organ procurement organization — facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of medical examiner.
142C.4A Cooperation between medical examiner and organ procurement organization — facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of medical examiner. 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 […]
Section 142C.5 – Persons who may receive anatomical gifts and purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.
142C.5 Persons who may receive anatomical gifts and purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made. 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 […]
Section 142C.5A – Search and notification.
142C.5A Search and notification. 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, fire fighter, […]