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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2444: Relating to the definition and provision of palliative care

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill amends the definition of “palliative care” under Code chapter 135J (licensed hospice programs). The bill also provides definitions of “interdisciplinary team”, “palliative care team”, “patient’s family” or “family”, and “serious illness” and makes conforming changes in the Code chapter.

Sponsors

Human Resources committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; CHILDSERVE; EveryStep; Hospice and Palliative Care Association; Iowa Physician Assistant Society

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2022Filed in the House

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2444