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

HF 2510: Relating to hospital practices including those involving sepsis protocols and the rights of a parent of a minor patient

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 relates to protocols required of hospitals relating to sepsis and minor patients. The bill provides that the short title of the bill is “Adam’s Law”. The bill requires hospitals to adopt, implement, periodically update, and submit to the department of inspections and appeals (DIA) for review and approval, evidence-based protocols for the early recognition and treatment of patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock, which protocols are based on generally accepted standards of care.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Hospital Association

In plain words

  1. February 23, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee

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/HF2510