HSB 605

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 25, 2022
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2022
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 1, 2022
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2248
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2248 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2248 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires a health care provider who determines that a patient is a candidate for outpatient surgery based on the patient’s medical status and surgical service needs, and refers the patient to an ambulatory surgical center as an option for the surgery, to provide the patient with a written document listing the factors the patient should consider to make a fully informed decision about the patient’s recommended course of care. The bill specifies the considerations to be included in the written document and provides definitions of “ambulatory surgical center”, “health care provider”, and “hospital” for the purposes of the bill. A health care provider who violates the bill is subject to licensee H.F. _____ discipline.

Full bill text¹

House subcommittee

Named January 25, 2022. On February 1, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.

• Rep. Jacob Bossman REmail
• Rep. Amy Nielsen DEmail
• Rep. Brent Siegrist REmail

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§147.163

How the Code works²

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